This song is worth a listen: Stella Donnelly Boys will be boys

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m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=VcD9EKeCtIY

“Boys Will Be Boys is my attempt at making sense of society's tendency to blame the victims of sexual assault and rape and make excuses for the perpetrators. It was also my way of dealing with certain events that were occurring in my life at the time. The video itself was intended to express the burden of victim blaming and sexual assault on the victims themselves as the mundane aspects of life go on. A song is just a song but at the very least I hope it will open up difficult yet important conversations between family members, friends, government bodies, organisations and most importantly, boys and men.“

Here are the lyrics

My friend told me of a secret
Told me that she blames herself
You invaded her magnificence
Put your hand over her mouth
Why was she all alone
Wearing her shirt that low
They said, "Boys will be boys"
Deaf to the word no
Your father told you that you're innocent
Told you that women rape themselves
Would you blame your little sister
If she cried to you for help
Why was she all alone
Wearing her shirt that low
They said, "Boys will be boys"
Deaf to, deaf to
Deaf to the word
No, no, no, no
Like a mower in the morning
I will never let you rest
You broke all the bonds she gave you
Time to pay the fucking rent


Her EP Thrush Metal is terrific.

[CircleSquareCircleSquare]

Just bouncing this because I think Stella is a important voice and this is a powerful song.

[CircleSquareCircleSquare]

Bouncing! Think this is worth a listen. Her whole EP is great.

[justicewomen]

Good recommendation. Never heard of her. Anyone else got tips for strong, current women singer/songwriters?

[LassWiADelicateAir]

I did listen to it and some of her other stuff including an interview. She is an engaging young woman but her music does nothing for me.

[LassWiADelicateAir]

I saw Courtney Marie Andrews on Thursday night. I think she is amazing. She has been making a living from music since she was 16. She is from Arizona and has toured widely in US and Europe as a backing singer and guitarist for other artists and in her own right over the last 10 years.

Her break largely came after a Jools Holland appearance a year ago and rave reviews all round (Times, Guardian, Telegraph, Rolling Stone and on and on )for her album An Honest Life

This is the Jools Holland appearance