It’s not a give and take like “Blow.” It’s simple submission. “I just wanna be the girl you like” isn’t the most feminist message - especially compared to the rest of the album. I just wanna be the girl you like, girl you like
He popped all my buttons, and he ripped my blouse We ain’t even gonna make it to this club… I don’t need you seeing ’yoncé on her knees “Partition” - It’s important to please your man (yep, that’s feminist). But when’s the last time you heard a song about a woman being on the receiving side? Women of the world, Beyoncé is telling you to get yours too.ģ.
We hear a lot about oral sex in rap songs (“She lick me like a lollipop,” anyone?). I can’t wait til I get home so you can turn that cherry out Keep me coming…Keep me humming, keep me moaning…
“Blow” - Sexual pleasure should be a two way street. Even perfect Beyoncé, who tried to clear the Internet of unflattering photos of herself after her Super Bowl performance and who has openly spoken about struggling with body image issues, feels the pressure of unfair expectations.Ģ. But after Britney Spears’ “Work B****” from earlier this year - which told women they had to look hot to get what they wanted - it’s comforting to know that the problem is with society, not with us. Okay, yes, you have to get past the fact that this is being sung by one of the most beautiful women on the planet. She sings about love and sex more boldly than ever, peppering those songs with messages about independence and motherhood. Men and love are a focus, but she makes sure to let us know that those songs are also about empowerment: there’s even a spoken word passage in “Flawless” from a Nigerian feminist that calls for young girls to “lean in” and be more than someone’s wife. Carter.”īut she does something new on Beyoncé - a collection of music and videos which has already broken an iTunes record by selling 823,773 copies in its first three days. Their biggest critique of the pop icon’s work before this album was that she sang about men…almost exclusively - from “Love on Top” to “Halo.” Let’s be honest, even the girl anthem songs about breakups made our eyes roll: it was hard to dance along to “Irreplaceable” or “Single Ladies” without remembering that Jay Z had “put a ring on it.” And it didn’t help that the name of her latest tour was “Mrs. It was also performed at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards where the singer sang a medley of songs from her fifth studio album.In fact, Beyoncé is one of the few superstars who’s actually claimed the scary title of “feminist.” Nonetheless, she hasn’t always had the feminists on her side. Carter Show World Tour and her co-headlining On the Run Tour with Jay-Z. "Flawless" was performed live by Beyoncé during the last, European leg of The Mrs. It was released on the iTunes Store through Beyoncé itself on December 13, 2013. After being released as a radio single, the song peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100, in addition to charting on several of the magazine's component charts.Ī music video for the song was directed by Jake Nava, and includes choreography by Les Twins and Chris Grant. Upon its release, the song was received positively by music critics who particularly praised the use of Adichie's sample and widely discussed and acclaimed its lyrics. It is a trap-influenced song, with a dirty groove and a clattering beat. Musically, "Flawless" consists of two parts – "Bow Down" and "Flawless", divided by a speech titled "We Should All Be Feminists" delivered by Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at a TED圎uston conference. An early version of the song, titled " Bow Down / I Been On", was released onto the Internet by Beyoncé in March 2013. It was released as the fifth single from the album on August 12, 2014, and was co-written by Beyoncé together with Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Chauncey Hollis and Raymond DeAndre Martin, with production handled by Hit-Boy, Beyoncé, Rey Reel Music and Boots. " Flawless" (stylized as " ***Flawless") is a song recorded by American recording artist Beyoncé from her self-titled fifth studio album, Beyoncé (2013).
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