Female singers only want to sing about love, relationships, or breakups. They need to sing more about Godzilla, Vikings, The Grim Reaper, or making a bet with the Devil for a golden fiddle. (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by QueenB@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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At this point in history there's been a billion songs from female singers about relationships. Nearly every song revolves around that topic.

Where are the songs like:

Blue Öyster Cult - Godzilla

Blue Öyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper

Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song

The Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down to Georgia

Even great songs like Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac though about a witch is still about a witch & unrequited love.

One reason why I like Trip Hop is because there's some great female voices but the lyrics aren't always themed towards relationships. I suspect though that many of those songs are written by the guys in the band.

Everything I have stated above about female singers applies to female comedians too. They primarily joke about relationship stuff. There are no female Mitch Hedbergs joking about silly shit.

I just want to hear Shakira or Jewel or Norah Jones sing a song about mudwrestling Satan in a dive bar in 1970s Louisiana. Ladies, where is your imagination?

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[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 4 points 9 months ago

Your says nothing about gatekeeping the lyricists, only the lyrics. Does it matter who writes?

[-] QueenB@lemmy.world -4 points 9 months ago

My point was about creativity and coming up with ideas for songs. Women seemed geared towards relationships and never want to come up with off the wall wacky nonsense.

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

This says more about your interpretation of the world than the actual world. Congratulations, you're incorrect. Now you have the opportunity to fix that.

[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah my dude QueenB you’re working with a pretty narrow view of women that to me is past bordering on misogyny.

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