All Women Are Bitches is a single by the Toronto band

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. The lyrics were written by

Caroline Azar Caroline Azar is a director and playwright. She was the lead singer, keyboardist and co-lyricist/composer of the band Fifth Column. Career The all-women punk band Fifth Column began in the mid-1980s in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band self-rele ...

and

G.B. Jones G. B. Jones (born 1965) is a Canadian artist, filmmaker, musician, and publisher of zines born in Bowmanville, Canada. She is known for producing J.D.s with her acclaimed''Tom Girls'' drawings before going on to create more musically, cinematica ...

and the music was composed by Fifth Column. It was produced by Walter Sobczak at Wellesley Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The song first appeared as a single released by

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in 1992. It was the 33rd single in the K Records 'International Pop Underground ' series. It was reviewed for the UK music publication ''

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'' by

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and voted 'Single of the Week'. The song was also on the Fifth Column album, '' 36-C'', released by K Records in 1994. As well, it was included on the 1993 K Records compilation, ''

International Hip Swing ''International Hip Swing'' is a compilation CD released by the label K Records in 1993. It is centered on the alternative rock, indie pop and twee pop genres. ''International Hip Swing'' gathered together a selection of recordings previously rel ...

''. "All Women Are Bitches", has been 'covered' and re-imagined by

Lesbians on Ecstasy __NOTOC__ Lesbians on Ecstasy is a Canadian electronic band formed in 2003 in Montreal, Quebec. The band toured across Canada and the U.S. with Le Tigre before the release of their first recording. The first album, the self-titled ''Lesbians on E ...

as "Bitchsy" in 2004, appearing on their first self-titled album. In 2005, "Bitchsy" was featured on the TV series '' Queer as Folk''. "Bitchsy" and "All Women Are Bitches" were remixed and

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together by

Kids on TV Kids on TV was a Canadian punk- house queercore band from Toronto, active from 2003 to 2013. The group consisted of John Caffery on bass and vocals, Minus Smile on drums, electronics and vocals, Chris 'Wolf' Mills on guitar and vocals, and Roxan ...

in 2005,Schmidt, Andy, "Interview: Kids on TV", ''Toronto Indie.com'' Oct 2007
and appeared on the Lesbians on Ecstasy remix album, ''Giggles in the Dark''.

Personnel

-vocals *

Beverly Breckenridge Beverly Breckenridge is a musician, composer, and actress from Toronto, Ontario. She played bass for the bands Fifth Column and Phono-Comb. In 1986, Beverly Breckenridge joined the post-punk band Fifth Column. Beverly's first appearance on film w ...

-bass *

-guitar *Chaz Salmon -guitar *Joel Wasson -drums *Background vocals -Caroline Azar, Beverly Breckenridge, Jena von Brücker, G.B. Jones

References

External links

"All Women Are Bitches" featured on ''Jeff Roy's Singles Club''
{{authority control 1992 singles Fifth Column (band) songs 1992 songs