Core Canon
Melissa Etheridge
She came out at the Clinton inauguration, won Grammys, beat cancer, and never stopped rocking. "Come to My Window" is arena-rock yearning at its most raw and unguarded. A true CMR lifer.
What Genre Is Melissa Etheridge?
GenreHeartland rock · Folk rock · Blues rock
Short answer: heartland rock. In the bigger picture, Melissa Etheridge is a core canon artist of Cigarette Mom Rock — the gritty, emotional, female-led alternative rock of the 1990s and 2000s, and the feminine counterpart to Divorced Dad Rock. Explore the full definition or the wider 90s female rock scene.
Does Melissa Etheridge Smoke?
Famous for cannabis, not cigarettes — and the two are not the same story.
Full answer, with sources, in Which Cigarette Moms Actually Smoked?
Key Albums
- Yes I Am
- Your Little Secret
- Skin
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“Come to My Window”(Yes I Am, 1993)
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