Resist - Janis Ian (Video by Carol Waechter)

"Resist" by Janis Ian. Listen here: ffm.to/resist.oyd
From the forthcoming album 'The Light At The End Of The Line.' Pre-order the album here: ffm.to/thelightattheendofthel...
From Janis: "For me, 'Resist' is the logical outgrowth of 'Society's Child' and 'At Seventeen'. It speaks to the same issues, in a completely different way. And while I played the acoustic and sang lead, credit to Randy Leago for playing and singing everything else on this track, arranging, and co-producing. There are a couple of 'Easter eggs' buried in there too, if you can hear them!"
* Lyrics below at the end.
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RESIST (Janis Ian)
She is. She is. She is.
She is. She is. She is
She is. She is. She is
too short too fat too skinny
Too tall too plain too pretty
Too hot too wet too sticky
Too… picky
Oh, what an ugly girl. Oh, what an ugly girl.
Put her in high heels, so she can’t run
Carve out between her legs so she can’t come
Get her a dress, for easy access
Tell everybody that she’s just like all the rest
How long? How long, how long, how long
How long? How long, how long, how long
Tell me I’m ugly so I’ll buy your crap
Tell me you want me ‘cause I don’t talk back
Tell me I carry the original sin
Tell me I’m holy when I cover up my skin
Tell me that my body bears a permanent stain
Tell me we can marry if I give up my name
Call me your baby so I never grow up
Tell me you love me when you only want to fu-fu-fu-
Funny how I whisper and you think it’s a roar
You ask me to the table then you seat me on the floor
You want me to be sexy. You want me to be pure.
I cannot be your virgin and I will not be your whore.
Resist. Resist resist resist.
Resist. Resist resist resist.
It’s a funny kind of thing, when you sing a little song
and you get a couple people to sing along
It’s the power of community.
Authenticity changes your reality
I know it’s hard to believe when they’re yelling in your ear
and it’s the only voice you’re able to hear
But you raise up your fist and you learn to resist
and you say “I will not disappear”
I will not disappear. I will not disappear.
I will not disappear, I will not disappear.
I will not disappear.
Resist. Resist resist resist.
Resist. Resist resist resist.
Resist, resist, resist. Resist, resist, resist, resist
Resist

[@cattypurry8023]

Just found out that Janis lost her voice to some non-covid virus and had to retire. I've been a huge fan since 1967. I'm sad for Janis, just like I was sad for Linda Ronstadt. Such a great artist. This song is so Janis. Thank you for over 50 years of great music Janis.❤

[@shawnleprechaun482]

I'm so glad I live in a Universe with Janis Ian in it!!!🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡Thank you for never disappearing!!!🌖♀️🌔

[@kinsley7777]

phenomenal song ... Janis still rockin' the world and stepping right over boundaries ...

[@rudypalma1250]

This woman is a living musical legend and deserves the according respect.

[@aliciaa.williamsed.d.9436]

Janis, We will NOT disappear! This is an incredible song and the video is amazing!!! We need this on every news channel everywhere. Love this song.

[@cindyhoffmeister3257]

Astounding ❤👍♥️

[@ednagundersen8806]

I have been a fan of Janis Ian since "at seventeen " . She is my go to for every meaningful event of my life. From my teen years, thru years of depression, thru the happy time, Janis was there with me. I went to her shows a couple times when I could afford it. Was amazing in the 80s and still amazing today. All of my kids are also huge fans from another generation. I feel that introducing my kids to Janis' music was a gift to them. I have never met Janis in person, but I know all her songs. He music has been like a treasure box that I can open at will and it's never empty and it never ceases to give me joy.

[@virginiaframpton8767]

Thank you Janis, for once again bringing reality to the forefront. Love this.

[@karene266]

What can I say, LOVE IT. Song for the times.

[@elysehfm8797]

I could have used this song as a teenager.

[@andrewgoldbergs4474]

Timing is perfect..2021 is the year of no longer accepting the normal. Great message and gives the little people hope.

[@johnevansmusic5379]

When I first heard the acoustic version of this it stopped me in my tracks. Didn't think you could better that but YOU DID!!!! Wow! What a song. What a performance. Cannot wait for the album.

[@fatima80231]

From Society’s Child to this! You’re my favorite for a reason.

[@forcedemodo]

I lost my dad 3 weeks ago and Ian's stranger came on the radio after I asked him to give me a sign. I fell in love with this album since...what a hidden gem.

