# "Pissed-Off Chick" Songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 28, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083 "2015-05-28T23:42:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2015, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/61 "2015-05-31T11:50:32Z")
Dont Come Home Drinking, with Loving on Your Mind Ones On The Way The Pill You Aint Woman Enough To Take My Man - all by Loretta Lynn (heck I think most of LL’s stuff is about angry women) Your So Vain - Carly Simon Going on a Manhunt - form Flashdance ---
**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/62 "2015-05-31T14:25:41Z")
> [@TheInimitableMaven](#): > > **[Janis Joplin’s “Piece Of My Heart”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0f5ZG9LG6k)** She just covered it. Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns wrote the song, and Erma Franklin (Aretha’s older sister) first recorded it. Franklin’s version is clearly far superior to Joplin’s, IMO. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/w5fqWugnIhk/hqdefault.jpg "Erma Franklin - Piece of My Heart.wmv") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5fqWugnIhk) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/63 "2015-05-31T15:33:42Z")
Annette Hanshaw: [“There Ain’t No Sweet Man That’s Worth the Salt of My Tears.”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ZlzPYah44) Billie Holiday: [“I Cried For You.”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxdkUwF4I5U) ---
**Author:** ![Arabella\_Flynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8491ac/32.png) [@Arabella\_Flynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arabella_Flynn)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/64 "2015-06-01T08:10:35Z")
A Moroccan lady named Samira Saïd has a good handful of them. One of the most blatant is “Ma Khalas”. Video: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp7emNKeXPs) Lyrics translation: [Samira Said - ما خلاص (Ma 7'alas) lyrics + English translation](http://lyricstranslate.com/en/Ma-7alas-Thats-it.html) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/65 "2015-06-01T12:12:59Z")
I can’t believe I forgot to mention a few by Heart. [_If Looks Could Kill_](http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/heart/iflookscouldkill.html) really sounds like Ann Wilson is gonna kick some guy’s ass. A better known one is _Barracuda_. I didn’t really get what the lyrics were about until I saw the Wilson sisters being interviewed - basically their reaction to some smarmy record producer and the men in the recording industry in general- but the music conveys all you need to know. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/66 "2015-06-01T14:11:55Z")
Great idea for a thread! I’m loving this. Yoko Ono - “[Give Me Something](https://youtu.be/VjPIeQMKcNQ)” “[What a Mess](https://youtu.be/xSrinwo7md4)” “[I Felt Like Smashing My Face in a Clear Glass Window](https://youtu.be/rFwmkA4HIps)” "[What a Bastard the World Is](https://youtu.be/m8k4lN3Kd28) “[Yang Yang](https://youtu.be/7n-FHgUJ8L0)” Donna Summer - “[She Works Hard for the Money](https://youtu.be/MX7MbG6MiQs)” Blackie & the Rodeo Kings - “[Another Free Woman Gets to Walk Away](https://youtu.be/_TRtkIglVRE)” Ani Difranco - “[Face up and Sing](https://youtu.be/a05zoY2hWgQ)” “[Every State Line](https://youtu.be/7OuJQ0dg3Mc)” Beyoncé - “[Me, Myself and I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S37SGxZSMc)” Amy Ray - “[Lucystoners](https://youtu.be/jTEp_MHvenE)” Gillian Welch - “[Caleb Meyer](https://youtu.be/wazmydGHAvs)” Mylène Farmer - “[Fuck Them All](https://youtu.be/WZnis3XO5VM)” > [@Morgyn](#): > > [Sunny Came Home](https://youtu.be/qfKKBDFCiIA) - Shawn Colvin Excellent selection! Followed by “[Get Out of This House](https://youtu.be/k22e6EAPv34)” ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/67 "2015-06-01T17:28:58Z")
OH! Not a song about a woman upset about a man, but she’s sure as hell pissed off at _the_ Man. I should link it, but can’t get YouTube at work - please, please, please google Mississippi Goddamn by Nina Simone. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/68 "2015-06-01T17:31:58Z")
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVQjGGJVSXc) Your wish, my command. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/69 "2015-06-01T17:41:45Z")
> [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](#): > > OH! > > Not a song about a woman upset about a man, but she’s sure as hell pissed off at _the_ Man. > > I should link it, but can’t get YouTube at work - please, please, please google Mississippi Goddamn by Nina Simone. I think you win- she’s _righteously_ pissed. ---
**Author:** ![Levolor\_the\_Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bc8723/32.png) [@Levolor\_the\_Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Levolor_the_Blind)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/70 "2015-06-01T18:24:54Z")
More recently: Alanis Morrisette _[You Oughta Know](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UEWbTxmG9o)_ Natalie Merchant _[Jealousy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PjLkB7BlpA)_ ---
**Author:** ![Stormcrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@Stormcrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stormcrow)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/71 "2015-06-01T19:24:07Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > [Garbage - Special](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raRGnueg8Lo) Garbage has a bunch of good ones: [Vow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE9jcDwY-MM) “You burn me out but I’m back at your door/Like Joan of Arc coming back for more” [“Not my Idea”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOZsckDTjhg) ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2015, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/72 "2015-06-01T23:13:07Z")
Lots of good ones so far let’s see if i can find a few others not listed [CHVRCHES - Recover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyqemIbjcfg) [Sleater Kinney - Bury Our Friends](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyqemIbjcfg) ---
**Author:** ![Greekfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@Greekfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greekfreak)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/73 "2015-06-02T02:41:45Z")
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rkFLM0KdYQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rkFLM0KdYQ) Ellen MacIlwaine singing just about anything. Once I heard this woman sing I threw out all my Janis Joplin LPs. Killer slide guitarist, also. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/74 "2015-06-02T04:12:03Z")
[Hound Dog Blues](https://youtu.be/yoHDrzw-RPg) - Big Mama Thornton ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/75 "2015-06-02T13:56:21Z")
Lisa Loeb [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OqmU4IUjapk/maxresdefault.jpg "Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Movie CLIP - Stay (2015) - Craig Robinson Movie HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqmU4IUjapk) ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/76 "2015-06-02T16:07:05Z")
“He Thinks He’ll Keep Her” – less angry, more disillusioned ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/77 "2015-06-02T18:07:51Z")
[Rolling In The Deep](https://youtu.be/p-txERsNwqE) ---
**Author:** ![Phedre\_no\_Delaunay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/839c29/32.png) [@Phedre\_no\_Delaunay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phedre_no_Delaunay)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/78 "2015-06-02T18:54:02Z")
[Christina Perri - Jar of Hearts](https://youtu.be/8v_4O44sfjM) [Adele - Set fire to the rain](https://youtu.be/xBcMKwbMEcQ) ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/79 "2015-06-02T18:54:58Z")
> [@Spoke](#): > > [Hound Dog Blues](https://youtu.be/yoHDrzw-RPg) - Big Mama Thornton I don’t know you at all, but I’m crushing on you seriously. Anyone who knows Big Mama is A-ok with me! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083/80 "2015-06-02T19:26:09Z")
> [@stillownedbysetters](#): > > I don’t know you at all, but I’m crushing on you seriously. Anyone who knows Big Mama is A-ok with me! 😃 _blush_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-chick-songs/721083.md?page=5)