tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693066470978812943.post3905963583273033106..comments2024-02-04T21:26:15.093-08:00Comments on LSD + Lollipops: "Hang it up, Daddy"--The Power of the Girl GroupLSD and Lollipopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06469205011225615028noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693066470978812943.post-25545720129318960532009-06-20T09:12:30.853-07:002009-06-20T09:12:30.853-07:00Fascinating insights. The cultural significance of...Fascinating insights. The cultural significance of Yé Yé has been construed in so many different ways. One commentator would say it was the first musical movement to be spearheaded by women, while another would say that it was a movement whereby women were subject to a unique and insidiously perverse kind of exploitation: think France Gall and Serge Gainsbourg. Unbelievable. <br /><br />But there is a unique kind of sexual naivete that is so distinctly Yé Yé. The true extent of emotional and sexual freedom described in songs is a matter of conjecture, but I guess it's important to note that it was teh first time that women were singing about being mistreated by men. Songs like <i>Cette Fille N'est Rien Pour Lui</i> (This Girl Is Nothing To Him) by Maryene and <i>Laisser Tomber Les Filles</i> (Let Go of the Chicks) by France Gall are just two songs that describe two different attitudes in regards to the standards imposed upon women. <br /><br />Obviously there is some kind of irony that these songs were written by men. But I guess that's not really the point, girls could listen, dance and relate to these songs.. and somehow figure out what it all meant to them.Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01059714155210664700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693066470978812943.post-45618644127434134292009-01-03T12:29:00.000-08:002009-01-03T12:29:00.000-08:00Right on, right on!Right on, right on!Mathematicians (Band)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10418537856763407283noreply@blogger.com