Eurythmics: "Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves" (2005)

"Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" is a hit duet recorded between British pop duo Eurythmics and American soul/R&B musician Aretha Franklin, released as a single by RCA Records in October 1985. It was featured on both Eurythmics' Be Yourself Tonight and Franklin's Who's Zoomin' Who? albums.

According to wikipedia, "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" was very successful as a dance song, reaching number 10 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The single reached the Top 20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, peaking at number 18, and the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number nine.

The song can be considered to be a modern feminist anthem. Apart from the Eurythmics and Franklin, the original version features two of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers in Stan Lynch on drums and Mike Campbell on lead guitar, plus session bassist Nathan East.


- Lyrics:

Now there was a time,
When they used to say,
That behind every great man,
There had to be a great woman,
But in these times of change,
You know it's no longer true,
So we're comin out the kitchen,
cause there's somethin we forgot to say to you yeah....

Sisters are doin it for themselves,
Standin on there own two feet,
And ringin on their own bell.

Now this is a song, (sing it Xena)
To celebrate yeah..............
That the concious liberation of the female state (oh its talkin bout a state of mind)
Mothers and daughters and their daughters to,
Women to women were singin with you. yeah.........

Sisters are doin it for themselves,
Standin on there own two feet,
And ringin on their own bell.

Oh we aint makin stories,
And we aint layin plans,
Cos a man still loves a women,
And the women still loves a man (that's just a sayin though)

Sisters are doin it for themselves,
Standin on there own two feet,
And ringin on their own bell. (oh ringin on my bell now)

Sisters are doin it for themselves,
Standin on there own two feet,
Oh....And ringin on their own bell.

Sisters are doin it for themselves,
Standin on there own two feet,
Oh....And ringin on their own bell.

Sisters are doin it for themselves,