A song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida!

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billydog - 17.09.2010, 16:07

Interesting thought Pekka. I will give this one some thought but my initial instinct would be a solo studio version of What A wonderful World.

S x

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billydog - 17.09.2010, 16:22

Silly Old Clown wrote:
Yes, that too has popped in my mind! What about "As Tears Go By" as the ending song on a Frida album with the first song being Morning Has Broken?
Would make a nice "story" as it starts with "it is the evening of the day..."

Good thinking Batman :lol: . I think, an album purely as accoustic as Morning Has Broken would be wonderful. It would cover many types of music Frida has shown her appreciation of over the years :wink: . Her "now" voice is perfect for minimal arrangements I think

S x

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Saabman - 17.09.2010, 18:14

Snow Patrol - Run. Heard it in the pub last night and wondered what Frida would do with it.

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TK - 17.09.2010, 18:23

Speaking of Bruce Springsteen, I think this would be incredible in Frida's hands.

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And Michel Legrand's "Nobody KNows" (performed here by Alison Moyet)
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billydog - 17.09.2010, 19:02

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face would be a good song for Frida to cover...lots of uses with that for the youtubers 8)

S x

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Geordiegirl - 17.09.2010, 19:09

Stu all can say is :thumbup: for that suggestion,

I also think a couple of Carpenters tracks would be wonderful

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or
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Gill

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Geordiegirl - 17.09.2010, 19:31

Silly Old Clown wrote: Gill, "Going Back" by Dusty is :kiss:

Pekka - isn't it just. Phil Collins has just brought out a pretty good version as well. In fact I have heard this song by 4 or 5 different artists & have never heard one that I would call bad (sign of a good song to me).

I agree with you about Halleluja (funnily enough I was listening to it when I read your suggestion, my only problem with it is that everyone seems to be recording it at the moment. Gill

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Fire&Ice - 17.09.2010, 20:57

I am sure there must be a song I would like Frida to sing, but I can't think straight at the moment.. Too tired and in the last two months I've been listening only to Frida almost all the time and I am so happy about it that I don't want to think about other artists at this moment. :D

Hmmm on second thought, maybe something from Sade?

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Toni - 18.09.2010, 13:55

A Beatles song is a nice idea. :agree:

A lesser known one would be great, "Free as a Bird" is a good choice. :D

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I See Red - 20.09.2010, 14:41

Think Frida would do a brilliant version of this!!!!

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Lisa x

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Silly Old Clown - 24.09.2010, 10:04

[quote="Josie"]I love Frida's swedish version of Suzanne by Leonard Cohen. Here's one of my favourites by him, Bird On A Wire, sung by Esther Ofarim. I can well imagine this for Frida. It would have suited her at the time she recorded Frida ensam as well as it would now in 2010.

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Josie, I think you have found a perfect song for Frida! :D

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Josie - 24.09.2010, 11:00

It's a wonderful song, isn't it?
I think Frida's warm and soft voice could give it a more tender touch, this song is so melancholic. Esther's voice is (or was) brilliant in any sense of the word, but a little lower would be beneficial to the song, IMO.

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levi - 11.11.2010, 20:11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6_01_iSRqY

This dutch song would be perfect for Frida, translated in english ofcourse.
It has a beautiful, but sad and very true lyric about the passing of time and that nothing stays forever. It doesn't matter how many songs you've sung or how many books you've read, nothing stays, everything flows.

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Geordiegirl - 14.11.2010, 22:08

Listening to this earlier today it reminded me that the lyrics to this fantastic Ray Davies penned song would be so siuitable for Frida (great tune as well)

Link. Gill

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ellielovesabba - 14.11.2010, 23:54

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FridaFan - 17.11.2010, 21:15

I See Red wrote: Think Frida would do a brilliant version of this!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5rbRg5Beb4

Lisa x

I agree, Lisa :D I think Frida would do a really lovely cover of Songbird, too.

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billydog - 17.11.2010, 22:19

I like the idea of Brown Eyes but, I love the idea of Days, be a sort of a nice tribute to Kirsty Maccoll as I understand her and Frida enjoyed working together in 84. Trouble is it has been covered a lot

S x

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billydog - 17.11.2010, 23:36

^^^Yes, very true I hadn't thought of it like that. There must be hundreds of versions of Send In The Clowns out there 8) , but Frida's is a master of interpretation

S x

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Silly Old Clown - 18.11.2010, 10:38

This Art Garfunkel song would fit perfectly for Frida's voice...in the style of Morning has broken...
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Silly Old Clown - 18.11.2010, 15:39

abbascots wrote: Brighteyes is a beautiful song ive always loved i could imagine Frida singing this giving the song a natural warmth it deserves :wink:

JS :agree: :agree: :agree:

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Anonymous - 19.11.2010, 00:30

FridaFan wrote: Oh YES! I agree 100% Angels on the Balcony would be wonderful. I think Frida is the only person who could ever possibly pull off a cover of it.

