Feminist mix-tape list

[MidCenturyClegs]

Woman-only garden party tomorrow night and I'm in charge of the tunes

For starters:

1. Julie Covington "Only Women Bleed"

@TheMarzipanDildo I really love 'Gonna Be an Engineer'! It's a real bit of women's history for me - I was very young when I first heard it and my initial reaction was a shocked 'would she really get paid less just because she's a woman?' Such a powerful song - and educational in my case, too.

@VeryQuaintIrene I remember seeing them on that 'Veronica 4 Rose' thing that Channel 4 had for lesbians on their first gay night? I was about 18 and thought they were the coolest thing ever, learned all the songs off the video.. god I feel old now!

Viv Albertine - Confessions of a MILF
Wanda Jackson - Hard Headed Woman
Yazoo - Situation

How Can I Help You - Self Esteem

Oh wow these are awesome!!
Thank you so much xx

Used to love her and saw her live in London decades ago ❤️

In Your Car by Kenickie.

@CompleteGinasaur OMG - yes, Veronica 4 Rose was inspirational!!

PJ Harvey - Sheela Na Gig
PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
PJ Harvey - Me Jane
…
you get the idea

Can't believe no one's mentioned Hot Topic by Le Tigre! ( although the women mentioned are all American but hey)

There's no Blondie.
Picture This ( active female desire, not passive object of male gaze)
One Way or Another (ditto)
Rip Her To Shreds (probably not even slightly feminist, still brilliant)
Well, Did You Evah ( duet with Iggy Pop, genius)

There, fixed it.

Shakira - Hips Don't Lie

open.spotify.com/playlist/6jL7wLNsqJVbDhdCfjXw0k?si=j66zlxPKSl2m9ARjSP4okw

open.spotify.com/playlist/52E71mwz3G20b3TxEaeqZV?si=s8HOAm7ZRTa-KDVwSXu3yQ

Two playlists above. The first one made via a mumsnet thread a good while ago.

Both brilliant.

Shania Twain - Don’t Impress me

The only way is up - Annie Lennox

Judy Collins singing Bread and Roses

Have we had…
Barbara Streisand - Don’t Rain on my Parade
Willa Ford - F*ck The Men (A toast to men)
Madame Gandhi - The Future is Female
Demi Lovato - Confident
Meredith Brooks - Bitch

Another vote for Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection - such a beautiful song

These are days - 10000 maniacs

Spellbound - Siouxie and the Banshees

You Suck - the Yeastie Girls

Lush - Lady-killer.

Ladykiller - Lush
Violet - Hole
Inbetweener - Sleeper

The Distillers 'Seneca falls'

Written about the women's rights movement.

Oh its set in 1848 in the crush of New York state
and the thing about destiny is it never ever makes mistakes
oh, Susan B. Anthony
Forever haunting me
Owned raped sold and thrown
A woman was never her own
They cried freedom rise up for me(2x)
check it out
yeah, and I want i want i want i want i want
yeah and i want i want i want i want yeah
Oh its set in 1848 in the crush of New York state
and the thing about destiny is it never ever sets you free
oh, Elizabeth Cady
Forever reminding me
I dont steal the air i breathe
Freedom rise up for me(2x)
yeah, and I want i want i want i want i want
yeah and i want i want i want i want yeah
freedom rise up for me, freedom rise up for me, yeah...

Cowboy Junkies - Sun comes up, it’s Tuesday morning.