There are a lot of, frankly
naff, reinterpretations/covers of well-known songs, in audiophile circles, which are beautifully recorded but utterly bland in other respects.
However, I quite like this very sparse, understated, interpretation of Bernie Taupin / Elton John's
'Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word', by
Lydia Gray:
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I mentioned
Suzy Bogguss many months ago, but she did do a nice cover of the same song, with the late Chet Atkins, worthy of contrasting with the above interpretation:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/522812/the-best-female-vocals-your-favorite-female-singers/1200#post_8732182
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I also mentioned
Claire Teal a few months ago who generally does conventional jazz, but also did a nice cover of Snow Patrol's
'Chasing Cars':
http://www.head-fi.org/t/522812/the-best-female-vocals-your-favorite-female-singers/1395#post_9090733
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And if anyone happens to like the sparse approach of Lydia Gray's above cover, you might perhaps like
Mary Black's 'Poison Words':
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...which was also covered (less successfully, IMO) by
Mary Coughlan, though I am a big fan of Coughlan, generally.
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