I think it's clear that they're both men. It never occurred to me that this song could be about a man and a woman, and I don't buy it for a second. The references are pretty transparent: "the other boys" (I'm confident that the antecedent of "other" is the subject, not the singer, of the song-- a man wouldn't tell a woman "the other boys are queueing up behind us") and "looking at the working week through the eyes of a gigolo" (by definition, gigolos are male). And the tone of the song just sounds very Polari to me: "You can bet it is a bitch, kid..." is pretty camp. Besides, "kissing just for practice" and the potential for getting "in a muddle" suggest that this is something unfamiliar, and "hand over the window" suggests that it's something they're trying to conceal.
I think it's clear that they're both men. It never occurred to me that this song could be about a man and a woman, and I don't buy it for a second. The references are pretty transparent: "the other boys" (I'm confident that the antecedent of "other" is the subject, not the singer, of the song-- a man wouldn't tell a woman "the other boys are queueing up behind us") and "looking at the working week through the eyes of a gigolo" (by definition, gigolos are male). And the tone of the song just sounds very Polari to me: "You can bet it is a bitch, kid..." is pretty camp. Besides, "kissing just for practice" and the potential for getting "in a muddle" suggest that this is something unfamiliar, and "hand over the window" suggests that it's something they're trying to conceal.
It's funny because i‘ve always thought the song is about 2 girls
It's funny because i‘ve always thought the song is about 2 girls