The idea of her singing that 'the door swings open and it's cold outside' bit gives me stirrings. Oh my God, I love that song so much.

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I See Red - 20.11.2010, 12:22

FridaFan wrote: I agree, Lisa :D I think Frida would do a really lovely cover of Songbird, too.

I agree with Songbird too Georgie :D There was another topic where I said something about how I'd love to hear Frida record a cover of Songbird, can't remember which topic though :oops:

Brighteyes is a beautiful choice Pekka. Ivana, I'd never heard of Chrissie Hynde's version. It is brilliant :D :D

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I See Red - 20.11.2010, 13:52

I really like this song, I think it would be a fantastic song for Frida to record :D


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drimnagh - 20.11.2010, 16:39

:bow: Grace Jones :love4:

I don't know whether it's been suggested and it's probably a contentious choice but I reckon Frida would do a stonking rendition of Fly Me To The Moon.

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Alliecat10 - 21.11.2010, 02:00

These are some great choices for Frida to cover! Knowing that Frida can sing classically as well as in pop, rock, and jazz styles, I think these classical art songs would work well in Frida's voice.

This first song is called L'heure exquise (The Exquisite Hour) by Reynaldo Hahn. I think this song is very flowy and very lyrical and Frida's phrasing would be awesome on this song. Plus, it's in French and it would give Frida a chance to practice more of what she learned with that crash course in French. :wink:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKmmJLVtiMs

This second one is called Dein Blaues Auge by Johannes Brahms. Also very lyrical and beautiful. The title translates as Your Blue Eyes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ0SEhOZ14s&feature=related

I believe that both of these songs would showcase Frida's rich mezzo-soprano voice with the tessitura of both songs being in a low to medium register with a high phrase capturing the feeling at the ending of each song.

Im still working on pop songs for Frida. That will come later. :)

Allison :)

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levi - 21.11.2010, 10:29
simply you
Simply you by Secret Garden and Niamh Kavanagh.
It has been done in such a great way that it barely can't be improved,
but it would be very suitable for Frida.
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Re: A song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida!

Geordiegirl - 21.11.2010, 22:24

I've never heard that song before, I agree that it would be perfect for Frida, it would really fit in with the kind of song she does nowadays. Gill

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edina1 - 22.11.2010, 19:18

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She has the perfect voice for this song

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billydog - 23.11.2010, 15:11

Yep thats a good one as long as she did it either very accoustically or with a bit of a jazzy feel, that would be 8)

S x

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Toni - 23.11.2010, 19:45

I would like to hear Frida's version of "Let It Be". (The Beatles)

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I See Red - 24.11.2010, 12:08

Toni wrote: I would like to hear Frida's version of "Let It Be". (The Beatles)

A wonderful choice Toni. Le It Be is a fantastic song. Continuing on the Beatles theme, how about "Here Comes The Sun". A lovely acoustic number :D

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I See Red - 24.11.2010, 12:23

Fire&Ice wrote: The idea of Frida covering a few songs from the Beatles is awesome.I think her voice and registre allow Beatles' songs. She's already covered one, "Can'b buy me love", in the great Lite Gran I Orat, and I already like it better than the Beatles. Call me biased. :lol:

I was originally going to say The Long and Winding Road would be a good song for Frida, and then remembered that I read somewhere that she did record a version (may have been in Bright Lights, Dark Shadows or ABBA The Book :?: ) which has remained unreleased.

I love Can't Buy Me Love from Lite Grand I Orat, it would have been great if she'd sang the whole song. She could have sang A Hard Day's Night too :D That would have been so cool 8)

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I See Red - 24.11.2010, 12:36

Fire&Ice wrote: She should have made a whole album cover of Beatles' songs. :blob1:Including While my guitar gently weeps - love that one. :D

:agree: That song is so beautiful. :love4:

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Toni - 24.11.2010, 16:50

I agree with Blackbird. :agree:

By the way she recorded once "The Long and Winding Road" for her first album, but the song wasn't released.

C.M. Palm wrote that it's a great interpretation.

