Not particularly the girls themselves since Gaines even says, “…the most moving lyrics were written by men for girls to sing.” She alludes to the fact that the girls were merely puppets to the whims of their producer and studio. The girls were expected to sing and look pretty while the producer did all the technical aspects such as provide background vocalists, background instrumentals, write the lyrics of songs and advertise. Gaines described, “…girl groups rarely wrote their own material and they never played instruments.” Thus, the girls in girl groups were empowered but only enough to be used once they got a taste of power and fame. Rather by removing them from the creative process I believe producers were depersonalizing the girls from the industry and treating them as second-class citizens with talents that need to be used, abused and then discarded once it is old and
Not particularly the girls themselves since Gaines even says, “…the most moving lyrics were written by men for girls to sing.” She alludes to the fact that the girls were merely puppets to the whims of their producer and studio. The girls were expected to sing and look pretty while the producer did all the technical aspects such as provide background vocalists, background instrumentals, write the lyrics of songs and advertise. Gaines described, “…girl groups rarely wrote their own material and they never played instruments.” Thus, the girls in girl groups were empowered but only enough to be used once they got a taste of power and fame. Rather by removing them from the creative process I believe producers were depersonalizing the girls from the industry and treating them as second-class citizens with talents that need to be used, abused and then discarded once it is old and