Not to offend anyone in the audience, but Noel Coward and Cole Porter, among a number of fine songwriters, wrote songs from the heart aimed at gentlemen,for very personal reasons. Yet, when you hear the words, it really works either way. One very famous African American singer from the fifties, who is still around, sang a number of hugely popular songs which most listeners likely assumed were love songs for women. I can't say what the singer pictured as he sang the words, but having known people in his backup band years ago, I can't think it was a female he was so rapturous about. It doesn't matter. We all hear the lyrics through the filter of our personal expectations and experiences.

I used to feel a little awkward doing songs that were told from the female point of view, but there are some that are just too lovely to leave alone. I feel no need to reach for a wig when singing them either.