Jordin Sparks may have taken place the "American Idol" crown at the tender age of 17, but only a few days later, the big-voiced singer is clean a new form and telling a brand-new tune. On her new single "I Am Woman," the songbird belts about her newfound womanhood and independence over a commanding Ryan Tedder-produced beat.
As a teen-to-adult star, Sparks has taken to her music as a venue to wallow in her coming-of-age growth and maturity, but she's far from the first diva to do so. In brightness of Jordan's new tune, MTV News has decided to get a look backwards at other female-empowerment tunes.
Janet Jackson, "Control"
Janet has ever been one to have a feisty attitude over her songs, and that was only the subject on her 1986 hit single "Control." After a soft-spoken intro, Miss Jackson gets directly to the point in this dance track, where she sings about finally taking responsibility for her own life decisions. "Got my own head/ I wanna have my own decisions/ When it has to do with my life, my life/ I wanna be the one in control," she sings on the Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis-produced song.
Britney Spears, "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"
Unlike the "Idol" alum, Britney used a ballad to distinguish the man that she was growing up and no longer that cutesy schoolgirl we met in 1999. On the 2nd one from 2001's Britney, the pop princess declared her middle-ground transition to womanhood over a breezy piano melody. The tune accompanied Spears' debut film "Crossroads," in which the singer played a high school graduate embarking on a road jaunt with friends.
TLC, "My Life"
R&B's beloved trio weren't listening to anybody besides themselves on "My Life." Tired of hearing other people dictate their moves, TLC declared their independence on this 1999 Fanmail cut. "Sometimes I might get a little disturbed/ And sometimes I might look/ Out of hand, but I'm sayin/ Life's too poor for me to let you dictate," Chilli croons on the midtempo number.
What's your favorite coming-of-age pop song? Tell us in the comments!
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