# Songs where performer and character are different genders

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [December 16, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-performer-and-character-are-different-genders/1025749 "2025-12-16T12:23:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 16, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-performer-and-character-are-different-genders/1025749/13 "2025-12-16T13:03:48Z")

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By the way, previous thread:

> [@Songs sung from the perspective of the opposite gender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-sung-from-the-perspective-of-the-opposite-gender/828565):
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> The Belle & Sebastian song “The Chalet Lines” is a song that is sung by a man, but the lyrics are clearly from the POV of a woman. “He raped me in the chalet lines I had just said no for the final time Although it’s last month it’s like yesterday I missed my time, I don’t think I could stand To take the test, I’m feeling sick Fuck this, I’ve felt like this for a week” What are some other songs like this? The singer is Gender A but the song’s voice is of Gender B? I don’t think love songs…

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