Great Songs Any Self-Respecting Feminist Should, But Can't, Hate

I just found your hubs and I have to admit they're quite addictive. I had so much fun with this article. I have to say I'm guilty of liking the song If You Wanna Be Happy by Jimmy Soul, it's so catchy.

Great job! Thanks for sharing. Voted it up

"It's rainin' men HALLELUYAH, it's rainin, men, amen.....!"

Please ladies - with this song by The Weathergirls you really did get your own back.

I remember hearing Stand by Your Man when I was a kid. Of course I didn't really know what I was singing back then but I sure did like singing along to it! I just had this same thought not long ago while I was singing in the car and for the life of me I can't remember what the song was. I can think of a lot of songs that are really not too great to listen to when you think of the lyrics but one sure can't help himself! Thanks for a great read!

Never listened hard enough to get the lyrics. Very entertaining!

It's funny how these days I am realizing more of the words and meanings of some of the older songs. I guess I never paid much attention when I was younger. You have some of my favorites listed here. Great hub, I really enjoyed it! Voted up, interesting and sharing! :)

Yes, this is fun! Great hub, rated funny, thumbs up!

In 1962, Gerry Goffin and Carole King-- yes, THAT Carole King-- wrote a song called "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)" which was recorded by The Crystals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f20Oz9Yr_So The producer was Phil Spector, who was convicted of second degree murder in 2003, and is currently serving a 19-year prison sentence. The song was covered by The Motels in 1982. That's my nomination.

Well I haven't heard any of them before, but I know what you mean. I love 60's music and some are just pretty down on women, but their just so darn catchy! I will have to give a few of these a listen! great interesting hub

You are right about this.... as a feminist, I should be offended by many songs. But then again, there are plenty of songs about men being cheaters or idiots, so I hope it evens out. Stand By Your Man is just too awesome... even if I do mostly like it because of the Blues Brothers. Interesting hub and voted up!

GTW, I absolutely adore Lesley Gore's voice. It's heavenly. This a great hub topic to choose, only I hope the others don't take these songs lyrics too seriously. Love Tammy Wynette's husky voice as well.

Great choice.

Voted up, beautiful.

Awesome job with this hub. I love the charming style. The songs could definitely be considered a little unflattering to the female sex, but as you say, they are still enjoyable. Unlike some of the songs of today, what was being said was honest, but classy. Voting up for being a great read!

A wonderful hub and thanks for sharing I now look forward to so many more by you.

Eddy.

I"m with you and the others on this....we don't had to like the lyrics, but we can just enjoy the melody. :-) Love California Girls as a song for its melody and harmonies, though.

I love this idea! I wonder if you can extend it to show how films, TV shows, and other media belittle women. You have the platform, so from one feminist to another, keep it going! Love it!

I teach these types of topics at the University level and it is amazing how many of us consume pop culture without a critical eye or ear in this case! Great job. Voting up and awesome!

Great idea for a hub! I love "Stay with Me," Rod Stewart's version. It's a great song, one you can really rock out to, but when I first realized what the lyrics were saying, I really felt guilty about liking the song. It's pretty degrading, but the way he sings and the music is awesome.

Great list - I kind of don't mind these "cheeky" lyrics, you can have a bit of a laugh about them.

It's the ones that are serious that bother me, such as Neil Young's "A man needs a maid" which goes like this:

"I was thinking that maybe I'd get a maid

Find a place nearby for her to stay.

Just someone to keep my house clean,

Fix my meals and go away.

A maid. a man needs a maid.

A maid."

Oh dear! It's a shame, because I do like his other songs and lyrics, but this song just winds me up!

This is so true! "If you wanna be happy" has always cracked me up. I sing along to California Girls even though it isn't the most respectful to women. But the one that surprised me was "The Faces" by Rod Stewart! I guess I do enjoy a lot of songs without even considering the lyrics! Great hub. Voted up and shared.

Dear Glimmer,

I know each and every one of these songs and I love them. The tunes are amazingly unique and the words just flow rhythmically... one sings along without truly analyzing for the most part.

I voted for Under My Thumb... love those naughty Stones, kinda no matter what they say??

Really cool, good music is good music. Voted UP and AB. Hugs, Maria

Chuckle, chuckle but so true. I have sung along to these tunes many times never really thinking about the words. I do not consider myself a feminist either but do concern myself with women's issues more now than when I was younger. Thank you for sharing this food for thought with us.

I love "Stay With Me" and I can think of a few songs to add to the list. Love this...sharing and voted up!

Great idea for a hub! We all sing those songs, and you are right, we don't always listen to the words. Some of the songs are from a different era, but you are right - not ones feminists should be caught singing.

You really did a great job...title, songs, explanation. You attitude sounds a lot like mine.

I must admit, due to my age I am familiar with all of the songs listed. I agree they aren't exactly woman friendly but I also agree its more the tune that we enjoy. Of course we know all the words an sing them anyway...but ...remember...that's the way boys are!

Loved this.

Voted up, awesome, and interesting.

Really enjoyed this, of course couldn't vote on The Stones as I think they're great even if the words are off. So went for the Beach Boys as it's really quite harmless. Lol. Up, interesting and funny.

They are bigger women than me, lol. I was listening to the Leslie Gore one a few weeks back and laughing. I bet Loretta Lynn has a few too worth laughing at, other than "the pill". lol Great fun hub! Voting up!

Excellent list! I went with "That's The Way Boys Are." I would also add any song by Eminem. My daughters refuse to listen to his music because they feel he degrades women. I just feel he's speaking his mind and I appreciate his music.

I didn't know some of these lyrics - maybe it's best not to listen to the words too carefully!!

A grreat idea for a hub - voting up thank you.

You are my kind of feminist, :-)

This is such a creative hub idea. So many songs are negative to females. One that is catchy but VERY anti-female is 3o'h's Don't Trust Me. It says, "Don't trust a hoe" and"Shut your lips, do the Hellen Keller, and talk with your hips." I find these lyrics very offensive and the song is very popular. Great thinking outside of the box.

Glimmer -

A Great List! However, the most self defeating song of the movement would have to be the one that provided an acceptance of doing everything at home, and only when the husband was done with the boys would he come home. This was Jody Miller's answer to Roger Miller's "King Of The Road", entitled "Queen of the House." This is the way a relationship should truly be.....not!

Loved it!

Glimmer, I enjoyed this. Kind of took me down memory lane. I remember a song (one of my favorites at the time) that Ricky Nelson did - "Travelin Man." 1961. He had all kinds of girlfriends in that song, but I just loved it anyway! Let's see - China doll down in old Hong Kong waits for my return; pretty Polynesian baby over the seas, I remember the night when we walked through the sands of ... anyway, you get the idea.

Great hub and voted up.

I didn't know some of these lyrics, so I guess ignorance was bliss LOL!

Great hub!

You had me with the title...great job of drawing people in with that title...and I agree....great songs to listen to, as long as you don't take the words seriously.

This is an interesting hub. I don't know a lot of these songs but I do know "Stand by Your Man" and "California Girls." I think the thing about "Stand By Your Man" that rouses people is the fact there's no implication of the behavior being reciprocated so the woman is doing most of the emotional heavy lifting without getting her due. "California Girls" is something I would like to call a run of the mill guy checklist song in which guys have no problem saying what kind of girl they like. I think the problem with this is that their aren't many female songs of this ilk therefore women get irritated. But this is definitely a n interesting approach for a hub. Great job!