"one for the ladies"? A man wrote this song. "Kids and a wife, it's a beautiful life"....uhhh take your sexist presumptions and check them at the door, teach.
I thought the same--a fine tutorial, which I appreciate, of course, but I don't think of this song as "for the ladies." I'm not a lady, and I love it, and yes, it's true: it could easily be interpreted as being from the perspective of a man. However...if we're talking about assumptions, bear in mind that a woman can have kids and a wife. I know a number who do. In concluding the song was written by a man, you jumped right to hetero- and cis-normative presumptions, even ignoring the fact that a woman was singing it. It felt more normal for you to conclude that a woman was singing a song from the perspective of a man than that a woman wrote this about her life, including her wife and kids. In fact, the song was co-written by a man and a woman--the married couple who, together, make up The Weepies. My point isn't to burn you for this. In fact, it's the opposite. Given the world we all grew up in, it's a reasonable assumption. I'm just suggesting that gentle correction is probably better than "calling out." We all live in a glass house sometimes.
I think he was just referring to it being sung by a female, so more suited to ladies singing it in this key. Thanks for the video, very helpful and easy to follow.
Thank-you!!
thank you.
There’s not a single person watching your video that knows what a D Major 7 is. Show me the chord shape. Wtf? 😅
"one for the ladies"? A man wrote this song. "Kids and a wife, it's a beautiful life"....uhhh take your sexist presumptions and check them at the door, teach.
I thought the same--a fine tutorial, which I appreciate, of course, but I don't think of this song as "for the ladies." I'm not a lady, and I love it, and yes, it's true: it could easily be interpreted as being from the perspective of a man.
However...if we're talking about assumptions, bear in mind that a woman can have kids and a wife. I know a number who do. In concluding the song was written by a man, you jumped right to hetero- and cis-normative presumptions, even ignoring the fact that a woman was singing it. It felt more normal for you to conclude that a woman was singing a song from the perspective of a man than that a woman wrote this about her life, including her wife and kids.
In fact, the song was co-written by a man and a woman--the married couple who, together, make up The Weepies.
My point isn't to burn you for this. In fact, it's the opposite. Given the world we all grew up in, it's a reasonable assumption. I'm just suggesting that gentle correction is probably better than "calling out."
We all live in a glass house sometimes.
I think he was just referring to it being sung by a female, so more suited to ladies singing it in this key. Thanks for the video, very helpful and easy to follow.