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The Most Covered Songs by Women — Mostly Music Covers

Let me say right off the start that I think it is unfortunate that I have to write a separate piece on the most covered songs. The music industry really forces our hand in this regard. If we are looking at how women are represented and in general poorly recognized, cover songs are a reflection […]…

Women Music March 2023 – Day 18 Brittany Howard

Brittany Howard, Alabama Shakes, Hyde Park, London, 2016 image link Brittany Amber Howard (b. 10/2/88) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter known for being the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter of rock bands Alabama Shakes, Thunderbitch, and Bermuda Triangle. Her work with Alabama Shakes has garnered her nine Grammy Award nominations including…

Women Music March 2023 – Day 17 Rebecca Lucy Taylor (aka Self Esteem)

Self Esteem I am overwhelmingly proud to have finally made the recordthat’s been sitting in my guts since I was a child – from Shropshire Star Rebecca Lucy Taylor (10/15/86), also known by her stage name as Self Esteem, was born in Rotherham, England. First known as one half of the band Slow Club, she…

Women Music March 2023 – Day 16 – Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer image link Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer (born 4/30/76) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and performance artist who is the lead vocalist, pianist, and lyricist of the duo The Dresden Dolls. She performs as a solo artist and was also a member of the duo Evelyn Evelyn, and the lead singer and songwriter…

#FF — Memory Lane

PHOTO PROMPT © Rowena Curtin The narrow lane is just as I remember, with its rainbowed walls of eclectic shops and cafes. What were cobblestones are now slabs of concrete that detract from its character. The tidy appearance belies secrets that hover, invisibly, yet palpably for people like me. I look to the end of…

Women Music March 2023 – Day 15 – Shirley Manson

Shirley Manson image link Shirley Ann Manson is a Scottish musician and actress. She is best known as the lead singer of the American alternative rock band Garbage. Manson gained media attention for her forthright style, rebellious attitude, and distinctive voice. For the majority of her career, Manson commuted between her home city of Edinburgh…

dVerse Poetics and Tanka Tuesday 311 — Variegated

‘OSTARA – Spring Equinox’ is a painting by Annie Louvaine Celebrating the Spring Equinox festival on the Pagan wheel of the Year. Represented by the Goddess Ostara her story goes that she found a frozen bird, she brought it back to life by transforming the dead bird into a Hare. each year the Hare lays…