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
Bad girls – M.I.A. (2012) d1138
Lookin’ in the rear view, swaggin’ goin’ swellLeavin’ boys behind ’cause it’s legal just to kill
***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
Alright – Kendrick Lamar (2015) d1130
I keep my head up highI cross my heart and hope to dieLovin’ me is complicatedToo afraid of a lot of changesI’m alright and you’re a favoriteDark nights in my prayers
Shenandoah aka Late Winter Reflections — Dreaming of Warmer Weather to Come – Randy Petersen (2014) d1124
<babbling brook, bird sound, strings, etc>
Colors – Black Pumas (2019) d111
It’s a good day (To be)A good day for me (A good day for me)A good day to see (A good day to see)My favorite colors, colorsMy sisters and my brothers (My sisters and my brothers)They see ’em like no other (See ’em like no other)All my favorite colors
Bullshit anthem – Fantastic Negrito (2018) d1118
Oh I get knocked down, but I keep on fightingI get knocked down, but I keep on tryingKnock me down two or three timesI’ll get back up and keep on fighting
America – Logic ft. Black Thought, Chuck D, Big Lenbo, No I.D (2017) d1117
Fight the power, fight the powerFight for the right to get up and say fuck white powerEverybody come and get up, get onAnd no matter what you fighting for I promise that it’ll live on
Smiling (Quirky Race Doc) – Open Mike Eagle & Paul White (2016) d1116
Just be a personThat’s the bottom line be a personAnd fuck the rhyme scheme this time just be a personAnd I can be a person tooAnd we can be people
HELL YOU TALMBOUT – Janelle Monae f. Jidenna, Wondaland Records (2015) d1115
Walter Scott, say his name Jerame Reid, say his name Philip White, say his name Eric Garner, say his name Trayvon Martin, say his name Sean Bell, say his name Freddie Gray, say his name Aiyana Jones, say her name Sandra Bland, say her name Kimani Gray, say his name John Crawford, say his name […]
