Playlist Corner: Happy International Women's Day!!

So I make playlists.

I like sharing music, and then hearing people go 'this song is great, I can't believe I haven't heard it before!' and then I jump up and punch the air as if I had written the song myself.





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It doesn't make much sense, but it makes me happy, and it makes other people boogie, so that's the important thing.

It started with compilation CD I made for my brother with called "19 Ways To Call Me Al" which included 19 consecutive cover versions of Paul Simon's song, and he loved it. It really is a great song. It worked.

Then the annual Christmas playlists (I can't even start to explain the time and effort...)

But then, as well as a reason to seek and out and discover new music, it was a way to rediscover music. These songs - what were they about, where would they fit, what made them work, how would they make people feel?

Songs I hadn't thought for ages would pop into my mind (oh my god, Janelle Monae! Bobbie Gentry and Fancy! I loved that song, I can't believe I haven't thought about it in so long!), and it was like finding them the first time.

So I make playlists. You could too. And you should listen to mine.


The Run-Down

1. Della Reese - Whatever Lola Wants

Slinky.

2.  No Doubt - Just A Girl

The lyrics are just fantastic, the music swaggers.

3.  India.Arie - Video

The first line is about body hair. The first line. Respect. Supremely chilled and quietly confident.

4.  Superchick - One Girl Revolution

I love how young the singer sounds, it's the 'montage song' from so many teen movies. But the lyrics are definite, and the bass line grooves.

5.  Lesley Gore - You Don't Own Me

6.  Alicia Keys - Superwoman

7.  Bikini Kill - Rebel Girl

8.  Bobbie Gentry - Fancy

9.  Janelle Monáe - Q.U.E.E.N. (feat. Erykah Badu)

10.  Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Bad Reputation

11.  Helen Shapiro - Shop Around

12.  The Belle Brigade - Be Like Him (How To Be Like Him)

13.  Run The World (Girls) - Beyonce

14.  Nostalga Records - Peggy Lee - The Lady Is A Tramp

15.  Marina and The Diamonds - Oh No!

16.  Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)

17.  Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

18.  Cyndi Lauper - Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)