At the heart of this song is the idea that we need to be the change we want to see in the world. If you aren’t a fan of musicals (gasp!), there are several versions of this song sung by different artists. Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth – Defying Gravity (2003) In Brave, Bareilles encourages our daughters to find their voices and start speaking up against their adversaries. That their worth doesn’t extend beyond the dimples in their cheeks. Too often little girls receive the message that they need to be quiet, well mannered, and attractive. I want my daughter to be inspired to stand up for herself and for others, to have the confidence to face adversity, and to demand the respect that every member of the human race is entitled to, regardless of their gender.īeethoven once said, “Music can change the world.” So, too, can our daughters, and we can use music to help inspire them.ġ5 Songs to Empower Girls Sara Bareilles – Brave (2013) I want to provide lyrics that make her stand taller, run faster, work harder, dream wider, and shatter those glass ceilings. I want to create a playlist that instills in her the idea – the truth – that women are strong, powerful, and courageous and are more than just pretty faces or sexual beings. I figure it is time I make my daughter a new playlist, but not just any playlist. That playlist is my go-to when I’m in the car with her, and it hasn’t been updated in almost two years.

(I’m a bad mom and didn’t think to download the Kidz Bop version that doesn’t use ‘shut up’ – oops.) And ‘Let it Go’ is, of course, from Frozen and Frozen is life. ‘Shut Up and Dance’ is the first song on the playlist.

For her fifth birthday, we had a “royal ball” and I made a dance playlist for the kids.

I don’t listen to the radio, so our car music choices are the ones that I provide via my iPod. I can play some Pat Benatar as background music. Do you want to hear another metaphor that describes love?Īnd holy crap, if I have to listen to Let It Go or Shut Up and Dance one more time, my car is going to be a battlefield. She is the sun in my sky and light of my life and rose in my garden and all those metaphors we use to describe how much we love someone.

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