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Lydia Leftcoast

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27. Another European superstar who never made it big in the U.S.:

Fri Aug 31, 2012, 10:48 PM

Aug 2012

Nana Mouskouri from Greece, who spent much of her career in France.

Here she is singing Bob Dylan's "Farewell, Angelina" in French.

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OK-Post some great live vocal performances--I'll start- [View all] digonswine Aug 2012 OP

... Scuba Aug 2012 #1

Sweet- digonswine Aug 2012 #5

K.D. Lang singing "Crying" after Roy Oberson died. Gives me the chills. applegrove Aug 2012 #2

Yup-awesome performance- digonswine Aug 2012 #6

Saved. 7wo7rees Sep 2012 #70

There's no one like her. vanlassie Sep 2012 #86

Alright, let's get the Seatbelts on stage sakabatou Aug 2012 #3

Good stuff-but I asked for live vocals! digonswine Aug 2012 #7

Oh sakabatou Aug 2012 #12

Oops- digonswine Aug 2012 #15

Steeleye Span - Gaudete ThoughtCriminal Aug 2012 #4

Not my style of choice- digonswine Aug 2012 #8

Vocals are good, but the Latin is horrible Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2012 #25

An ancient Christmas carol, from 1582. kwassa Aug 2012 #9

So weird--my post below (#33) is also from Don Kirshner's show. TwilightGardener Aug 2012 #40

Church music in Latin is good stuff. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2012 #53

All four-star 7wo7rees Sep 2012 #74

Explanation of the above with translations. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2012 #90

Jackie Evancho - Angel (from PBS Great Performances) Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2012 #10

Holee shit- digonswine Aug 2012 #13

Wow... likesmountains 52 Sep 2012 #69

Placido Domingo performing the incomparably beautiful Flower Song from Carmen aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2012 #11

Since digonswine wanted a live, vocal performance, here I go sakabatou Aug 2012 #14

Please see my post above-I did not go through your contributions carefully! digonswine Aug 2012 #18

Facepalm on my part sakabatou Aug 2012 #24

Nonsense-wander on- digonswine Aug 2012 #29

Lemme try again, digonswine sakabatou Aug 2012 #16

Rickie Lee Jones -- my SECOND favorite of hers (Rainbow Sleeve" isn't live). MiddleFingerMom Aug 2012 #17

Fun graywarrior Aug 2012 #19

I've hear the song- digonswine Aug 2012 #21

He's been compared to Freddie. graywarrior Aug 2012 #22

With more refinement- digonswine Aug 2012 #23

So, so true graywarrior Aug 2012 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author sadbear Sep 2012 #77

The golden voice of Mireille Mathieu aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2012 #20

She toured the U.S. about 1966-67 to great critical acclaim and Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2012 #26

Another European superstar who never made it big in the U.S.: Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2012 #27

Wowsa- digonswine Aug 2012 #31

Marvin Gaye kwassa Aug 2012 #30

This is exactly what I was looking for- digonswine Aug 2012 #35

Here's one of the few Japanese enka singers whose voice isn't totally shot Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2012 #32

Here's something from 1974: Kansas, "Icarus: Borne on Wings of Steel"-- TwilightGardener Aug 2012 #33

He IS good- digonswine Aug 2012 #38

I figured you would argue with me, since you seem a Queen fan. TwilightGardener Aug 2012 #44

I am not really a Queen fan- digonswine Sep 2012 #88

Al Green kwassa Aug 2012 #34

I love what I am hearing- digonswine Aug 2012 #39

Melissa Etheridge & Joan Osborne- Bring Me Some Water demmiblue Aug 2012 #36

I saw Joan Osborne live when she opened for the Dixie Chicks in 2003 (right after they had the TwilightGardener Aug 2012 #43

Joan Osborne, from the documentary "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" kwassa Sep 2012 #45

Gladys Knight, duetting with B.B. King kwassa Aug 2012 #37

Yes Yes- digonswine Aug 2012 #41

Juan Luis Guerra kwassa Aug 2012 #42

Ivan Rebroff aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #46

Joni Mitchell 1970 on BBC singing "California" mrmpa Sep 2012 #47

That was neat, thanks--I've been underexposed to her (she was before my time and my TwilightGardener Sep 2012 #50

I went back to college in 2001.......... mrmpa Sep 2012 #55

I knew "Big Yellow Taxi" because it was remade by the Counting Crows guy, but that was about it-- TwilightGardener Sep 2012 #63

Beautiful, thank you. likesmountains 52 Sep 2012 #71

Tracy Nelson kwassa Sep 2012 #48

Three Dog Night Prisoner_Number_Six Sep 2012 #49

U2 Bad Live Aid Sedona Sep 2012 #51

U2 Miss Sarajevo LIVE Milan Sedona Sep 2012 #52

U2 Walk On ~ Boston 2001 Sedona Sep 2012 #54

U2 Sometimes you can't make it on your own Live form Mlian Sedona Sep 2012 #57

Paul Rogers ~ Bad Company ~ Ready for Love Sedona Sep 2012 #56

Oh, please! If you can manipulate your voice like Freddie Mercury "effortlessly", Zorra Sep 2012 #58

There's lots intaglio Sep 2012 #59

Da** forgot Seasick Steve intaglio Sep 2012 #61

Janis and Maddy Prior of Steeleye Span hobbit709 Sep 2012 #60

Since you posted my first Janis choice livetohike Sep 2012 #67

Etta James MissV Sep 2012 #62

One more: Gillian Welch with Old Crow Medicine Show-- TwilightGardener Sep 2012 #64

Love that, thank you! likesmountains 52 Sep 2012 #72

Linda Ronstadt. Desperado. cliffordu Sep 2012 #65

She has such a beautiful voice, and some great songs. likesmountains 52 Sep 2012 #73

Janis Joplin - "Ball and Chain" livetohike Sep 2012 #66

I saw her in concert 3 times . kwassa Sep 2012 #68

One of my regrets. I never had the chance to Janis livetohike Sep 2012 #81

Another Linda Ronstadt, such a great voice. likesmountains 52 Sep 2012 #75

Straight No Chaser - Fix You 7wo7rees Sep 2012 #76

I changed my mind. I'm going with Simon & Garfunkel in Central Park sadbear Sep 2012 #78

Yeah. That's one for posterity. vanlassie Sep 2012 #87

John Lee Hooker and Van Morrison vanlassie Sep 2012 #79

INXS New Sensation Wembley 1991 Corgigal Sep 2012 #80

Aw...that just makes me kinda sad. TwilightGardener Sep 2012 #82

Frampton Comes Alive Odd Won Out Sep 2012 #83

Yet one more: Audioslave, "I Am the Highway"-- TwilightGardener Sep 2012 #84

Quebe Sisters Crabby Appleton Sep 2012 #85

Nobody has mentioned Harry Nilsson yet???? Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2012 #89

Sam Cooke - Bring It On Home To Me - Live At The Harlem Square Club - 1963 Joe Shlabotnik Sep 2012 #91

Joss Stone - A Natural Woman MrScorpio Sep 2012 #92