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HCBU Presents: Girl Power Playlist

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at BU chapter.

Here’s some kick-butt girl power music to go with your kick-butt girl power attitude! Get ready to stomp down the street to these wonderful women in the background.

1. Salute // Little Mix

Power lyric: Divas, Queens, we don’t need no man. Salute!

2. We’re Taking Over // Bea Miller

Power lyric: We’re still standing, we’re still breathing. We’re still fighting, we’re not leaving.

3. Tumbao // Kat Dahlia

Power lyric: I ain’t walking down the street, babe. I’m stomping.

4.  Flawless (Remix) feat. Nicki Minaj // Beyoncé

Power lyric: I know they hope I fall, but tell ‘em winning is my m*********ing protocol.

5. Warrior // Demi Lovato

Power lyric: I’m a warrior. I’m stronger than I’ve ever been.

6. BO$$ // Fifth Harmony

Power lyric: Working for my money ‘cause that’s what my momma taught me, so you’re a** better show me some respect

7. Yellow Flicker Beat // Lorde

Power lyric: I got my fingers laced together and I made a little prison, and I’m locking up everyone who’s ever laid a finger on me.

8. Q.U.E.E.N. feat. Erykah Badu // Janelle Monáe

Power lyric: I’m cutting up, don’t cut me down. Yeah I wanna be, wanna be Queen.

9. Shake It Off // Taylor Swift

Power lyric: I never miss a beat. I’m lightning on my feet, and that’s what they don’t see.

10. Hard Out Here // Lily Allen

Power lyric: There’s a glass ceiling to break, there’s money to make. And now it’s time to speed it up ‘cause I can’t move at this pace.

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Sarah Watkins

Stony Brook

Sarah Watkins is a transfer student at Boston University studying sociology. Before transferring to BU she co-founded HC Stony Brook at Stony Brook Univeristy. Her interests include: How I Met Your Mother, juice cleanses, astrology, talking about traffic (like a true LA native), Arctic Monkeys, and the oxford comma. Her current dream job is to become a professor in sociology, and on any given day you can find her drinking copious amounts of coffee and reading her sociology textbook like it's a novel. 
Summer is a Boston University graduate ('15) that received a BS in Journalism with a concentration in magazine journalism. Her interests include editorial design and lifestyle, fashion, and beauty content, as she aspires to be a fashion magazine writer and editor. She is currently a fashion and beauty writer for Bustle.com and previously served as a Campus Correspondent for Her Campus Boston University. Summer likes to think of herself as a lipstick enthusiast and smoothie connoisseur, so when she isn't writing for Bustle, you could probably find her sipping on a strawberry-banana smoothie and planning her next purchases at Sephora. Follow Summer on Twitter @SummerArlexis