Joan Jett: The Queen of Rock
Declaring Time of Male Rock as Over:
- Best example is Runaways' "Queens of Noise."
- Takes female's right to experience excesses of rock to another level by declaring the male dominance in rock as extinct.
Sexual Desires as a Weapon:
- Best example is The Runaways' 1976 hit "Cherry Bomb."
- Song asserts female power in a sexual manner.
- Shatters societal expectations of young women by rising above them.
Male-Dominated World of Rock:
- Rock world in which Jett emerged was undoubtedly a male-dominated one.
- Rolling Stones' 1966 hit "Under My Thumb."
- Misogynistic.
Joan Jett:
- Born 08/22/58 in Lansdowne, PA.
- Began rock career in 1975.
- Met Kim Fowley, and the all-girl Runaways formed.
Thesis:
- Jett overcame male dominance in 1970s and 1980s rock music by:
- using her sexual desires as a weapon that shattered norms of femininity and...
- declaring the time of the male rock star as over.