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13 Songs to Listen to While You Celebrate International Day of Girl

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

Here are some of the perfect mix of anthems, cringy tbts, and underrated gems to help celebrate International Day of Girl.

1.       Girl on Fire– Alicia Keys

Best Lyric: Oh, she got her head in the clouds/ And she’s not backing down

2.       Fight Song– Rachel Platten

Best Lyric: And I don’t really care /If nobody else believes/ Cause I’ve still got/ A lot of fight left in me

3.       Praying– Kesha

Best Lyric: I’m proud of who I am /No more monsters, I can breathe again

4.       Brave– Sara Bareilles

Best Lyric: Let your words be anything but empty/ Why don’t you tell them the truth?

5.       Raise Your Glass– P!nk

Best Lyric: You could choose to let it go/ We can always, we can always/ Party on our own

6.       I Like Giants– Kimya Dawson

Best Lyric: She said ‘I like giants/ Especially girl giants/ ‘Cause all girls feel too big sometimes/ Regardless of their size’

7.       The Schuyler Sisters- Cast of Hamilton

Best Lyric: So men say that I’m intense or I’m insane/ You want a revolution? I want a revelation.

8.       Pynk– Janelle Monae

Best Lyric: ‘Cause boy it’s cool if you got blue/ We got the pink

9.       Good as Hell– Lizzo

Best Lyric: Woo girl, need to kick off your shoes/ Got to take a deep breath, time to focus on you

10.   Most Girls– Hailee Steinfeld

Best Lyric: ‘Cause you look greatest when you feel like a damn queen/ We’re all just playing a game in a way, trying to win at life

11.   Run the World (Girls)– Beyonce

Best Lyric: This goes out to all the women getting it in,/You’re on your grind

12.   Woman– Kesha

Best Lyric: I buy my own things, I pay my own bills/ These diamond rings, my automobiles/Everything I got, I bought it

13.   I Am Moana– Rachel House

Best Lyric: The journey may leave a scar/ But scars can heal and reveal just/ Where you are

She is a Junior and majoring in International Development and Social Change. PC: Rose Wine Photography
Monica Sager is a freelance writer from Clark University, where she is pursuing a double major in psychology and self-designed journalism with a minor in English. She wants to become an investigative journalist to combat and highlight humanitarian issues. Monica has previously been published in The Pottstown Mercury, The Week UK, Worcester Telegram and Gazette and even The Boston Globe. Read more of Monica’s previous work on her Twitter @MonicaSager3.