Post a song with the most angelic voice ever

[Ahpook]

and see if anyone can guess it

[MontanaMama]

1. Alison Krauss

[Glamrock]

10. She is awesome!

You heard her album with Robert Plant? Soooooo good!

[Freethinker65]

51. She was the first one that I thought of!

[Danascot]

53. This is my favorite of hers

I was lucky enough to see her in a small venue when she was about 16. At that time she was known as a fiddle prodigy (and she was amazing!) and not so much as a singer.

Listen to the bridge at 1:46 ... breathtaking

[MontanaMama]

54. That's beautiful

and not a song I knew!

[Jane Austin]

60. The song was featured in

the movie Notting Hill, with Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.

Different singer, though, but a lovely song.

[cilla4progress]

56. My 1st choice!

She sounds like an angel.

[Glorfindel]

3. This one came to mind instantly

[Dave in VA]

4. Have to make sure this gets on the list

Heavenly...

[Ahpook]

5. A+

[RainCaster]

19. Brudda Iz... YES!

He and Jerome were awesome together- they both died too young.

[Duppers]

68. That's on my list too!!

So sweet.

[flying rabbit]

78. Yep nt

[FM123]

92. Oh yes! Add him to my list....

[BlancheSplanchnik]

110. Oh yes...brings me to tears every time.

[randr]

6. My favorite angel

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[Duppers]

67. Yes!

And listen to Allison Porter too...

[Iggo]

98. I said "Whoa!" at the same time that big cowboy dude did.

I like how Ms Aguilera sat there waiting for the high notes, then went Yep.

[Iggo]

97. Power and pitch, baby. Power and pitch.

And quit lookin' at my girlfriend.

[JustFiveMoreMinutes]

113. Juice Newton - (sorry meant to post to group, not your post)

[Glorfindel]

7. And an angelic duet...

Holy Jesus, Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world...

[Glorfindel]

8. Plus an angelic trio...

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[spooky3]

11. That's lovely. Thanks. Nt

[aikoaiko]

121. Almost makes me cry.

[spooky3]

9. My favorite angel

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[Buzz cook]

12. Roy

[Zoonart]

28. Absolutely loved Roy's voice.

[Iggo]

99. That's three Blue Bayous so far on this list.

Starting to think this is a song for angels.

[Brother Buzz]

13. Elizabeth Cotten's granddaughter singing Shake Sugaree

[pnwest]

14. K. D. Lang...

Miss Chatelaine

[lilactime]

15. Probably my all time favorite

Jacqui McShee of Pentangle

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[Wounded Bear]

16. Have to throw this up...

[Locrian]

127. i love harmony

[TexasBushwhacker]

17. If you like Karen Carpenter

You should check out Rumer

[TexasBushwhacker]

18. Sarah McL

[Duppers]

69. Beautiful.

Pass the tissue.

[TexasBushwhacker]

20. Young soprano Josephine Ida Zec

[Danascot]

55. A version by Patricia Janečkov

[TexasBushwhacker]

21. For the Stranger Things fans

You might not know that Gaten Mattarazzo is quite the singer, in fact he was on Broadway in Les Miserables as Gavroche! Here he is, doing a little karaoke.

[mr_lebowski]

83. Dude, little Dustin, KILLING IT ... I had no idea ... that's freaking awesome ... (nt)

[TexasBushwhacker]

87. It's from a few years ago

His voice has changed and he's now a baritone, but still sings well.

[Dave in VA]

94. Thanks for sharing this

did not know about his acting history, but love Stranger Things!

[LuvLoogie]

22. Joni, the best, the Angel Queen Sorceress

[2naSalit]

31. +1

[LuvLoogie]

49. This performance by Emmylou carries me away into her angel soul.

[2naSalit]

58. Yes indeed!

[mr_lebowski]

84. CANNOT argue with Emmylou!!! (nt)

[KY_EnviroGuy]

23. No contest for my tastes - Anita Kerr

These are songs by her group, The Anita Kerr Singers. She is the soprano and probably the most beautiful female voice I've ever heard. First heard her voice with her group in the 60s as Nashville studio backup singers for dozens of top country hits, many under the production work of Chet Atkins. She then took her musical efforts to California and later on to Europe.

