I didn’t have any specific gender agenda by posting these two vids. However, I am intrigued by the portrayal of gender in each one. B as a woman performing a song about being crazy for someone (under their power) in a sexy powerful way. Antony as a more gender neutral figure performing the “same” song in a vulnerable, contemplative way, etc.

What strikes me is the way in which pop music has successfully “made it”.
This shouldn’t be news to us, but covers such as this are simply proof of 2 things: 1) pop’s place of privilege for most U.S. (and beyond) music-listeners and 2) it’s legitimacy as an art form.

This seems painfully obvious to some and is laughed at by others.

I am also interested in how Antony’s version was incredibly powerful and some of the emotive power held in different genres (for different people).
Beyonce made me want to dance, Antony made me want to cry (or something like that).