A song about a young transsexual girl suffering the pain and isolation coming with the male body and social role that feels so wrong to her. The singer assures her that she will get the opportunity to transition to female and to be known and accepted as the woman she longs to be.
I asked John Elefante, himself, on FB. This is his response:
I asked John Elefante, himself, on FB. This is his response:
"You have completely misconstrued the songs meaning, it has nothing to do with gender identity, I didn't even know what that was when I wrote the song. It is simply about mistaken identity, it's about the heart not the outward appearance."
"You have completely misconstrued the songs meaning, it has nothing to do with gender identity, I didn't even know what that was when I wrote the song. It is simply about mistaken identity, it's about the heart not the outward appearance."
A song about a young transsexual girl suffering the pain and isolation coming with the male body and social role that feels so wrong to her. The singer assures her that she will get the opportunity to transition to female and to be known and accepted as the woman she longs to be.
Pretty open-minded stuff for 1983.
@waterfalloftime you're pretty warped
@waterfalloftime you're pretty warped
@waterfalloftime incorrect.
@waterfalloftime incorrect.
I asked John Elefante, himself, on FB. This is his response:
I asked John Elefante, himself, on FB. This is his response:
"You have completely misconstrued the songs meaning, it has nothing to do with gender identity, I didn't even know what that was when I wrote the song. It is simply about mistaken identity, it's about the heart not the outward appearance."
"You have completely misconstrued the songs meaning, it has nothing to do with gender identity, I didn't even know what that was when I wrote the song. It is simply about mistaken identity, it's about the heart not the outward appearance."