Wonder WomanOpens in a new tab is celebrating her 75th anniversary this year, and fans everywhere have been reminiscing about how DC ComicsOpens in a new tab‘ Amazing Amazon helped inspire them in their lifetime. Many have spoken about how the Lynda CarterOpens in a new tab television incarnation of the character in particular showed them that there’s no limits to what a woman can accomplish if she sets her mind to it, even in a “man’s world,” to use a Wonder Woman comic book term.
Now another wonderful woman is showing her love for the DC’s iconic #1 heroine — Idina MenzelOpens in a new tab, the Tony award-winning singer who is one of the biggest Broadway stars in history, known for her roles in RentOpens in a new tab, If/Then. and most famously for originating the role of Elphaba in the smash hit Wicked. Opens in a new tab
As if all that wasn’t enough, Idina Menzel reached another level of fame as the voice of Elsa in FrozenOpens in a new tab, and her song “Let it Go” is now one of the most iconic Disney songs of all time. Between Elphaba and Elsa, Menzel knows a thing or two about strong women with superpowers. Now, DC Entertainment has asked Menzel to show her love for Wonder Woman by compiling a Wonder Woman 75 playlist for SpotifyOpens in a new tab, featuring songs by powerful women who have influenced her.
Idina Menzel included some of the most popular and influential female vocalists of the past fifty years on this playlist, including Aretha FranklinOpens in a new tab, Diana Ross, Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer, Carly Simon, BeyonceOpens in a new tab, Stevie NicksOpens in a new tab, Annie Lennox and several others, for a total of 25 songs (although Pink and Gwen StefaniOpens in a new tab made in to the playlist but Madonna, Cher, and Tina Turner didn’t? Who are more immortal Amazons than those three?? They’d survive a nuclear war. Just sayin’).
You can listen to Idina Menzel’s entire Wonder Woman 75 Spotify Playlist below, and to read here thoughts on why she chose the first five songs, be sure to read the full story on DC’s blog.Opens in a new tab
https://open.spotify.com/user/official_dc/playlist/471hrkV9UEXrskuqbapjpv