A Crossdressers Anthem

[JennniferMcC]

Who loves the song "I Enjoy Being A Girl" from Flower Drum Song? If you're not familiar with it you have to YouTube it. It's wonderful! I nominate it for the Crossdressers Anthem. Any other nominees?

[Sometimes Steffi]

Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like A Woman!

[Confucius]

"I Feel Pretty" from West Side Story (1957) expresses my feelings perfectly.

[Robertacd]

My song was always Look at me, I'm Sandra Dee from the Greese soundtrack.

Or a little more recent the theme song from New Girl but I sing "It's me!" at the end.

[Tracy Irving]

I have no problem listening to La Villa Strangiato when I am dressed.

[Patience]

Nor me, dressed or undressed.

Throw off your chains of reason and your prison disappears.

[Tracy Irving]

Patience,
Almost added the undressed part myself.

I think "your" should be "those" but Dionysus Bringer of Love is another good crossdressing song.

[JennniferMcC]

I remember the first time I really listened to the lyrics of "Let It Go" from Frozen...kinda fit I thought.

[Robertacd]

Broken & Beautiful (from Ugly Dolls) has been my anthem lately, just reading the lyrics makes me tear up every time.

[Tracii G]

Really don't feel the need for one.
I am the same person 24/7.

[Steph_CD_62]

Lola by the Kinks

[Meghan4now]

Too many to count. How about Walk On the Wildside by Lou Reed, or I'm A Boy by the Who, or lots of stuff from David Bowie, etc.....

[AmyVanessa]

That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings

[Helena]

Iris by the GooGoo dolls. Particularly the "I don't want the world to see me, cause I don't think that they'd understand."

[Bobbi46]

Closer to the point how about "Don't stick stickers on my paper nickers" by Katina also by Delilah both these versions are on Youtube. The Delilah bversion I think is the original, released in about 1978 but good to listen to.

[HelpMe,Rhonda]

I am What I am from La Cage aux Folles

This is Me from the Greatest Showman

[alwayshave]

Lola by the Kinks comes to mind.

[Jonithan]

Who Let the Dogs Out?

joni

[Crissy 107]

Closer to the point how about "Don't stick stickers on my paper nickers" by Katina also by Delilah
Bobbi, I’m not so sure on this one. I’ll go with Lola.

[NancySue]

One of my favorites is, “A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody”. Shania is a close second.

[Tracii G]

The Shania Twain Man I feel like a woman song I don't see where it has anything to do with crossdressing.
"Men shirt short skirts" is not remotely the same.She is still presenting as female.
How it could be an anthem for CDing makes no sense to me.
You will have to explain to me because I just don't see it.

[abbiedrake]

Some more I contributed elsewhere...

Dude Looks Like a Lady - Aerosmith
Cherry Lips - Garbage
Arnold Layne - Pink Floyd
Something to Do - Depeche Mode
Annabel - Goldfrapp

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The others I'd mentioned have already been cited here, but...
Can't believe I'd forgotten the Who.

Used to think it was funny as hell that my dad used to listen to the Kinks, including Lola. My sis, mother, and I had caught him crossdressed! 😁

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Personally my Anthem is probably Wrong by Depeche Mode. Story of my damn life. Lol

[Cheryl T]

"Who's That Lady" by the Isley Brothers.

[Iris Tse]

“I enjoy being a girl” as performed by Nancy Kwan in Flower Drum Song! She is my idol! Always has been!

[VS Fan]

My personal favorite “snippet” of a song is in the Beatles’ Ob La Di Ob La Da when towards the end it goes “Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face...”. No idea if this was a hat tip to the British crossdressers of the day or not but it makes me smile :)

[Robertacd]

Tracii, because the chorus is "Man I feel like a woman". My anthems are very similar.

Not so much about crossdressing per se, but more about just feeling feminine.

[HelpMe,Rhonda]

Suzanne Vega: As Girls Go

[BrendaPDX]

Lola by the Kinks comes to mind.

HAHAHA LOL, I was singing that song on my last bike ride! Love it!

[Jenny22]

Song: 'I gotta be me'... Google it for the lyrics (Sammy Davis, Jr,). They are Perfect.

[GeorgeA]

How about "A Boy Named Sue"?

