Re. songs that mention the beloved as 'she', that would really irritate me in a songvid if associated with Bodie or Doyle. To me it would feel completely 'off'
I've seen it done in slash vids and it is at least startling. From a certain perspective, though, it's strange that it is. Everyone knows that almost all of the songs used in slash vids were written as heterosexual love songs, probably more than half of them addressed to a female beloved. (You Baby, which I used in a well received vid, is an example.) Why is it so different for that to be made explicit? I can understand that it is, but it is a curious thing.
ETA: I'm glad you think it's okay to like I'm a Believer. *g* In truth, it's a bit of an extreme example, since the pronoun "her" is part of the rhyme scheme, making it more conspicuous than the feminine pronouns in many other songs. It's the song that was uppermost in my mind, though.
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Date: 2021-10-10 09:20 pm (UTC)I've seen it done in slash vids and it is at least startling. From a certain perspective, though, it's strange that it is. Everyone knows that almost all of the songs used in slash vids were written as heterosexual love songs, probably more than half of them addressed to a female beloved. (You Baby, which I used in a well received vid, is an example.) Why is it so different for that to be made explicit? I can understand that it is, but it is a curious thing.
ETA: I'm glad you think it's okay to like I'm a Believer. *g* In truth, it's a bit of an extreme example, since the pronoun "her" is part of the rhyme scheme, making it more conspicuous than the feminine pronouns in many other songs. It's the song that was uppermost in my mind, though.