And you never will surrender / To a narrow view of gender

February 19, 2023 8:18 PM

An upbeat poppy song by Grace Petrie celebrating gender non-conformity, with a great music video to go with it.

"You will figure out what's yours
And that it's got
Nothing to do with fitting neatly in a box
That was constructed to make it seem
Like people come in just two teams
And anything that's in between ain't good enough
And you will love
And you'll be loved"

posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries (10 comments total)

This is really good. Thanks. Just shared it with my genderfluid 12yr old.
posted by armoir from antproof case at 9:56 PM on February 19, 2023 [1 favorite]

Agreed - flagged as fabulous
posted by birdsquared at 11:14 PM on February 19, 2023 [1 favorite]

A great song from a great songwriter. Her version of Richard Thompson's Beeswing is very good too.
posted by Paul Slade at 11:38 PM on February 19, 2023 [1 favorite]

Love it, thankyou for sharing! This is the best of the web :-)
posted by Lesium at 12:03 AM on February 20, 2023 [1 favorite]

love it!
posted by greenhornet at 12:39 AM on February 20, 2023

When I saw Petrie had covered The Pogues' Fairytale of New York, I was immediately curious about how she'd handle the song's F-word issue. Her solution is ingenious and makes me smile every time I hear it.

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posted by Paul Slade at 2:39 AM on February 20, 2023 [2 favorites]

Grace on the blue previously, previouslier.
posted by parm at 3:36 AM on February 20, 2023

Let me join the chorus of thanks. Made my day.
posted by Well I never at 6:01 AM on February 20, 2023 [1 favorite]

That was great and now I'm a little teary.
posted by djeo at 8:24 AM on February 20, 2023 [1 favorite]

Came here to say what djeo said.
posted by Chrysopoeia at 4:48 PM on February 20, 2023