Songs of Empowerment for Women
 

There are so many. Some are cheesy and some are cool. Some make men roll their eyes and some make them run for the hills.

So post your favorite videos here. Please also 'announce' the videos so the reader can decide if they want a listen or not.

I'll start with a few standbys.

1) I Am Woman--Helen Reddy

Oh yes, I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to
I can do anything
I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am woman




2) I'm Every Woman--Chaka Khan

I can sense your needs
Like rain on to the seeds
I can make a rhyme
Of confusion in your mind
And when it comes down
To some good old fashioned love
That's what I've got plenty of



3) Miss Independent--Kelly Clarkson

Miss Guarded-heart
Miss Play-it-smart
Miss If-you-wanna-use-that-line-you-better-not-start, no

The old Enjoli commercial...



...I don't know that I've ever had the "shivering fits".

Awesome! I've sang that one a lot over the years...cracks me up!

NSFW Lyrics

"Call Tyrone" by Erykah Badu

First line:

'I'm gettin tired of yo shit'

:lol2:

An oldie but goodie. This song could actually work for men too, with a minor title change and a pronoun here and there ...

Prince of Darkness - Indigo Girls

My place is of the sun and this place is of the dark
And I do not feel the romance, I do not catch the spark
My place is of the sun and this place is of the dark
And I do not feel the romance, I do not catch the spark

Don't know when I noticed life was life at my expense
But the words of my heart lined up like prisoners on a fence
My dreams came in like needy children, tugging at my knees
I said, I have no way of feeding you, so leave ...


Sigh. I can't figure out how to embed or link to the video from youtube. I don't have time right now; will try tonight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY9-98tkfvg

ortho: you just go to the address bar when you have the video up, and copy everything AFTER the = sign (in this case: fY9-98kfvg). Then past it here, highlight it, then click on the youtube button.

Thanks! :thumbsup:

Embarrassed, but at least now I know ...

Sisters Are Doin' For Themselves--Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin

Now there was a time when we used to say that behind every great man there had to be a great woman
But in these times of change you know that it's no longer true
So we're comin' out of the kitchen 'cause there's something we forgot to say to you
We say, "Sisters are doin' it for themselves"
Standin' on their own two feet and ringin' on their own bells
We say, "Sisters are doin' it for themselves"

Slight sidestep:



Stick with it it becomes relevant :p


[eta]: oops, put wrong one in. Proper one in there now!

Ohhh!

Is this okay? Perhaps not a good title.

Sweetheart On The Barricade - Richard Thompson & Danny Thompson



They closed up the sooty gates of Ayres and Company
We stood on the picket line, my Jennifer and me
We blocked the street, now the lorries come and turn about
There's nothing getting in there and there's nothing getting out

Oh, she's just a tender thing
She's risking life and limb
My sweetheart's on the barricade
My heart it skips a beat
There'll be fighting in the street
But hungry folk forget to be afraid
My sweetheart's on the barricade

And here come the managers to hit us on the sly
And tinpot generals with glory in their eyes
Owners, moaners, Judases and Janes
But righteousness is in our eyes, we've got no time for games

In her manner she is mild
And fairly just a child
My sweetheart's on the barricade
For a fair wage in her hand
The equal of a man
She'll stand front rank in the parade
My sweetheart's on the barricade

She's running leaflets through the alley
She's passing hymn books at the rally
Halleluiah!

Friends and neighbours, won't you join the cause
Drill it in the tiny minds of them that make the laws
That workers are human, we're really just the same
We've got to have the nourishment to fill a human frame

Oh, we're people not a mob
And we only wants a job
My sweetheart's on the barricade
We've had it up to here
Too numb to feel the fear
My sweetheart's on the barricade
My heart it skips a beat
There'll be fighting in the street
My sweetheart's on the barricade

Love Richard Thompson.