Line #9 Music/AniDifranco


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3	Angela Maria “Ani” Difranco was born on September 23rd, 1970 from parents with Italian and Jewish-American backgrounds. Both her father, Dante, and her mother, Elisabeth, were folk musicians. She grew up in Buffalo, N.Y. and played her first gigs at the age of nine, playing in local bars in her hometown. She moved to New York City at 16 and in 1988 she made a demo which has become a highly sought-after fan item. She is now a prolific artist.
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5	Ani’s lyrics focus, amongst other topics, on war, GLBT issues, sexual assault, the music industry and, recently, the joy of motherhood.
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9	* BigApplesauce : Although Difranco is from Buffalo, she lives and works in NYC, and many of her songs reflect this.
10	-->I live in New York New York, the city that never shuts up.
11	* BeautyIsBad:
12	-->God help you if you are an ugly girl\
13	Of course too pretty is also your doom\
14	'Cause everyone harbors a secret hatred\
15	For the prettiest girl in the room
16	* BookEnds: Especially in her earlier discography, she will repeat the first verse of a song at the end.
17	* CoverVersion: How she got to the Billboard Top 40, when her song "32 Flavors" was covered in 1997 by fellow singer-songwriter Alana Davis (with some lyric changes).
18	* DamselInDistress: "Not a Pretty Girl" begins as a {{defied}} example, but eventually {{deconstruct\|ion}}s the trope itself:
19	-->And what if there are no damsels in distress?\
20	What if I knew that, and I called your bluff?\
21	Don't you think every [[CatUpATree kitten]] figures out how to get down\
22	Whether or not you ever show up
23	* FolkMusic: With a percussive and decidedly funky feel.
24	* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion : Averted with "Tiptoe," a poem about abortion.
25	* GranolaGirl
26	* IAmNotPretty: Eventually deconstructed in "Not a Pretty Girl."
27	-->I am not a pretty girl\
28	That is not what I do
29	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Played tragicomically straight in "Untouchable Face":
30	-->Too bad you had to have a better half\
31	She's not really my type\
32	But I think you two are forever\
33	And I hate to say it but\
34	You're perfect together\
35	So fuck you\
36	And your untouchable face
37	* InconvenientAttraction: What "Dilate" is all about.
38	-->And you are so lame\
39	You always disappoint me\
40	It's kind of like our running joke\
41	But it's really not funny\
42	And I just want you to live up to\
43	The image of you I create\
44	I see you and I'm so unsatisfied\
45	I see you and I dilate
46	* LonelyPianoPiece: While it has lyrics, "You Had Time" is a slow and mournful break up song, used to its full effect in the film ''Film/LostAndDelirious''.
47	* LoveMartyr: Subverted in "Out Of Range", in which the singer finally leaves her abusive lover.
48	* NoBisexuals: "In Or Out" is about her frustration with this trope.
49	* PrecisionFStrike:
50	-->Fuck you and your untouchable face.\
51	Fuck you, for existing in the first place.
52	** Even funnier in "Napoleon", where it's crooned in a gentle voice like a lullaby:
53	--->'Cuz eeeeeeeeeeveryone\
54	Is a fucking Napoleon\
55	Yeah eeeeeeeeeeveryone\
56	Is a fucking Napoleon
57	* RockstarSong: Subverted in a few songs, where she deconstructs the record industry, notably "Napoleon".
58	* SingerSongwriter
59	* SoapboxSadie
60	* UnrequitedLove: "Untouchable Face", "Unrequited."

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