How Beyoncé has repeatedly changed the entire game and raised the bar

Beyonceacute has repeatedly changed the entire game and raised the bar for everyone but most of all for herselfmdashbecause shersquos in a league of her ownOn the Birthday of International legendary singer Beyonceacute Tanuja Gomes CoFounder and CoCEO of Furtados school of music suggests few songs from Beyonceacutersquos inspirational journey which will inspire you Beyonceacute has created a legendary era for herself ever since the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards During a medley of her hits the word feminist appeared followed by lines from Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichiersquos speech ldquoWe Should All Be Feministsrdquo In it she also included this tongueincheek advice for women ldquoYou should aim to be successful but not too successful otherwise you will threaten the manrdquoQueen Beyrsquos been singing about formidable females for ages See ldquoIndependent Women Part 1rdquo ldquoI depend on merdquo ldquoRun the world Girlsrdquo ldquoStrong enough to bear the children Then get back to businessrdquo and ldquoBow Downrdquo ldquoI took some time to live my life But donrsquot think Irsquom just his little wiferdquo Even playing up her sexuality in song or costume is a conscious act of liberation as is cowriting most of her songs mdash and making bank for it As B says on ldquoFormationrdquo ldquoBest revenge is your paperrdquoAhead explore Beyonceacutersquos topcharting mdash and most empowering mdash hits through the years2003 Crazy in LoveThe fanfare of those blaring horns heralded the arrival of a new queen and continue to stay no 1 causing delirium on the dance floor even today BeyonceacuteJay Z joint was everything the singer needed to full fill her solo destiny2006 IrreplaceableThe acoustic guitars may suggest a sad breakup song but there are no tears on this kissoff Her longestrunning solo No 1 spending 10 weeks at the summit it tells a cheating man exactly which way to get gone ldquoTo the left to the leftrdquo2008 Single Ladies Put a Ring on ItTherersquos a rsquo60s girlgroup charm to that handclapping bounce but this No 1 smash is a thoroughly modern manifesto for bachelorettes everywhere A woman wonrsquot be held down unless a man makes it official Bonus points for the iconic video2008 HaloThis blissedout ballad showcases the singer at her most angelic floating through the heavens with a chorus that will never come down to earth2008 If I Were a BoyOne of her few hits that she didnrsquot have a hand in writing this folkflecked ballad was nonetheless owned by Beyonceacute Stripping away all the diva attitude and revealing a vulnerable soul it shows our goddess may be part human after all2011 Run the World GirlsBehind a boombastic attack complete with militaristic drums and what sounds like an army of Beyonceacutes this female empowerment anthem will not be stopped short of a total global takeover Witness the woman at her fistpumping fiercest2011 Love on TopShe played a Diana Rossndashlike character in Dreamgirls but it was here that Beyonceacute really captured the silky essence of her girlgrouptosolosuperstar forebear2019 Brown Skin GirlThis track not only features Blue Ivy Carterrsquos vocals but also her songwriting skills the song plays as an inspiration and created a social media movement BrownSkinGirlChallenge in which women of color celebrated themselves on social mediaAlso Read Beyonce Knowles says new music is coming soon