Songs, Anthems, and Music for Women

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https://youtu.be/0C2tFNi_9Ug?si=ZTrqRtwL7Ej918F5




Beautiful
Christina Aguilera

"Rose Queen" from Grand Blue Fantasy

You know when you think about it? A rose is like a perfect symbol of a queen's authority. Sweet flower on top, sharp thorns on the stem beneath. The flower petals represent compassion and the thorns represents strength. Take away the petals and you have a tyranical queen, but take away the thorns and you have a weak queen. Both are needed to be a successful leader.



English Translation I found

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfiLAcERNQ4

The world, it needs an anthem
For all of womankind
The song to fight, the song to right
The wrongs of all of time
So we put pen to paper
And wrote all through the night
A gorgeous ode to feminism
Well within our sights

But this is pretty nuanced stuff
And putting it all in one song was tough
And that's why...

This is not a feminist song
We tried real hard but it took too long
This is not a feminist song
Cause we were scared we would do it wrong
We know women need an anthem
A song to call their own
But we didn't write that anthem
We went home

Every woman has a struggle
And every struggle's real
But just try and write a song
That captures every woman's deal
So instead of writing lyrics
Here's us running in the sand
And here's a bunch of lens flares
And an old woman's hands

Not to call a woman old
Or judge a woman's hands
We know a woman shouldn't be
Reduced to just her hands

We stepped right into that trap
It's so hard to navigate this crap
And that's why...

This is not a feminist song
So technically, it can't be wrong
This is not a feminist song
I feel like we've been singing so long
Our ancestors, they fought for us
So they deserve a song
But this is not that song, so move along

Now here's some powerful footage
For a song, we did not write
It's Malala, Maya Angelou
And Madeleine Albright

And RBG, she taught me that women can be strong
And that women have the right to choose
To bail on this whole song, oh, yeah

And that's why
This is not a feminist song
We're just women singing a song
But doesn't that make it a feminist song?
I guess this was feminist all along

This is a feminist song
Tweet it, #FEMINISTSONG (hashtag "feminist song")
Cause now it's time for you at home
To weigh in on this song
And tell us if we handled it all wrong

This tough and tricky landmine of a song
Ah, yeah

Cher - Woman's World

Loretta Lynn - “The Pill”

Edited to add: Why haven’t I heard this song before today?!

A pro-choice anthem from 1972:



We're talkin' about abortion, it's against the law
But we know that it's our right
Control of our bodies we are going to will
We've got to get together and fight

They tell us to get married and have three or four kids
Change the diapers, be a good wife
But we will decide how many children to bear
We've got to control our own life

Free our sisters, abortion is our right
Free our sisters, abortion is our right

We're talkin' about abortion it's as old as time
Hidden in fear and pain
The witches began it, they were burned at the stake
For helping sisters break their chains

We're talkin' about abortion, gonna change the law
And make a better way
Those men with the power got to bend or break
They've got some heavy dues to pay

For any other tarot lovers out there like me, here's some great meditation music on two major arcana cards that emote the most powerful "feminine" energy: The High Priestess & The Empresss.

The High Priestess



https://youtu.be/OIxVZ4In3uI?si=omHAfv7nmdc5z0WU

The Empress



https://youtu.be/suxguNqwTjM?si=H8li_jnXuepfxifu

I hope you like these.

https://youtu.be/oZecKsm0Mfw

^ Leveling the entire town doesn’t seem necessary. A couple houses should suffice. Seriously though, I hate being gawked at, especially when it’s accompanied by other behavior. It was worse when I was younger. Isolated events aren’t always a big deal, but when they happen often or when I’m having a bad PTSD day, it doesn’t feel so minor.





Yoko Ono - Sisters, O Sisters

#MeToo songs seem like something important to post.

Here’s a couple songs written by survivors. I’m not posting the music videos because they contain triggering content although they are also important.





^ This song about secondary wounding (i.e. the dismissive, invalidating, hurtful comments people make to survivors) was written by Lady Gaga and Diane Warren who’s sitting next to Gaga in the video. Warren came out as autistic recently. She’s also a survivor.

I love Tori Amos. She’s such a storyteller.



“Silent All These Years”

Her song “Me and a Gun” has been very meaningful to survivors, but I’m choosing not to post it here.

Solange - “Don’t Touch My Hair”

https://youtu.be/vDHr85LiwUM?si=jDA9uPpFpf5NcV7W




The Dog Days Are Over
Florence and the Machine

Loretta Lynn - “Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)"

Well, you thought I'd be waitin' up when you came home last night
You'd been out with all the boys and you ended up half tight
Liquor and love, they just don't mix
Leave that bottle or me behind
And don't come home a drinkin' with lovin' on your mind

No, don't come home a drinkin' with lovin' on your mind
Just stay out there on the town and see what you can find…