"Bitch" - Naked Beggars

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My friend Cher suggested this song for this blog, and it's a great one.

I first saw Naked Beggars sometime in 2003 at the Hurricane in Kansas City.  It was advertised as featuring Eric Brittingham and Jeff LaBar from Cinderella, so I jumped at the chance to see these guys in a club setting.  But honestly, those two didn't really have to be there for me to really get into this band.  Frontwoman Inga Brittingham (Eric's wife) sealed that all on her own.

I loved how she had such balls and such swagger onstage.  She reminded me of some of my favorite "take no shit" females in rock like Pat Benatar and Joan Jett.  She really brought that image to the forefront when they closed with "Bitch", a song about a woman not letting her man order her around.

Their first CD was released in 2004, around the time that I split from my long-time fiance, and I was very angry for awhile. "Bitch" became my go-to song for venting that anger, and I can remember sitting in the car with the song on repeat, driving around, alternating screaming, crying, and singing along.  It's a bittersweet tune, not only because it brings back those memories, but also because it is very empowering.

I've since seen Naked Beggars around a dozen times, and even so, "Bitch" and also "No More" from their first album still remain my favorite tunes of theirs.  I've also since gotten to know Inga and Eric and they are both sweet, awesome people.  Naked Beggars is on a hiatus at the moment, as Inga is pregnant with her second child, and the Brittinghams are focused on their family (with Eric taking some time here and there to tour with Cinderella), but I eagerly await their return.