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Title: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: rejennyrated on August 14, 2010, 10:31:09 AM
Post by: rejennyrated on August 14, 2010, 10:31:09 AM
Just a bit of fun here. You got to love this song - which actually made it into the lower reaches of the UK charts a while back
We have a DJ in Cornwall who I know, and who plays it non stop.
driving a truck with my high heels on. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGLmiWfoJx8#)
It's fab!
Anyone else got anything else from mainstream music that has a trans related theme?
We have a DJ in Cornwall who I know, and who plays it non stop.
driving a truck with my high heels on. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGLmiWfoJx8#)
It's fab!
Anyone else got anything else from mainstream music that has a trans related theme?
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: shoegazer on August 15, 2010, 03:43:07 PM
Post by: shoegazer on August 15, 2010, 03:43:07 PM
TERRORVISION - JOSEPHINE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AECWwR3tosM#ws)
Quote
I had a friend called Joe
When friends were hard to find
He had a restless soul
With something on his mind
One day I went away
And when returned to the scene
Not to find restless Joe, no
But to find Josephine...
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: Fencesitter on August 15, 2010, 04:37:50 PM
Post by: Fencesitter on August 15, 2010, 04:37:50 PM
"Sans contrefaçon" by Mylène Farmer
it was a great hit in 1987 and my favorite song for a year or so. I did not like the music, but understood the lyrics. It was great to hear that I was not the only one. And it's pretty obvious that it's about a trans or genderqueer kid and that the author knows exactly what they're writing about. I had it on tape and only listened to this song in secret so that my parents did not know what I did.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans_contrefa%C3%A7on (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans_contrefa%C3%A7on)
Rough translation of the lyrics:
"Tell me Mom, why am I not a boy?"
As you have to choose
I can say it in soft words
I don't fake it
I am a boy
Completely alone in my closet
with black rings under my eyes
hiding from the looks
I defy chance
In this world which makes no sense
I do only what I want
With a handkerchief in the crotch of my trousers
I am Chevalier d'Eon*
As you have to choose
I can say it in soft words
I don't fake it
I am a boy
And even if you give me an empire
I don't want to undress
as without faking it
I am a boy
Over and over again
you chase me away from your meetings
I don't admit you to threaten
my resolutions
I don't care about rumors
A am cameleon
beware of my tin soldiers
These are the ones who will kill you
As you have to choose...
In the French original, the adjectives etc. are all in the male form here.
*The Chevalier d'Eon was an Aristocrat who lived as a woman the second half of his life
Here's the song on youtube: (how do I insert that?)
Mylene Farmer Sans contrefacon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW_kcIrWii8#)
And this is what Wikipedia says about it:
"The song's lyrics seem to be autobiographical. Indeed, in interviews, Farmer often explained that when she was younger, a lot of people thought she was a boy[5][6] because of her androgynous look (she had the short hair).[7] To strengthen even more doubt, she confessed she "put a handkerchief in her trousers", as it is said in the song's lyrics.[8] About the period of her adolescence, Farmer said: "I was half-man, half woman, it was quite strange. I never liked playing with dolls at the dinette... I always preferred boys' games. I was not a tomboy, but a girl missed."[9]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans_contrefa%C3%A7on (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans_contrefa%C3%A7on)
it was a great hit in 1987 and my favorite song for a year or so. I did not like the music, but understood the lyrics. It was great to hear that I was not the only one. And it's pretty obvious that it's about a trans or genderqueer kid and that the author knows exactly what they're writing about. I had it on tape and only listened to this song in secret so that my parents did not know what I did.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans_contrefa%C3%A7on (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans_contrefa%C3%A7on)
Rough translation of the lyrics:
"Tell me Mom, why am I not a boy?"
