These boots are made for walkin’, and that’s just what they’ll do

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"These boots are made for walkin’, and that’s just what they’ll do" is the famous, attitude-filled hook line from Nancy Sinatra’s 1966 hit song "These Boots Are Made for Walkin’," emblematic of female empowerment and pop culture swagger.

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instanceOf song lyric line ⓘ
appearsInSection chorus ⓘ
associatedWithImage go-go boots and mod fashion ⓘ
associatedWithTheme female empowerment ⓘ
independence ⓘ
revenge on unfaithful lover ⓘ
culturalRole emblem of 1960s swagger ⓘ
pop culture catchphrase ⓘ
firstReleasedIn 1966 ⓘ
followedByLyric "one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you" ⓘ
frequentlyCitedIn discussions of feminist pop anthems ⓘ
retrospectives on 1960s music ⓘ
genreAssociation country pop ⓘ
pop ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasMeterFeature strong trochaic rhythm ⓘ
hasMood confident ⓘ
defiant ⓘ
hasPerspective first-person female narrator ⓘ
inspired later lyrical references to "walking all over you" in pop culture ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Lee Hazlewood ⓘ
memorableFor colloquial contraction "walkin’" ⓘ
repetition of the word "walkin’" ⓘ
notableFor memorable internal rhyme and rhythm ⓘ
partOf "These Boots Are Made for Walkin’" ⓘ
performedBy Nancy Sinatra ⓘ
popularizedBy Nancy Sinatra recording of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin’" ⓘ
quotationType iconic lyric quote ⓘ
refersTo boots as metaphor for taking action ⓘ
symbolizes assertive femininity ⓘ
taking control in a relationship ⓘ
timePeriodAssociation 1960s pop culture ⓘ
usedAs marketing slogan (various adaptations) ⓘ
song hook ⓘ

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