Strong women songs...

[LissyGlitter]

Does anyone have any suggestions for good songs by/about strong women? I'm thinking of making a playlist on spotify or downloading some stuff for my mp3 player. Up to now I have sheela-na-gig by PJ Harvey and that is about it...

I'm after psyching myself up for the whole birth/postnatal/breastfeeding thing, and for some reason feel like listening to a load of women being all...female, if that makes sense...

"I will survive" - Gloria Gaynor(?)

queen of the night- whitney houston
respect- aretha franklin
anything by tori amos!

woman of the ghetto - marlene shaw (get the live version, bit noodley at the beginning but loads better than album one. Tis on a blue note compilation (with the v extended intro cut))

the crass penis envy - take yr pick of songs

suck my left one - bikini kill. Er obv not meant as bf mantra

I've got JUST the playlist that you may love yaknow

pretenders

herjazz ooh, link please?

Carole King
Alanis Morisette
Alicia Keys
Beyonce
madonna
Angie Stone
Dixie Chicks

Songs that make me go all independant woman type thing-

Alicia Keys -Karma
Cher -Strong Enough
Whitney -Step by step
Destinys chiLD -iNdependant woman, survivor
September - Cry for you

The one by Des'ree with lyrics something like ...'you gotta be strong, gotta be wiser.....all I know is love will find a way'.

Apologies for poor memory, but it was one of her big hits.

marlene shaw woman of the ghetto

playlist is just on my itunes. Dunno how I could share that. Can tell you whats on it if you like

christina aguilera - fighter

There was a thread similar to this last week, some great suggestions on it here

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzH_QZKb7Ks one by Sheryl Crow is lovely

Any Sonic Youth with Kim Gordon singing
Breeders
Liz Phair maybe?
Agree with Bikini Kill, how about Dont need You or Rebel Girl?
Elastica Stutter
L7 Shit List/ Pretend were dead
Velocity Girl Cant stop smiling

Janis Joplin

'Red Football' by Sinead O'Connor. Stirring stuff.

Off the beaten track, there are some inspiring tunes by Seize The Day such as love is a mountain and 3Daft Monkeys are great too

I can think of some strong women songs but maybe a little too miserable and emotional for what you are looking for
Karine Polwart - The sun's coming over the hill
Dixie Chicks - Goodbye Earl
Kate Rusby - No Names

I guess it all comes down to what you define as a strong woman song. Do you mean kind of shouty I will survive type songs? Most of the songs I think of as strong woman songs are like the Kate Rusby / Karine Polwart strong quiet woman dealing with adversity in a strong powerful way.

"Amy Winehouse"

surely not,aren't most of her songs about being obsessed/dependent on men?

Mother Mother - Tracy Bonham
Not Too Soon - Throwing Muses
Hole
Tori Amos

all of kate bush

PJ Harvey - 50ft Queenie

Good choice there cyteen. Oh damn I'm in my Christmas dress! I am usually 50ftQueenie!!!

Hehe, I think we've discussed the guitar solo before