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[[Tropes Are Not Bad|This can work well in many cases]], while sometimes it can seem forced and awkward, sometimes becoming more of a distraction than it would've been if the artist had simply used the original lyrics. It can also come across as [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?]], especially if the original version is particularly well known.
[[Tropes Are Not Bad|This can work well in many cases]], while sometimes it can seem forced and awkward, sometimes becoming more of a distraction than it would've been if the artist had simply used the original lyrics. It can also come across as [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?]], especially if the original version is particularly well known.


For obvious reasons, the trope is almost always [[Averted Trope|averted]] by openly gay artists -- and frequently averted by still-closeted ones as well. Not to mention gay artists putting a [[Gender Flip]] on the object of a song that ''is'' traditionally sung by their gender, in order to accommodate their sexuality.
For obvious reasons, the trope is almost always [[Averted Trope|averted]] by openly gay artists—and frequently averted by still-closeted ones as well. Not to mention gay artists putting a [[Gender Flip]] on the object of a song that ''is'' traditionally sung by their gender, in order to accommodate their sexuality.


See also [[The Cover Changes the Meaning]], [[Gender Flip]], and [[Perspective Flip]]. [[Double Standard]] may or may not be involved.
See also [[The Cover Changes the Meaning]], [[Gender Flip]], and [[Perspective Flip]]. [[Double Standard]] may or may not be involved.
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* Tobias Sammet's Avantasia's cover of "Lay All Your Love on Me" by [[ABBA]] changes the "Now every woman I see" to "Now every man that I see."
* Tobias Sammet's Avantasia's cover of "Lay All Your Love on Me" by [[ABBA]] changes the "Now every woman I see" to "Now every man that I see."
* [[Alan Jackson]]'s cover of Charly McClain's 1981 hit "Who's Cheatin' Who" changes the pronouns so that it's a male singing about a female, instead of vice versa. (Yes, Charly is a female.)
* [[Alan Jackson]]'s cover of Charly McClain's 1981 hit "Who's Cheatin' Who" changes the pronouns so that it's a male singing about a female, instead of vice versa. (Yes, Charly is a female.)
* Most songs on Masaaki Endoh's cover series ENSON. These range from the still-working (''[[Galaxy Angel (anime)|Wing of Destiny]]'', ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha|Eternal Blaze]]'') to the... less so ([[Suzumiya Haruhi|God Knows]], [[Sousei no Aquarion]]).
* Most songs on Masaaki Endoh's cover series ENSON. These range from the still-working (''[[Galaxy Angel (anime)|Wing of Destiny]]'', ''[[Lyrical Nanoha|Eternal Blaze]]'') to the... less so ([[Suzumiya Haruhi|God Knows]], [[Sousei no Aquarion]]).
* [[They Might Be Giants]] played this straight with their cover of "Maybe I Know" by [[Lesley Gore]] (best known for "It's My Party").
* [[They Might Be Giants]] played this straight with their cover of "Maybe I Know" by [[Lesley Gore]] (best known for "It's My Party").
* ("You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" has been covered by [[Rod Stewart]] as "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man"
* ("You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" has been covered by [[Rod Stewart]] as "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man"
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