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re: Did Johnny Mathis specifically avoid lyrics with "he", she", "his" or "her" to avoid outing himself?

Posted by: Chromolume 12:42 pm EDT 09/08/14
In reply to: Did Johnny Mathis specifically avoid lyrics with "he", she", "his" or " ... - PlayWiz 11:21 am EDT 09/08/14
Even in "Gypsy" where he sings a lovely version of "Small World", he does "you're a woman with children", but it then goes on to "we have so much in common" as is written.

I don't understand. Why would ANY man sing the lyric "I'm a woman with children?" Of course he was going to change that.


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