What should our next list be?
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 2:44 pm
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I've considered just having it be songs with women as the lead singer, but I also think I might count bands with female members but male lead singers (i.e. Talking Heads, Velvet Underground, Smashing Pumpkins), but only if the song is a good display of the female musician's abilities. And Bono doesn't count as a woman.prosecutorgodot wrote:If Women in Music wins, I hope that we can have very clear standards for which songs would fit (and not fit) under this umbrella. Cause from right now, I have no idea what that even means.
That's subjective, don't you think? And that begs the question, what's the rubric for a good "woman" song?StevieFan13 wrote: I've considered just having it be songs with women as the lead singer, but I also think I might count bands with female members but male lead singers (i.e. Talking Heads, Velvet Underground, Smashing Pumpkins), but only if the song is a good display of the female musician's abilities.
It's a list. It's destined to be subjective. And a good "woman" song is, simply put, a song by a woman, with emphasis on songs about women's lib (Respect, You Don't Own Me, etc.). Just a salute to the greatest female musicians ever.prosecutorgodot wrote:That's subjective, don't you think? And that begs the question, what's the rubric for a good "woman" song?StevieFan13 wrote: I've considered just having it be songs with women as the lead singer, but I also think I might count bands with female members but male lead singers (i.e. Talking Heads, Velvet Underground, Smashing Pumpkins), but only if the song is a good display of the female musician's abilities.
Should we focus on songs about women's liberation then, or stay general?StevieFan13 wrote:It's a list. It's destined to be subjective. And a good "woman" song is, simply put, a song by a woman, with emphasis on songs about women's lib (Respect, You Don't Own Me, etc.). Just a salute to the greatest female musicians ever.prosecutorgodot wrote:That's subjective, don't you think? And that begs the question, what's the rubric for a good "woman" song?StevieFan13 wrote: I've considered just having it be songs with women as the lead singer, but I also think I might count bands with female members but male lead singers (i.e. Talking Heads, Velvet Underground, Smashing Pumpkins), but only if the song is a good display of the female musician's abilities.
Both! But extra points to the women's lib songs.prosecutorgodot wrote:Should we focus on songs about women's liberation then, or stay general?StevieFan13 wrote:It's a list. It's destined to be subjective. And a good "woman" song is, simply put, a song by a woman, with emphasis on songs about women's lib (Respect, You Don't Own Me, etc.). Just a salute to the greatest female musicians ever.prosecutorgodot wrote: That's subjective, don't you think? And that begs the question, what's the rubric for a good "woman" song?
Stevie, I would like to suggest that you save the Women in Music poll for later, and make it a major poll. It's a good idea, even if it needs a little work, but it's too big. Do the poll at a later time.StevieFan13 wrote:The vote is tied again!
Alright. Since it's tied with the Smiths list, that's what we'll probably do next.babydoll wrote:Stevie, I would like to suggest that you save the Women in Music poll for later, and make it a major poll. It's a good idea, even if it needs a little work, but it's too big. Do the poll at a later time.StevieFan13 wrote:The vote is tied again!
You may indeed. And I think that "women in music" list may come sooner than expected, being Women's History Month and all.prosecutorgodot wrote:May I add "Greatest break-up songs" to the possible polls.