#you don’t own me

[daisyswift3]

“Don’t put me on display ‘cause you don’t own me. Don’t try to change me in any way”

“We twist in our self-made cages and pray that we aren’t—right this minute—about to make some fateful life-altering mistake… For all of us who have tossed and turned and decided to keep the lanterns lit and go searching—hoping that just maybe, when the clock strikes twelve… we’ll meet ourselves.”

The entire Eras Tour is a commentary on fame. It isn’t just abt her masters, it’s abt Taylor Swift the brand. It’s abt her finally deciding to put her happiness before her fans. Gaga’s Applause followed by You Don’t Own Me. The Archer transitioning into Fearless w the lover house burning down. The seven spoken word poem. Don’t Blame Me/LWYMMD w the bird cage. Wildest Dreams/Bad Blood w the lover house burning down again. Giant Anti Hero Taylor screaming at the audience to see her. The (closet) door descending during Karma. The Late Night Edition that’s available exclusively at the shows w “Dear Reader you’re losing me.” It’s all addressed to the fans. She’s done being a mirrorball trapped in a display case.

[netscapenavigator-official]

Love finding out when old famous people are gay.

Like, who would’ve guessed that Lesley Gore, the singer who popularized songs like “You Don’t Own Me;” “It’s My Party;” “Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows;” and “She’s a Fool” was a lesbian.

Like, we, as queer folk, just keep winning, huh?

[printempsdessens]

Dear reader,

I am very happy to share a new song 'You Don't Own Me' with you today.

When I was still living in Amsterdam I rented a bedroom at a friend’s house which had a piano in it. Every morning and evening before and after my lessons I would play. I always kept the silencing pedal on because our neighbors downstairs hated noise of any kind. Often they complained during the day, which I thought was very silly, but sometimes when I played later in the evening I guess they had a point.

When the first chords and melody arrived of ‘You Don’t Own Me’ I knew it was past a reasonable time to play but there was a big sense of urgency that made me sit down at the piano anyway. Only years later, funnily enough when I was visiting Amsterdam again (I didn’t live there anymore) I re-listened to the recording on my phone and started humming a melody for the verse and working on the first lyrics sitting in a hotel bar. To me the lyrics aren’t directed towards a specific person, group, or place of power. It’s more of an ode to Freedom and a stance to any form of oppression. I hope oppressed individuals and/or groups can find solace in a song like this.

I had just read ‘Man’s Search For Meaning’ by Viktor E. Frankl, which has become one of my favorite books, and of which these quotes came to mind when I was writing ‘You Don’t Own Me’:

“Even the helpless victim of a hopeless situation, facing a fate he cannot change, may rise above himself, may grow beyond himself, and by so doing change himself. He may turn a personal tragedy into a triumph.”

“Is this to say that suffering is indispensable to meaning? In no way. I only insist that meaning is available in spite of  - nay, even through - suffering, provided that the suffering is unavoidable. If it is avoidable, the meaningful thing to do is to remove its cause, for unnecessary suffering is masochistic rather than heroic. If, on the other hand, one cannot change a situation that causes his suffering, he can still choose his attitude.”

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[asteraceae-blue]

Watching the Barbie movie again and thinking how amazing on so many levels it would have been to get a reference to this gem

[xlockscreenx]

Lesley Gore | Lockscreens

[texaschainsawmascara]

It’s My Life - No Doubt [Talk Talk] / Fairytale - Rebecca Ferguson / I’ll Show You - Justin Bieber / Old Me - 5SOS / ig: @/sevdaliza_ / Journals of Anais Nin 1927-1931  [volume 4] - Overprotected - Britney Spears / You Don’t Own Me - SAYGRACE / My Life - Billy Joel / Thanks Anyway, Locked On - Jerry Cantrell

[elasgottoomuchfreetime]

S2 spoilers

Just now noticed You Don‘t Own Me playing in the background when Aziraphale tells Maggie that she doesn’t have to pay rent.

[lostprairiegirl]

Maybe the memories of my misplaced worship will fade.

Maybe an ever-changing character of you will live on forever

In my mind, frantically distorting the image of you I once hung

On display, for everyone to see

For everyone to praise.

[rocky17]

Dreaming of becoming a rockstar.

[gretavanfleetlove]

I haven’t posted anything Maneskin in awhile but geez they should cover “You Don’t own me” by the Blow Monkeys. Argue with the wall.

[printempsdessens]

YOU DON’T OWN ME cover art

Picture by: Ramy Moharam Fouad | Edited by: Jan Philipzen

[pixiemage]

Please, for the love of god, please don’t be this person. No matter how long it’s been since an update, no matter how many unfinished stories are sitting on their account, no matter what - do not be this person.

Not only is it insanely rude, but you also do more damage than you think be being such a self-entitled ass about something someone created for free and for fun. “This author” can see what you say.

RIP decency indeed.

[risingpersephone]

[theoldkyokodied]

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