英國電子流行雙人組〔舞韻〕＆美國靈魂女王〔艾瑞莎．富蘭克林〕的合作──女性主義頌歌經典──〔Sisters are Doin’ it for Themselves〕

Now there was a time when they used to say
That behind every - "great man."
There had to be a - "great woman."
But in these times of change you know
That its no longer true.
So were comin out of the kitchen
Cause theres somethin we forgot to say to you (we say)

Sisters are doin it for themselves.
Standin on their own two feet.
And ringin on their own bells.
Sisters are doin it for themselves.

Now this is a song to celebrate
The conscious liberation of the female state!
Mothers - daughters and their daughters too.
Woman to woman
Were singin with you.
The "inferior sex" got a new exterior
We got doctors, lawyers, politicians too.
Everybody - take a look around.
Can you see - can you see - can you see
Theres a woman right next to you.

[Chorus repeats]

Now we aint makin stories
And we aint layin plans
Cause a man still loves a woman
And a woman still loves a man
(Just a same though)

１９８５年春天　英國電子流行雙人組舞韻（Eurythmics）發行第四張專輯〔Be Yourself Tonight〕

登上英美Top１０（UK＃３　US＃９） 分別賣出雙白金與白金

也推出〔Would I Lie To You〕（UK＃１７　US＃５）〔There Must Be An Angel（Playing with My Heart）〕（UK＃１　US＃２２）兩首暢銷曲

１０月時　舞韻推出與美國靈魂女王艾瑞莎．富蘭克林（Aretha Franklin）合唱的〔Sisters are Doin’ it for Themselves〕為第三單曲

這也是艾瑞莎〔Who’s Zoomon’ Who〕專輯第三主打

當時大碟也出了兩首熱門曲（〔Freeway of Love〕（US＃３　UK＃６８）〔Who’s Zoomon’ Who〕（US＃７　UK＃１１））

〔Sisters are Doin’ it for Themselves〕由安妮．藍妮克絲（Annie Lennox）與戴夫．A．史都華（Dave A. Stewart）合寫　後者製作

歌曲融合流行搖滾與及急速的舞曲節拍

兩名歌手以她們獨特的沙啞嗓音讚頌現代女性的能力

〔Sisters are Doin’ it for Themselves／姐妹自立自強〕登上英國榜＃９

成為４３歲的富蘭克林１７年來首支英倫Top１０熱門曲（事業累計第三首）

美國拿到流行榜＃１８　舞曲播放＃１０　舞曲銷售＃２１　黑人榜＃６６

國際方面：愛爾蘭＃５　紐西蘭＃６　荷蘭／比利時＃１７　瑞士＃２０　德國＃２２　加拿大＃３３

這是８０年代女性主義頌歌經典之一

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drGx7JkFSp4

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbpk3pYrACs

Mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPvYqkz9sqE

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUnJj9kZQTU

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=032tbc72bsk