{"id":297,"date":"2009-02-22T17:11:23","date_gmt":"2009-02-23T00:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimatli.org\/blog\/?p=297"},"modified":"2010-01-15T23:56:20","modified_gmt":"2010-01-16T06:56:20","slug":"favorite-video-of-the-week-early-punk-girl-bands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimatli.org\/blog\/?p=297","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Video of the Week: Early Punk Girl bands"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Typical Girls-The Slits<\/strong>
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\nWhite Mice-Mo-Dettes, 1979<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nLola-The Raincoats<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nNice-Kleenex<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I was compiling this gathering of clips, I realized something significant and a little depressing. These women were ahead of their time and unfortunately, the times never caught up with them. In fact, it seems in terms of the creativeness that existed during this time period – pushing boundaries, challenging institutions and assumptions – not only did we not continue, we somehow regressed. I’m not being nostalgic for the late 70s but these women, their music, their messages should have been a catalyst for those of us involved in the creative fields now. And yet, it seems many trajectories died out and in the process of re-creation much was lost and forgotten.<\/p>\n

Take the band, Mika Miko<\/a> who I like and have identified some of the above groups as their influences. They are carrying on the musical traditions but are the boundaries in message and meaning being pushed? Are the days of defiance and challenge to institutions gone? I’m not necessarily trying to criticize, I’m trying to find out. It’s an issue that’s sort of consumed me these past few months.<\/p>\n

Lyrics for Typical Girls<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don’t create
\nDon’t rebel
\nHave intuition
\nCan’t decide<\/p>\n

Typical girls get upset to quickly
\nTypical girls can’t control themselves
\nTypical girls are so confusing
\nTypical girls – you can always tell
\nTypical girls don’t think too clearly
\nTypical girls are all predictable<\/p>\n

Typical girls try to be
\nTypical girls very well<\/p>\n

Typical girls are looking for something
\nTypical girls fall under spells
\nTypical girls buy magazines
\nTypical girls feel like hell
\nTypical girls worry about spots, fat, and natural smells
\nSniky fake smells<\/p>\n

Typical girls try to be
\nTypical girls very well<\/p>\n

Don’t create
\nDon’t rebel
\nHave intution
\nDon’t drive well<\/p>\n

Typical girls try to be
\nTypical girls very well<\/p>\n

Can’t decide what clothes to wear
\nTypical girls are sensitive
\nTypical girls are emotional
\nTypical girls are cruel and bewitching
\nShe’s a femme fatale
\nTypical girls stand by their man
\nTypical girls are really swell
\nTypical girls learn how to act shocked
\nTypical girls don’t rebel<\/p>\n

Who invented the typical girl?
\nWho’s bringing out the new improved model?
\nAnd there’s another marketing ploy
\nTypical girl gets the typical boy<\/p>\n

The typical boy gets the typical girl
\nThe typical girl gets the typical boy<\/p>\n

Are emotional<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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