As you have to choose
I can say it in soft words
I don't fake it
I am a boy
Completely alone in my closet
with black rings under my eyes
hiding from the looks
I defy chance
In this world which makes no sense
I do only what I want
With a handkerchief in the crotch of my trousers
I am Chevalier d'Eon*
As you have to choose
I can say it in soft words
I don't fake it
I am a boy
And even if you give me an empire
I don't want to undress
as without faking it
I am a boy
Over and over again
you chase me away from your meetings
I don't admit you to threaten
my resolutions
I don't care about rumors
A am cameleon
beware of my tin soldiers
These are the ones who will kill you
As you have to choose...
In the French original, the adjectives etc. are all in the male form here.
*The Chevalier d'Eon was an Aristocrat who lived as a woman the second half of his life
Here's the song on youtube: (how do I insert that?)
Mylene Farmer Sans contrefacon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW_kcIrWii8#)
And this is what Wikipedia says about it:
"The song's lyrics seem to be autobiographical. Indeed, in interviews, Farmer often explained that when she was younger, a lot of people thought she was a boy[5][6] because of her androgynous look (she had the short hair).[7] To strengthen even more doubt, she confessed she "put a handkerchief in her trousers", as it is said in the song's lyrics.[8] About the period of her adolescence, Farmer said: "I was half-man, half woman, it was quite strange. I never liked playing with dolls at the dinette... I always preferred boys' games. I was not a tomboy, but a girl missed."[9]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans_contrefa%C3%A7on (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sans_contrefa%C3%A7on)
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: aisha on August 20, 2010, 04:59:23 PM
Post by: aisha on August 20, 2010, 04:59:23 PM
Three is a Magic Number (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LZ4j4598ws#)
three is the magic number
three is the magic number
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: Matt Chase on August 31, 2010, 01:06:01 PM
Post by: Matt Chase on August 31, 2010, 01:06:01 PM
I like to think of I'm A Boy by The Who as one...
Who - I'm a Boy 1967 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4_eSW6D6sc#)
Also, Reflection from Mulan, anyone?
Mulan - Reflection (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A_Rl8aQxII#ws)
So they may not have been intended as trans songs, but that's how i interpret them :P
Who - I'm a Boy 1967 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4_eSW6D6sc#)
Also, Reflection from Mulan, anyone?
Mulan - Reflection (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A_Rl8aQxII#ws)
So they may not have been intended as trans songs, but that's how i interpret them :P
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: Jeatyn on August 31, 2010, 01:49:48 PM
Post by: Jeatyn on August 31, 2010, 01:49:48 PM
I LOVE reflection from Mulan, I relate to that song so much.
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: Jillary Woolen Xσx on August 31, 2010, 04:31:16 PM
Post by: Jillary Woolen Xσx on August 31, 2010, 04:31:16 PM
Portishead - Glory Box (HD Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiGVOvPmR3o#ws)
This is a Really Good Gender Song
that i love :)
but all the girls in the music video are played by men
and all the men played by women
(The Guy in the beginning is The Singer in the black dress is :)
who is also the lead singer)
I ♥ Portishead!!
This is a Really Good Gender Song
that i love :)
but all the girls in the music video are played by men
and all the men played by women
(The Guy in the beginning is The Singer in the black dress is :)
who is also the lead singer)
I ♥ Portishead!!
QuoteI'm so tired of playing
Playin' with this bow and arrow
I gonna give my heart away
Leave it to the other girls to play
For I've been a temptress too long
Just give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to be a woman
I just wanna be a woman
From this time unchained
We're all lookin' at a different picture
Through this new frame of mind
A thousand flowers could bloom
Move over and give us some room, yea
Give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to be a woman
I just wanna be a woman
So don't you stop, being a man
Just take a little look
From our side when you can
Show a little tenderness
No matter if you cry
Give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to be a woman
I just wanna be a woman
'Cause it's all I wanna be is all a woman, yea
For this is the beginning of forever and ever
Its time to move over
So tired of playing
So tired of playing
Playin' with this bow and arrow
I gonna give my heart away
Leave it to the other girls, to play
For I've been a temptress too long
Just give me a reason to love you
Give me a reason to be
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: brainiac on August 31, 2010, 09:31:07 PM
Post by: brainiac on August 31, 2010, 09:31:07 PM
I have to agree with the Reflection thing. I wonder how many of us as kids saw that scene and were struck by the eerie relation to ourselves of something we'd never told anyone.
