While reading Venus in Two Acts, the lyrics of this song came into mind specifically as it retells the history of a biblical figure, Mary Magdalene. It points to the ways in which her name and role have been subdued, claimed, and distorted under the patriarchy, an act of violence preserved in the archives of history itself. Venus in Two Acts likewise discusses the “unoccupied history”, addressing the gaps and silences left by failed witnesses ….“Ooh, you didn’t hear me now Ooh, you didn’t hear me when I told you Ooh, you didn’t hear me now”.
Week 11 Song – FKA Twigs, Mary Magdalene
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