Cross Dressing in Music

Cami · Post by **Cami** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 7:37 pm

I just noticed that in the Beatles song "Oh-Bla-Di" the last lyric is

Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
And in the evening she’s a singer with the band.

I musta just missed that for years. As a collector of music, I had thought of putting together a collection of CD'ing songs. Already have "Lola" and "Wild Side". Anyone know of any others?

Jaye · Post by **Jaye** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 7:52 pm

U2 did a song called "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me", that was used in the soundtrack to "Batman Forever". There's a verse that goes

Dressing like your sister
Living like a tart
Don't know what you're doing
Babe, it must be art
You're a headache in a suitcase
You're a star

I always thought that had to do with performing in drag, but I could be wrong.

Alexandra · Post by **Alexandra** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 7:59 pm

the beatles's "get back".

Lorna · Post by **Lorna** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 8:06 pm

And who can forget about Lou Reed's "Take a Walk on the Wild Side"?

Jadeanne · Post by **Jadeanne** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 9:15 pm

How about Aerosmith's

Dude Looks Like A Lady ?

Gelinda · Post by **Gelinda** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 9:51 pm

Jon Anderson of YES on his own album.

The morglade very long also.

SharonRose · Post by **SharonRose** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 10:16 pm

The Kinks: Lola

Jadeanne · Post by **Jadeanne** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 11:15 pm

David Bowie's Rebel Rebel

Richelle · Post by **Richelle** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 11:39 pm

Hi all,

Yeah....David Bowie and rebel rebel, what an awesome song. For me, I absolutely adore the Madonna song "do you know what it feels like for a girl". The opening lines are exactly what I think. (especially the dance version)

(spoken:)
Girls can wear jeans
And cut their hair short
Wear shirts and boots
’cause it’s ok to be a boy
But for a boy to look like a girl is degrading
’cause you think that being a girl is degrading
But secretly you’d love to know what it’s like
Wouldn’t you...... What it feels like for a girl".

Yes I would!!!

Love Richelle

Cami · Post by **Cami** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 12:48 am

Right On! I Love it! I never even thought about a few. Lou Reed, Yeah that's a classic. But I never even thought about Rebel Rebel & U2! I just read the Lyrics to both. I'm starting to wonder about the Beatles LOL. hmmmmmm.

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 1:10 am

There was the song from "UP In Smoke"

My daddy he don't like me cuz I wear my sisters clothes
Ba na ba ba na ba ba ba ba
He caught me in the bathroom in a pair of pantyhose

I don't remember the name of it, or any other words.
Love always,
Elizabeth

Jaye · Post by **Jaye** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 1:22 am

Richelle wrote:For me, I absolutely adore the Madonna song "do you know what it feels like for a girl". The opening lines are exactly what I think. (especially the dance version)

(spoken:)
Girls can wear jeans
And cut their hair short
Wear shirts and boots
’cause it’s ok to be a boy
But for a boy to look like a girl is degrading
’cause you think that being a girl is degrading
But secretly you’d love to know what it’s like
Wouldn’t you...... What it feels like for a girl".

Yes I would!!!

Love Richelle

Hey, Richelle.

Those words are a bit of dialogue from a 1993 movie, "The Cement Garden". Here's the entry from IMDb:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106535/

I've not seen it, but it definitely sounds like it worth investigating, and it's available on VHS and DVD.

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 2:01 am

Hi Cami,

I thought it was funny when the discovery channel was using "Take a Walk on the Wild Side" to advertise it's Animal Planet Channel. I think that is what it was. Anyway, I remember thinking, those stupid grey suites who approved this have no idea what it is about.

It was not long after that the song was changed.

Love always,
Elizabeth

Alexandra · Post by **Alexandra** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 5:01 am

from the beatles' "get back":

Sweet loretta martin thought she was a woman
But she was another man
All the girls around her say she’s got it coming
But she gets it while she can

Merinda · Post by **Merinda** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 5:15 pm

Maybe some of my sisters Can help me out here,

I'm going back to my early childhood days here , I recall a country and western song that lyrics went like this-

" your mommy is your daddy but your daddy dont know , woe is me , shame and scandal in the family ".