Girl Power!
Dec. 16th, 2006 08:01 pmI want to create a playlist which I'll burn to CD for Rosa. I'm calling it "Girl Power!" but the themes I want are self-confidence, independence, and equality. My intent is to counteract the subliminal indoctrination into "femininity" and "needing a man" that she is getting from everywhere else.
So far I've got:
1. Beautiful, Christina Aguilera
2. Yes I Am, Melissa Etheridge
3. You Gotta Be, Des'ree
4. Greatest Love of All, Whitney Houston
5. I Am Woman, Helen Reddy
6. Testimony, FERRON
7. Hands, Jewel
8. The Impossible Dream, Man of La Mancha
Songs I want to add but aren't in iTunes:
1. Don't Surrender, Joan Jett
2. If It Wasn't for the Women, Alix Dobkin
Possibilities
1. Bitch, Meredith Brooks (we're waffling on this one as to whether it's appropriate for a seven-year-old, although I have no issue at all with its message)
2. Now I'm in Charge of Me, Angela Taylor (I haven't heard the whole thing nor found the lyrics, but the sample and description are promising--anybody have this?)
3. Girl Power, the Cheetah Girls (and others from the same album...holding off in case Tammy G has it)
Things we thought of but have discounted for various reasons
1. RESPECT, Aretha Franklin (We want her to think of respect as something you always have, not something you have to plead with your man to grant you)
2. Bad Reputation, Joan Jett (I think this one requires a bit too much subtle discernment to get the right message out of)
ETA: To make clear what I intended to ask in the first place, does anyone have any suggestions that might fit this theme?
So far I've got:
1. Beautiful, Christina Aguilera
2. Yes I Am, Melissa Etheridge
3. You Gotta Be, Des'ree
4. Greatest Love of All, Whitney Houston
5. I Am Woman, Helen Reddy
6. Testimony, FERRON
7. Hands, Jewel
8. The Impossible Dream, Man of La Mancha
Songs I want to add but aren't in iTunes:
1. Don't Surrender, Joan Jett
2. If It Wasn't for the Women, Alix Dobkin
Possibilities
1. Bitch, Meredith Brooks (we're waffling on this one as to whether it's appropriate for a seven-year-old, although I have no issue at all with its message)
2. Now I'm in Charge of Me, Angela Taylor (I haven't heard the whole thing nor found the lyrics, but the sample and description are promising--anybody have this?)
3. Girl Power, the Cheetah Girls (and others from the same album...holding off in case Tammy G has it)
Things we thought of but have discounted for various reasons
1. RESPECT, Aretha Franklin (We want her to think of respect as something you always have, not something you have to plead with your man to grant you)
2. Bad Reputation, Joan Jett (I think this one requires a bit too much subtle discernment to get the right message out of)
ETA: To make clear what I intended to ask in the first place, does anyone have any suggestions that might fit this theme?