The Bitchcraft Soundtrack (Part One)

I guess not surprisingly, there are a lot of songs out there about complex, unattainable or just plain fed-up women. Plenty of them are penned and sung by confused men, but there’s also no shortage of women celebrating their own oh, so unpredictable selves.

So, without further boring ado, I bring you the “Bitchcraft Soundtrack,” Part One. This list was arranged (with the invaluable aid of friend Kate) for maximum contrast, but any aspiring DJs out there should feel free to mix and match.

Thank Heaven for Little Girls – Rosemary Clooney
American Woman – Lenny Kravitz
Women Be Wise – Bonnie Raitt
Uptown Girl – Billy Joel
Lady Be Good – Ella Fitzgerald
California Girls – Beach Boys
Material Girl – Madonna
No Woman No Cry – Bob Marley
9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
Femme Fatale – Velvet Underground
Bad Girls – Donna Summer
Girls! Girls! Girls! – Elvis
Hoochie Woman – Tori Amos
I Got a Woman – Ray Charles
Hollaback Girl – Gwen Stefani
Three Times a Lady – The Commodores
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cindy Lauper
Hard Headed Woman – Cat Stevens
Nasty Girl – Destiny’s Child
I Enjoy Being a Girl – Rogers & Hammerstein
Evil Gal Blues – Aretha Franklin