Anita Kerr Singers - If Ever I Would Leave You

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and, The Anita Kerr Singers ?– Reflect On The Hits Of Burt Bacharach & Hal David

Also check out her album on YouTube: The Anita Kerr Singers ?– Mellow Moods Of Love 1965 (full album)

Kudos to those mentioning Karen Carpenter and Allison Krauss - love them both, too!......

[DFW]

24. Angel from Montgomery

[Duppers]

76. ❤

[DFW]

25. A Maid That's Deep In Love

[FM123]

26. beautiful song, beautiful voice

[Duppers]

71. Used to play this over and over

~16yrs ago. Her beautiful voice and smooth, emotional intonation just swept me away.

[mr_lebowski]

85. Great song, great album, great voice ... Nightingale is my fave song on it though :)

[lkinwi]

27. Shirelles

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[livetohike]

29. Another vote for Joni.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

30. Come on Eileen....

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[lilactime]

35. Sublime.

[Ferrets are Cool]

32. For those who travel the path less beaten...

[Ohiya]

33. Ella

[elleng]

70. YES!

[Duppers]

75. I love her.

So so sweet, smooth, and soothing. Who can compared with Ella?!

❤

[2naSalit]

34. So many to choose from.

Two that I like...

And of course...

[lilactime]

36. I love Kate Bush

[2naSalit]

39. She's amazing. I think she was 19 when she made this...

at any rate, she got famous really young. Big hit in the 80s and did some stuff with Peter Gabriel.

[lilactime]

40. I first saw her on SNL in 1978 and have been a fan ever since

I love the Hounds of Love album but The Kick Inside probably will always be my favorite. She is just so brilliant!

[912gdm]

37. angelic?

Gotta go for my late 90's love.

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[demmiblue]

38. Loreena McKennitt

[The Polack MSgt]

41. By definition it would be this guy - Doc Neeson lead vocalist for the Angels

[Corgigal]

42. Freddie. In one take.

I will go cry now.

[jalan48]

43. Harriet Wheeler lead singer for The Sundays.

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[LuvLoogie]

91. She's fantastic. I saw them twice.

She has an incredible voice. I loved the Sundays. I wished they had come back after Harriet had her littles.

[jalan48]

93. I never saw them but wanted to. I think her voice and the guitar are incredible together. I really

liked the "Reading, Writing and Arithmetic" album. I don't think there's a bad song on it. Maybe they will reunite after the kids are older.

[DFW]

44. And the unforgettable Astrud Gilberto

[smirkymonkey]

123. I love Astrud Gilberto!

I didn't think many people would know who she was. Also love her version of "Fly me to the Moon".

[rhiannon55]

45. I love this one

[bif]

46. Dame Kiri singing "The Four Last Songs" by Richard Strauss

[skypilot]

47. Cocteau Twins--"Three Swept"

[mr_lebowski]

81. Liz's voice is indeed heavenly :) (nt)

[4TheArts]

48. Long time favorite

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[KayF]

50. Elvis

[guillaumeb]

52. Sumi Jo, singing Ave Maria.

The intro is in French, and she says that her father had just died, but she wanted to dedicate the song to him as tribute and remembrance.

[dalton99a]

105. A remarkable performance

[guillaumeb]

106. Agreed.

She has an incredible voice.

[cilla4progress]

57. All

fabulous!

[Danascot]

59. Some contenders, IMHO

Aida Garifullina - Whitebird

Hayley Westenra - Humperdinck: When At Night

Kelly Sweet - Giorno Dopo Giorno

[maxrandb]

61. Clare Torry - Great Gig in the Sky

How she does this is beyond me. Mind blowing.


