In honor of our reading historical, female fiction, let us now knit a new sonorous stocking, stitch together a tuneful quilt, and paint a pleasing portrait of melodic selections that celebrates the musical contributions of our fellow females.
In layman's terms: this month's iTunes Challenge is to make a playlist that features only female vocalists/musicians and spans all decades and genres. Go nuts, girls!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
iTunes Challenge: Ladies Night
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Ooooo, i like this itunes challenge. Good idea case. I have even been thinking lately how i prefer to listen to music by women. not to knock the guys but its just more fun to sing along with.
My list in in formation. I just have like 40 songs on it right now. So i'm in the process of narrowing it down.
and i agree that songs by women are more fun to sing. I think it's partly because all the pronouns are correct. There doesn't have to be any hers changing to hims or anything like that.
I FINALLY finished my Ladies Night playlist! Now that it's not even on the first page of posts and no one will see it unless they go looking for it. oh well. Here it is!
1. Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia - The Boswell Sisters - 1925-30
2. I Want to Be Happy - Ella Fitzgerald - 1937
3. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - The Andrews Sisters - 1944
4. La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf - 1945
5. A Little Bird Told me - Evelyn Knight - 1949
6. Sincerely - The McGuire Sisters - 1955
7. Crazy - Patsy Cline - 1961
8. One Fine Day - The Chiffons - 1963
9. It's My Party - Lesley Gore - 1963
10. (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry - Darlene Love - 1963
11. Be My Baby - The Ronettes - 1963
12. Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes - 1964
13. Baby I'm Yours - Barbara (or is it Brahbrah?) Lewis - 1965
14. Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield - 1968
15. Coal Miner's Daugther - Loretta Lynn - 1970
16. Band of Gold - Freda Payne - 1970
17. Jolene - Dolly Parton - 1974
18. Waterfalls - TLC - 1995
19. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morisette - 1995
20. Wannabe - The Spice Girls - 1996
21. Torn - Natalie Imbruglia - 1997
22. Ready To Run - The Dixie Chicks - 1999
23. Tears Dry On Their Own - Amy Winehouse - 2006
24. Rise Up With Fists!!! - Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins - 2006
25. Disturbia - Rhianna - 2008
Obviously the 1980's is a black hole of music for me. This is nothing I didn't already know. This is one of those lists that would be better to listen to, because some of the songs - esp in the beginning, I'm sure you guys don't know.
okay, here's my list.
"Feeling Good" - Nina Simone
"Stay (I missed you)" - Lisa Loeb
"Everything is Everything" - Lauryn Hill
"Celebrity Skin" - Hole
"Fever" - Peggy Lee
"Dust and Bones" - Cary Ann Hearst
"A Long Walk" - Jill Scott
"Melt Your Heart" - Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins
"Baby Love" - The Supremes
"La Tortura" - Shakira
"Quelqu-un M'a Dit" - Carla Bruni
"I'm Going Down" - Rose Royce
"For My Lover" - Tracy Chapman
"Cry Me a River" - Julie London
"Bitch" - Meredith Brooks
"Il Cielo in una Stanza" - Mina
"Fideltity" - Regina Spektor
"O Mio Babbino Caro" - Maria Callas
"Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby" - Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, and Gillian Welch
ditto on the black hole 80's... what's up with that?
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