This post is part of my "Approved for Girls"-series, find inspiration for movies for little girls in this post. If you want to contribute to this blog by writing your own "Approved for Girls" post, email me mamapoekie at yahoo dot com.
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Again, during my search, I have found that I like a lot of these songs myself, and certainly found lots of inspiration and like-mindedness in them when I was a misunderstood teen, feeling alone at the edge of the world.
So here it is, my list of inspirational songs for girls:
- Amel Bent - Compliquée (A 20 Ans)
- Amel Bent - A 20 Ans (A 20 Ans)
- Neneh Cherry - Woman
- Alicia Keys - Superwoman (As I am)
- Alicia Keys - The Life (Songs in A Minor)
- Anngun - In Your Mind (Luminescence)
- Anngun - Something Sublime (Luminescence)
- Anouk - Jerusalem (Hotel New York)
- Anouk - Nobody’s Wife (Together Alone)
- Anouk - The Other Side of Me (Together Alone)
- Anouk - My Life (Together Alone)
- Babyface - How Come, How Long
- Avril Lavigne - How Does It Feel (Under My Skin)
- Avril Lavigne - Nobody’s Home (Under My Skin)
- Ciara - Like a Boy
- Billy Joel - She’s Always a Woman
- Ciara - Goodies
- Destiny’s Child - Survivor
- Destiny’s Child - Girl
- Dido - Life for Rent
- Dolly Parton - Just Because I’m a Woman
- Dolly Parton - Working Girl
- Janet Jackson - Special (Velvet Rope)
- Pussycat Dolls - Beep (PCD)
- Pussycat Dolls - I Don’t Need a Man (PCD)
- Mariah Carey - Looking in (Daydream)
- Spooks - Things I’ve Seen
- Sia - Breathe Me
- Janet Jackson - What About (Velvet Rope)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Breaking the Girl
- Madonna - What it Feels Like For a Girl (Music)
- Pink - Lonely Girl (Missundastood)
- Whitney Houston - I’m Every Woman (The Bodyguard)
- Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
- Britney SPears - Stronger
- Bjork - Army of Me (Post)
- Garbage - Queer
- Bon Jovi - Runaway
And a couple of albums that are a collection of powerful songs for girls:
- Christina Aguilera - Stripped
- Anouk - Together Alone
- Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing
- Cindy Lauper - She’s so Unusual
- Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors
- Evanescence - Fallen
- Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
- Lilly Allen - Alright, Still
- Skunk Anansie - Stoosh
- Lilly Allen - It’s Not Me, It’s You
- No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
- Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
- Hole - Celebrity Skin
- Evanescence - The Open Door
- K’s Choice - Almost Happy
- K’s Choice - Believe
- K’s Choice - Paradise in Me
- Nelly Furtado - Folklore
I deliberately did not include songs like “Stupid Girl” from Pink or “Nasty Girl” from Destiny’s child, because I don’t think that we can empower women by trashing other women. If you have some suggestions to add to this list, please add them below, and I will check them out.


I would like to see a similar post as this for boys.
ReplyDeleteMy daughters (and I) love Care Bears on Fire's "Everybody Else." I love that it's a band made up of 3 teenage girls who play their own instruments and we all really like the message of that song.
ReplyDeleteGloria, that's a great idea. I'll get to cracking :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I'm not particularly a fan of Miley Cyrus, but she does have a song called "Nobody's Perfect" that is really great.
ReplyDeleteDon't Laugh at Me - Mark Wills - good for boys list too.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh..will have to check these out. Fab list. :D
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