Abigail Hollands

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”.