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Randy D

For whatever reason(s), what is a song you think sounds better when sung by a woman rather than by a man? And please state the reason(s).

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  Alternatively, for whatever reason(s), what is a song you think sounds better when sung by a man rather than by a woman? And please state the reason(s).
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Posted - May 23
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    I would choose Nothing Else Matters, based on this version alone. I never liked the original much - Metallica are a great band, but James Hetfield can't sing ballads (in my opinion). I came across the singer performing this song for change in the town where I live. A few weeks later she sang it again for me as a request (for a few pounds). What makes it a superior version, for me, is the singer's dynamic range, expressiveness and passion, and above all the octave shift between verse and chorus. And if a woman's singing it, I can imagine that I'm the subject.

    This post was edited by Reverend Muhammadovsky at May 25, 2026 4:08 PM MDT
      May 24, 2026 11:56 AM MDT
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  • 24434

    I like your question.
    I've thought about it since first reading it a couple of days ago.

    I will share the first song that popped into my head but it possibly may not quite fit the kind of answer for which you are looking.


    "Fast Car"     Tracy Chapman 

      (and I've many time heard the song performed by Luke Combs)


    My various reasons:

    *  The very first time I heard the song performed by Chapman I was overwhelmed by the superlative quality - - her singing and her performing on guitar

    * knowing she wrote the song, too, blows me away in comparison to Combs

    * any time I hear Combs' version (and he does a fine job), I still just  want to hear Chapman

    * I became a Chapman fan ever since "Fast Car" -- that admiration keeps my preference for her

    * her unassuming "singing-and-playing" quality come through well to me

    * and the mood she creates takes me to 'her' place every time

    (I do find it cool that Chapman and Combs have performed he song together.)



    I will keep pondering your question. :)




      May 25, 2026 4:20 PM MDT
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  • 53945

     

      I think there’s something truly vital to the aspect you cover in that the original artist, especially also being the songwriter as in this case, makes a strong argument for a preference for by whom it is best sung.
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      May 25, 2026 11:11 PM MDT
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    Nobody Does It Better..Rita Coolidge! This post was edited by CosmicWunderkind at May 26, 2026 10:40 AM MDT
      May 26, 2026 10:39 AM MDT
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