Am I the only one who thinks Maria McKee is one of the greatest

[RagingInMiami]

vocalists of all time?

[RagingInMiami]

1. I guess I am the only one

You guys should really check out her music.

[txwhitedove]

2. Yep, liked her with Lone Justice. Just haven't heard anything

recent, but will check it out. Thanks.
:hi:

[RagingInMiami]

4. I haven't heard anything recent either

I was just uploading music on my MP3 player and rediscovered her. I love her "You Gotta Sin to Get Saved" album. And I love that song she did in Pulp Fiction, "Love in a Red Dress."

She is huge in Ireland, which is where I discovered her eleven years ago. I don't think she ever made it big in the U.S., even though she is American.

[txwhitedove]

6. That's why I love Yahoo Launchcast. Now listening to her fan radio...

Excellent.

[idgiehkt]

3. Sorry, I saw this earlier but I didn't respond.

I don't know why lone justice didn't break as big as they were suppposed to. Another one of my favorites, Joan Osbourne faded into relative obscurity and she never should have. It's been a while since I listend to Maria McKee but her pipes are amazing. She did a duet with Dwight Yoakam that she just tears it up on that is stunning.

And the Dixie chicks do a song of hers on the last album for this called "Am I The Only One (that's ever felt this way) that rocks too, I would love to hear her sing it. Great songwriter too.

So, singing one of my favorite songs of all time, Maria Mckee singing Wayfaring Stranger:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnaANP3cxDg&search=%20Maria%20Mckee

[RagingInMiami]

5. Thanks for posting that link

It comes with a bunch of other Maria McKee videos. I love Youtube.

[grannylib]

7. Love her voice. I think she and Ricky Lee Jones are two of the all-time

best female artists. OH! And Bonnie Raitt.

[fishwax]

8. i think about "my girlhood among the outlaws" fairly often

that's a great song, from (I think) her second solo album (sin to get saved), which is a damn good album overall :)

[RagingInMiami]

9. That is an amazing album

Every song is brilliant.

[fishwax]

10. yeah, I think I'll have to dig that one out

I haven't listened to it in quite a while, but it really is good. It's the only album of hers that I have, though I like what I've heard of her other stuff as well.

[enigmatic]

11. I met her

Back in her Lone Justice days; stunningly beatutiful and incredibly talented. And I got a kiss on the cheeck, which was a VERY high point, then:)

My favorite song by her is the orginal verson of "Life Is Sweet"; her guitar on the song is amazing, and those lyrics:

This one is for the girl who says she’s unlucky in love
You deserve to have the world at your feet
And if one person, one many could be enough
Then I wish it could be me
I wish it could be me

This one is for the boy whose daddy never had the time for him
Wish I could build you a little house for you to hide in
And give you back your summers
I’d give you back all your summers
You still have summers

Life is sweet life is sweet life is sweet
Bittersweet
And the days keep rollin’ along

This one is for the girl who says those voices in her head
Never leave her alone
Don’t listen to your teacher, you’re not crazy
Just smarter than the rest of them
Paint a picture
Write a song
Tell your story
Bang a gong...

Life is sweet life is sweet life is sweet
Bittersweet
And the days keep rollin’ along

This one is for the boy who’s not allowed to be part of the gang
You don’t need those losers I think you’re beautiful
And you meet a girl and you fall in love and it doesn’t work out
Well it won’t be the first time and they don’t make a cure for that
So you eat your breakfast
Read a book
Open up your window
Be alone...

[RagingInMiami]

12. Very cool