For Women’s History Month, I’m selecting some of my favorite songs from some of the most talented and influential women in music. From frontwomen to singer-songwriters to iconic performers, I’m picking one song a day on Mental Jukebox until the end of March.

“Tour de force” is a phrase that gets tossed around a little too easily in music. But it’s not a bad way to describe “What Kind of Man”. The song starts off in a whisper before launching headlong into a vocal rampage, the kind music fans have come to adore about Florence. And gone were the synths and harp. This was the band’s coming out party for powerful guitar riffs and an unrelenting percussion barrage.

“And with one kiss you inspired a fire of devotion that lasts for twenty years. What kind of man loves like this?”