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I See Red - 24.11.2010, 16:51

Toni wrote: I agree with Blackbird. :agree:
By the way she recorded once "The Long and Winding Road" for her first album, but the song wasn't released.
C.M. Palm wrote that it's a great interpretation.

Ah, so it was in Bright Lights Dark Shadows where I read it, thanks Toni :D I want to hear this great interpretation :D !!!

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Toni - 27.11.2010, 09:45

With "In My Life" we would get a chance to hear her high voice again. :thumbup:

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Silly Old Clown - 29.11.2010, 20:52

I See Red wrote: TK wrote: If we're talking Beatles songs for Frida, then "In My Life" gets my vote.

Great choice TK, I really like that song :D
"In my life" would be lovely. What about "Norwegian wood"?

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Silly Old Clown - 30.11.2010, 17:19

Imagine her voice on "Something" by the Beatles. That would be "something"... :wink:

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Geordiegirl - 30.11.2010, 20:17

Great suggestion Pekka, as long as she stears clear of the Shirley Bassey arrangement, nothing wrong with it as it is perfect for Dame Shriely but I don't think anyone else could pull that particular arrangement off. Gill

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Toni - 03.12.2010, 19:35

Another fine song for Frida would be "As Tiers Go By"

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Silly Old Clown - 02.01.2011, 19:02

Toni, yes , Rolling Stones has many tunes for Frida's voice. Also this one...
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andrewlincs - 03.01.2011, 16:51

there are so many great songs out there........
Kate Bush ''A Coral Room''.............one of my fav songs of all time. Frida would sing this with emotion and conviction..........and I'm being a little biased in that I would think Frida was singing this direct to me.....
If her thoughts on a new CD materialise into recordings then let us have an acustic set........how awesome would that be?
8)

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I See Red - 05.01.2011, 17:20

Toni wrote: Good choices, Pekka & Andrew. :D

:agree: Let It Be is a great song choice. And "A Coral Room" is another lovely song :D

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Toni - 05.01.2011, 19:52

Why not? Her "Liv på Mars?" is already a brilliant version of a Bowie song. It would be great to have another one. :wink:

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Bernd - 06.01.2011, 23:48

My personal dream would be, if FRIDA would record STING`s beautiful song "Fields Of Gold". I think, it would be so perfect for FRIDA!

Best greetings,
BERND

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I See Red - 07.01.2011, 12:11

Toni wrote: Why not? Her "Liv på Mars?" is already a brilliant version of a Bowie song. It would be great to have another one. :wink:

'Sorrow' is also another Bowie song I think would be a great song to cover :D I agree Pekka, Changes would definitely suit her voice :D

Fields of Gold is a lovely choice of song too :D

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TheBlonde - 13.01.2011, 13:06

There are a number of songs i would like Frida to record .

1. Lady Eleanor - by Lindisfarne
2. No More Lonely Nights - by Paul McCartney
3. Drive In Saturday - by David Bowie
4. A Coral Room - by Kate Bush ( your so right on this song andrewlincs 8)
5. She's Leaving Home - by The Beatles
6. Ruby Tuesday - by The Rolling Stones
7. Cosmic Dancer - by T.rex
8. All In Love Is Fair - by Stevie Wonder
9. I Feel The Earth Move - by Carole King
10. Summer Is Over - by Dusty Springfield
11. Goin' Back - by Dusty Springfield
12. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - by Paul Simon

David :)

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Geordiegirl - 13.01.2011, 22:41

Some great choices there David - I'm never going to argue about a list that ncludes Goin' Back.

Here are a couple more suggestions from me

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Gill

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TK - 15.01.2011, 14:48

With these choices, I tried to tap into Frida's talent for smoky chanson and moody pop.

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andrewlincs - 15.01.2011, 18:53

This Womans Work by Kate Bush
Anything by Sade

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sbspiers - 16.01.2011, 02:28
a song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida
China by Tori Amos from her 1991 debut album, Little Earthquakes. Actually, Silent All These Years, another track from the same album, is also not a bad selection, but China is one of the most beautiful songs and from the moment I first heard this back in 1992, I always imagined Frida doing it...it's so full of emotion and beauty.

Sheldon, Trinidad (West Indies)

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Toni - 16.01.2011, 14:27

One of Mike Batt's songs would suit her voice, too.