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[NBachers]

62. Elya Finn: 'Мантра ТЭА' Эля Финн and Sarah Vaughan - Summertime

Elya Finn: 'Мантра ТЭА' Эля Финн

And, for a smoldering change of pace, Sarah Vaughan - Summertime

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[Ahpook]

63. Great responses

I watched Dark Shadows last night which plays the Carpenters song. Her voice instantly grabbed me

[LeftInTX]

64. Soorp, Soorp (Armenian)

Translates more or less into the Catholic Sanctus

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

[oasis]

136. Beautiful voice.

[Niagara]

65. Olivia Newton John

[Niagara]

66. Carly Simon

[ornotna]

72. My choice

Phil Everly - The Last thing on my mind

[blitzen]

74. George Jones

There are many hundreds of George Jones songs I might have posted here...just chose this one sort of randomly...

[ZZenith]

77. Amen...

[solara]

79. Eva Cassidy.. gone too soon

What a voice

[LibDemAlways]

88. You beat me to it. Love this, and yes, gone too soon.

[susanna]

90. Oh, goodness yes -

Her voice was like a light in the darkness.

Her 'Autumn Leaves' is incredible.

LOVE Eva. RIP sweet woman. Your voice continues to inspire me.

[Rorey]

103. Yes! nt

[7wo7rees]

145. My pick

[yonder]

80. Impossible task. So many listed already, so many more.

From across the pond, here's more yet:

Sandy Denny

Maddy Prior

Moya Brennen

Mary Black

[mr_lebowski]

86. Who Knows Where the Time Goes is a freaking breathtaking song ...

I'll check out the others on the strength of your initial pick

RIP Sandy ... gone way too soon.

No coincidence she sang on Battle of Evermore, you can tell she was a kindred spirit of Plant ...

[yonder]

112. Yes, Sandy Denny, gone far before her time. Fairport and Richard Thompson, a whole other thread.

Sandy Denny, her voice just rivets me in place, always has, always will. 40 years ago I thought "Who Knows...." was somebody else's song. Nope. And just a couple of years ago found out she was backing up RP on that haunting LZ classic...one of these days I'll get on to that mandolin part.

Maddy Prior you ask? I saw Steelyeye Span warming up the Beach Boys at Regis Field House in Denver, must have been 45 years ago. They blew me away, didn't care to hang around for the Beach Boys and the next day had my hands on their Parcel of Rogues LP. Though very English, they completely changed my musical direction and courtesy of SS's Peter Knight, I was soon weaned away from radio rock and happily learning and sawing away at traditional Irish fiddle tunes. My friends at the time thought I was off my rocker.

I only wish that 50+ years ago, we would have had the mainstream ability to be exposed to different music as we are currently allowed today. IMO, it took a lot more work to keep your ears open and searching back then.

[Locrian]

128. reminds me of sandy

[yonder]

129. Thanks for this Locrian, I hear the similarities. I'll check her out.

That's the thing about "best of" or "5 best" threads like this: There's really no way to pin those terms down. Not counting opinion, someone/something has already been there and done it or there is an up and coming someone/something doing it right now. I guess the only way to qualify anything these days is through experience and exposure, being much easier in today's world than it used to be.

BTW, your username suggests you are a musician yourself, with Locrian being perhaps the most uncommon mode there is. I'd likely be a Dorian or Mixolydian.

[Locrian]

133. hello - thanks, great thread

always fun to find new and interesting things...

I do play music (guitar) - mainly jazz stuff now. The "locrian" was my attempt at humor in exactly the way you thought, being the most "odd" or uncommon mode . Probably more of an Aeolian mode to be honest...

90% of what I listen to never gets played on air - which is just fine with me! So much good stuff out there and easier to find than in my day!

