Shania Twain was the leopard-printed, crop-topped, empowered, talented, sophisticated, and sassy older sister we always wanted. She paved the way for a new generation of empowered young women to be themselves and not accept the status quo - or any of the limitations that society puts on them. And she had some amazing country chart-toppers that we can recall at the drop of a sequined cowgirl hat with only three simple words: let’s go, girls.
This week, my cousin Candace (a super 90s girl herself) and I are discussing the Canadian-American Queen of Country Pop, Shania Twain. So grab a sparkly rosé, don that double denim, and let’s go back to the 90s for some true country girl power.
Sources
- “Shania Twain references iconic song lyric in Brad Pitt birthday tweet” December 2020, Yahoo! Entertainment: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/shania-twain-references-iconic-song-lyric-in-brad-pitt-birthday-tweet-ill-make-an-exception-for-today-184951381.html
- “ShaniaTwainain, 55, sits on a bar wearing fishnets and boots as she reflects on her halted Las Vegas residency” December 2020, Inquisitr.com, https://www.inquisitr.com/6409661/shania-twain-fishnets-boots/
- “Shania Twain: ‘You’re not allowed to be too pretty or too sexy or too anything as a woman’”, October 2020, The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/shania-twain-interview-woman-me-anniversary-albums-b745027.html
- “Shania Twain reflects on breakout album that changed country”, September 2020, ABC News, https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/shania-twain-reflects-breakout-album-changed-country-73345337
- “Shania Twain has ‘enough music for three albums’ after writing a ‘mountain’ of songs in quarantine,” October 2020, Taste of Country: https://tasteofcountry.com/shania-twain-new-music-quarantine-live-with-kelly-and-ryan/