[Kari_A]

Suzanne Vega: As Girls Go

Agreed, can’t get much more on topic than “As Girls Go”

[Hell on Heels]

Hell-o All,
Can’t help but see this is pretty much all but forgetting we have some brothers that don’t care much for “feelin like a woman”.
Yes, there are plenty of songs that have been produced to keep the majority of us here happy, but a dedicated CD’er anthem is gonna have to be ALL inclusive.

My Offering..
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zej0z-f23Vc

Much Love,
Kristyn

[Myra Thomas]

My favourite is I WAS BORN A WOMAN by Sandy Posey.

[Leslie Mary S]

From "South Pacific" - " Gonna wash that man right out of my hair" That is normally what I sing while getting dressed.

[Princess Lexi]

Beautiful by Christina Aguilera pretty common to find me jamming out to that song when I'm making myself pretty

[Allisa]

How about "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a pict" by Pink Floyd from the Ummagumma album. I think it sums up all CDer's.

[Tracii G]

That is one of Pink Floyd's best albums BTW.
Careful with that axe Eugene !!

[Meghan4now]

How about "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a pict" by Pink Floyd from the Ummagumma album. I think it sums up all CDer's.
Great one. I don't have that album, but down loaded the MP3 onto my youngest iPod when he was about 12. Hmmm, maybe that's why he has such strange taste in music now?????

[Bobbi46]

I believe in miracles Hot Chocolate

[Leslie Langford]

I'm surprised that so far, no one has yet mentioned "Take a Walk on the Wildside" by Lou Reed, "Rebel, Rebel" by David Bowie, "I'm Coming Out" by The Supremes, or even "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga. I also think that "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper in many ways encapsulates our envy of "girl world" and why we want to experience it vicariously the way we do.

On the other hand, we can't take ourselves too seriously either, and I've always gotten a kick out to Bob Rivers' "Twisted Christmas" parody of "Winter Wonderland" entitled "Walking 'Round in Women's Underwear". Who among us can't relate to that (insert honorable mention of the "The Lumberjack Song" by the Monty Python crew here)...LOL!

[ShirleyN]

Yep. Deffinately a contender for me along with Girls just wanna have fun by cyndi lauper

[Jin Xer]

Who loves the song "I Enjoy Being A Girl" from Flower Drum Song? If you're not familiar with it you have to YouTube it. It's wonderful! I nominate it for the Crossdressers Anthem. Any other nominees?

Flower Drum Song is a favorite of mine. And what a wonderful song! But more than that, it was the video it accompanied which made me watch it over and over again during my more dysphoric years. I Enjoy Being a Girl (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEW_nXwWvd4).


As a fan of classic film, here are a couple more nominees, sure to satisfy anyone's dysphoria:

From the film Silk Stockings, a scene with Cyd Charrise (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG3b2l0-5IY). No words, but her actions speak for themselves. It helps if you understand the character a little bit. Silk Stockings(1957) is a musical remake of the 1939 film Ninotchka, with Greta Garbo. Charrise plays Garbo's title character role as an oppressed & suppressed Russian agent, on assignment in Paris. In this scene, she finally succumbs to her more feminine desires; the video says it all. It helps if you watch the entire film. It's even in color, for you B&W-phobes. :)

Another classic, from 1963(also in color), is a scene from Bye Bye Birdie, with Ann Margaret.
How Lovely To Be A Woman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJH09n11Ggc)

Searching for that video, I came across a version that's a little more #metoo:thumbsup::
How Lovely to be a Woman in 2017 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfyhFPXpVkA)

Thanks for posting Jennifer :^5:

[SusanCACD]

"The man I'll never be" by Boston

[abbiedrake]

Reading another thread (http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/showthread.php?266133-At-birth I was struck by how many of us struggle to some extent or other with our CDing.
I was reminded of the lyrics to the Depeche Mode song 'Suffer Well' (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SsKyxkfj8ak).
Now I'm not saying that this song is about crossdressing per se, but considering it was written by Martin Gore, who wrote 'Something to Do' which assuredly IS about crossdressing and that Gore appears in the Suffer Well video in a wedding dress, well, it's easy to make the lyrics fit.
Check it out, see if you agree. :)

[Meghan4now]

I'm surprised that so far, no one has yet mentioned "Take a Walk on the Wildside" by Lou Reed, "Rebel, Rebel" by David Bowie
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Really? Guess my post don't count.