[@jimrebr]

Well, it’s 2023 & this old world still needs to change.. Thanks Janis for all your years of Resisting.

[@heartmattersblog7820]

She’s still got it. Love that guitar riff at the end!❤️🎶💪🏼

[@susansimon4678]

Nailed it, as always. Keep speaking your truth to power, Janis.

[@timschallvo2724]

Phenomenal song. One of Janis' best, IMO. So powerful. Great lyrics. Great melody. Great arrangment. And is it just me or is the organ riff at the end a nod to Society's Child? I'm telling myself it is and its just brilliant. Gives artists inspiration that we can create at the top of our game at any point in our careers. Thanks Janis.

[@mikedaviesmusic]

Outstanding song, important and truly inspirational

[@lynnjenkinson7881]

Thank you, Janis.

[@gibsonbus]

BRAVOOOOOOO! Damn great song and matching video! I'm so excited to see how far and wide this song goes because it needs to.

[@wizardoffrobozz]

we can raise our girls to be strong women, but we must raise our boys to be compassionate humans.

[@carlaatkins2619]

It's the power of community. Authenticity changes your reality. I loved Janis in high school; At Seventeen was my anthem. I love her more now in my late 60s, where Resist is my head and heart. THANK YOU, JANIS IAN‼️‼️

[@AdamqK]

Still burning it up after all these years. Now more than ever!

[@sallyyoung1692]

This video is Amazing! Hail Carol Waechter!! This may be the most powerful song that Janis Ian has ever written, and I have been a fan for over 40 years!!

[@orchplayers]

FIERCE - love you, Janis Ian!!

[@moewawa59]

Love the message!♥️♥️♥️

[@noyes66]

Wow ... just Wow !

[@annsipes6780]

Women need to resist. My generation, my moms & my grandmothers fought for all these rights. I’m a senior citizen & still resist. Young women listen to this song & keep fighting for your rights!!

[@dpberry]

I am so sad that this song needed to be written but it absolutely did! It is brilliant work and profoundly accurate and important. Janice Ian is an international treasure! ❤

[@ninakgordon]

Janis, you rock! Telling it like it is and inspiring people for over 50 years, THANK YOU!

[@brucepotts1275]

Never has this song been more powerfully.appropriate!

[@gumwrapper7042]

I could write an essay about this song. It encapsulates my life from age 13-17. I was 12 when it was a hit on the radio, and I remember thinking, it would not happen to me. In two years I would be in high school, and I just knew when I walked into the auditorium for an assembly, all the boys would oogle over me. How wrong I was. I wasn't popular in jr. high; what made me think things would be different in high school? There were two note-worthy popular girls at my high school. There were many popular girls, but two in particular. One was brunette, and everything just seemed to be handed to her: important positions, clubs, and the position of head cheerleader. The other was tall and blonde, and the same credentials. Both were royalties at every occasion. I would go home from school everyday and eat everything in the kitchen. Not because I was hungry, but to fill the void of being ugly and unpopular. In jr. high, I had a best friend, but we went to different high schools. At sleepovers, we would invent boyfriends, and on our nightly phone calls, she would tell me about making out with boys-many of them-including some who went to my school. I jealously fell for it. It wasn't until years later that I realized she was lying. I don't know how I figured this out, but I did. It was a mean trick. On one occasion she tried to set me up with a friend of her cousin's. When he asked her to describe me, she said I was ugly. Nice way to set me up with someone. For over a year I quit talking to her. High school is a cruel place to have to go, especially when hormones are raging. The world was younger, but no different.

[@Rusty-bg2wv]

I watched this in the early morning with my first coffee and damn, yes, my outlook for the day immediately changed. Love you, Janis.

[@lorettawheeler8492]

Perfect song and video in these times. Thank you Janis! Please come tour in the Midwest again.... southern Indiana ir Louisville. One of the best concerts ever when you played IuS in New Albany, IN

[@erinmalone2669]

I have listened to Janice since birth and she’s still going strong!

[@marylourowlands]

Time to crank it up again ... LOUDER

[@robinclark4659]

Together we rise. ♥️

[@QueenBDreamwalker]

Gratitude Janis, your musical narration has AllWays let me know i'm not Alone in the way i see, hear & experience the World ~ it has saved B from slipping to "The Other Side" more than once 🎁🎶💜🌎

[@judmcc]

The organ at the end reminds me of the one in "Society's Child".

