Weekly Feminist Film Question: What Are Your Favorite Songs from Movie Soundtracks Performed by Women?

In this week’s Feminist Film Question, we combined movies and music in anticipation for our upcoming Women and Gender in Musicals Theme Week. So we asked: what are your favorite songs in movie soundtracks performed by women? Here’s what you said!
“Save Me” — sung by Aimee Mann in Magnolia
“This Woman’s Work” — sung by Kate Bush in She’s Having a Baby
“Damn Good Friends” — sung by Elle Varner in Pariah
“Sans Toi” (“Without You”) — sung by Corinne Marchand in Cleo de 5 a 7
“Flashdance…What a Feeling” — sung by Irene Cara in Flashdance 
“Everything” — sung by Barbra Streisand in A Star is Born
“Moon River” — sung by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s
“Feed the Birds” — sung by Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins

“The Weakness in Me” — sung by Joan Armatrading in 10 Things I Hate About You

“Don’t Rain on My Parade” — sung by Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl
“Both Sides Now” — sung by Joni Mitchell in Love Actually
Did your fave song or soundtrack make the list??
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