I haven't listened to Chaka Khan--almost forgot what an amazing voice she had! So many good songs she had, esp. with Rufus--"Ain't Nobody," "Fool's Paradise," "Tell Me Something Good"... Not to mention the ones she did on her own--"I'm Every Woman," "Funny Valentine," "I Feel For You," and "Through The Fire." What are your favorite Chaka Khan songs?

<3 her.

I even like Come 2 My House.

I think she's officially covered 3 Prince songs now (not counting the ones he gave her that were original to her).

I Feel For You
Don't Talk 2 Strangers
Sign O The Times

ernestsewell said:

I'm glad you like her as much as I do! What a voice! Wish I could sing like that! I'll try out Come 2 My House. Almost bought it today... In the meantime, I'm grooving to the first album I ever heard her on "Rufus...featuring Chaka Khan"... Great stuff!

How in the world do you org members post videos on here?! I've tried several times with the URL and Code prompts but it never works! I wanted to post a video of Chaka Khan on here from youtube but I couldn't with either the URL or Code buttons! I can only do IMG! How do you do it?!

poetcorner61 said:

Check your Org notes.

Great song by a great songstess! Thanks, Ernest!



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poetcorner61 said:

Nope, use the word "youtube", not "url".

My FAVE vocalist of all-times, these 2 songs are the reason why I'm convinced that this woman was possessed by an angel eversince she was in her mother's womb....

Chaka Khan has vocal skills like no other

I went to a club on new years day & almost fell over when the dj played this song



there are so many songs by Chaka that are my favourites so impossible for me to list them all



and when she jumps into jazz territory she is like no other





her interpretation of "Dont Go To Strangers"


there is & there will never be anyone like Chaka Khan . . . . Je M'appelle LA FLAMME!!

Just a handful of my fave live performances.

"Through the Fire"



"Never Miss the Water"



"Love You All My Lifetime"



"I Feel For You"



"Ain't Nobody"



"I Can't Get No Satisfaction" Duet with Robert Palmer



"Facts Of Love"



Okay, I have to stop myself. I could go on an on for days!

kitbradley said:

That Robert Palmer clip is awesome. I've seen it before. It makes me miss him on the music scene.

And I see cutie Michael Delorenzo is in the "I Feel For You" performance as well. Gheezus, is there anything that boy DIDN'T dance for in the 80's?
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ernestsewell said:

Chaka set that stage on fire during that 1997 Songs and Vision Concert.

She could put a lump in the throat of cynicism.

An example of why I love music.

She even knows how to play drums,as seen in this rare clip from 1976:


This lady is amazing!

Here's a rare gem that nobody ever talks about.This actually reached the R&B Top 10 in 1981.

SoulAlive said:

I didn't know that it was released as a single

The whole Camouflage album is underrated

Harlepolis said:

Yeah,it was the first single from that album.I remember my sister bought the 45 From what I remember,Chaka didn't want to do that album,but Warners insisted.By 1981,she was done with Rufus and wanted to focus on her solo career.