It was International Women's Day on Sunday. I don't work weekends and I had urgent pun-based business to deal with yesterday so this is the first opportunity to mark the occasion
The words of Ivor Cutler's "Women Of The World" are as relevant today as they have ever been. We have the original with Linda Hirst from 1983 and a version featuring Tracyanne Campbell from Camera Obscura from an all-Scottish Ivor tribute album released in 2020.
They are joined by the great Dick Gaughan (also from Scotland) and Wee Baaba McMaal (Senegal via Saltcoats).
This goes out to all you top international women out there, not just the Scottish and Senegalese ones.
"Women Of The World" - Linda Hirst & Ivor Cutler
"Women Of The World" - Citizen Bravo (feat. Tracyanne Campbell)
"Strong Women Rule Us All With Their Tears" - Dick Gaughan
"A Song For Women" - Baaba Maal
This will be my last post for the week as I am off to Brussels first thing tomorrow for a few days work. Combining tomorrow's destination with today's theme, here are some videos of Belgian women, starting with the woman born Sabrina Tack belting out the old Bellamy Brothers hit.
Karine Polwart also does a good version on her Scottish Songbook album
ReplyDeleteShe does indeed. From memory it has been played at your place.
DeleteAh, Ivor, what a great one-off he was, and I love these versions of Women Of The World, thank you Ernie.
ReplyDeleteHave a great trip to Brussels too.
Lovely, Ernie. I’d like to give a tip of the hat to Jim O’Rourke’s version of Women Of The World, nearly 9 mins long but not a second wasted.
ReplyDeleteNo match for Ivor’s rich delivery, but gorgeous all the same.
https://youtu.be/yzU0kUpuObA
And best wishes for your trip to Brussels, I hope that there’s a little space for something other than work whilst you’re there!
DeleteI'll be watching two Brazilian minimalists in the basement bar of La Botanique tomorrow night. Your people SPRINTS will be playing upstairs, hope they don't make too much noise or we may need to bang on the ceiling.
DeleteNot heard the Jim O'Rourke version before. Thanks.