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| Ani DiFranco – Face Up and Sing Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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Ooo could I just add I love the verse about the woman saying 'thankyou for saying all the things I never do'. I think Ani is spot on here, in saying that NOT being vocal and standing up for yourself is affirming and condoning sexist and misogynist practices. |
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| Ani DiFranco – Face Up and Sing Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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I reckon this song is about standing up and vocalising the ideals you believe in. Rather than just quietly begrudging the world for its inequalities and negative discriminations we need to unite and 'face up and sing'! |
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| Ani DiFranco – Coming Up Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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To me, this song is all about male power. From the first line Ani equates ‘Our Father’ (the patriarch) with a businessman/property owner who attempts to control and command the woman narrator.
However, ‘Coming Up’ refuses the subordinated female position, Ani refers to the power of feminist action - ‘somebody[’s] … spray paint got too close’ – which immediately leads to the male figure affirming his powerful position by demanding ‘the land I stand on’. However, the narrator will not give up. The line ‘it’s not fate / it’s just circumstance’ refuses the naturalisation of powerless female. Hmmm … I know that sounds like a toss, but I guess I just thought I’d add my two cents. Sorry that was a bit incoherent. |
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