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Coffee Break: Army of Me

Bjork performs at the Roskilde Festival in 2003.
Bjork performs at the Roskilde Festival in 2003.CARL REDHEAD/AFP via Getty Images

by Jill Riley and Anna Weggel

March 08, 2021

Happy International Women's Day.

For too long women have been programmed to be quiet, polite, helpful, modest.

Well, NOT TODAY!

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that let women RAGE?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Bjork - Army of Me
X-Ray Spex - Oh Bondage, Up Yours!
Fiona Apple - Under the Table
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - Bad Reputation
Chastity Brown - Golden
Deap Vally - Smile More
Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y.
Helen Reddy - I Am Woman