Kansas

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8 years ago

Mike L

Their best song.

9 years ago

fraroc

I really got to say, for a prog rock band originating from the state of Kansas going through an AOR/ christian rock period with a lead singer who is a devout believer, to write a song about a transgender woman in a positive light in 1984 is pretty fucking neat. :)

9 years ago

Douglas Hall

Isn't it obvious to everyone that "they think she's a boy; they leave her alone" is a reference to the expectations put upon young ladies by girls their own age? Andi wants to get past puberty and be accepted in society. This is a wonderful song that should have been a smash hit.

9 years ago

Mark Paradis

I was one of the very first people to ever hear this song on a CD !! Many many years ago.

9 years ago

Mark Paradis

Find my daughter: Amy Jem Star Paradis !!

9 years ago

Claude Cote

A really beautiful song with wonderful intentions that somehow comes across as being a little creepy... Unfortunately it's not the song's fault (or the fault of the writers) but the fault of our flawed society... Quite frankly, I don't give a shit. Anyone with half a brain can tell what the writers were intending and so it's in my permanent playlist.

10 years ago

doctorwarrenkreuger

So this song was intended to be about a cis girl upset at not getting to go through female puberty with all the other girls, but some listeners interpreted it to be about a trans girl upset at not getting to go through female puberty with all the other girls.I'm not seeing the big difference here.

10 years ago

TheLegacyRadio

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10 years ago

Bill Compeau

Amazing production on this album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11 years ago

frasseh

its funny, i was listening to drastic measures when i was about 13 and now i love it, i didn't understand it then, but now i do, wasn't my fault i was gay

11 years ago

kevin mitchner

i remeber who the back up singers on thsi was-klye henderson,richard page and two other guys i cant recall there names but this is a very powerful song

11 years ago

lxlandia

"Andi won't dance, Andi won't sing, Andi won't play...she sits in her room hiding away...hiding away......but what they don't know, Andi has dreams all of her own.."

11 years ago

Lori Halfacre

The beauty of music is that you can intrepret it any way you want. Just enjoy the music. If it sets you free in the process, then go with it. You don't have to tell other people how to enjoy something.

11 years ago

Clayton139

Love this with John Elefante ! Thank you!

11 years ago

trfesok

It depends on the artist. Some artists, such as Betty Thatcher (Renaissance's lyricist) or Bernie Taupin, like the alternative interpretations fans have of their lyrics.

11 years ago

MrJDCUSA

Sure, songs can most definitely be open for alternative interpretations...until you discover from the writer/singer this is a flawed and inaccurate interpretation. Then, you must honestly acknowledge the true interpretation of the song. Is this fair or not?

11 years ago

MrJDCUSA

Ok...Now, I know you are kidding me. :-D That is a good one.

11 years ago

MrJDCUSA

THANK YOU!

11 years ago

MrJDCUSA

No, no, no...It is not about trans girls. It is about the hardships of an adolescent girl as TBWCraigThomas wrote below.

11 years ago

MrJDCUSA

No buddette. :-D That lyric has nothing to do with transgenderism. Do you even know the name of the singer of this song and his background? You may want to research John Elefante. If this was about transgenderism, I would certainly write, "It is about transgenderism." But, it is most certainly not.