999,812: Dionne Warwick - Wives and Lovers; 999,811: Ciara - Like a Boy

Though some have enjoyed it, being a girl ain't always easy. Women have to deal with those philandering men folk! Men are like these wild animals you have to subdue with jangling keys and cooing noises. Sure, there was that whole feminist movement, but at the end of the day, women are singing songs about being stuck in the same old gender roles. The algorithm spit out "Wives and Lovers" followed by "Like a Boy" right after the other, as if to suggest the same sentiment remains. The only thing separating 1963 from 2007 (other than 45 years), is anger. 1963's Dionne Warwick (through Burt Bacharach's lyrics) pleads

"Day after day
There are girls at the office
And men will always be men
Don't send him off with your hair still in curlers
You may not see him again"

There it is: "men will always be men"! Girl, I'm sorry, but you've got to push that cleavage up and get your hair in order so he'll stay interested. That's your feminine role! So now we fast-forward to goodies-hoarding Ciara in "Like a Boy". You think she's got something new to say? No, but as opposed to apologizing, she's pissed about the double standards in relationships. Ciara co-wrote this jam, and claimed it to be a "female-empowerment record." I beg to disagree. The song is set in the conditional tense as she cries "wish we could switch up the roles... sometimes I wish I could act like a boy." Um, why can't you? Who is stopping you? It's 2007, NOT 1963! Then she has the audacity to say "girl go head and be just like 'em...sleep like 'em, creep like 'em." WHAT?! So the remedy is to imitate their fuckery? I can't say that's a societal improvement or advancement. So thanks, algorithm, for reminding me of how backwards we're remaining in this world! Oh, except for Ciara's choreography and dancing. That shit is some serious groovin' evolution.

Wives & Lovers - Dionne Warwic...