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GirlWithTheMouseyHair · 18/11/2010 18:34

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

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ElephantsAndMiasmas · 19/11/2010 12:47

Oh good - have you seen this thread which became a bit of a forum for posting creepy relationship/DV songs?

Every Breath You Take is another creepy one.

GirlWithTheMouseyHair · 19/11/2010 12:16

this is brillaint, thankyou....

we'd already found Jack Jones singing "Wives and Lovers", tis perfect and elephants you're hitting the right note with run for your life and bang bang he shot me down.

adarkstar that is one of my all time favourite tracks, so haunting and beautiful and heartbreaking and awful...but I have other plans for that one!

keep 'em coming, this is brill

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ElephantsAndMiasmas · 19/11/2010 12:09

How about ?

MrsClown · 19/11/2010 11:54

Sorry forgot to add this bit. Examples of some of the lyrics in cant hold us down.

When a female fires back suddenly the guy dont know how to act.

It would be easier for you to swallow if I sat and smiled. What, am I not supposed to have an opinion, should I decline to speak cos Im a woman!

MrsClown · 19/11/2010 11:50

I also love Helen Reddy, I am woman.

Put Him Out by Miss Dynamite is also a good one. What about Christine Aguillera and Lil Kim singing Cant Hold Us Down that is a good one.

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 19/11/2010 10:56

Ooh I know a couple more tha give me the creeps.

"Bang Bang You Shot Me Down" - Nancy Sinatra

"Run For Your Life" - The Beatles

YunoYurbubson · 19/11/2010 10:44

I've always thought Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clappers) is a real old chauv song.

aDarkStarWithStrangeWays · 19/11/2010 10:41

Oppression: Tori Amos - Me And A Gun

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 19/11/2010 10:39

Oh dittany, I love "You're Sixteen, You're Beautiful" etc :(

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ElephantsAndMiasmas · 19/11/2010 10:36

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

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 19/11/2010 10:29

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?"

HerBeatitude · 18/11/2010 20:41

Ah yes that's the one MrsR

GirlWithTheMouseyHair · 18/11/2010 20:38

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)

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msrisotto · 18/11/2010 20:15

Is the Ms.Dynamite song you're thinking of

AliceWorld · 18/11/2010 20:13

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

dittany · 18/11/2010 20:11

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AuraofDora · 18/11/2010 20:07

patti smith pissing in a river

AuraofDora · 18/11/2010 20:05

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

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HerBeatitude · 18/11/2010 19:57

Esther Philips - black eyed blues

HerBeatitude · 18/11/2010 19:50

Pretenders - Thin line between love and hate

HerBeatitude · 18/11/2010 19:50

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

msrisotto · 18/11/2010 19:49

Helen Reddy - I am woman

Am going to stop looking now!