Etta James music had soul and emotion written all over it. Her ability to connect her song to feeling and relate them to not only herself but other women. Her song” All I Can Do Is Cry” is a very prime example. In this song in speaks about how the man she loved marries another female. “For them, life has just begun but mine is at an end” she not just saying she hurts she emphasized how crushed and alone she now feels. Along with her song “I’d rather go blind”, the title speaks for itself. “I love you so much that I don't wanna watch you leave me, baby, Most of all, I just don't, I just don't wanna be free” She’s saying she doesn’t want to be alone she doesn’t want him to leave. This relates to other women who have been with someone for so long that they don’t want to be alone or “free”.
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The best example is her song “Run the world (girls) “ this song is the ultimate girl empowerment song This song “champions womankind’s incredible ability to get s*** done. (Billings) Her line “Strong enough to bear them children, then get back to business” tell females you don’t have to take it slow you don’t need to rest you can get right back up and finish what you start no matter what. Also her song “Pretty Hurts” is a powerful song. “We, as women, constantly strive for perfection, but we will never attain it, because it’s not about the outside, it’s about the inside”.
The best example is her song “Run the world (girls) “ this song is the ultimate girl empowerment song This song “champions womankind’s incredible ability to get s*** done. (Billings) Her line “Strong enough to bear them children, then get back to business” tell females you don’t have to take it slow you don’t need to rest you can get right back up and finish what you start no matter what. Also her song “Pretty Hurts” is a powerful song. “We, as women, constantly strive for perfection, but we will never attain it, because it’s not about the outside, it’s about the inside”.