Flying Lesbians

The band's logo, also used as the cover of their album

The Flying Lesbians were a seven-woman German music group which existed from 1974-1977 and released an eponymous album in 1975.[1][2][3]

Their logo was a double-headed axe. Their website explains that this is an ancient symbol of women's power throughout Europe.[4]

They first performed, to an audience of 2,000, at a women's festival in Berlin in 1974. They functioned as a co-operative, and for copyright purposes worked under the joint pseudonym of "Emily Pankhurst".[5]

Members

The seven members of the band were:[3]

Album

Their 1975 album was re-released as a CD in 2007.[3] The lyrics of all the tracks are available on the band's website.[6]

Side 1
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Battered Wife"  Emily Pankhurst (collective pseudonym of the band, for copyright purposes)[5] 3:02
2. "Trebermädchen"  Emily Pankhurst 2:40
3. "Arbeitslos"  Emily Pankhurst 4:05
4. "für frau doktor a."  C. Rentmeister 4:14
5. "frauen kommt her" & "frauen erhebt euch"  R. Stefan, E. Pankhurst & Emily Pankhurst 5:49
Side 2
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "l'm a lesbian, how about you?"  emily pankhurst 3:55
2. "die bisexualität"  e.pankhurst / s.weyrich 3:31
3. "wir sind die homosexuellen frauen"  text und melodie: frauen aus der lesbencamp Sanguinet 3:35
4. "matriarchats-blues"  emily pankhurst 5:35
5. "shake it off"  emily pankhurst 6:04

References

  1. Kramarae, Cheris; Spender, Dale (2004). "Lesbian Popular Music". Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge. p. 1209. ISBN 9781135963156. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  2. "Flying Lesbians s/t LP". Continuo. 23 June 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "German Lesbian Bands: Flying Lesbians, Lysistrara, Witch Is Witch + solo artist Carolina Brauckmann". Queer Music Heritage.
  4. "(Text seen when hovering over logo)". Flying Lesbians. Retrieved 15 June 2016. die doppelaxt, das zeichen des matriarchalischen weltmacht...
  5. 1 2 Perincioli, Cristina. "1974 Flying Lesbians, Feminist Festivals". Berlin Goes Feminist. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. "battered wife". Flying Lesbians. Retrieved 20 June 2016. Listed under "songtexte"

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