[@lilithrogers5204]

WOW, Janis Ian this is GREAT!!!! RESIST!!!! Thank You....😍😍😍

[@RubyTN]

So glad I got to meet her in person

[@LisaH776]

NOW MORE THAN EVER! RESIST!!

[@toniwagner3847]

Thank you, for your many years of fighting!

[@victoriaquade1705]

Great video. Playing and sharing for International Women's Day 2022 - seemed appropriate on a lot of levels.

[@ThelmaETV]

Listening to this after the devastating overturn of roe vs wade.. God, I pray for all the (american) women! We stand with you

[@clarkpalace]

Powerful. Cool its my peer doing a resist statement!

[@gerardrutte9643]

looking forward to the album , great statement

[@mariettaherod5091]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this song. Thank you Janis.

[@robinclark4659]

Thank you. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊✊🏻

[@jeffdavis6904]

thank you Janis.

[@WilliamKenny]

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!

[@anndevereux5536]

I am valid when born, and when I SAY I am!

[@anndevereux5536]

This song is awesome.

[@M.M.424]

Well that was fucking brilliant. Words and images...spot on. 👏🏻✊🏻👏🏻✊🏻👏🏻✊🏻👏🏻✊🏻

[@johngorka6572]

Thank you Dear Janis!

[@Quarantain]

The first song I have heard in many years with a poignant message (and funny too)

[@francinecorry633]

now more then ever!

[@dr.davewellman1853]

Let's adopt the OHM , as the symbol of "Resistance"... Great song & video!

[@terichavez3579]

DEFINITELY SHARING THIS!!!

[@DFM3333]

❤resist by Janis Ian ❤

[@jb222111]

Thank you for this! I needed it todaytoday. ❤️

[@willyrobertlegendre4662]

Janis, YOU will never disappear from our hearts and minds!

[@craigbrowning9448]

The Organ riff at the end reminded me of Society's Child.

[@alessandraferrerio3864]

congrats! This is perfect timing I hope you come to Bloomington, IN again soon

[@donnarowe8618]

This is the song I needed today.

[@enichols4835]

Absolutely

[@alessandraferrerio3864]

Me TOO and I got the hat lol I aint never going away!!!

[@Soccermom4force]

AWESOME!! Thank you Ms Ian From a lifelong Bradenton fan!!

[@Jewels122003]

mean girls ........implode!!!!! We have always been here........

[@janaleegoodrich5894]

Very best song ever

[@nfwriter9999]

First time I heard this. Very good.

[@felicitystacey-clark7329]

So stunning Janis.

[@donnalouky]

Wow! Share this everywhere! Fantastic!

[@Maddiehere89]

I will not disappear! Resist!

[@DivinityRoxx]

RESIST. That is all!

[@slywlf]

Love this so much! Already shared widely!!!

[@AsISeeIt]

LOVE This!!! Thank you!

[@loz911]

LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!

[@huldakolbrun]

Love it! Love it! Love it!

[@terrycork9241]

LOVE this!!! TY

[@donaldfewell8908]

Wow!

[@susieh2981]

Wow Janis, this is awesome!!! Love it!!

[@maryamel-sherif9834]

Wow ! This is amazing . Thank you .

[@phoenixsongalysiastellamar8301]

THIS!!!!! Thank You,Janis

[@andrearenee7845]

Love it.

[@deniseerwin6714]

I.love.this!!! Resist!

[@Chromaticgranny]

Love it!!! Love it!!! Love it!!!

[@andreahereforthejoy5450]

Thank you.

[@mbpandora50]

Awesome! Yes!!

[@whiben]

Love it!!

[@LarryGindhart]

Brilliant Janis!! Thank you. ❤️

[@cindyhill9091]

Beautiful!!

[@carolineschaillee3180]

Spectacular!

[@janetbradshaw4119]

Wow! Goosebumps. love the video, too.

[@nancyabbate4419]

As always on the mark...thank you

[@Metallikati]

Great work 👏🏼

[@occupyreality1830]

Powerful!

[@joycelamaster7292]

This song is AWESOME!!!!

[@WendyBandurskiMiller]

this is powerful. Wonderful!

[@cindy-ry3kp]

Great song!!! Love the energy and the message!!!! 👍

[@donnapreli3396]

Thank-you Janis. Great song and video. RESIST!!!