[mr_lebowski]

82. Not his most amazing vocal, but a fave song, so ... Aaron Neville, Everybody Plays the Fool

[Buzz cook]

125. Aaron is great. I love what he does with this classic.

[susanna]

89. I first heard this when watching the movie Moll Flanders...

in the 90s, I guess?

This song just guts me. I've been there so many times, and Sarah McLachlan's voice just GETS it. So lovely.

[USALiberal]

95. I listen to this weekly! BEST EVER!!

[Goodheart]

96. Bridge Over Troubled Water, sung by Art Garfunkel

The best performance in the history of pop/rock music.

[Leith]

100. An Irish angelic voice, Maura O'Connell

[Iggo]

101. This one can't be beat. I'm almost cheating.

[Rorey]

104. Wailing Jennys (angels) One Voice

I love the Wailing Jennys and on my bucket list is to hear them live.

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

107. !

[dalton99a]

108. For something different

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/09/arts/francoise-hardy-interview.html
Françoise Hardy, a French National Treasure, Is Back from the Brink
By Agnès C. Poirier
May 9, 2018

PARIS — “Bob Dylan refused to go back onstage unless I came to see him immediately,” Françoise Hardy recalled in a recent interview. On the evening of May 24, 1966, Mr. Dylan’s 25th birthday, he was playing his first concert in Paris and wanted nothing more than to see the then 22-year-old French singer, whom he had dedicated a song to but never met.

“I went and he agreed to go back on stage,” she said. A few months earlier, while in London, Ms. Hardy had turned the heads of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and Brian Jones. Singing in French, English, Italian and German, the shy beauty and talented French songwriter cast a spell on many of her contemporaries — and over France for nearly 60 years.

[importDavid]

109. Delerium + Leigh Nash : Innocente

Goosebumps

[Thomas Hurt]

111. The Corrs - Little Wing

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[regnaD kciN]

114. Clannad - T M 'mo Shu (DU can't seem to do accents right in the title field)

(Incidentally, the vocalist is Máire Ní Bhraonáin, the older sister of New-Age icon Enya.)

[Doreen]

117. I tried twice to post and failed.

Will try another time. Sorry.

[NinaNeon]

118. Mine

[tonedevil]

119. Lots of great ones here...

Puddles is still kind of obscure, but he seems to be breaking out.

[lastlib]

120. Annie Haslam, Renaissance!

The group doesn't have a lead guitar, but in this powerful rendition, they use Annie's amazing voice to replicate one. Yhe result is jaw-dropping. Res ipsa loquitor.

[aikoaiko]

122. The old man from Gavin Bryar's Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet.

Apparently, Gavin Bryar recorded a verse from an old man and he looped it to some music and Tom Waits.

I'm an atheist, but I always found this verse mesmerizing.

[akraven]

124. just a song

[luvallpeeps]

126. haunting

[BluesRunTheGame]

131. No one has a more angelic voice than Tom Waits!

[Kaleva]

132. Why do people assume angels sing well?

[Ahpook]

135. I honestly don't know what an angel sounds like

But you understand the connotation?

Great music in this thread!

[Locrian]

134. I really like harmony

https://thedoveandthewolf.bandcamp.com/album/i-dont-know-what-to-feel-3

[dgauss]

137. Even if there's no heaven, this seems pretty angelic.

[keith sw]

138. My wife's Aunt Skeeter

Our favorite Angel, that we miss dearly

[Ahpook]

139. Another beautiful voice :)

[ailsagirl]

140. This may not exactly be what you're asking for but here it is

The exquisite interplay of Paul and John in the chorus is beautiful and infinitely moving

[Ahpook]

141. Another voice

[ProudLib72]

142. Ofra Haza

This is one of my all time favorite songs.

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[ProudLib72]

143. I have another one, one that no other can match

Cait O'Riordan. OMG! She sends chills down my spine and makes me weak at the knees!!!

[Efilroft Sul]

144. Lemmy from Motorhead

Actually, George Michael.