Ya. Despite what John Elefante says what you want but this song is a great accidental representation of a transgender woman. A lot of what happens with music is that it gets interpreted by the listener. This song makes the most sense to me as a song about a transgender girl.
@jm19971058 Like you said...music "gets interpreted by the listener". This is regardless of what the song writer intended.
@jm19971058 Like you said...music "gets interpreted by the listener". This is regardless of what the song writer intended.
However, the song writer is the only one that can tell you what the meaning is about. You can make stuff up to fit your narrative, but the one true meaning came from the heart of the song writer.
However, the song writer is the only one that can tell you what the meaning is about. You can make stuff up to fit your narrative, but the one true meaning came from the heart of the song writer.
I have the answer, straight from Elefante, in a personal message to me from FB:
I have the answer, straight from Elefante, in a personal message to me from FB:
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...
"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."
Ya. Despite what John Elefante says what you want but this song is a great accidental representation of a transgender woman. A lot of what happens with music is that it gets interpreted by the listener. This song makes the most sense to me as a song about a transgender girl.
@jm19971058 Like you said...music "gets interpreted by the listener". This is regardless of what the song writer intended.
@jm19971058 Like you said...music "gets interpreted by the listener". This is regardless of what the song writer intended.
However, the song writer is the only one that can tell you what the meaning is about. You can make stuff up to fit your narrative, but the one true meaning came from the heart of the song writer.
However, the song writer is the only one that can tell you what the meaning is about. You can make stuff up to fit your narrative, but the one true meaning came from the heart of the song writer.
I have the answer, straight from Elefante, in a personal message to me from FB:
I have the answer, straight from Elefante, in a personal message to me from FB:
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...
"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."