I don't have any trouble with men singing women's songs or women singing men's, but it really depends on the song. My bottom line is, am I comfortable with the sentiment? -- Barbara's comment from above

I agree Barbara. I hated the gender change when some folks sang House Of The Rising Sun from the man's point of view. It's about a prostitute, not a john. Many men left it from the female point of view, but some, like The Animals, changed it. I don't think I could pull off I Feel Pretty.

Some songs, like Massa's In De Cold, Cold Ground, have great tunes, but politically incorrect words, but even if you play them instrumentally, the words creep into your head.

Songs that I once thought were funny like It's A Shame To Beat Your Wife On A Sunday shouldn't be sung by anyone, but a murder ballad, like Little Sadie or Banks Of The Ohio aren't as objectionable even though the guy never has a good reason, if any, for killing his woman. Probably this is because he always ends up in prison or "hanging from a white oak tree". (I have had audience members object to these songs, however.)

When the woman, Frankie or Miss Otis, kills the man, we don't end up condemning her because the guy was a douche bag and deserved it.