Zpěvačka a kytaristka (též pianistka) z Kansasu, přirovnávána k Janis Joplin. Narozena v r. 1963. Začínala v losangelských klubech ale studovala i na bostonské univerzitě Berklee. Už album Melissa Etheridge (1988) bylo velmi dobře přijato...

Píseň: Aint It Heavy

Interpret:
Melissa Etheridge
Album:
Never Enough
Sometimes I know 
that it's never enough
Survival is fine 
but satisfaction is rough
I try with an angel tonight
Spread these wings 
and I'm on for the ride
Cruise these streets 
where my innocence hides
There's some things you can't deny
What is it about this human condition
I need some kind of promise
Some kind of submission tonight


Heavy
Ain't it heavy
Ain't the night heavy


I'm feelin' kinda loose 
I'm feelin' kinda mean
I've been feeling kinda wild since 
I turned seventeen
Or is it madness
Tell me where can a woman 
find any kind of peace
When does the fury 
and the agony cease
How long have 
I got to say please
There's a hole in my jeans 
I only wanted to fade
I've been ripping out seams
Somebody else made tonight


Heavy
Ain't it heavy
Ain't the night heavy