Lulu Songs Ranked
Lulu Kennedy-Cairns CBE (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie; 3 November 1948) is a Scottish singer, actress and television personality. Noted for her powerful singing voice, Lulu began her career in the UK but soon became known internationally. She had major chart hits with “To Sir with Love” from the 1967 film of the same name, which topped the Billboard Hot 100, and with the title song to the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. In European countries, she is also widely known for the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 winning entry “Boom Bang-a-Bang”, and for her 1964 hit “Shout”, which she performed at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Lulu appeared three times on Show of the Week, twice in 1969 and once in 1972. In early 1978, she was the regular guest on The Les Dawson Show on BBC1. From 1999 to 2000, Lulu hosted 14 episodes of Red Alert with the National Lottery. Lulu has also appeared in a number of TV specials, including one with Bruce Forsyth in 1974 and Lulu’s Big Show in 1993 taped at Glasgow’s Tramway. Another special in 1999 was dedicated to Lulu’s life and career. Here are all of Lulu songs ranked.
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10. I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do) (Don’t Take Love for Granted, 1978)
“This is one of the most underrated songs in pop history. Lulu is an amazing singer I love her. Her phrasing on this was beyond professional, and the bridge to key change was worthy of the Brothers Gibb (including her ex-beau Maurice).”
9. I Don’t Wanna Fight (The Best Of, 1999)
“This song touches your heart and is the ultimate break up song – Tina’s version is good but Lulu adds that extra spark and seems to be singing from the heart.
8. The Boat That I Row (Love Loves To Love Lulu, 1967)
“The young Neil Diamond was hot songwriting property in early 1967 mainly due to his two massive hits for new teen heartthrobs The Monkees “A Little Bit Me” and of course “I’m A Believer”. “The Boat That I Row”, the only one of the three to be contemporaneously recorded by its composer is another little gem (no pun intended), with its funky little organ riff, quirky lyric and slightly Latin-flavoured break.”
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7. To Sir With Love (Love Loves To Love Lulu, 1967)
” The melody is well-constructed, as well; in the hands of another song, this could have been a real standout. That said, Lulu’s paper-thin vocals and limp melisma don’t suit this song particularly well at all.”
6. The Man With The Golden Gun (Heaven and Earth and the Stars, 1976)
“What I like about this recording is that you KNOW you are listening to a James Bond movie theme. Not since Shirley Bassey’s “Goldfinger” had a Bond song been so true to the movie, both in lyrics and orchestration. From start to finish, it is dynamic and rousing. The choice of Lulu to sing it was sheer brilliance by the producers. At the time, no other British female singer had the vocal strength to carry this off other than Bassey herself, although Lulu has a sense of playfulness here that Bassey may not have been able to achieve.”
5. Oh Me Oh My (I’m a Fool for You Baby) (New Routes, 1970)
“A terrific love song and Lulu demonstrates how well she could modulate her powerful voice to be appropriately soft and booming when the lyrics and orchestration so required. Only 20 years old, she sang with a maturity that was outstandingly melodic and heartfelt. She tells the story that while at the Atlantic studios, she got on an elevator and there was Aretha Franklin.”
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4. Love Loves to Love Love (Love Loves To Love Lulu, 1967)
“One of the precious few worthwhile Mickie Most-era Lulu songs (for fans of her Decca years at least), the imbecilically named “Love Loves to Love Love” is saved only by its arrangement and it’s stupid if attitudinally sung chorus. The song opens with a scorching lead guitar that pops up every so often for the remainder of the song, drawing comparisons to Lesley Gore’s equally snarling “No Matter What You Do”, though that guitar is substituted in the break for a dancefloor-friendly but thoroughly un-garagey bongo solo”
3. The Man Who Sold The World (The Man Who Sold The World 1970)
“The Man Who Sold The World” was an unusual number to tackle but in Bowie and Mick Ronson’s capable hands and, it was transformed from a spooky premonition into a slinky groove with a seductive sax line. Aynsley Dunbar tends to lose track of the beat at times, but it doesn’t matter. Bowie helps out on harmonies to great effect.”
2. Relight My Fire (Making Life Rhyme, 2015)
“In the early 1990s, Lulu had a career renaissance with her Independence album, and she brought that funky, white soul sound with her when she hooked up with Take That for their cover of Dan Hartman’s disco smash.”
1. Shout (Something to Shout About, 1965)
“Lulu was singing before she was a teenager, had picked up her stage name by the age of 14, and the following year stormed her way into the charts with her version of The Isley Brothers 1959 classic ‘Shout’.”
