# Songs about freespirited women **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 20, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160 "2008-04-20T21:58:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/1 "2008-04-20T21:58:17Z")
I need songs about [del]feckless flaky[/del] devil-may-care, here-today-gone-tomorrow kind of gals. Songs like: Me and Bobbie McGee, Kris Kristofferson Beeswing, Richard Thompson Josie, Steely Dan Ruby Tuesday, Stones Hasten Down the Wind, Warren Zevon Can you think of any others? ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/2 "2008-04-20T22:10:07Z")
Gah! I posted this in the wrong forum. :smack: Can a beautiful, spontaneous, fiercely independent moderator move it to Cafe for me? ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/3 "2008-04-20T23:07:36Z")
Would “Scarlet Begonias” by the Grateful Dead, and “Blue Jeans and a Rosary” by Kid Rock qualify? I think maybe the former more than the latter, but I like them both. ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2008, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/4 "2008-04-20T23:32:18Z")
Sugar Magnolia by the Grateful Dead Meet Virginia by Train Carmen by Anything Box ---
**Author:** ![PharmBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/74df32/32.png) [@PharmBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PharmBoy)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/5 "2008-04-21T00:20:23Z")
HOw about “I take my chances” by Mary Chapin-Carpenter? ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/6 "2008-04-21T00:31:54Z")
“We’ll Sing in the Sunshine” by Gale Garnett “Redneck Woman” by Gretchen Wilson ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/7 "2008-04-21T00:40:13Z")
Days - The Kinks ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/8 "2008-04-21T00:44:00Z")
[Any Old Wind That Blows](http://www.lpdiscography.com/c/Cash/cash_anyoldwind.htm), a Johnny Cash classic. ---
**Author:** ![Lama\_Pacos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Lama\_Pacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lama_Pacos)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/9 "2008-04-21T00:47:42Z")
Hmm, makes me think of “Ford Econoline” by Nanci Griffith. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/10 "2008-04-21T00:54:56Z")
At the risk of getting flamed, I’ll mention “I Am Like a Bird” by Nelly Furtado. A song about a girl who ultimately pays for her “devil-may-care, here-today-gone-tomorrow” lifestyle is “Paper Sun” by Traffic. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/11 "2008-04-21T00:55:11Z")
“Kate” by the Ben Folds Five. You can listen to it for free at [Last.fm](http://www.last.fm/music/Ben+Folds+Five/_/Kate). Lyrics at the [band’s website.](http://www.benfoldsfive.com/lyrics/whatever_06.html) ---
**Author:** ![xnylder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bbce88/32.png) [@xnylder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xnylder)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/12 "2008-04-21T01:01:02Z")
“Legend Of A Cowgirl” by Imani Coppola ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/13 "2008-04-21T01:07:56Z")
The ur-song of this kind has got to be “The Lady Is a Tramp” by Frank Sinatra. ---
**Author:** ![MizTina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MizTina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizTina)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/14 "2008-04-21T01:21:05Z")
Bitch by Meredith Brooks. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/15 "2008-04-21T02:11:50Z")
Does “Easy Lover” by Phil Collins count? ---
**Author:** ![rikc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c57346/32.png) [@rikc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rikc)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/16 "2008-04-21T02:15:14Z")
page search for “Joni Mitchell” turns up no results??? Come on, guys! ---
**Author:** ![Intravenus\_De\_Milo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Intravenus\_De\_Milo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intravenus_De_Milo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/17 "2008-04-21T03:51:17Z")
**Black Magic Woman** - Santana **Hey Hey What Can I Do** - Led Zeppelin **I Put a Spell On You** - Creedence Clearwater Revival **She’s Leaving Home** - The Beatles **Undun** - The Guess Who **You Don’t Own Me** - Leslie Gore (She did this song AND **It’s My Party/Judy’s Turn to Cry**? What an oxymoron…) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/18 "2008-04-21T04:52:12Z")
How about “455 Rocket” by Kathy Mattea? It’s a song about a girl and her car. 🙂 Oh, speaking of girls and their cars, how about “Fun Fun Fun” by the Beach Boys? ETA: Thought of one more - [“Where No One Knows Me” by Jann Arden.](http://www.lyrics007.com/Jann%20Arden%20Lyrics/Where%20No%20One%20Knows%20Me%20Lyrics.html) ---
**Author:** ![rikc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c57346/32.png) [@rikc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rikc)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/19 "2008-04-21T05:37:21Z")
[QUOTE=rikc] page search for “Joni Mitchell” turns up no results??? Come on, guys! [/QUOTE] Fine, fine. “Raised On Robbery” ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-freespirited-women/446160/20 "2008-04-21T13:37:12Z")
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