Ain’t This a Countdown: You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man)

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The top ten starts tomorrow; and, as I said, seven of those songs are rock tunes. So if you can tolerate one more country song, you will have survived! The regular (alphabetized) part of this look at “ain’t” songs ends today with another country legend. You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man) - Loretta Lynn Linda? HECK no! Like Porter, I got to watch a lot of Loretta when I was a young’n. As I mentioned yesterday, Porter’s show came on after the baseball game of the week. Then the Wilburn Brothers’ show followed. Just like Wagoner had a “girl singer” in Dolly Parton, the Wilburns had a “girl singer” too: Loretta Lynn. This is a true story! Someone told Loretta Lynn that she was worried about another woman trying to make a move on her husband. Loretta replied, “Honey, she ain’t woman enough to take him.” And from that, a song was born. Loretta did a lot for women’s lib, despite being married young and the spouse of a cheating, drinking man. LISTEN to some of her songs. She’d call Dooley (her husband) out when he needed it (“Your Squ*w is on the Warpath”, “Don’t Come Home a-Drinkin’ [With Lovin’ on Your Mind]”), and she’d stand up for women when she needed to (“Rated ‘X’,” “The Pill”). Thanks to the movie (and the song) Coal Miner’s Daughter people who have no knowledge of country music at least know her name. What a legend. You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man) Written by Loretta Lynn Recorded by Loretta Lynn From You Ain’t Woman Enough, 1966 Women like you, they’re a dime a dozen: