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Adam sang the song at the 1977 National Women's Conference in Houston, and it became a feminist as well as a gay anthem promoting LGBT rights in the United States. [18] 1980: Dolly Parton "9 to 5" 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs: Created for the playful-but-anti-patriarchal comedy film 9 to 5, the song was picked up as an anthem for women working in the ...
"88 Lines About 44 Women" is a song by the new wave band the Nails. Initially recorded for their 1981 EP Hotel for Women , the song was re-recorded and released on the 1984 debut album Mood Swing . Along with the track "Let It All Hang Out", "88 Lines About 44 Women" peaked at number 46 on the US dance chart in March 1985.
The song was written for the comedy film 9 to 5, starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton in her film debut; both the song and the film owe their titles to 9to5, an organization founded in 1973 to bring about fair pay and equal treatment for women in the workplace. [1] The song is also featured in a musical theater adaptation of the ...
"Alabama" was written as a poem by Julia Tutwiler, a distinguished educator and humanitarian.It was first sung to an Austrian air, but in 1931, the music written by Edna Gockel Gussen, an organist, and choirmaster from Birmingham, Alabama, was adopted by the State Federation of Music Clubs and through their efforts, House Joint Resolution 74 was adopted March 9, 1931.
A new recording of the song was released as a single in May 1972 and became a number-one hit later that year, eventually selling over one million copies. The song came near the apex of the counterculture era [1] and, by celebrating female empowerment, became an enduring feminist anthem for the women's liberation movement. Following Reddy's ...
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