Some interesting choices here, and only one was needed. If you pick more than one, you make it harder on anyone else trying to play the game. Cactuswatcher took Carol King and You've Got A Friend already - so you can't pick that one for example.
1. It Could Have Been Me by Holly Near. More about her: Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives - Accepted and excellent song, thank you.
2. I Was a Free Man in Paris by Joni Mitchell, from Court and Spark (1974) - About a guy, so no, disqualified, I think.
3.The Story of Bangladesh written and performed by Joan Baez --I don't know - feels too much about men, so no, disqualified.
4. The Kiss by Judee Sill - a love song, so no, disqualified. Love songs are easy - Linda Rondstandt sang a ton of them. Interesting song though.
5. You've Got a Friend by Carole King - disqualified - because it was already used by cactuswatcher who beat you to the punch. Also this is an example of a song that qualifies while the Kiss doesn't.
6. Home by Karla Bonoff - yes, this one works, but I like the Holly Near selection much much better. It's about a place.
7. Coal Miner's Daughter by Loretta Lynn. You aren't going to disqualify this song because it was about her dad? Her mom's in there, too. It's a song about her childhood. - no it's about her Dad, and everyone is subordinate to her Dad. Disqualified. Her father takes prominence in the song. Also, I want songs not about men at all. No men in the song. Otherwise this would be easy.
8 Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton - released in the 1960s. So disqualified. (But this would qualify if released in the 1970s - also unlike Loretta Lynn's song - it focuses on Dolly's mother and women, men aren't mentioned. Loretta's puts men first, women are subordinate - it's the problem with a lot of country songs.)
9 Seventeen by Janis Ian - I'm not sure about this one. But I'll allow it. It's a favorite song of mine, and I love it. But I may use it in another category, so maybe not allowing.
10. Cash In by Phoebe Snow accepted. Thanks for the rec.
11. The Cat-Song by Laura Nyro - accepted. Thanks for the rec.
So, you got about four/five out of ten I think. But you were only supposed to do one, so doesn't matter.
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Re: I can do this all day
Date: 2020-08-17 01:49 pm (UTC)1. It Could Have Been Me by Holly Near. More about her: Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives - Accepted and excellent song, thank you.
2. I Was a Free Man in Paris by Joni Mitchell, from Court and Spark (1974) - About a guy, so no, disqualified, I think.
3.The Story of Bangladesh written and performed by Joan Baez --I don't know - feels too much about men, so no, disqualified.
4. The Kiss by Judee Sill - a love song, so no, disqualified. Love songs are easy - Linda Rondstandt sang a ton of them. Interesting song though.
5. You've Got a Friend by Carole King - disqualified - because it was already used by cactuswatcher who beat you to the punch. Also this is an example of a song that qualifies while the Kiss doesn't.
6. Home by Karla Bonoff - yes, this one works, but I like the Holly Near selection much much better. It's about a place.
7. Coal Miner's Daughter by Loretta Lynn. You aren't going to disqualify this song because it was about her dad? Her mom's in there, too. It's a song about her childhood. - no it's about her Dad, and everyone is subordinate to her Dad. Disqualified. Her father takes prominence in the song. Also, I want songs not about men at all. No men in the song. Otherwise this would be easy.
8 Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton - released in the 1960s. So disqualified. (But this would qualify if released in the 1970s - also unlike Loretta Lynn's song - it focuses on Dolly's mother and women, men aren't mentioned. Loretta's puts men first, women are subordinate - it's the problem with a lot of country songs.)
9 Seventeen by Janis Ian - I'm not sure about this one. But I'll allow it. It's a favorite song of mine, and I love it. But I may use it in another category, so maybe not allowing.
10. Cash In by Phoebe Snow accepted. Thanks for the rec.
11. The Cat-Song by Laura Nyro - accepted. Thanks for the rec.
So, you got about four/five out of ten I think. But you were only supposed to do one, so doesn't matter.
0 on following instructions. LOL!