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Thread #154630   Message #3628839
Posted By: GUEST,EHS
29-May-14 - 07:32 AM
Thread Name: Songs about women, but not about love
Subject: Songs about women, but not about love
I'm looking for traditional (or pretty-traditional) songs about women that are *not* about love, marriage, or courting. (IE songs about women, not about women longing, loving, doting, courting, or being courted, loved, or doted upon, or otherwise acting the foil for men.) I'm primarily interested in Irish songs, but have expanded my search because it's actually quite difficult.

So far I've found:
- Barry Gleeson's ballad about the boxer Jane Murphy; "The Female Prize-Fight"
- Tom Lehrer's totally not traditional 'Irish Ballad'