Because no one asked, but i thought it was appropriate anyway, considering at least one respondent here actually took my advice to listen to Ani lyrics (OctaveOcean: Sorry I don't have time to personally write back. I've actually not gotten Knuckle Down yet, but I have the other ones which came before it. She has recorded quite a few. And so here are some to look for......)
These are a few of my favorite songs on a site that collects quite a bit of Ani Info (onherown.net):
Not a Pretty Girl (which I probably like more simply because I am what my society views as a pretty girl and I haven't found that to be very useful in life other than being stereotyped for it well into adulthood.)
Dilate
Fuel
Swan Dive (the version you can hear on So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter is live and is much, much better than this original one, if you happen to be locating these songs to hear them)
Independence Day
Pretty much everything on the album Living In Clip (that would be my favorite and has been for about 7 years). It's all live. I love it. You might too.
Angry Anymore (I like this because I relate to it really well, personally, besides that it's just a good song).
God's Country
To the Teeth
Cloud Blood
The Arrival's Gate
Your Next Bold Move
Subdivision
School Night
And there are a few dozen more.
For someone who responded to the post about Marge Piercy. Here's a page where you can find that poem. It's an old favorite of mine too: "For Strong Women" and for other people interested in Marge Piercy, she does have a website: http://www.margepiercy.com/
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‘Not a Pretty Girl’ - while reading this title, the following book rose to the surface and took the floor to gain attention in my thoughts. “The Beauty Myth : how images of beauty are used against women” by Naomi Wolf. This title was burned into my memory, as when I was at university I had a friend who read it for a course. While Wolf dealt with why many women feel they just don’t measure up when it comes to their looks, this song deals with the difficulties ‘beauty stereotypes’ present to those who meet the type of beauty required for the stereotype. Interesting. Western society also has this insatiable and boring notion of defining people, who they are, by their occupations. I try to avoid asking this lazy question when first meeting people, “what do you do?” People are more than their job, more than where they live, more than what degree they have or don’t have, more than just a pretty face.
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