Ally Oliver-Perham is graphic designer who works for the Victorian Women’s Trust, and it’s national arm the Dugdale Trust for Women & Girls. She is one of the creators of Rosie, an online info hub for teenage girls to be launched in early August. A self-proclaimed mixtape compiler extraordinaire, with a long-standing fantasy of being invited to program Rage (it could happen), for her profile Ally has decided to cross out her answers, throw out the questions, and instead curate a selection of her all-time fav Girl clips. We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate making our Pozible target, so we’re sharing her picks with you!
Divinyls – Boys in Town
Oh Chrissy Amphlett, you rock and roll dreamboat, you! I absolutely adore the way she swaggers around the stage in this clip in her school dress, brandishing a neon light sabre like she wants to break shit. So sexy and dangerous. I feels ya sister.
Stevie Nicks – Wild Heart
‘Don’t blame it on me, blame it on my wild heart’ is a line which can get you out of virtually any situation. Trump card x infinity. That aside, this clip of Stevie Nicks and Chrissie McVie singing together backstage just before a Rolling Stones photo shoot, is just such a beautiful and tender impromptu moment. The whole thing is captured on a shitty camera, which gives it this gorgeous, naive home movie quality. To paraphrase Dolly Parton, this song just melts my butter.
Tina Turner – What’s love got to do with it
Tina Turner has to be one of my favourite music makers and this clip epitomises exactly what it is I love about her – she’s all attitude, sex appeal and wise words. And my god, that hair. It’s the perfect amount of too much.
I first encountered Tina (and patriarchy!) in the biopic of her life (1993, directed by Brian Gibson), when I was just a kid. Based on her book I, Tina, (written with Kurt Loder) the film details her early musical career and the terrible abuse inflicted by her partner and manager Ike Turner. A major focus of the film is Tina breaking free of Ike, claiming her right to her stage name Tina Turner and forging her own successful solo career. What a strong, tough lady. For more intergalactic aural delights, listen to her sing . AMAZING. She can really wail!