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Rate-a-Record Vol. 11 — Quatro vs. Jett
Rocker-Chick love song releases a decade apart
Today, the biggest names in music belong to women.
Taylor Swift sold out her World Tour in minutes. Rihanna’s Super Bowl LVII halftime show was a spectacle of fearless talent as she stood on platforms levitating her to new heights. On Oscar night, a dressed-down Lady Gaga sent goosebumps up and down my body.
These are women of talent, power, and poise. In summary, today’s women of music are in a new stratosphere of kicking butt.
But long before these women took command of an industry, rule breakers and crowd-makers were paving the way.
For this Rate-a-Record submission, I’m returning to the beginning and end of an incredible decade of music with two women who brought their unique style and edge to the 80s music scene.
As per all Rate-a-Record submissions, the scale system remains unchanged. Using the American Bandstand point calculation bar, brought to us by Rate-a-Record’s founder, Terry Barr, readers/listeners are asked to rate each song on a scale of 35–98 to be left in the comments section.
