Songs, Anthems, and Music for Women

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Not about women specifically but relatable to me and empowering.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEJd2RyGm8Q

“This Is Me”

I am not a stranger to the dark
"Hide away," they say
"'Cause we don't want your broken parts"
I've learned to be ashamed of all my scars
"Run away," they say
"No one'll love you as you are"

But I won't let them break me down to dust
I know that there's a place for us
For we are glorious

When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
I am brave, I am bruised
I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
Look out 'cause here I come
And I'm marchin' on to the beat I drum
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apologies, this is me

I associate this song with a certain memory.



https://youtu.be/YUtHjOvPKT0?si=Bgp-0nnbRlWEfvk9

Pink - U and Ur Hand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0MK7qz13bU

https://youtu.be/Q9x2xxogk7c?si=Y6-R5UcimOUYXpZn

Halsey - Nightmare

"Come on, little lady, give us a smile"
No, I ain't got nothin' to smile about
I got no one to smile for, I waited a while for
A moment to say I don't owe you a goddamn thing…

https://youtu.be/jVMwDd8V_kY?si=JntFAfcqCtN_DF1u

Tori Amos - Spark

If the divine master's plan is perfection
(Swing low)
Maybe next I'll give Judas a try
(Swing low, sweet chariot)
Trusting my soul to the ice cream assassin
Here, here, here…

https://youtu.be/8GI7hopIxzI?si=CMLCIUl7BTf8RVl3

Tori Amos - Icicle

https://youtu.be/20WaVg6Lpz8?si=OyTM4t6juS-UR6vJ

Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On

The lyrics to this Japanese pop song "Please don't say you are lazy!" translated into English sound like a good song of expression for high school girls living in Japan's conservative patriarchal society.

https://youtu.be/NYouHfUJPAQ?si=qHTmFSOu_jW_zikc

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g2gy1Evb1 ... VucHJldHR5

TLC - Unpretty

https://youtu.be/e4cp_VcEr_w?si=hrBl6uLiedDJ1ZW6

Sia - Bird Set Free

The main theme from the Italian horror film Phenomena



I feel like this was an interesting kind of feminist film, or at the very least it was sympathetic to the main character who was dealing with bullies and unfriendly teachers at a girl's boarding school in Europe far away from her home in the US. Plus the whole thing with the local serial killer prowling arounr that wanted her dead, and her strange gift (or at times a curse) for being able to communicate telepathically with insects that never seem to sting or bother her.

This movie kind of reminded me of Stephen King's "Carrie". A girl with unusual powers who gets treated badly by almost everyone.

I loved Mariah Carey when I was a kid and this song in particular although I didn’t really understand it at the time.



https://youtu.be/P3iGU3sFM5k?si=m51T3ZxMx0ra4v1O

Mariah Carey - Hero

I feel like I should say something about this song, but sometimes there aren’t words.



https://youtu.be/_ewavfe-mMQ?si=vn8SJuPOrM_yoc3C

Fiona Apple - For Her

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivvGgiDC_Og

India Arie - Beautiful Flower

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7bLLdmI8Xs

https://youtu.be/eR7-AUmiNcA?si=OTUkbb5BcMB700xV

Sara Bareilles - King of Anything