BARBARA SONG

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duo performance

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Barbara Song tells the story of a girl who is approached by several decent guys – “model son-in-law” types – who have money and know how to treat women well. She rejects them all and instead chooses a worthless “asshole.” From a feminist perspective, I find this song compelling, as it reveals a contradiction within female desire under patriarchy: even though it might seem logical for (feminist) women to prefer kind, respectful men, many still appear to be drawn to those who are less considerate – perhaps as a lingering effect of thousands of years of patriarchal conditioning.

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I performed Brecht’s Barbara Song (from The Threepenny Opera) together with Athanasios Anagnostopoulos at GlamSlam! 2 at Cabaret Voltaire in Athens in 2018.