Woman Down

Album: Havoc And Bright Lights (2012)
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Songfacts®:

  • Morissette sings about how women no longer have to deal with the misogyny of patriarchy on this electro-pop tune. "I thought about patriarchy, misogyny and chauvinism slowly getting in the way of all things," she explained to Billboard magazine, "to a point where we alpha women of the past would have our heads chopped off or burned at the stake but we're now being celebrated, championed and even supported. It's an exciting time, so I write about that in 'Woman Down.'"

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