10 Songs is a weekly list of ten songs that happen to be on my mind at the moment. The lists are usually dominated by songs played on the previous Sunday night's edition of This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl. The idea was inspired by Don Valentine of the essential blog I Don't Hear A Single.
MARTI JONES: I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass
The other day, I saw a meme that summed up my current feeling: Nauseously optimistic. I think (and hope) Kamala Harris will win the election. The real possibility that she won't win is making me very, very anxious.
Nonetheless, I believe we will move forward, and perhaps we can even move toward finally closing the door on the toxic era of Trump. It is my desperate wish that the glass ceiling above American politics is about to be shattered.
And I love the sound of breaking glass.
Vote.
THE BURN SISTERS: I Am A Patriot
Roger that. Vote.
MARYKATE O'NEIL: I'm Ready For My Luck To Turn Around
Roger that. Vote.
THE ARMOIRES: We Absolutely Mean It
Us, too. VOTE!
HAYLEY MARY: Like A Woman Should
VOTE!
THE GO-GO'S: We Got The Beat
"The glass ceiling.
It's an odd phrase, isn't it? It implies something frail and fragile, delicate, something to handle with care, something easily broken, easily damaged, easily breached. Instead, it describes an invisible barrier that is nearly impenetrable: An unseen barricade that blocks advancement, halts upward progress, and prevents certain people—especially minorities, and most especially women—from achieving heights above their presumed station. The glass ceiling is a bad thing.
"Rock 'n' roll used to have a glass ceiling. It broke for the first time in 1981. It was broken by the Go-Go's...."
And now, the biggest glass ceiling of all awaits our attention.
VOTE!!
JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS: Light Of Day
We are just around the corner. VOTE!!
THE BANGLES: Hero Takes A Fall
Not my hero, and never was. VOTE!!
LESLEY GORE: You Don't Own Me
We hold this truth to be self-evident.
VOTE!!!
FIRST AID KIT: America
VOTE!!!
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