SEXIST friend.

Jack-Off-Jill did a cover of The Cure's Love Song. They did it well.

You really should drop this douche-canoe friend of yours. There is no rule in life saying the ONLY guys can sing certain songs.

Sweet dreams was originally written for a man and was rocked by annie lennox.

Lulu, 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' - by David Bowie

"I Want You To Want Me" Originally done by Cheap Trick, covered by Letters to Cleo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EywyJj_uHpw

(I cant get no) Satisfaction and My Prerogative were both redone by Britney Spears

I think the idea was a song done BETTER by a female artist... not butchered. :noway:

Not famously, but the best karaoke rendition of House of the Rising Sun I have ever heard was done by a woman. It gave me goosebumps it was so good.

Respect was originally done by a man, Otis Redding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JGJXmpKGXY
Seems perfect.

"I Walk the Line" Marshall Chapman

it's a band example; but the vocalists are male and then female respectively. "We're going to Barbados" which was covered by Vengaboys as "We're going to Ibiza" While immeasurably better than the original, it still remains atrocious.

While it's a folk song so nobody really knows who sang it first; the first recording of "Where have all the flowers gone" is by the Kingston Trio. Yet, the best ever rendition of it is by Marlene Dietrich.

any song sung by Ella Fitzgerald. For instance "Let's call the whole thing off" was first recorded by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers but the Ella solo version is just brilliant.

Many female/male duets work because of the two sexes singing.
Case in point, "You're The One That I Want" from Grease (Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta)
"Suddenly" from Xanadu (Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard)

Under The Gun was sung on separate occasions by Sheila Walsh and Cliff Richard
Hold Me Tight was sung by the Beatles and then later by Evan Rachel Wood
Even the title song Xanadu was sung by Olivia Newton-John and later by Jeff Lynne
there are literally hundreds more examples, but these are the first handful that came to mind.

Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Pardon, & Emmy Lou Harris do a beautiful version of Neil Young's After The Gold Rush.
Belly, with lead singer Tanya Donelly, do a really cool version of the Jimi Hendrix song, Are You Experienced.
The Cowboy Junkies covered the Velvet Underground's Sweet Jane. Lou Reed said it is "the best and most authentic version I have ever heard".
Patti Smith doing Bruce Springsteen's Because The Night, although, they may have co wrote that...?
Anyway, the point is, your "friend" is an idiot.

Run by Snow Patrol, covered by Leona Lewis.

ETA: I covered "If You Remember Me" originally done by Chris Thompson on my album, and it was pretty good. I sing "guy songs" all the time...Jason Mraz, Michael Buble, The Killers, Jet, The Beatles, etc.

Also, your "friend" sounds like a douche.

This is hard for me to believe, this is one of my favorite songs....but I will check it out because you suggested it.

I honestly cant think of a single one.
I hate being put on the spot like that.

I love to be put on the spot....sometimes it is hard to find.....

Adele - Make you feel my love!
Originally Bob Dylan!! The Dylan cover is amazing but the Adele cover is equally good!

Not only would I not waste my time trying to prove something to a sexist (he's likely never to agree anyway) I certainly would waste any further time with that "friend." Pick people for your life that support you no matter what (even when they disagree with you). Avoid folks who seem to have no greater joy than telling you what you CAN'T do.

Best of luck with the performance