I’ve Never Been to Me
The use of the line “I’ve been to crying for unborn children that might have made me complete”, refers to a woman who is at a point in her life that she wished she had taken the time to have children. However, this was deemed too close to feminist issues and when Charlene’s song was first released in 1976, the version used was the one without that portion (which is not the spoken bridge). When the song became an unexpected hit in 1982 it was the version with the spoken bridge (ed. note: the spoken bridge has nothing to do with unborn children, that portion of the song was sung, not spoken. The spoken bridge consists of the words “Hey, you know what paradise is? It’s a lie, a fantasy we create about people and places as we’d like them to be. But you know what truth is? It’s that little baby you’re holding, and it’s that man you fought with this morning; The same one you’re going to make love with tonight! That’s truth, that’s love……” This was not the song portion that was deemed “too feminist”) intact that was released. It has also been widely reported that the 1982 single was a re-recording, it is not.[citation needed] Another line is written “I’ve been undressed by kings and I’ve seen somethings that a woman ain’t supposed to see”, it tells of the downfall of her life after taking time with pleasures.
