Help Me Build My List Of Enpowerment Songs

[deb1]

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Irreplaceable by her is also a good, empowerment song.

 

[Zahboo]

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I found it here. I had never heard this song before. Yep. That is a keeper also. It made me cry

I'm glad you like it! I love all their songs. Also there is a song "Outside my Window" by Sarah Buxton. Maybe not empowerment, but definitley optimistic!



EDIT Check out Bomshel's "Power of One" and "I'm Just a Girl"

An older song is My Give a *Dang*'s Busted but I ain't sure of the artist and Miranda Lambert sings White Liar.

 

[NoelTate]

Surely I just overlooked Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman". How can you talk about female empowerment songs without that one, even if it is old? It's gotta be the best ever!

 

[bawkbawkbawk]

I win the prize for "oldest in the room". One of the original empowerment songs: Gloria Gaynor "I Will Survive"

First I was afraid
I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live
without you by my side
But I spent so many nights
thinking how you did me wrong
I grew strong
I learned how to carry on
and so you're back
from outer space
I just walked in to find you here
with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed my stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I had known for just one second
you'd be back to bother me

Go on now go walk out the door
just turn around now
'cause you're not welcome anymore
weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
you think I'd crumble
you think I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I
I will survive
as long as i know how to love
I know I will stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
and I'll survive
I will survive

It took all the strength I had
not to fall apart
kept trying hard to mend
the pieces of my broken heart
and I spent oh so many nights
just feeling sorry for myself
I used to cry
Now I hold my head up high
and you see me
somebody new
I'm not that chained up little person
still in love with you
and so you felt like dropping in
and just expect me to be free
now I'm saving all my loving
for someone who's loving me

 

[deb1]

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Yep. My hubby mentioned that one for our list. Thanks.

The song, I will survive, was one that I was going to look up also.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

Ohh! I just remembered one! Single Ladies by Beyonce!

 

[arabookworm]

christina aguilera fighter

When I, thought I knew you
Thinking, that you were true
I guess I, I couldn't trust
'Cause your bluff time is up
'Cause I've had enough
You were, there by my side
Always, down for the ride
But your, joy ride just came down in flames
'Cause your greed sold me out of shame, mmhmm

After all of the stealing and cheating
You probably think that I hold resentment for you
But, uh uh, oh no, you're wrong
'Cause if it wasn't for all that you tried to do
I wouldn't know just how capable I am to pull through
So I wanna say thank you

'Cause it makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
It makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
Makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter

Oh, ohh

Never, saw it coming
All of, your backstabbing
Just so, you could cash in
On a good thing before I realized your game
I heard, you're going around
Playing, the victim now
But don't, even begin
Feeling I'm the one to blame
'Cause you dug your own grave, uh huh

After all of the fights and the lies
Yes you wanted to harm me but that won't work anymore
Uh, no more, oh no, it's over
'Cause if it wasn't for all of your torture
I wouldn't know how to be this way now, and never back down
So I wanna say thank you

'Cause it makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
Makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
It makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter

 

[deb1]

I like Fighter also.

Good choices.

 

[saddina]

Matt & Kim - daylight