tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post1810310960424456988..comments2023-09-25T10:15:41.979-04:00Comments on NYSocBoy's Beefcake and Bonding: The 13 Saddest Songs of the 1970sNYSocBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-62016760019405050602020-11-25T17:04:51.786-05:002020-11-25T17:04:51.786-05:00"Only Women Bleed" -- an extremely depre..."Only Women Bleed" -- an extremely depressing song, and some who were kids in the 70s will know where I'm coming from. This spoke to these kids because many felt it described their mother's life (or that of friends' mothers) -- trapped in restrictive marriages,usually with an alcoholic husband (many had drinking fathers back then -- and that earlier generation of men was taught to not trust a guy if he didn't drink with you). Thus, the songyoang painfully true to the kids who heard it. Back then, most women didn't have jobs and financial independence in the 70s; they were culturally trapped ans socially pressured. Willing to bleed for the sake of what they were told was for the good for the children -- and even if she wanted to leave, how could a housewife support her children starting in a eork environment where most women were nurses or teachers. No wonder my generation (and the former housewives) felt the 80s were a breath of fresh air and opportunity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com