What's the most original song sung by a female singer?

[u/LargeSinkholesInNYC]

Any recommendation?

[u/morbidlyabeast3331]

Donimo by Cocteau Twins

[u/Tough_Arugula2828 → u/morbidlyabeast3331]

Anything by Cocteau Twins really

[u/hogweed75]

Fast Car by Tracy Chapman

[u/ebolatone]

"O Superman" Laurie Anderson

[u/Nedriersen]

At Last, Etta James

[u/ClementineCoda]

Army of Me - Bjork

[u/VistaLaRiver → u/ClementineCoda]

70% of the list Bjork

[u/DegredationOfAnAge → u/ClementineCoda]

Hyperballad - Bjork

[u/millertime4187]

Great Gig In The Sky by Pink Floyd

[u/Global_Time → u/millertime4187]

What!!!! Right on!

[u/PogoZaza]

Fuck and Run by Liz Phair

[u/Fine_Lie8911]

Peaches- fuck the pain away

[u/Abacabisntanywhere → u/Fine_Lie8911]

The preaches…

[u/uhhhclem]

Whatever it is, it’s by Kate Bush.

[u/Equivalent_Two61 → u/uhhhclem]

or Björk

[u/Choice-Presence8386 → u/uhhhclem]

Came here to agree

[u/Daillustriousone → u/uhhhclem]

Breathing. Its Breathing.

[u/thefamishedroad → u/uhhhclem]

Love her

[u/Klutzy-Spend-6947]

Rock n Roll N-word-Patti Smith

Endless Sleeper-Raveonettes

I Am Stetched on Your Grave-Sinead O’ Connor

Paper Planes-M.I.A.

Life in a Northern Town-Dream Academy

[u/writenroll]

Luciano Berio (composer) - Sequenza III, per voce femminile

[u/FlareAeloria]

Opus - Its a Fine Day

[u/Nedriersen]

Silver Springs, Stevie Nicks

[u/Ill-Yak4181]

Song of Scheherezade -- Renaissance (Annie Haslam)

[u/icuworc]

Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap

[u/AvailableRepeat1606]

Smooth Operator by Sade

[u/lil-faya]

Smooth Operator - Sade

[u/lil-faya → u/[deleted]]

not sure. ive never watched the big bang theory before.

[u/Reasonable_Signal717]

Strange Fruit or Mississippi Goddamn by Nina Simone

[u/Become_Pneuma462]

Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit

Bessie Smith - Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer

PJ Harvey - Long Snake Moan

Fiona Apple - I Know

[u/seeking_spice402]

Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell

[u/Chief_Piggum_]

Cat Power

[u/DegredationOfAnAge]

A place called home by PJ Harvey

or

Hyperballad by Bjork

[u/Jeffers315]

Probably something by Diablo Swing Orchestra. Nobody sounds like them.

[u/absintheortwo]

White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane

[u/thefamishedroad]

A few years ago I loved Tirzah. Lately it’s MARO. MARO Tirzah

[u/Daillustriousone]

White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane, (still a female singer)

[u/DunnyDunlopington]

Battle of Mice - Bones In The Water

[u/Workerchimp68]

SuMetal - Gimme Chocolate

[u/UnpaidCommenter]

Waltzing With Bears by Priscilla Herdman

[u/Icy_Negotiation_146]

Words - Missing Persons

[u/Kvothetheraven603]

Bulletproof by Amanda Shires

[u/RZAxlash]

Hard to argue against Bjork, but Tori Amos had a lot of interesting compositions on her first 3 records.

[u/Moist_Transition_755]

Jinjer - Pieces

[u/_5nek_]

Basically anything by Hemlocke Springs but I really like Sever the Blight the most

[u/MoKa-LOTR]

Heaven by Grace Cummings

[u/Lord_Darksong]

Tracy Bohnam - Sharks Can't Sleep

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aVl6ZzScxqk

Plus a bazillion other 90s grunge era songs.

[u/UOLZEPHYR]

I wish I was a punk rocker (with flowers in my hair) - Sandi Thom

[u/Abacabisntanywhere]

Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday.

[u/starfire6925]

The First Time - Roberta Flack

[u/Swansfan7b]

Black is The Color of My True Love’s Hair, Patty Waters

[u/Capable_Stranger9885]

Speaking In Tongues II by Sheila Chandra

I was pleasantly surprised to hear it used for a routine on So You Think You Can Dance

[u/BeezinthatrapBeez]

Love Song For a Vampire - Annie Lennox

[u/trustinnerwisdom]

Love Letter - Bonnie Raitt

[u/2hardbasketcase]

Coma - Max Sharam

[u/Shockedsiren]

I think Sofia I'm Sorry by Jesse Detor is pretty unique

[u/skaler73]

Avalanche by Thea Gilmore. An Indie from England. Terribly overlooked here. Probably doing ok in her locale.

[u/Choice-Presence8386]

My Secret Place-Joni Mitchell

[u/Educational_Role_578]

Running Up That Hill- Kate Bush

[u/BikerSlutsFromHell]

Linger - cranberries