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

Posted by:	Chromolume 02:21 pm EDT 09/08/14
In reply to:	re: Did Johnny Mathis specifically avoid lyrics with "he", she", "his" or & ... - PlayWiz 02:11 pm EDT 09/08/14

though I did mention other example of people changing lyrics for auditions, nightclubs, etc. as well as the "As Long As He/She Needs Me". I remember once a woman auditioning with "Hey There" who changed the ending to: "won't you take this advice I hand you like a SISTER..." (which rhymes with what, pray tell..."and out the ister?") ;-) I mean, even Clooney sang "mother" and it worked just fine lol. The only "standard" pronoun change in a song that I despise is when men (even if he's Sinatra, lol) do "The Lady Is A Tramp" and naturally change all of the pronouns to "she" (well, what else would they do, lol). Problem is in the perception. I think it's one thing for a woman to poke fun at herself using the word "tramp" - but it sounds very different to me when a man calls a woman by that term. It changes the feel of the song completely, iMO.

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