Songs Relating to Feminism/Woman Empowerment

[BriannaMichele]

Man and Women are welcome. Post any song relating to the empowerment of women or women's rights whether it be legal or social. I'll start.


[ame=http://youtu.be/PHzOOQfhPFg]No Doubt - Just A Girl - YouTube[/ame]

"Just A Girl"

Take this pink ribbon off my eyes
I'm exposed
And it's no big surprise
Don't you think I know
Exactly where I stand
This world is forcing me
To hold your hand
'Cause I'm just a girl, little 'ol me
Don't let me out of your sight
I'm just a girl, all pretty and petite
So don't let me have any rights

Oh...I've had it up to here!
The moment that I step outside
So many reasons
For me to run and hide
I can't do the little things I hold so dear
'Cause it's all those little things
That I fear

'Cause I'm just a girl I'd rather not be
'Cause they won't let me drive
Late at night I'm just a girl,
Guess I'm some kind of freak
'Cause they all sit and stare
With their eyes

I'm just a girl,
Take a good look at me
Just your typical prototype

Oh...I've had it up to here!
Oh...am I making myself clear?
I'm just a girl
I'm just a girl in the world...
That's all that you'll let me be!
I'm just a girl, living in captivity
Your rule of thumb
Makes me worry some

I'm just a girl, what's my destiny?
What I've succumbed to Is making me numb
I'm just a girl, my apologies
What I've become is so burdensome
I'm just a girl, lucky me
Twiddle-dum there's no comparison

Oh...I've had it up to!
Oh...I've had it up to!!
Oh...I've had it up to here!



•Pinky•

 

[Smilebong]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUBnxqEVKlk]Helen Reddy - 'I Am Woman' (Live) 1975 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[BriannaMichele]

Helen Reddy - 'I Am Woman' (Live) 1975 - YouTube

That song has become the basis for so many poems and performances. Great choice!


•Pinky•

 

[dilloduck]

 

[TruthSeeker56]

Itzy Bitzy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

Girls, Girls, Girls

The Crying Game

The Stripper

 

[Mad Scientist]

When we were kids my sister used to sing that Helen Reddy tune like this:

"I am Strong! I am Invisible!"

She still screws up song lyrics to this day.

 

[ChrisL]

Well, I'm a bitch of course. IIRC, it was dubbed the anthem of the modern feminist movement.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRqoIHZpWUU]Meredith Brooks - I'm A Bitch - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Zmrzlina]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfXwmDGJAB8]2Pac - Keep Ya Head Up - YouTube[/ame]