# Help building a playlist **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 18, 2011, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105 "2011-08-18T02:37:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Claire\_Beauchamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@Claire\_Beauchamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claire_Beauchamp)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/1 "2011-08-18T02:37:35Z")
So I’m trying to build a playlist that matches a certain mood I’m in. The criteria are fuzzy, so I thought it might be fun to post the loose framework I have and the songs I’ve selected so far, and see what y’all come up with. The rules are: Must be a female artist. A groove, or uptempo, danceable is OK. The type of song a pumped-up girl might sing to loudly in the car as she speeds down the highway. Feisty but not angry. Upbeat Positive (as they say in the music industry) OK, but a certain “don’t fuck with me” attitude is OK too. Independent and perhaps ticked off with a certain man or situation, but not man-hating. (I’m calling it my Grrrl mix.) Selected songs so far are heavy on 80s/90s but any era is OK. Selected so far: Bitch -Meredith Brooks Queen of the Night -Whitney Houston Don’t Let Me Get Me -Pink (a bit of an outlier, but it just feels right) Human Nature -Madonna Promiscuous Nelly -Furtado Miss Independent -Kelly Clarkson Bad Reputation -Joan Jett Your Little Secret -Melissa Etheridge Ain’ No Other Man -Christina Aguilera ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/2 "2011-08-18T03:13:06Z")
Take it Off - The Donnas I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor (I mean, you gotta!) ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/3 "2011-08-18T03:19:18Z")
The Affair - [Honey](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQX14U43fTM) Le Tigre - [Deceptacon](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHOZwyNilZs&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![punch\_line\_loser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e7dd6/32.png) [@punch\_line\_loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/punch_line_loser)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/4 "2011-08-18T03:19:37Z")
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Date With the Night Kim Wilde - Kids In America B\*Witched - C’est La Vie (I know, I know, but I’m a sucker for a good pop reel) Alanis Morisette - Thank U ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/5 "2011-08-18T03:27:57Z")
LaRoux - [Bulletproof](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8eJh4i8Lo&ob=av2n) Feist - [Limit To Your Love](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36SwnItlU4M) ---
**Author:** ![punch\_line\_loser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e7dd6/32.png) [@punch\_line\_loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/punch_line_loser)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/6 "2011-08-18T03:29:07Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > LaRoux - [Bulletproof](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8eJh4i8Lo&ob=av2n) Love that song. Oh! Oh! Bjork - Big Time Sexuality ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/7 "2011-08-18T03:43:38Z")
The Watson Twins - [How Am I To Be?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJZOr_UcPlU&ob=av2e) Regina Spektor - [Poor Little Rich Boy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GS5CpYTcfM) ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/8 "2011-08-18T06:56:26Z")
Bif Naked - [Moment of Weakness](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWuddKPLXSw&ob=av2e) Veruca Salt - [Volcano Girls](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyVSKydUxKk&ob=av2e) Robyn - [Love Kills](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMO6R6rkYoM) Rachael Yamagata - [Faster](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tl3C4NZDK0&ob=av2e) Alexz Johnson - [Another Thin Line](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51ywPgY5xGQ) The Veronicas - [Leave Me Alone](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSLm_Xzqj5k) Lisa Hannigan - [Keep it All](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SF59dXLOxs) ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/9 "2011-08-18T07:13:30Z")
Scissor Sisters - [Kiss You Off](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppynaJ_CEE4&ob=av3e) ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/10 "2011-08-18T08:42:04Z")
[He Thinks He’ll Keep Her](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg_nJFMRP_0) – Mary Chapin Carpenter. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/11 "2011-08-18T12:12:06Z")
“Mesmerizing,” Liz Phair. Anything from _Exile in Guyville_, actually ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/12 "2011-08-18T14:08:18Z")
[**What’s Up**](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chysEoANK7c) - 4 Non Blondes ---
**Author:** ![cantara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@cantara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cantara)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/13 "2011-08-18T17:59:18Z")
Belly - Gepetto Lush - Sweetness and light - Deluxe - Ladykillers - The Childcatcher Sinead O’Connor - Just like u said it would b Sugarcubes - Coldsweat Equipoise should be along shortly…(I still listen to her Women of World music mixes). ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/14 "2011-08-18T18:29:50Z")
The first song that came to mind was “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper. Too obvious? How about “[Move Over](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eihw2hu65S0)” by Janis Joplin? Any of several songs by Aretha would work, such as “Respect” or “[Think](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsL9UL9qbv8)”. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/15 "2011-08-18T19:11:29Z")
Bettie Seervert - [Attagirl](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge40nx_Y6p8) I don’t know if it qualifies, but I find Paloma Faith’s [Upside Down](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKIM3SkR45I) plenty uptempo but perhaps lacking in the “grrl powah” _je ne suis quoi_ you’re looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/16 "2011-08-18T20:11:17Z")
[Poe: Not a Virgin Anymore](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqe6Wpq3ZD8) [Rilo Kiley: Breakin’ Up](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGnJYMRC9NE) [Ani Difranco: Shameless](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjizt4Ixt6E&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![Claire\_Beauchamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@Claire\_Beauchamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claire_Beauchamp)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/17 "2011-08-18T23:09:34Z")
oooh groovy. Many of these I don’t know (or at least, don’t know by title) so it’ll be fun to go have a listen. More, please, if anyone’s got 'em. More data: Almost added Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” but the lyrics are a little too bitter. Added “Rumo(u)r Has It,” instead. Also added Pink’s “U + Ur Hand.” A few other notes … Nearly made the first cut before I posted here, but didn’t: “I Will Survive” (post-breakup doesn’t really fit for some reason) & “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” (a little too peppy). Love MCC, but “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her” too post-breakup. I might do “Passionate Kisses” from the same album … also “I Feel Lucky” … Keep 'em coming. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/18 "2011-08-19T00:15:02Z")
For some reason the first song in my mind was [Rasputina doing Fire and Ice](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iwjpCOvRdE). But I’m a guy, so I may be way off base. Sorry if so. ---
**Author:** ![azraiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@azraiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/azraiel)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/19 "2011-08-19T16:00:06Z")
As the owner and operator of a penis, I may be wide of the mark with some of these. Still, you might find something… The Ballad of Lucy Jordan: Marianne Faithfull Wall of Death: Linda and Richard Thompson Wade in the Water and Chain of Fools: Eva Cassidy Hard to Know: Mindy Smith Portland, Oregon: Loretta Lynn Goodbye Charlie Brown: Terri Hendrix Cherry Bomb: Runaways Pretend that We’re Dead and Monster: L7 Hit Me with Your Best Shot: Pat Benatar When I Grow Up and On the Greener Side: Michelle Shocked Honey Bee: Lucinda Williams No Bad News: Patty Griffin Addicted to Love: Tina Turner People Got a Lotta Nerve and This Tornado Loves you: Neko Case Man-sized, To Bring You My Love, and Long Snake Moan: PJ Harvey ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105/20 "2011-08-19T16:13:07Z")
_What’s Love Got to Do With It_, Tina Turner [_Piece of My Heart_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsJPDYWOMdg), Janis Joplin [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-building-a-playlist/593105.md?page=2)