As free and independent human thinkers we’re entitled to differ about an infinite number of things in this life. It’s beautiful, really. All the autonomous choices and mindsets! That said, the unequivocal excellence of Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace and Joan Jett decision to cover the Replacements gender-bent classic “Androgynous” at NYC’s Terminal 5 last night is completely beyond debate. This comes exactly one month after Against Me!’s lead singer announced a plan to assume her new gender and identity as Laura Jane Grace, which makes it especially celebratory. In the words of the bard Paul Westerberg: “Now something meets Boy, and something meets Girl / They both look the same, they’re overjoyed in this world / Same hair, revolution / Unisex, evolution / Tomorrow who’s gonna fuss.” Congratulations to all of us.
Thanks for the tip, Michael_.
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Joan Jet has to be the hottest 50-something year old alive.
Anyways, that was a decent cover. The subtext is cute but it was performed like a trad-rock jam.
Visually, it’s contextually fitting that both Joan and Laura Jane are wearing near-identical outfits and hairstyles.
Vote Laura Jane for Indie Rock Crush (female) at this year’s Gummy Awards!
I and many others will vote for her. Then someone will comment on it and take the worst comment of the week by a mile.
…in the year 2000
So this is pretty cool? I guess?
And you’re pretty funny? I guess?
i can’t help but totally agree, what an appropriate song on all levels
Serious fuckng props to this whole process for Ms. Grace. It takes some serious ovaries to do what she’s doing, and it’s pretty punk rock.