The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #25025   Message #290471
Posted By: Jeri
03-Sep-00 - 07:52 PM
Thread Name: feminist perspective on folk songs
Subject: RE: feminist perspective on folk songs
I honest-to-goodness thought this was a wind-up. There are plenty of chauvanistic songs out there, but Michael Row the Boat ain't one of 'em, in my opinion. I would have picked one of those "women-caused-all-my-problems-and-none-of-it-was-my-fault" (gimme a minute - I'll think of one) or "woman-gives-guy-clap-and-who-cares-that-a-guy-gave-it-to-her" (The Fireship) or a "my-husband-beats-the-hell-out-of-me-but-he's-a-great-guy-otherwise" (Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk) songs. Michael pales by comparison.