Francesca and Plumcake ask:
You’re getting ready to go out for a night on the town. You’ve glued on your fake eyelashes, strapped on your party hair and have plunged your piggies into shoes so cute that baby ponies vomit all over themselves out of sheer envy. What music do you play to make you feel as fierce as you look?
Plumcake says: It takes five songs to drive from Château Gâteau to my favorite clubs, during which I listen to a double shot each of The Cramps “Thee Most Exalted Potentate of Love” and “Hot Pool of Woman Need” and The Flametrick Subs –“The Way I Walk” and “What Makes a Good Girl Go Bad?” followed by Link Wray’s “Rumble” a song that was so scandalous when it was first released it was banned for being too provocative, even though it doesn’t have any words!
My fierce music runs heavily to Melissa Etheridge, The Dixie Chicks, and Fanny. Then again, it’s impossible to fail to be fierce in the wake of The Who’s Won’t Get Fooled Again…particularly the live version.
Twistie’s Fierce Songs:
What Kind of a Lover by Fanny
I Just Realized by Fanny
Bring Me Some Water by Melissa Etheridge
Brave and Crazy by Melissa Etheridge
Ain’t It Heavy by Melissa Etheridge
Somebody to Love by The Jefferson Airplane (I sound just like Grace Slick when I sing, so there had to be something of theirs)
Goodbye, Earl by The Dixie Chicks
Hole In My Head by The Dixie Chicks
Crank Up the Victrola by Ariel
Step It Out Mary by Boiled In Lead
Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who
There’s plenty more, but that gives you a good sample of what you’d be likely to hear me yelling in the shower if you happened across me during my morning ablutions. Somebody To Love and White Rabbit are my party tricks.
Comment by Twistie — September 13, 2007 @ 1:07 pm
Right now it’s Gnarles Barkley (the whole album), Matt Dusk, KMFDM, & the Gypsy Kings. & Depeche Mode’s Ultra if my guy isn’t joining in; they depress him a bit. Ooooh, & Gorillaz. Any album.
Comment by QuiteLight — September 13, 2007 @ 1:36 pm
Three words: Tom Jone’s “Kiss”. If that doesn’t put a swing in your step, nothing will.
Comment by Orora — September 13, 2007 @ 5:18 pm
I’m a total classic rock chick, so here are a few that make me feel fierce and up for anything:
“The Waiting” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (you can’t not sing along)
“Rock of Ages” by Def Leppard (cheese metal forever!)
Deep Purple’s “Lazy” (forget “SOTW,” this is the real guitar-god classic)
Steely Dan’s “Any Major Dude” (terminal cool and bone-deep misogyny aside, SD could be sort of geeky-sweet every now and then)
Roxy Music’s “Both Ends Burning” (Bryan Ferry & Co. doing to perfection everything all the New Wave/New Romantic geeks were trying so hard to do all through the ’80s — and doing it in 1974. Nobody cooler.)
Comment by Bridey — September 13, 2007 @ 6:08 pm
I don’t really have a specific song anymore, but when I was younger (read: highschool) it was John Mellencamp’s “Wild Night.” Now it’s probably something like Georgie James’ “Cheap Champagne” or We Are Scientists.
Comment by JustJenny — September 13, 2007 @ 7:26 pm
For me it is almost any of Piazolla’s tangos, “Bringin’ Sexy Back” by JT (I know, it is Justin Timberlake, but the song has some good memories attached) recently Rhianna’s “Shut up and Drive” (the subtlety and not so subtle car references are TOTALLY up my alley) “Defying Gravity” from the Wicked soundtrack, and probably “Black Coffee” sung by Rosemary Clooney. An interesting mix and it is always relative to what I am doing, thinking or who I am meeting;-)
Comment by Rebecca — September 13, 2007 @ 8:33 pm
My fiercest song is an oldie but goodie–Prince’s “U Got the Look.” I’m ready to give some folks the smackdown when I hear that one.
Comment by Anita — September 13, 2007 @ 9:32 pm
Mmmmmmmm, Cramps. “And how long have you been wearing them?”
Comment by Style Spy — September 13, 2007 @ 9:52 pm
The one song guaranteed to put a swing in my step and a bounce in my strut is the Scissor Sisters, “Filthy/Gorgeous”. Because I am both: filthy, and gorgeous.
Comment by Elina — September 13, 2007 @ 10:30 pm
Fierce for going out dancing means two different remixes of Cry For You by September, then some trance song that says it’s in German but isn’t, then into some Tiesto or George Acosta. Dance music is for dancing, and I have the kind that’s so good you forget you haven’t stopped in a couple of hours. We went out dancing last weekend and happened upon a fantastic DJ tag team–hours of sweaty fun on the light up dance floor! Doing it again this weekend!
Comment by Sara — September 14, 2007 @ 1:44 am
Pretty much the Too Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar soundtrack. Brick House, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, etc.
Comment by Pinkleader — September 14, 2007 @ 12:26 pm
Anything performed by George Thorogood, but especially “Who Do You Love” and “Bad to the Bone”.
“To Be Real” (that disco tune that was playing when Carrie fell on the catwalk).
“I’m Feeling Good” by Nina Simone.
Comment by deja pseu — September 14, 2007 @ 12:30 pm
Favorite fierce and sexy would be “Sweet Dreams” by the Eurythmics. Dang I just know I spelled that wrong.
Comment by Eilish — September 14, 2007 @ 8:51 pm
1. “The Only Time” by Nine Inch Nails
2. “Darling Nikki” either Prince’ s original or the Foo Fighters cover will work
3. “Freedom” by George Michael
Yeah, I feel ready to conquer the world after those tracks… =)
Comment by JayKay — September 16, 2007 @ 1:12 am
I have a playlist set aside just for that purpose. There’s a lot of industrial, synthpop, futurepop, and EBM – Assemblage 23, VNV Nation, Marilyn Manson, Covenant, Garbage, And One…
it’s fast, furious and sexy. Get’s my blood up and makes me want to take over the world! Well, or at least the club and every man (and maybe a cute girl or two) in it!
Comment by Synnamin — September 16, 2007 @ 2:22 am
“Beating Heart Baby” by Head Automatica!
Comment by Julie — September 16, 2007 @ 12:29 pm
“Feel Good” by Kittie and System of a Down!
Comment by pearlandopal — September 16, 2007 @ 7:54 pm