soundtracks

[GirlWithTheMouseyHair]

me again and banging on about my show again honestly this is providing a welath of information and sometimes it's more beneficial to excavate from pretentious non-theatre types.

We're creating soundtracks for the half hour in the bar and space before the show starts and want misongynistic songs which cross the last 60-70years. There's obviously tons in modern R&B but we've found some Andy Williams, Cliff Richard, Alice Cooper etc. We want male only voices for this.

During the interval we need 5 songs to play which are sung by women, referring to oppression of women (eg Kate Bush - A Woman's Work)

The end is the really tough one. We don't want power ballads or anything by Whitney Houston or the spice girls but definately uplifting songs about female empowerment

[CommanderDrool]

'Sisters are doing it for themselves' Aretha Franklin Annie Lennox.

Independent woman, Destiny's child?

[BertieBotts]

Look at Ani DiFranco, Tracy chapman.

[singarainbow]

Check out Melissa Etheridge...any album will have something.

[CommanderDrool]

Respect, Aretha Franklin

Also Pj Harvey 'sheela na gig' and 'dress' for oppression bit

[CommanderDrool]

Also maybe something like 'big time Sensuality,' Bjork which is such a positive joyful song.

[CommanderDrool]

9 to 5 Dolly Parton - workplace sexism

[msrisotto]

Pink - Stupid girls

Ciara - Like a boy

Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight

Robyn - Who's that girl

Madison Avenue - Don't call me baby

Leslie Gore - You don't own me

Aretha Franklin - Respect

No Doubt - I'm just a girl

[msrisotto]

Loretta Lynn - The pill

That one was banned from the radio in its time.

[msrisotto]

Destiny's child - Independent woman

Kelly Clarkson - Miss Independent

[HerBeatitude]

Cyndi Lauper - girls just wanna have fun (I love the line about some people wanting to take a beautiful girl and hide her away then "I want to be the one that walks in the sun")

[msrisotto]

Helen Reddy - I am woman

Am going to stop looking now!

[HerBeatitude]

msdynamite's quite good but I can't remember anything of her's...

[HerBeatitude]

Pretenders - Thin line between love and hate

[HerBeatitude]

Esther Philips - black eyed blues

[AuraofDora]

aretha franklin respect

Nico / velvet underground i'll be your mirror

judy garland somewhere over the rainbow

ms dynamite is famous for her theme tune from a few years ago Her Beatitude i cant name it either atm

[AuraofDora]

patti smith pissing in a river

[AliceWorld]

What about riot grrrl stuff, does it need to be more recognisable?

[msrisotto]

Is the Ms.Dynamite song you're thinking of

[GirlWithTheMouseyHair]

wow thanks everyone...dittany that misogynist list is especially perfect, songs that people know and love but prob haven't realised what they're saying (stones, bob dylan, beatles)

[HerBeatitude]

Ah yes that's the one MrsR

[ElephantsAndMiasmas]

You need by Ms Dynamite.

Should be the soundtrack of the MN Relationships section.

Cocklodging, controlling and abusive behaviour, it's got it all. (Thinking for half time)

"Your little girl needs a daddy I agree but the fool is far from that. Any fool can be a father, that ain't no reason to keep on taking him back"

"He never reads wit' her or takes her out,
That shits called neglect you hear.
Sure she confused and tired of always seeing mummas face bruised and drowing in tears.
Look what you showin' her by lettin' him disrespect you,
You just growin' her to think that it's something that all men do.
You owe it to yourself and your daughter cos she thinks it's all alright,
When she get older,
Follow the footsteps you showed her,
How you gunna look her in the eye?"

[ElephantsAndMiasmas]

RE: sexist shit songs.

"You're having my baby" - Paul (W)Anka

"what a lovely way of saying how much you love me" - there is some female vocal in this (one verse I think) lyrics here



You also need Jack Jones singing "Wives and Lovers" "don't send him off with your hair in curlers, you may not see him again".

It's the surrendered wife anthem. lyrics