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: Jeatyn on September 01, 2010, 06:40:05 AM
Post by: Jeatyn on September 01, 2010, 06:40:05 AM
Detachable Penis by King Missile
King Missile - Detachable Penis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDss8V2OME4#)
I woke up this morning with a bad hangover
And my penis was missing again.
This happens all the time.
It's detachable.
This comes in handy a lot of the time.
I can leave it home, when I think it's gonna get me in trouble,
or I can rent it out, when I don't need it.
But now and then I go to a party, get drunk,
and the next morning I can't for the life of me
remember what I did with it.
First I looked around my apartment, and I couldn't find it.
So I called up the place where the party was,
they hadn't seen it either.
I asked them to check the medicine cabinet
'cause for some reason I leave it there sometimes
But not this time.
So I told them if it pops up to let me know.
I called a few people who were at the party,
but they were no help either.
I was starting to get desperate.
I really don't like being without my penis for too long.
It makes me feel like less of a man,
and I really hate having to sit down every time I take a leak.
After a few hours of searching the house,
and calling everyone I could think of,
I was starting to get very depressed,
so I went to the Kiev, and ate breakfast.
Then, as I walked down Second Avenue towards St. Mark's Place,
where all those people sell used books and other junk on the street,
I saw my penis lying on a blanket
next to a broken toaster oven.
Some guy was selling it.
I had to buy it off him.
He wanted twenty-two bucks, but I talked him down to seventeen.
I took it home, washed it off,
and put it back on. I was happy again. Complete.
People sometimes tell me I should get it permanently attached,
but I don't know.
Even though sometimes it's a pain in the ass,
I like having a detachable penis.
King Missile - Detachable Penis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDss8V2OME4#)
I woke up this morning with a bad hangover
And my penis was missing again.
This happens all the time.
It's detachable.
This comes in handy a lot of the time.
I can leave it home, when I think it's gonna get me in trouble,
or I can rent it out, when I don't need it.
But now and then I go to a party, get drunk,
and the next morning I can't for the life of me
remember what I did with it.
First I looked around my apartment, and I couldn't find it.
So I called up the place where the party was,
they hadn't seen it either.
I asked them to check the medicine cabinet
'cause for some reason I leave it there sometimes
But not this time.
So I told them if it pops up to let me know.
I called a few people who were at the party,
but they were no help either.
I was starting to get desperate.
I really don't like being without my penis for too long.
It makes me feel like less of a man,
and I really hate having to sit down every time I take a leak.
After a few hours of searching the house,
and calling everyone I could think of,
I was starting to get very depressed,
so I went to the Kiev, and ate breakfast.
Then, as I walked down Second Avenue towards St. Mark's Place,
where all those people sell used books and other junk on the street,
I saw my penis lying on a blanket
next to a broken toaster oven.
Some guy was selling it.
I had to buy it off him.
He wanted twenty-two bucks, but I talked him down to seventeen.
I took it home, washed it off,
and put it back on. I was happy again. Complete.
People sometimes tell me I should get it permanently attached,
but I don't know.
Even though sometimes it's a pain in the ass,
I like having a detachable penis.
