Abigail Hollands

The song I have chosen to use for my protest music video is 'Just A Girl' and it is a song in protest of society demeaning and objectifying women. My music video will feature elements from the 1950s and how women were treated as well as how women are treated nowadays, both at home and in the workplace. This will show how some things have changed e.g. how women's ability to work, but also how little some things have changed, e.g. how society views women as inferior to men and belittle them by treating them like children. This concept would be appealing to an activist, socially-conscious, 16-25 year old, middle to upmarket, female audience. It would interest them because it is advocating women's rights in order to achieve equality of the sexes. The video I will create will take place in multiple locations, including inside a car during the day/night, the workplace, the home etc. 'Just A Girl' is a perfect fit for my artist's brand as it is an e...

Dear Madam/Sir, I am writing to you to ask permission to use the soundtrack for ‘Just A Girl’ by No Doubt as it is my understanding that you the owners of the copyright for this song. It would be used for my A Level Media Studies coursework. I am a Year 12 student at Weald of Kent Grammar School studying A Level Media Studies under the exam board, OCR. For our coursework, we have been asked to create an original music video for a protest song. In the brief it states that we are required to seek permission from the management who own the copyright to the song we have chosen. The reason I have chosen ‘Just A Girl’ for my coursework, is because it shows different aspects of feminism and rights for women. It protests to women being treated differently from men through quite a sarcastic approach in the lyrics, e.g. “ 'Cause I'm just a girl, I'd rather not be / 'Cause they won't let me drive late at night” . It is a strong choice of song that fit...

Just A Girl by No Doubt The reason I chose ‘Just A Girl’ by No Doubt as my protest song, is because it is a song written by band member Gwen Stefani, from the perspective of a “little girl” who “needs” protection. It is quite a sarcastic song that points out that girls are capable of looking after themselves and much more, promoting feminism/women's rights.  Stefani stated that: “I wrote that because my dad got mad at me for going to Tony’s [bandmate] house and driving home late at night. I mean, c’mon, I’m, like, going on 30 here! I wouldn’t trade [being female], but I really don’t think guys understand what a burden it can be sometimes.” This song has also been described as “one of the most prominent feminist anthems of the ‘90s”.

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• Protest songs are usually created when people get fed up with the status quo and sing about it. • They are usually written to be part of a movement for cultural or political change, and to stimulate that movement by drawing people together and inspiring them to take action or reflect. • The earliest protest songs can go as far back as the founding of America. • It is possible that the first protest song sung by American soldiers was Free America by Joseph Warren. • Yankee Doodle also finds its roots in this era. It originated as a song sung by British soldiers to mock the Americans. • When the Civil War ended, America became divided by class and race. Protest songs evolved with the music of the early 20th century. • Protest songs developed from the simple, easy-to-learn Civil War-era songs to more complex art at the same time as electrical music. • Billie Holiday’s 1939 song, Strange Fruit, is credited as being the first protest song to take an art form. • 1960s: significant ...