Some great additions to the thread since I last checked.

Thank you all for the comments and opinions. It is great to get so many differing, and similar, points of view on this and it has taught me a great deal in subtle ways.

Please do not stress the thread title too much though. I know there are great female songwriters and singers out there. I was not thinking of it from men having to change female songs around but just women adapting 'male songs'. I now have had my eyes opened more!

I am grateful for all your contributions to this :-)

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