Basically I am trying to put together a CD for a female friend of mine for a Christmas present. She is prone to periods of time where she listens to "angry" music by female singers that have a very empowering tone to them. I need some help finding songs that would fall into this category. The best example I can give off the top of my head would be something like Christina Aguilera's "Fighter". Any help would be appreciated.

Tracy Bonham-Mother Mother

anyone on the lilth fair tour...

alanis morrisete (sp)
fiona apple

Ani DiFranco

Thanks astrochimp, downloaded the song from iTunes.

I will look into the other names mentioned as well. Thanks.

Mary Prankster - she's great, but only her live album's on itunes. I can help you out with her other stuff, if you want.

Also:
Patty Griffin - "Every Little Bit"

I don't know what's available on itunes or what. but here's a few that come to mind:

Liz Phair - Never Said, Fuck and Run, more...
Pink - Just Like a Pill
Ruby - Paraffin, Swallow Baby
Rasputina - You Don't Own Me, more...
Patti Smith - Gone Again, more...
Sinead O'Connor - Troy
Heather Nova - Sugar
Tori Amos - Waitress, Precious Things
Concrete Blonde - God Is a Bullet, more...
Bjork - Army of Me
Suzanne Vega - Blood Makes Noise
Nelly McKay - Sari, Ding Dong, The Dog Song, Change the World....
Blake Babies - I'm Not Your Mother
Julianna Hatfield - What a Life, Ok Ok
Ani Difranco - Untouchable Face, Out of Range, more...
Lucinda Williams - Changed the Locks
PJ Harvey - C'Mon Billy, Rid of Me, 50 Ft Queenie, more...
Garbage - Queer, Only Happy When it Rains, seriously pick any song by them
The Murmurs - You Suck
The Muffs - Red Eyed Troll, On and On, more...
Lisa Germano - Happiness
Poe - Hey Pretty, Trigger Happy Jack, more...
Kristin Hersh - Sundrops, The Letter

errm, I guess that's a lot, but some should be close to what you're looking for.

kitty-charlotte, and brackish

le tigre

Thanks for all of the help so far, I will look into to all the suggestions when I have a chance.

http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=257084

"Zombie" by the Cranberries

There's a difference between plain angry and angry with "a very empowering tone"

X-Ray Spex - "Oh Bondage, Up Yours".
If there's any song that fits the bill, this is the one.

Also, anything by X, Legal Weapon, 45 Grave, Penetration, Vice Squad, The Bags, Brigitte Handley, The Gits, Sin 34, UXA and The Avengers.

Tilt - Lips, Tits, Hips
Metric - I.O.U.
Juniper Lane - Soon I'll Be Away

Slant 6
Lush
L7
Bikini Kill
Le Tigre (although I hear they're more electropop now, I wouldn't know, I don't really listen to them)

anything off Arch Enemy's latest 2 cd's
...but, of course, this IS death metal...still, it's a female vocalist, and man, is she pissed off.

Meredith Brooks- Bitch

Definitely! Also "Agony" by The Muffs. Kim is in full form on these songs.

Any discussion of this type begins and ends with Polly Jean Harvey.

I have nothing else to say that is either relevant or true.

Bikini Kill. They were the start of the sexist "riot grrrl" movement. They would pass out lyrics to their songs to all females (but no males) in the audience. Claim that all men "rape", etc...

Good band, but horrible attitude. I mean, you don't fight sexism with more sexism!

A better band would be the Lunachicks. Also the Bags (the LA band). Avengers. L7. The Muffs. The Gits. Joan Jett.