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: lightvi on September 01, 2010, 06:52:26 AM
Post by: lightvi on September 01, 2010, 06:52:26 AM
I don't know if it's an actual trans song.. but this one always makes me think of it :)
Santogold - I'm A Lady (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho8uHDb7hVI#ws)
Santogold - I'm A Lady (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho8uHDb7hVI#ws)
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: Rayalisse on September 01, 2010, 01:16:36 PM
Post by: Rayalisse on September 01, 2010, 01:16:36 PM
Part of Your World
Olivia Newton-John - Part of Your World ☆ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdVe9K_1ud4#)
Cheers-
Rayalisse
Olivia Newton-John - Part of Your World ☆ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdVe9K_1ud4#)
Cheers-
Rayalisse
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: CynthiaAnn on January 08, 2011, 08:27:49 PM
Post by: CynthiaAnn on January 08, 2011, 08:27:49 PM
Suzanne Vega - Bad Wisdom *Audio* (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEz5il1Syhc#)
Susan Vega's "you make a really good girl" on same album (99.9f) no video found (so far).
Susan Vega's "you make a really good girl" on same album (99.9f) no video found (so far).
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: Logan1986 on January 09, 2011, 02:12:25 PM
Post by: Logan1986 on January 09, 2011, 02:12:25 PM
"I'm obviously a man but I sit down on the can, I get shots in my leg by my ladies helping hand"
the song 'Daughtson' by Coyote Grace is a great one.
coyote grace - daughterson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWD3MyLadFU#)
the song 'Daughtson' by Coyote Grace is a great one.
coyote grace - daughterson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWD3MyLadFU#)
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: Pica Pica on January 09, 2011, 02:19:39 PM
Post by: Pica Pica on January 09, 2011, 02:19:39 PM
Peter And The Test Tube Babies - Transvestite (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjwSk8w1YOo#)
Transvestite by Peter and the Test Tube Babies
- It's a bit of a naughty song but it makes me laugh.
Transvestite by Peter and the Test Tube Babies
- It's a bit of a naughty song but it makes me laugh.
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: MillieB on January 09, 2011, 02:30:47 PM
Post by: MillieB on January 09, 2011, 02:30:47 PM
A couple of festive efforts, (late as ever!! :embarrassed:)
Shiratori Walking Round in Women's Underwear (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDNwkZPchLo#)
My First Christmas (as a woman) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIxo-DJ6d7c#)
If you are easily offended, do NOT watch! :laugh:
Shiratori Walking Round in Women's Underwear (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDNwkZPchLo#)
My First Christmas (as a woman) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIxo-DJ6d7c#)
If you are easily offended, do NOT watch! :laugh:
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: Shana A on January 16, 2011, 02:10:34 PM
Post by: Shana A on January 16, 2011, 02:10:34 PM
Quote from: CynthiaAnn on January 08, 2011, 08:27:49 PM
Susan Vega's "you make a really good girl" on same album (99.9f) no video found (so far).
I love that song!
Suzanne Vega - As Girls Go *Audio* (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ea6CuN59EU#)
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: CaitJ on January 16, 2011, 03:17:43 PM
Post by: CaitJ on January 16, 2011, 03:17:43 PM
Two by Garbage:
Androgyny! - Garbage!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGcXEEo1HAY#)
Garbage - Cherry Lips (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqaUZkf52fs#)
have a careful listen to the lyrics in Cherry Lips to pick up the trans connotations.
Androgyny! - Garbage!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGcXEEo1HAY#)
Garbage - Cherry Lips (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqaUZkf52fs#)
have a careful listen to the lyrics in Cherry Lips to pick up the trans connotations.
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: ponty on January 16, 2011, 04:04:46 PM
Post by: ponty on January 16, 2011, 04:04:46 PM
Lola - The Kinks
Absolute Classic !
