3 July 2026 - Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like A Woman!

Let's go, girls!

I have to admit, I had a much better, classier, more epic post ready for Canada Day.  I briefly considered moving this song to that day and doing Ariane Roy next year.

However, the kids are doing baton and flag this year, and that means a routine well-oiled to match a particular song.  

The song they picked is an American classic that just happens to be sung by a Canadian and co-written by that Canadian and her South African then-husband (Robert John "Mutt" Lange - who also produced this). The lyrics are by Shania and are about the time she had to raise her younger siblings in Timmins, Ontario as a child after their parents passed away.  

I bet you didn't know the song was so dark, did you?

So, yeah, I'm gonna be hearing this song a LOT this summer, so I either better get on board with liking it or else I'm gonna hate life all summer. 

Anyway, the song was a monster hit in 1999 - hitting #1 worldwide on both pop and country charts.  And the video should look familiar if you've been paying attention this week. 

It also won two Grammys, so why don't we just share her absolutely tremendous Grammy performance?

And, let's be honest - she was 33 when she performed that song at the Grammys.  She was 58 when she performed it at Glastonbury in 2024..... and she still sounded amazing.