A.N. Palamara: Defining Female Artists

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anpalamara:

I’ve been thinking about female singers and songwriters lately, and that maybe I’m due for a new definition of what makes a great one. Female artists have been just as much of an inspiration to me as male artists (maybe more, sometimes.) So I think it’s safe for me to say that I’ve never had a…

Nail on the head.  Every word. 


P.S. — Andrew, I hope you don’t get irked with my claim of Joni influence.  Maybe because I discovered her in my adult life (when the first listen of “A Case of You” could make my whole body go numb with resonating emotions), I feel like I analyze her in a different way than someone who remembers listening to Blue since the days of footy pajamas might.  

I don’t, but you bring up a great point about public perception of Joni. Sometimes, Baby Boomers have a sense of ownership over Joni because they were young when she was young. As a result, she’s viewed by younger adults as  ”that boring acoustic singer that my mother likes so much” and it’s immediately off-putting to Generation Y. You’re a great example of a member of Gen Y who doesn’t want to someone else telling them how to view an artist from Gen X. You looked past someone else’s perception and, after taking a close look at Joni and listened deeply to her music, you realized you connected with it more than you thought you would. Conversely, it may mean that people like you and I, so enamored with artists like Joni, have trouble being receptive to Taylor Swift, Sara Bareilles and the rest of today’s female artists. 

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