For example "The Winds of Change"

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andrewlincs - 16.01.2011, 21:42

Stevie Nicks Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You :lol:

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andrewlincs - 20.01.2011, 21:13

The Winner Takes It All Abba
Just to hear her interpret that song would be different

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peterjames - 20.01.2011, 23:42

How come I haven't found this topic yet????

I have many ideas for Frida, such as:

The Tide is High - Blondie (my #1 favorite song all time, even over ABBA songs)

In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel

Most anything by Sarah MacLachlan - especially Fallen

I Say a Little Prayer For You - Dionne Warwick

Ironic - Alanis Morrisette

Walking on Broken Glass - Annie Lennox

Irreplacable - Beyonce

Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol

It's Still Rock and Roll To Me - Billy Joel

Suddenly - Billy Ocean

You Make Me So Very Happy - Blood Sweat & Tears

Tangles Up in Blue - Bob Dylan

Harden My Heart - Quarterflash

Carnival - The Cardigans (Nina Persson and Frida were both on Jojje's album!)

Rainy Days and Mondays, Superstar - The Carpenters

Ill Stand By You, Brass in Pocket - Pretenders

Drive - Cars

Time after Time, All Through The Night - Cyndi Lauper

These Eyes - The Guess Who

Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack

Take A Bow - Madonna

Maybe I'm Amazed - Wings

He's So Shy - Pointer Sisters

You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones

Foolish Heart - Steve Perry

My Cherie Amour, If You Really Love Me, You Are The Sunshine of My LIfe, Yester-me, Yester-you, Yesterday - Stevie Wonder

Heart and Soul - T'Pau

Hello It's Me, I Saw The Light - Todd Rundgren

Careless Whisper - Wham!

Magic - ONJ

Sorry about my long list. She would have enough here for about 2 or 3 albums of covers...I hope her vocal cords are rested. :wink:

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peterjames - 21.01.2011, 00:03

Geordiegirl wrote: Sir Duke

I hadn't even thought of Sir Duke, but a great choice! My wife's top Stevie Wonder song is 'As', I think Frida could do that too!

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peterjames - 21.01.2011, 11:53

I am reminded of the Music for UNICEF concert when everyone sang Jackie DeShannon's 'Put a Little Love In Your Heart'. Frida would knock that cover right out of the park!!!

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peterjames - 21.01.2011, 12:56

TK wrote: I'm delighted that you suggested ONJ's "Magic" - it's a great song. Very under-noticed and it's one that Frida could really make her own.

Yes...if The Movie is our cult classic, then ONJ's vast fanbase has Xanadu as their cult classic....although I would have throughly enjoyed Frida covering recording 'Physical' and the requisite video to go along with it!!!!

Speaking of Xanadu...I had thought about Frida covering ELO as well.....I think 'Strange Magic' would be great! Maybe even 'Mr. Blue Sky'?

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billydog - 21.01.2011, 13:24

Midnight Blue is lovely PJ, and ive just listened to Clannad's "In A Lifetime" which features U2's Bono. It would sit very nicely with dome of Frida's other duets...Thinking Sa Lange Vi Har Varamm in perticular

S x

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billydog - 21.01.2011, 13:37

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Always liked Elkie Brooks and I think her 80's hit 2No More The Fool" sort of sits well alongside the S.G.O songs and would have suited Frida at that time.
Would love to hear her sing this song, sort of reminds me of the Ratata colaboration too 8)

S x

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twistinthedark - 24.01.2011, 12:21

I want to hear her sing

Dirty old town
Old man river

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Josie - 11.06.2011, 15:16

My time in this forum may terminate now, I know this seems like a capital crime to some of you...
I love Cher's voice. One of the rare good alto voices among the female pop and rock singers. The soft tremoloe just fits Frida's vocal style, I think.
I was amazed when I found Cher's cover of Catch The Wind on YouTube.
It would have been great for the younger Frida.


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PrincessFridaReuss - 11.06.2011, 19:03

Mmmm... I would like her to sing "Je ne regrette rien", by Édith Piaf, as I think the lyrics fit her perfectly. :)

PD:
Fire&Ice wrote: Huh, what's wrong with Cher?

She has an amazing voice!

YAY! :D


Dalià♥

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Geordiegirl - 12.06.2011, 20:57

I would love to hear Frida sing this - By one of the few new artists I rate at the moment.

