>Thanks for the Joan Osborne link, that was very good. Yes, I knew of her but don't think I ever listened to an entire song. Very good performance.
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>I have always liked Swing Out Sister. While about 98% of "pop music" pretty much bores me, Swing Out Sister has always had a nice combination of catchy, smooth, and creative songs. Definitely some Motown influence in their music.
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>And on the subject of other female performers, I've always liked Pat Benatar. In 1993 she did an album called "Gravity's Rainbow" that was an underappreciated gem with three really good songs.
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>When I see Miley Cyrus pulling all these jackass stunts, I think of a TV appearance that Benatar made with Avril Lavigne. You can tell Lavigne is nervous here, but I'll bet she grew up 2 years from this one stage appearance with a consummate pro like Benatar. Maybe if Miley could spend five minutes with a pro, it would screw her head on straight.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwvR2N4v75kWhen you mention Pat Benatar what I think of first is seemingly every single woman in America in the early 1980s wearing her hair like Pat Benatar.
