Logo: Sheyam Ghieth
Listen to “Oh Bondage! Up Yours!” by punk band X-Ray Spex in its entirety and tell me you aren’t ready to destroy the patriarchy. The power and rage in that song can indeed tear it to bits. Released in 1977, it was the first single by X-Ray Spex, fronted by 19-year-old Poly Styrene. And what a revolution it was. It begins “Some people think little girls should be heard and not seen, but I think…Oh bondage! Up yours!”