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Gill

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Silly Old Clown - 13.06.2011, 00:09

Gill, that would sound superb sung by Frida... 8)

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Geordiegirl - 26.06.2011, 22:09

Fanatastic video Ivana. I can hear that done by Frida in my mind - it seems to work. Gill

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AgnethaFanForLife - 27.06.2011, 11:16

Rose Garden by Lynn Anderson. Also a suggestion for Agnetha

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Fire&Ice - 27.06.2011, 23:01

Silly Old Clown wrote: Ivana, what a fabulous new video from you!! Just so professional! I'd love a Frida song based vid made in the same style... Perhaps "I See Red"?? 8)

O M G! :kiss:

I love this idea! Well, the only thing that I would like to do this time is to use earlier Frida pictures than 79. Would that be tolerable? I am kind of a freak to match the song with the period that it has been recorded. Hehe, don't know why I am writing this, actually.

But I see red is a fantastic idea for a video! :D

Sorry for the off topic. I don't have any idea about the song I'd love her to sing at the moment.

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Fire&Ice - 30.06.2011, 02:42

Debbie, if you say anything, then here is an unusual but stunning choice.

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abbascots - 29.09.2011, 23:40

Lovely choice Ivana this type of song would suit Frida perfectly especialy in french as i addore this accent even thou i may only understand a fraction of the words :wink:

JS

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owen82 - 30.09.2011, 17:44

i have wondered in the past few months what firda may have done with the song Storms by fleetwood mac, i also wonder about fields of gold- sting, you win again by the bee gees, mary from the scissor sisters, sorry seems to be the hardest word elton john. in my life the beatles, masqurade by the carpenters, the scientist by coldplay, the power of love by jennifer rush- but stripped down piano guitar and cello

what i have picked I think would work with fridas voice.

P.s. are you alright? by Lucinda Williams, and Enough to hurt by shane mack from a small budget film called shelter. its a song that makes me cry, but i think it would fit frida.

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andrewlincs - 01.10.2011, 00:41

Cry Me A River and Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Andrew

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Geordiegirl - 01.10.2011, 22:27

I definately agree that What'll I Do, Cry Me A River and Songbird would make fantastic choices

Another Carpenters song that would have been fantastic if Firda had recorded it 30 - 40 years ago (lyrically not really suitable for a woman in her mid 60's)
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My favourite ever Carpenters track
Gill

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Josie - 16.10.2011, 00:06

Magdalena, I think you've chosen a song that Frida herself must have liked. I can well imagine her listening a lot to Ella Fitzgerald, she was much into Jazz!
I know this song in German.

Inspired by the topic about En Ton av Tystnad I browsed my mind for my best liked simon and Garfunkel songs. Let's face it, The Sound of Silence was (rightfully) a huge hit for S+G, but Frida sings it better than Garfunkel - "better" is still an understatement.

Here's what I can imagine, if the arrangement gets adjusted to Frida's voice:

Lets begin with Garfunkel's "Bright Eyes" (P.Simon wasn't involved with it, AFAIK):
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And then there's El Condor Pasa, a traditional which had been covered a zillion times. Would be beautiful with Frida's voice, I think (the YT vid is made for karaoke, but it is the only studio recording I could find):
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Geordiegirl - 23.12.2011, 20:51

paulseattleusa wrote: Would love to hear her do Peggy Lee's "Hey Big Spender."

Great choice - especially if she sang it in a similar sultry way, compare Peggy's version to Shirley Bassey's which is probably better known - Peggy sure knew how to do inuendo just by using her voice which is something Frida could do as well.

Here is a song that has been recorded by so many different people but like Big Spender Peggy Lee managed to do the definitive version but Frida could definately have given her a run for her money

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Gill

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paulseattleusa - 26.02.2012, 00:10

I Don't Know Why I Love You, But I Do would be great with her rich, velvety voice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIAmcJHu1Z0

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Grae - 01.03.2012, 20:38

Without a shadow of a doubt, "The Power of Love" by Jennifer Rush.

Graeme

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Silly Old Clown - 19.10.2012, 12:36

I'd love to hear a Frida version of this beautiful ballad.
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Geordiegirl - 23.10.2012, 19:49

^^^^ I agree with you, or even a completely unaccompanied version would be sensational. Gill

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Geordiegirl - 17.11.2012, 22:51

^^^6 That would be wonderful

Here are one I would have loved to hear her sing - we all know what she could do with a Russ Ballard song

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Gill

Re: A song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida!

andrewlincs - 09.03.2013, 10:04

this song already, and I only listened to it for the first time yesterday! Come on Frida....record again.....PLEASE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iM48qNM8xI

Re: A song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida!

I See Red - 09.03.2013, 13:21

I love that song Andrew, and I think that it would suit Frida's voice perfectly.

