Annie Lennox and Dave Lennox penned this anthem to women and Aretha Franklin rocks it with Annie

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Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart wrote Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves in 1985. The Eurthymics team recorded the hit with R&B star Aretha Franklin.

The song and video became a Top 20 hit in the US and Top 10 in the UK, helped by the popularity of MTV and the video.

Along with Lennox, Franklin and Stewart, Nathan East played bass and Stan Lynch (drums) and Mike Campbell (guitar) of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played on the original.

The Eurythmics released the song on Be Yourself Tonight  and Aretha Franklin released her version on Who’s Zooming Who.