Listen to this when
You Don't Own Me
you don't own me, period 💅
Who it's for
Recorded when Lesley Gore was 17, this early feminist anthem shows a young woman standing up to a man who wants to control her.
Controlled, fed up→Independent, strong
Feelings it meets
What it is
"You Don't Own Me" was written by John Madara and David White and recorded by Lesley Gore in 1963, when she was 17; Quincy Jones produced it, and it appears on Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts. In the song a young woman tells a romantic partner that he cannot possess or control her, and she rejects his double standards. It reached No.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Age: All ages
I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.Henry David Thoreau, Walden, “Visitors”