Geordiegirl wrote: Here are one I would have loved to hear her sing - we all know what she could do with a Russ Ballard song

:agree:. Great song choice Gill.

Re: A song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida!

Geordiegirl - 09.03.2013, 22:19

I agree with you Andrew about that song, as long as they don't use the horrible electronic effect on Frida's voice that they used on Petula's there. Neither of them have voices which need it, in fact to me it destroys all emotion when ever it is used, but I do think that there is a strong song there.

Lisa - you know my opinion, I would be happy for Frida to record any Dusty track. Gill

Re: A song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida!

I See Red - 11.03.2013, 13:17

Christine McVie – Givin It Back from the album 'In The Meantime.' It is a beautiful acoustic song and perfectly. I can't find a video of the song on Youtube, but I think that it would be a great song for Frida to record.

Re: A song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida!

I See Red - 11.03.2013, 13:54

I agree with you Pekka. Let's hope that Frida reads this thread :D.

Re: A song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida!

Geordiegirl - 13.03.2013, 22:58

I have always thought that would be a good choice, although if we are talking about songs Kirsty has recorded I would prefer Days, I can just imagine Frida recording it, while in her mind thinking about it being a tribute to all the loved ones she has lost over the years, such as Ruzzo and Lotta and her several friends - the poignancy she would get into it would be amazing. Gill

Re: A song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida!

drimnagh - 23.04.2013, 18:00

Someone ((perhaps me!) may have suggested this before but I wouldn't mind hearing Frida sing the Peggy Lee classic, 'Fever'. Irresistible with that accent! Initially, I did think of Agnetha but Frida's deeper tones would suit this more.

Re: A song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida!

Geordiegirl - 23.04.2013, 22:18

Fever does seem to be quite a popular choice as a song that she should/shoud've recorded. I seem to remember it getting mentioned in the Fantasy Frida album thread as well. Gill

Re: A song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida!

smiling - 24.04.2013, 00:25

If listening with Judy Garland I nearly cried....can you imagine Frida singing this....
I am too dramatic nowadays.... :sob1:
It happens.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzLUqIc2Iik

Re: A song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida!

Geordiegirl - 24.04.2013, 21:44

For Once In My Life would be a great song for her to record but I would prefer something a bit more up tempo but with a swing backing rather than Judy's arrangement.

Selina, as I am sure you are aware Stormy Weather has been done in all sorts of keys and works well, again I think it would sound fantastic. Not sure about Willow Weep For Me, I can't remember hearing it before, so maybe that is my problem with the song (it sounds like it could be a bit of a grower) but it seemed to lack something to me. But then again Frida could make a telephone book sound interesting. Gill

Re: A song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida!

george898 - 17.05.2013, 09:38
http://www.iphpbb.com/board/ftopic-30652567nx61610-9991.html
After listening to Petula Clark singing Cut Copy Me after it was suggested Frida would be good singing it.

I reckon Frida could do a cover version of Missing by Everything But The Girl.

Re: A song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida!

stokerob - 18.05.2013, 15:59

I'd love to hear Frida have a crack at "The Day The Wall Came Tumbling Down". I just feel her emotive voice could do the song full justice, in my mind I can hear her singing it.

Re: A song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida!

Geordiegirl - 19.05.2013, 21:27

Great choices Tony (with the exception of the Grace Jones track, but that is probably down to the fact that I have never "got her" appeal as a performer at all rather than the quality of the song). Gill

Re: A song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida!

TK - 01.06.2013, 01:38

Isn't this just gorgeous and quintessentially Frida?

Petula Clark's "Next To You"

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Re: A song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida!

drimnagh - 12.06.2013, 21:17

Cecily wrote: What about - subtle rock touches that don't sound like they're compensating for tiny penises. Or something

Lol! :lol: Ain't that the truth! So-called 'rock stars', posturing, are usually over-compensating for something, the buffoons.

Elbow is a good choice. I don't understand the ? over Petula Clark, though. Why ever not? She's fantastic and has recorded some great songs that Frida could get her teeth into.

Re: A song you would LOVE to hear sung by Frida!

drimnagh - 12.06.2013, 22:38

^No, I understand what you're saying completely. Frida does have a 'spikier', more daring edge to her post-ABBA output. Agnetha was a bit more sugary, for want of a better phrase. Therefore, it's clear why you'd prefer Frida to record more edgy songs. It's a taste thing. Me, I like the whole banquet.