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2Much2Lose · 10-04-2007, 10:23 AM

A very militant feminst I know objected to the song due to the line, which she viewed as sexist, "Woman draw her life from man and gives it back again."

Although I initially agreed, I pointed out that it could be viewed as a reference to marital love, sex and childbirth. However, in that case, the better lyric would be "new life" instead of "her life," so I sing it, when I do, with my change.

If Elvis can change "can" to "might" in EMR, and if Gord thinks Elvis was right in making the change (Gord does), I say that the song is meant to be used, sung, and adapted as necessary.

10-04-2007, 10:23 AM	#15
2Much2Lose Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sherwood Forest, MD Posts: 387	Re: cant locate song lyrics.. A very militant feminst I know objected to the song due to the line, which she viewed as sexist, "Woman draw her life from man and gives it back again." Although I initially agreed, I pointed out that it could be viewed as a reference to marital love, sex and childbirth. However, in that case, the better lyric would be "new life" instead of "her life," so I sing it, when I do, with my change. If Elvis can change "can" to "might" in EMR, and if Gord thinks Elvis was right in making the change (Gord does), I say that the song is meant to be used, sung, and adapted as necessary. __________________ \"And the laughter came too easy for life to pass me by.\"