"Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl?" w'Lyrics where needed.- "The Barbarians"

The Barbarians ^ | 1965 | The Barbarians

[DallasBiff]

One of the great "garage band" rock songs of all time "The Barbarians"

[DallasBiff]

Well it started long ago, Bowie took it to the limit.

[EEGator]

"Are you a boy or a girl?"

"That's a fair question..."

[frank ballenger]

Aerosmith

So never judge a book by its cover
Or who you gonna love by your lover

Sayin’, love put me wise to her love in disguise
She had the body of a Venus
Lord, imagine my surprise

Dude looks like a lady
(That, that)
Dude looks like a lady

[Tired of Taxes]

Back then, young men grew their hair long, but they still knew they were men.

[Robert DeLong]

The Kinks - Lola

[Robert DeLong]

Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side

The Village - Wrabel

Against Me - Transgender Dysphoria Blues

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

How about this old one from 1926!

Masculine Women! Feminine Men

Hey, hey
Women are going mad today
Hey, hey
Fellas are just as bad, I’ll say!
Go anywhere
Just stand and stare
You’ll say they’re bugs
When you look at the clothes they wear
Masculine women, feminine men
Which is the rooster, which is the hen?
It’s hard to tell ‘em apart today
And say
Sister is busy learning to shave
Brother just loves his permanent wave
It’s hard to tell ‘em apart today
Hey, hey!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***Back then, young men grew their hair long***

I remember when people who liked Classical Music were called “Longhairs”.

[Robert DeLong]

The Doors - The End

[Robert DeLong]

Actually, I think Frank Zappa took it to the limit way before Bowie, 🙂

Frank Zappa - Camarillo Brillo

Frank Zappa - Penguin In Bondage

[Liaison]

Duke of Stratosphere
The “Have you seen Jackie?” Song took it further than most, don’t know if it cross dressing or insanity.

Have you seen Jackie?
He’s a strange strange strange little girl
Make up on his face and his hair in curls
Have you seen Jackie?
She’s a strange strange strange little boy
Her long black beard is her pride and joy

And all the children follow him around
And all the grownups try to drag her down
So we sing
Hey, leave Jackie alone
Hey, his pigeons have flown
Hey, she’s never at home at all these days
Leave Jackie alone

Have you seen Jackie?
He’s an odd odd odd little fish
To fly around is his only wish
Have you seen Jackie?
She’s a queer queer queer little bird
Shy and quiet neither scene nor herd

And all the rats will follow him around
The dogs and cats will chase her from the town
And we sing
Hey, leave Jackie alone
Hey, his mind is all blown
Hey, she’s not on the phone at all these days
Leave Jackie alone
Jackie couldn’t decide if he was a girl
Or if she was a boy
Have you seen Jackie?

BTW, they’re a pretty good psychedelic band from the 80’s.

[AlaskaErik]

He was a boy
She was a girl
Can I make it any more obvious?

Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne

[Tired of Taxes]

Bowie later came out as a “closet heterosexual.”

He ended up happily married to model Iman.

[Old Yeller]

Is you is, or is you ain’t.