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I’m a little bit of everything…
All rolled into one.
I’m a b*tch, I’m a lover
I’m a child, I’m a mother
I’m a sinner, I’m a saint
I do not feel ashamed.
Finishing up my week of women’s anthems with this 1997 tune from Meredith Brooks.
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He thinks he’ll keep her
Everything is so benign
Safest place you’ll ever find
God forbid you change your mind
He thinks he’ll keep her.
Mary Chapin Carpenter channelled her anger towards the patriarchy in this memorable song from 1993.
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You don’t own me
I don’t tell you what to say
I don’t tell you what to do
So just let me be myself
That’s all I ask of you.
Arguably the first feminist pop song, released in 1963 and sung by Lesley Gore.
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Goodbye, Mr Perfectly Fine
Hello, Mr. casually cruel
Mr. everything revolves around you
I’ve been Miss misery since your goodbye
And you’re Mr. perfectly fine
Another song about the chasm between men and women, this time from the queen of the break-up.
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This Land is Mine
So find your home and settle in
Oh, I’m ready to let you in
Just as long as we know
This land is mine.
Yes, inspired by Valentine’s Day, I’ve found yet another song about the complicated relationship between men and women.
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Am I not pretty enough?
Is my heart too broken?
Do I cry too much?
Am I too outspoken?
Don’t I make you laugh?
Should I try it harder?
Why do you see right through me?
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The Valentines I never knew…
To those of us who knew the pain
Of Valentines that never came
And those whose names were never called
When choosing sides for basketball.
Heard on the Australian version of The Chase TV quiz show:
Compère: “In the first line of a Janis Ian song, she learned the truth at what age?”
Young male contestant: “Fifty?”
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