How To Write A Perfect Girl Power Anthem
Pete Paphides is on a mission to find the perfect formula for making a bonafide hit.
Pete Paphides is on a mission to find the perfect formula for making a bonafide hit by talking to the people who make them - the songwriters.
In this episode, he looks into what makes a perfect Girl Power Anthem - a term coined in the 90s that still has reverberations now. Pete hears from Spice Girl Melanie C about the origins of her group, and why it wasn’t always so easy for them. Texas’ Sharleen Spiteri explains how she’s treated differently as a songwriter because she’s a woman. And it should be noted that some brilliant Girl Power Anthems are written by men, including Klas Åhlund. He was writing songs for Britney Spears, right at the epicentre of her darkest moments. And what about now…are the Spice Girls still relevant? Rebecca Lucy Taylor AKA Self Esteem seems to think so.
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Spice Girls
Wannabe
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Texas
I Don't Want A Lover
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Pretenders
Brass in Pocket
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Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand
No More Tears (Enough is Enough)
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Kate Bush
Wow
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Madonna
Express Yourself
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Brilliant
It's a Man's Man's Man's World
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Aretha Franklin
Respect
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Britney Spears
Piece of Me
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Britney Spears
I've Just Begun
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Self Esteem
I Do This All The Time
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Self Esteem
Prioritise Pleasure
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Spice Girls
Who Do You Think You Are
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Little Mix
Power
Broadcast
- Sun 28 Nov 2021 21:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2