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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Predicate Object
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 NERFINISHED
memorableFor colloquial contraction "walkin’"
repetition of the word "walkin’"
notableFor memorable internal rhyme and rhythm
partOf "These Boots Are Made for Walkin’" NERFINISHED
performedBy Nancy Sinatra NERFINISHED
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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These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ hasIconicLine These boots are made for walkin’, and that’s just what they’ll do