K.D. Lang's Best Songs

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By Athlyn Green


Hallelujah--Lang sings Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah and puts so much feeling into this song

Crying (Duet with Roy Orbison)

K.D. Lang Sings The Valley--a beautiful hymn that gains momentum as it goes along

 

K.D. Lang will go down in history as one of this generation's most talented performers.

She's paved the way for modern women everywhere, following a road "less traveled" and, at times, controversial.

In spite of her phenomenal success, Lang remains humble and it is perhaps this attitude that spurs her to perfect her awesome talent, both as a performer and as a songwriter.

K. D.'s vocal ability is remarkably demonstrated in songs she has made uniquely her own.

*Her soaring duet of Crying (Live by Request) with Roy Orbison showed a vocal range that is nearly off the chart. The harmonies in this song are captivating.

* Her rendition of Hallelujah (Hymns of the 49th Parallel) is beautiful. She just "nails" this song. If ever a voice transcended to the heavens, her's did in this hymn.

*The Valley (Hymns of the 49th Parallel) is one song that is a special treat. It just gets better as it goes along. Lang shows a sensitivity and maturity befitting this reflective and haunting piece.

Whether singing Country, Jazz, or Torch, K.D. Lang has proven to be a versatile and brilliant artist.


K.D. Lang Music

Watershed Watershed
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Hymns of the 49th Parallel Hymns of the 49th Parallel
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Ingénue IngĂ©nue
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Shadowland Shadowland
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A Tribute To Joni Mitchell A Tribute To Joni Mitchell
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Hymns of the 49th Parallel

1) After the Goldrush

2) Simple

3) Helpless

4) A Case of You

5) the Valley

6) Hallelujah

7) The Day I Walk

8) Fallen

9) Jericho

10) Bird on a Wire

11) Love is Everything


3 Cigarettes in the ashtray (Live by Request) . . . K.D. Lang's vocal range and ability to sustain a note in this song is mind-blowing!

K. D. Lang and Tony Bennet Duet--crooning together

Black Coffee--jazzy (Live by Request)

Fast Facts

* Name: Kathryn Dawn Lang

* Born: Consort, Alberta. Nov. 1961

* Listened to Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones, Kate Bush, Emmylou Harris, and Patsy Cline

* Studied music at Red Deer College, Alberta

* Formed the group, The Reclines

Albums

  • Absolute Torch & Twang

  • All You Can Eat
  • Angel With A Lariat
  • A Truly Western Experience
  • A Wonderful World (With Toni Bennett)
  • Drag
  • Helpless
  • Hymns of the 49th Parallel
  • Invincible Summer
  • Live By Request
  • Reintarnation
  • Rino Hi-Five

  • Ingenue

  • Shadowland


Live by Request

1) Summerfling

2) Big Boned Gal

3) Black Coffee

4) Trail of Broken Hearts

5) Crying

6) Don't Smoke in Bed

7) The Consequences of Falling

8) Miss Chatelaine

9) Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray

10) Barefoot

11) Constant Craving

12) Wash me Clean

13) Pullin' Back the Reins

14) Simple


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xtnshun  says:
2 months ago

I like her cover of "No More Tears" by Donna Summer

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