Musical pondering
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resonantI can think of three songs about abortions from the man's point of view -- Del Amitri's "Driving With the Brakes On," Ben Folds Five's "Brick," and Black Lab's "Wash It Away" (which ironically was one of the songs I used for my sound-based variation of Lamaze, and thus was in my head for most of the time I was in labor).
But I can't think of a single one from the woman's point of view. Are there any?
But I can't think of a single one from the woman's point of view. Are there any?
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Date: 9/27/05 06:58 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/27/05 07:00 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/27/05 07:01 pm (UTC)Ani Difranco's "Tiptoe" (http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/anidifranco/tiptoe.html) - and I can't imagine there aren't many more!
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Date: 9/27/05 07:02 pm (UTC)The Lost Woman Song by Ani DiFranco
The Child is Gone by Fiona Apple (arguably about a miscarriage, but could be abortion, too)
Dangerous Place by Julie Miller
Those are a few off the top of my head. I feel like I'm forgetting some, but those are the ones I recall right now. :)
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Date: 9/27/05 07:02 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/27/05 07:04 pm (UTC)Shall stop spamming now,
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Date: 9/27/05 07:05 pm (UTC)The subject matter is serious, but it's certainly not as downbeat as "Lost Woman Song". One is an intense and emotional reliving and the other begins with her laughing, and is more of a "this is life, gee sometimes it sucks" rumination.
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Date: 9/27/05 07:09 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/27/05 07:11 pm (UTC)I know, a country song by a mainstream artist.
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Date: 9/27/05 07:43 pm (UTC)Ah, yes, the good old days, when men were men and women were proppity.
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Date: 9/27/05 07:47 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/27/05 07:54 pm (UTC)I can't translate the whole thing, because my German isn't good enough, but the first verse says something like 'I was pregnant, I had to puke' and the second begins with: 'when it was over, I had to puke'. The last two lines don't translate very well, but I'll translate them, as the last two words also form the title:
And before the first child's crying, I have to free myself first.
Instantly I feel indescribably feminine.
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Date: 9/27/05 07:56 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/27/05 07:56 pm (UTC)Sounds less whiny than some of the guy songs, too.
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Date: 9/27/05 08:01 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/27/05 08:03 pm (UTC)Yeah, it was just a verse in a song about teenagers in love, handled very deftly I felt.
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Date: 9/28/05 01:10 am (UTC)Saw her perform in NYC and she called it a "red state song", I was a bit taken aback by that, as I think it has nothing to do with "red state" or "blue state" and everything to do with a state of mind.
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Date: 9/28/05 01:18 pm (UTC)2 am and she calls me 'cause I'm still awake
"Can you help me unravel my latest mistake?
I don't love him. Winter just wasn't my season."
Yeah we walk through the door so accusing their eyes
Like they have any right at all to criticize
Hypocrites, you're all here for the very same reason.
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Date: 9/28/05 02:48 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 9/29/05 01:09 pm (UTC)I guess it's not really the guys' fault that their songs mostly seem to be about how this thing happens, and doesn't it suck, while the women's songs pretty much have to be about how this thing is chosen.
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Date: 9/29/05 01:13 pm (UTC)Kat has a lovely voice and some really interesting songs. If you want more of her stuff, let me know. ;)
And yeah - the different ingrained perceptions of the situation itself... well, I'm sure lots of papers have been written.
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Date: 10/4/05 08:59 pm (UTC)