Some of my favorite “girl power” songs in honor of International Women’s Day today!Â
Shout out to Xtina for revamping “You Don’t Own Me” in her Vegas residency shows! I first heard the original almost 20 years ago; I forgot what led me to it but that classic 1960s pop ballad beat grew on me. I didn’t read into the lyrics until later. This song deserves a comeback!Â
The soulful soundtrack to my bubble bath this evening after a long day at my day job!
With all this rain here in the Bay, what other song suits this day?
While showers are coming down outdoors, indoors, I’m comforted by the gourmand scents of Opalhouse’s Caramel Apple Crisp’s candle (it’s soooo good), and the fierce sounds of 2000s-era Mariah (also soooo good).
I’m currently looking up pics, GIFs, and clips for inspo posts to promote The Playgirl, and I’m also in a soulful 80s mood (with a classy, feminine touch) tonight.
Those who follow my short-form nonsense on Twitter would know that I’ll always be fangirling for pop icon Kylie Minogue! This being her birthday, there’s no question whose music I’ll be spinning (around) today!
One of my favorite portraits of the Queen of Rock & Roll (with all due respect to Janis Joplin and Aretha Franklin) Tina Turner, captured by the late, legendary photographer Herb Ritts. The life she had led. Rest in eternal peace and power to a legend, survivor, inspiration, and icon in the truest sense.
“If you are unhappy with anything…whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you’ll find that when you’re free, your true creativity, your true self, comes out.” –Turner to Ebony magazine, November 1986
And in honor of the last day of Jazz Appreciation Month, some of my favorite jazzy tunes for this Sunday…
Speaking of it being Sunday, those who tune into the Latin Jazz Show on KCSM Jazz 91 should be very familiar with this upbeat tune. Whenever I hear it, I always think “it’s Sunday, y’all!”
The quotes are taken from the book All The Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister. I’m sure Susan would have a LOT more to say if she was alive today and saw how society treated women in the past year alone.
Having a holiday on this Monday–as in Billie Holiday! I will forever adore her and her music.
And, dedicated to the weather we’re having at the moment…
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