My contribution has to be Mary Chapin Carpenter. My girlfriends and I would drink and sing all night to her music. She was in my key, so I grabbed a wooden spoon for a microphone. 😂😂 These four I have memorized!
Kirsty MacColl "Miss Otis Regrets" (Cole Porter) (an impressive performance on Jools Holland performing with the 1st Battalion of Irish Guards): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4sZUfQ97po
Musically, anything by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, and Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders, two women who continue to lead hard rocking bands after more than 40 years. And in other fields, my three daughters: Sasha and Liz, both lawyers; and Jackie, the youngest, 29 year old scientist, leader of a vaccine development team at major pharma company.
My contribution has to be Mary Chapin Carpenter. My girlfriends and I would drink and sing all night to her music. She was in my key, so I grabbed a wooden spoon for a microphone. 😂😂 These four I have memorized!
"I Feel Lucky" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLMkMfYJe4w
"He Thinks He'll Keep Her" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0ajB0lkKZM
"This Shirt" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbL1LptZ8Vc
"I Take My Chances" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOYq1002-Z0
Girl on Fire," by Alicia Keyshttps://youtu.be/J91ti_MpdHA?si=ZuIjjhesbqJ07IjI
Respect," by Aretha Franklinhttps://youtu.be/A134hShx_gw?si=zT8iS9H-EnA8gXEA
"I Am Woman" Helen Reddy
https://youtu.be/ZrVLL7soS1U?si=I-VX5ICE4Vvv8WbT
My list:
Nina Simone "Pirate Jenny": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DIzjEVhca0
Roberta Flack "Go Up Moses" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ3yfsDfvGM
Kirsty MacColl "Miss Otis Regrets" (Cole Porter) (an impressive performance on Jools Holland performing with the 1st Battalion of Irish Guards): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4sZUfQ97po
Janis Ian "Play Like a Girl" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmooQq7bH8I
Chaka Kahn "Tell Me Something Good": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm_cFzVAoo8
Kathy Mattea "Listen To The Radio" (Nanci Griffith): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni0WuqFFhnc
Ferron: "Shadows On A Dime" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMvnfBwv_l4
Eilen Jewell "Satisfied Mind" (Red Hayes & Jack Rhodes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJMZ1bi5g8c
I also love You Learn by Alanis Morissette from her Jagged Little Pill album.
https://youtu.be/GFW-WfuX2Dk?si=zVmWtp6Gj7i1AAQ-
The very first album I bought was Tapestry by Carole King. She’s still writing, singing and performing.
“You’ve Got A Friend”
https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=you've%20got%20a%20friend&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5#wptab=si:AKbGX_rLFzTsnQLgR1iDj7uQoR5kvvNmDbDxuxDjArt1lKzyrYaHbw2vK_U_t8tJW0-5kK28RHOBmS-qVGkitE7xACMsKg9sZierpbp-8hmMl_f6An4JaAaEe9uzQRmBVVKv3tiSO-TCqMWE__GulSTRrRimA82LhQ==
These are all so powerful! Wonderfully curated Jena!
Do they have to be young women? I can think of so many women who have moved mountains.
Oh thank you for the music recommendations! I never know where to start!
Cynthia Erivo “Stand Up” (Harriet) is a powerful singer for equality and activism for all races, not just black or brown. https://youtu.be/sn19xvfoXvk?si=5N4nxSGEi3WnOrr3
https://youtu.be/g3HICKj-4Zs?si=fbI0kO_jGsMhh5Ok
Musically, anything by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, and Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders, two women who continue to lead hard rocking bands after more than 40 years. And in other fields, my three daughters: Sasha and Liz, both lawyers; and Jackie, the youngest, 29 year old scientist, leader of a vaccine development team at major pharma company.