Female in 1970 music

Dingmin Lin

Times new Roman

1970’s music

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March 21, 2014

Female in 1970 music.

              In America at 1970s, the rise of disco became of the biggest genres of the decade, first appearing in the dance clubs by the middle of the decade. There are some famous music in 1970s like “The Hustle” by Van McCoy, “I will survive” by Gloria Gaynor, and “Stayin’ Alive” by Bee Gees. And also the 1970s saw the emergence of hard rock as the most prominent of rock music. Famous band such as Alice Cooper, Deep Purple, and Led Zeppelin were highly popular and most welcome during the first half of the decade.

In 1970s woman singer’s music, sex and laughter became two mean elements in their music. And also the women’s right movement is continue during that time. The women’s music movement of the early 1970s was created by and for women who came to political consciousness as result of the women’s liberation movement. They all desires a world that having sex outside of marriage, they can make their own money by their own hands and living alone not get control by man. And at that time those music about women’s right have been to call as “lesbian music” some famous woman’s right movement music like“ I am Woman, “by Helen Reddy and “ Want Ads” by Honey Cones/ those music was created for a lesbian audience to describe lesbian experience and desires. In “I am woman” this song’ lyrics

“You can bend but never break me

'cause it only serves to make me

More determined to achieve my final goal

And I come back even stronger

Not a novice any longer

'cause you've deepened the conviction in my soul”

Form this song’s lyrics we can see that Helen Reddy wanted to send a message to other women that woman can be invincible if they strongly believe that woman should have their own right to do whatever they want. Between 1970s and 1980s, there is a famous cultural movement called Lesbian feminism, and those singers like Helen Reddy use their music as their tool to fight for their freedom.

Helen Reddy – I am woman youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUBnxqEVKlk