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<blockquote data-quote="Angela Channing" data-source="post: 265380" data-attributes="member: 33">I disagree with this review. I think the song was a reflection of the time in which it was successful. Although songs with a religious theme rarely do well in the UK charts, this one came a few months after Thatcher came to power and was devastation she was inflicting on the country was starting to have effect. At time when people feel oppressed, powerless by their lives being devastated, they often turn to religion so this song was timely. The song&#039;s theme is about things being tough at the moment but they will get better so we have to remain positive and get through each day, one at a time.&nbsp; It was a song that gave people hope at a dismal period in our history.The song is also a bit of a female anthem at a time when women&#039;s rights and empowerment was a topical political issue. A song with lyrics which included &quot;I’m only human and I’m just a woman, help me believe all I can be and all that I am&quot; would have resonated with many people at that time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Angela Channing, post: 265380, member: 33"] I disagree with this review. I think the song was a reflection of the time in which it was successful. Although songs with a religious theme rarely do well in the UK charts, this one came a few months after Thatcher came to power and was devastation she was inflicting on the country was starting to have effect. At time when people feel oppressed, powerless by their lives being devastated, they often turn to religion so this song was timely. The song's theme is about things being tough at the moment but they will get better so we have to remain positive and get through each day, one at a time. It was a song that gave people hope at a dismal period in our history. The song is also a bit of a female anthem at a time when women's rights and empowerment was a topical political issue. A song with lyrics which included[I] "I’m only human and I’m just a woman, help me believe all I can be and all that I am" [/I]would have resonated with many people at that time. [/QUOTE]

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