Singer/songwriter Janis Ian was #BornOnThisDay, April 7, 1951.

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Singer/songwriter Janis Ian was #BornOnThisDay, April 7, 1951. Best known for her 1966/67 hit "Society's Child" & Top 10 single "At Seventeen", (1975) from her LP Between the Lines, which reached no. 1 on the Billboard album chart. #lesbianfreedom #LGBTQ #birthday 71 years young

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[MyOwnPeace]

1. What a GREAT talent.....

and such meaningful music..... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

[3catwoman3]

2. At 17 is one of the most poignant songs...

...ever written. The melody is deceptively gentle, in contrast to the raw ache of the lyrics.

[applegrove]

3. Love her song "At Seventeen". Reminds me of how I figured

out I did not have verbal communication skills for more than just a short time at that age. I was in the wrong relationships with some friends as I did not think I had any other skills either. I had forgotten I was very creative, which I knew at 12. I had forgotten my own narrative. It looked to me like I would never be one of those people who married happily. A few years later I read "The Grass Is Singing" by Dorris Lessing and realized I did not want to be married if I could not find someone I could communicate with. That I would be happier on my own. Now, when I hear that song, I think of that great loss I felt at 17. It is a poignant reminder that it took loss to send me on a better path for myself as loss often does. I hit 18 and moved on.