The kinks - Lola (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emF3gtmVS0s#)
I met her in a club down in old Soho
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry-cola [LP version:
Coca-Cola]
C-O-L-A cola
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
I asked her her name and in a DARK BROWN voice she said Lola
L-O-L-A Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
Well I'm not the world's most physical guy
But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand
Why she walked like a woman and talked like a man
Oh my Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
Well we drank champagne and danced all night
Under electric candlelight
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
And said little boy won't you come home with me
Well I'm not the world's most passionate guy
But when I looked in her eyes well I almost fell for my Lola
Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
I pushed her away
I walked to the door
I fell to the floor
I got down on my knees
Well I looked at her and she at me
Well that's the way that I want it to stay
And I'll always want it to be that way for my Lola
Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
It's a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for Lola
Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
Well I'd left home just a week before
And I'd never ever kissed a woman before
But Lola smiled and took me by the hand
And said little boy I'm gonna make you a man
Well I'm not the world's most masculine man
But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man
And so is Lola
Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
Absolute Classic !
The kinks - Lola (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emF3gtmVS0s#)
I met her in a club down in old Soho
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry-cola [LP version:
Coca-Cola]
C-O-L-A cola
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
I asked her her name and in a DARK BROWN voice she said Lola
L-O-L-A Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
Well I'm not the world's most physical guy
But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand
Why she walked like a woman and talked like a man
Oh my Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
Well we drank champagne and danced all night
Under electric candlelight
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
And said little boy won't you come home with me
Well I'm not the world's most passionate guy
But when I looked in her eyes well I almost fell for my Lola
Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
I pushed her away
I walked to the door
I fell to the floor
I got down on my knees
Well I looked at her and she at me
Well that's the way that I want it to stay
And I'll always want it to be that way for my Lola
Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
It's a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for Lola
Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
Well I'd left home just a week before
And I'd never ever kissed a woman before
But Lola smiled and took me by the hand
And said little boy I'm gonna make you a man
Well I'm not the world's most masculine man
But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man
And so is Lola
Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: Britney♥Bieber on January 25, 2011, 03:18:08 AM
Post by: Britney♥Bieber on January 25, 2011, 03:18:08 AM
Britney Spears- Girl In The Mirror :( :( :( :(
Girl In The Mirror Lyrics (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3eGQVSkGIg#)
Girl In The Mirror Lyrics (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3eGQVSkGIg#)
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: xxUltraModLadyxx on February 24, 2011, 12:00:01 AM
Post by: xxUltraModLadyxx on February 24, 2011, 12:00:01 AM
i can really relate to this song.
Janet Jackson - Better days (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukbla6_eUUg#)
this one is more humorous.
Aerosmith - Dude Looks Like a Lady - Lyrics Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEKDgZH0EGQ#)
Janet Jackson - Better days (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukbla6_eUUg#)
this one is more humorous.
Aerosmith - Dude Looks Like a Lady - Lyrics Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEKDgZH0EGQ#)
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: Rock_chick on March 04, 2011, 04:55:35 PM
Post by: Rock_chick on March 04, 2011, 04:55:35 PM
Does it still count if I wrote it?
Signal:Noise - In Transition (http://soundcloud.com/signal-noise/in-transition-1)
Signal:Noise - In Transition (http://soundcloud.com/signal-noise/in-transition-1)
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: r e m on March 05, 2011, 07:32:19 PM
Post by: r e m on March 05, 2011, 07:32:19 PM
King for a Day - Green Day (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keYt9_KeYP4#)
Quote from: Matt Chase on August 31, 2010, 01:06:01 PMi was also obsessed with that song as a kid! i used to rewind it so i could listen again and again. :P my mom had to buy a new tape at some point 'cus I wore out our first one, hah.
Also, Reflection from Mulan, anyone?
Mulan - Reflection (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A_Rl8aQxII#ws)
Title: Re: Fun - Trans related songs?
Post by: manccino on March 11, 2011, 08:56:35 PM
Post by: manccino on March 11, 2011, 08:56:35 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em5tC6WDpP8
Malcolm McLaren - Something's Jumpin' in Your Shirt, 1989
great song for a MTF, reminds me of puberty.
Malcolm McLaren - Something's Jumpin' in Your Shirt, 1989
great song for a MTF, reminds me of puberty.