Oct. 5th, 2007

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I recently made a new mix cd for my car, and the first two songs on it -- which I chose purely because they're both new to me, and I love them, and they sound great in sequence -- are a cover of "Lola" by The Raincoats, and "Bad Education" by Tilly and the Wall. The first of these is about a transvestite, and the second is about a "pretty boy" who "wants to be a pretty girl."

Listening to them one after the other, I've started envisioning an entire cd about gender confusion. (Yes, these are the sorts of thoughts that amuse me while I drive.) It's a no-brainer to throw some Lou Reed on there -- "Walk On The Wild Side" is the obvious choice -- and probably some David Bowie. ("Rebel Rebel"? "Lady Stardust"? "Oh! You Pretty Things"?) Also off the top of my head, I've got "Now I'm Your Mom" by David Byrne, "Girls and Boys" by Blur, "Sometimes I Wish I Was A Pretty Girl" by Robyn Hitchcock, and "For Today I'm A Boy" by Antony and the Johnsons.

What else would you put on such a mix? Any songs having to do with gender-bending, or confused sexual identity, would fit. Suggestions?

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