Boys Keep Swinging
David Bowie * Track #8 On Lodger
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Boys Keep Swinging by David Bowie
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“Boys Keep Swinging” is David Bowie’s celebration of youthful masculinity and all the things that are great about being a teenage boy. Combined with the video, in which Bowie appears as his own backup singers in drag, it also pokes fun at societal expectations of masculinity.
Boys Keep Swinging Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Heaven loves ya
The clouds part for ya
Nothing stands in your way when you're a boy
Clothes always fit ya
Life is a pop of the cherry when you're a boy
[Pre-Chorus 1]
When you're a boy, you can wear a uniform
When you're a boy, other boys check you out
You get a girl, these are your favorite things
When you're a boy
[Chorus]
Boys
Boys
Boys keep swinging
Boys always work it out
[Verse 2]
Uncage the colours, unfurl the flag
Luck just kissed you hello
When you're a boy
They'll never clone you, you are always first on the line
When you're a boy
[Pre-Chorus 2]
When you're a boy, you can buy a home of your own
When you're a boy, learn to drive and everything
You'll get your share
When you're a boy
[Chorus]
Boys
Boys
Boys keep swinging
Boys always work it out
Boys Keep Swinging Q&A
Who wrote Boys Keep Swinging's ?
Boys Keep Swinging was written by Brian Eno & David Bowie.
Who produced Boys Keep Swinging's ?
Boys Keep Swinging was produced by Tony Visconti & David Bowie.
When did David Bowie release Boys Keep Swinging?
David Bowie released Boys Keep Swinging on Fri Apr 27 1979.
Pop of the cherry? Is that what I think it means?
Oh yeah. In fact, it so means what you think it means that the line was censored by NBC when David performed the song on SNL.