THE MENSTRUAL CRAMPS - Make Girls Feel Good

  

  Today's song is an old one. It was released in 2017. But I've a few reasons for posting it. Firstly, I couldn't see it anywhere on Youtube so I thought that needed rectifying. Secondly, it's just been rereleased by Grow Your Own Records. Thirdly, it's a bloody great song. 

  The Menstrual Cramps (https://www.facebook.com/TheMenstrualCramps) are a punk band from Bristol who recorded their debut album at home in 2017 and self released it online. The album was called We're Not Overyacting and it was one hell of a way to announce yourself.

  They returned a year later with album number 2, Free Bleedin, which I covered here :  https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-menstrual-cramps-boycott-lot.html

  Since then we've had to make do with a drip feed of single tracks which have left us punk fans crying out for album number 3. 

  Whilst we wait, let's reacquaint ourselves with the debut. It's been remastered and is available via Grow Your Own on vinyl and CD for the first time and comes with a 32 page lyric booklet. It's as fresh and relevant as ever : https://growyourownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/were-not-ovaryacting

  The song I'm highlighting is a call for women to love themselves. It's called Make Girls Feel Good...

I'm fed up with the women on the TV
I'm fed up with the women in the mags
You're giving all women such a complex
And I think you're all fucking scumbags

What the hell is a contour kit
Them things require a warning
You all look bloody great to me
Especially bare faced in the morning

Cus you always look like such perfection
That you don't even need to try
And you don't need no correction
For those bags under your eyes

Stop filling your lips with this unknown jelly
And please appreciate your belly
I'll always think you look okay
And I don't mind reminding you today

The average dress size is a 14
So if you're hungry grab some toast
All these beauty queens are our model teens
And their looks aren't obtainable to most

The worst thing you can do
Is compare yourself to her
You're a magical, beautiful creature dear
And babe you always were

Cus you always look like such perfection
That you don't even need to try
And you don't need no correction
For those bags under your eyes

Stop filling your lips with this unknown jelly
And please appreciate your belly
I'll always think you look okay
And I don't mind reminding you today

When are we gonna stop telling girls
That they need to look a certain way
And when are we gonna stop selling kids
Eye pallets and telling them to change

When are we gonna stop judging a girls worth
On how much they weigh
And when are we gonna start telling girls
That whatever the time of day
They always look okay
They always look okay

Cus you always look like such perfection
That you don't even need to try
And you don't need no correction
For those bags under your eyes

Stop filling your lips with this unknown jelly
And please appreciate your belly
I'll always think you look okay
And I don't mind reminding you today

Cus you always look like such perfection
That you don't even need to try
And you don't need no correction
For those bags under your eyes

Stop filling your lips with this unknown jelly
And please appreciate your belly
I'll always think you look okay
And I don't mind reminding you today

The Menstrual Cramps - Boycott The Lot

 

  The Menstrual Cramps formed in Bristol before moving to London to record their 2017 debut album We're Not Ovaryacting. Diy, political, riot grrrl punk with a sense of humour, definitely a band to check out. A typical example of their music comes in the form of first single My Bush Ain't Ur Business, a song that upset the powers that be on Youtube but which can be found on Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/184982068). Other highlights from the album include Cull The Tories, Hashtag Sad Penis, Another Sesh and Lying Cheatin' Fucking Scumbag. Poly Styrene once sang "Some people think little girls should be seen and not heard." Like Poly Styrene, this is a band that would give those people short shrift. The Menstrual Cramps are loud, opinionated but definitely not po faced. They're going to speak their minds but they're going to have fun too.

  Lining up with Emilia Elfrida (vocals), Cooper Rose (guitar), Robyn Jenner (bass) and Beth White (drums) they've recently returned with album number 2. It's titled Free Bleedin' and you can stream it on Spotify, i Tunes, Google Play etc. Cds will be available at their upcoming gigs and you can find details here :  https://www.facebook.com/TheMenstrualCramps/

  The first video from the album is below. Unfortunately for some reason I can't suss out it doesn't seem to want to paste on here so you'll have to click the Youtube link to watch it. It's called Boycott The Lot :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvsSMGiBTNg