The 100 most important women in pop – ranks 69 to 65

Music knows no gender: the struck string, the stepped foot drum or the loop in the audio software – everything is completely gender-neutral. Nice thought, right?

But beyond the tone and beat, the charged theme certainly plays a role. Music, once it has left the instruments, is always context. Music depicts realities and also influences them.

There is no need to tell anyone today that pop and society have become more diverse over the decades. But anyone who likes to scratch their beard with all the movement and prefers to turn around again is a tradition-conscious pop culture canon. Countless lists are still topped by Dylan and the Beatles – Radiohead are still seen as young challengers here. This view may also have an appeal for some, but when it comes down to the argument that there are so few influential female musicians, then the lights dim.

We dedicate ourselves in the current MUSIKEXRESS hence all the influential women in the music business. As obvious as all of this may be, the impulses that female acts have given us in addition to their hits are still valuable. Keep it up, we’ve only just begun.

Here is an eighth teaser from the list of the 100 most important women in pop – numbers 69 to 65

69th place: Ronnie Spector

Even if she wasn’t as successful as a solo artist as Diana Ross was after the Supremes: Ronnie Spector’s lead vocals for the Ronettes, which are infinitely nostalgic from today’s perspective, are the epitome of the 60s girl group sound. She survived the violent Phil Spector – Bruce Springsteen and Brian Wilson idolized her.

Without her: “Be My Baby” would never have become such a song of the century – Wall of Sound or not.

(David Numberger)

68th place: Ana Da Silva

Was this the invention of postpunk before the term postpunk was seriously used? On their Rough Trade debut in 1979, the Raincoats mixed folk, pop, punk and dub into feminist-tinged songs that embraced chaos and broke with the rock glory of their male colleagues.

Without that The largely untrained singer Ana da Silva would have left many bands in the Riot Grrrls movement without a source of inspiration.

(Frank Sawatzki)

67th place: Jane Birkin

A British woman came to France and made a career there. She starred in films, sang the most sensual songs, many written by Serge Gainsbourg, who really loved her. When the Yéyé years came to an end, Hermès inspired the Birkin Bag, now a super luxury accessory that can only be had if you invest a lot of money in advance. Jane Birkin always carried one with her – and treated it like a gunny bag.

Without her Many millionaires wouldn’t know what to do with their money.

(André Bosse)

Place 66: Lydia Lunch