But there really are too many to choose from. How about "lm just a girl" By Gwen Stefanie?

[Sallee]

there are lots of good ones HOw about Shock Treatment Little lack dress by Richard Obrian ​

[Leslie Langford]

Really? Guess my post don't count.

But there really are too many to choose from. How about "lm just a girl" By Gwen Stefanie?

My, my - aren't we touchy?

Sorry I missed the Lou Reed reference in your earlier post. On the other hand, unlike you, I took the trouble to cite an actual David Bowie song as opposed to just throwing out a general reference to him the way you did. I call it a draw...

[Palaina Nocturnus]

I love Material Girl by Madonna but for a more current song I do think Born This Way by Lady Gaga covers the entire LGBTQ community very nicely

[okie kay]

gonna wash that man right outta my hair

[Jin Xer]

I have no problem listening to La Villa Strangiato when I am dressed.
Great piece. Makes me want to head down to the local MJ dispenary. :Peace:


Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like A Woman!
Yes! She has a couple that always made me feel girly all over.

This one's not a song, really, but a snippet from the movie Gypsy, with Natalie Wood: I'm a pretty girl, mama (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MszIr3IDrho)

[Nicole79]

Iris by the GooGoo dolls. Particularly the "I don't want the world to see me, cause I don't think that they'd understand."

Love this song and so true...

[Sharon budd]

Queen Bitch, now that's a song with attitude:
" She's known in the darkest clubs for pushing ahead of the dames"
RIP David Bowie.

[CrossKimmy]

Born This Way by Lady Gaga
Girls Night by Charli XCX

Those are my anthems

[Lacey86]

I just wanna give a nod of agreement to
Cherry lips by garbage.
Love that song.


Anything by Pink Floyd is great any time but I better go give Umma Gumma another listen.

[CrossKimmy]

I completely forgot Firework by Katy Perry

[OCCarly]

She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult.

[Lingerie Lucy]

For me it's Aretha Franklin and "Natural Woman", mostly because of the line "You make me feel like a natural woman"


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEWuAcMWDLY

[MargaretJ]

I've got a small playlist on the computer I sometimes play when getting femmed up. Most of them are just upbeat songs that I like, and associate with being en femme. The only real CD tune on there is "Dude looks like a lady" by Aerosmith. However I discovered this little gem from a TV advert, and found, to my surprise, I had this on the B side of a 12" single I bought years ago.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMQkTqeSXD4

[CrossKimmy]

Oh my gosh! There are just so many of them. I was listening to my girls playlist and found more.

Glam by Christina Aguilera
She Wolf by Shakira

EDIT

I was listening in my car on the way home and discovered a few more!!

Lady is a Vamp by Spice Girls
Turn to Real Life by Shiny Toy Guns

[AngelaYVR]

I See A Different You
By Koop


https://youtu.be/lX4aeBkK2Cc

[Harietta]

Monty Python - Lumberjack Song

[jennifer0918]

Scars to beautiful

[Lacey86]

Woohoo for Monty Python and the Limerick song!

[Jin Xer]

Another one of my favorites. Don't think it's been mentioned yet.


Joe Jackson Different for Girls-Utoob (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSJpM_YQwro)

[Sandi Beech]

Wow, I have a number of the songs listed here on my phone. A few I don?t play in front of my wife, like Rebel, Rebel. Only the older folks are likely to know this song. It?s not about cross dressing at all, but the lyrics touch me to the core with regards to the emotional toll of a DADT relationship. I am not an emotional person at all , but I can?t listen to the lyrics of this song without coming to tears. Neal Young - Only love can break your heart. It?s very simple, but wow does it speak to me. Like this part - someone should call him and see if he can come out, try to lose the down that he?s found.

Sandi

[Alisonforme]

For me, it’s the Lemonheads “Alison’s Starting to Happen” which includes the line “you’re the puzzle piece behind the couch that made the sky complete”

[Robinkay]

My all time song :o

Suzanne Vega: As Girls Go