Bad Reputation – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (1981) d1141
An’ I don’t really care if you think I’m strangeI ain’t gonna change
This is not a feminist song – Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant, Vanessa Bayer, Sasheer Zamata, Beck Bennett (2016) d1140
A gorgeous ode to feminismWell within our sightsBut this is pretty nuanced stuffAnd putting it all in one song was tough
Different drum – Stone Poneys f. Linda Ronstadt (1967) d1139
All I’m sayin’s I’m not ready for any personPlace or thing to try and pull the reins in on me
Bad girls – M.I.A. (2012) d1138
Lookin’ in the rear view, swaggin’ goin’ swellLeavin’ boys behind ’cause it’s legal just to kill
Four women – Nina Simone (1966) d1137
My name is Aunt Sarah My name is Saffronia My name is Sweet Thing My name is Peaches
***Flawless – Beyoncé f. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2014) d1136
I know when you were little girlsYou dreamt of being in my worldDon’t forget it, don’t forget it
Off the wall – Michael Jackson (1979) d1134
Life ain’t so bad at all (live life off the wall)Live your life off the wall (live it off the wall)
Summertime – DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (1991) d1133
Back in Philly we be out in the parkA place called the plateau is where everybody goesGuys out hunting and girls doing likewiseHonking at the honey in front of you with the light eyesShe turn around to see what you beeping atIt’s like the summer’s a natural afradesiacAnd with a pen and pad I compose […]
Born not to know – Tony! Toni! Toné! (1988) d1132
Money…have your ownFriends…just for funDrugs…don’t indulgeSex…with the right personWork…all your daysCrime…does not payLove…don’t applyLive…to live you must die
