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Thread #37513   Message #523270
Posted By: Liz the Squeak
08-Aug-01 - 02:45 AM
Thread Name: Sexist lyric? Change it or ....?
Subject: RE: Sexist lyric? Change it or ....?
Nancy - it has been recorded by Derek Gifford on his 'Wine Women and Song' cassette or else it's the other one I have and can't remember the name of it.

I have occasionally changed gender in song, along with first person participle (I said to my young love instead of my young love said to me) and no one has really noticed, but it makes more sense to me.... Then I went and wrote a song with me as first person and male!! It doesn't matter a pair of fetid dingoes kidneys what gender you are or sing about, but you need to guauge your audience as to who is likely to object your form of 'Bowdlerising'. It might be OK in your ordinary singaround, but a festival singaround might be a bit different.

LTS