The second episode of Variations on a Theme coincided with the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, so I marked the occasion with a show featuring songs by women, about women.
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Judy Collins - "Bread and Roses" - Bread & Roses (1976)
Indigo Girls - "Pendulum Swinger" - Despite Our Differences (2006)
Metric - "Glass Ceiling" - Live It Out (2005)
Ani DiFranco - "Not a Pretty Girl" - Not a Pretty Girl (1995)
Bikini Kill - "Rebel Girl" - Pussy Whipped (1993)
PJ Harvey - "50 Ft Queenie" - Rid of Me (1993)
Nina Simone - "Four Women" - My Baby Just Cares for Me (1959)
Joni Mitchell - "Ladies of the Canyon" - Ladies of the Canyon (1970)
Frazey Ford - "Hey Little Mama" - Obadiah (2010)
Julie Doiron - "Mother" - Loneliest in the Morning (1997)
Wailin' Jennys - "Mona Louise" - Bright Morning Stars (2011)
Mary J. Blige - "Good Woman Down" - The Breakthrough (2005)
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - "She Ain't a Child No More" - I Learned the Hard Way (2010)
Blue King Brown - "Women's Revolution" - Worldwize Part 1 North & South (2010)
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