Please enjoy these two beautiful tracks… Each of which are females covering classics tunes that were originally done by male vocalists:

Sound of Silence – Emiliana Torrini

Emiliana Torrini

With Icelandic vocals we remember from the haunting Gollum’s Song from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Emiliana Torrini takes us through the classic Simon & Garfunkel track made popular via the film The Graduate. Recorded in 1996 for an Icelandic compilation of covers in which she also contributed her renditions of The Rolling Stones’ Ruby Tuesday, and Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit. The crystal clear female vocals, with the adorable Icelandic accent combine to give this old tune new life. Still beautiful and powerful, just as the original, but with fuller instrumentation, including a distant, almost G’n'R electric guitar accompaniment.

Space Oddity – Emilie Simon

Recorded for the 2007 tribute to David Bowie, Bowiemania, Emilie Simon’s cover of Space Oddity is so hauntingly beautiful, that it has the power to pull my attention from whereever it may be to the sad tale of the lost astronaught Major Tom. The story is the same as when the Thin White Duke told it, Major Tom loses communication with Earth, and is left to float through space for the rest of his days. Emilie’s soft and pure vocals give this already powerful tune, more emotion and sad beauty.