Because really, who has anything better to think about on Tuesday afternoon at work?

"the piano ballad was put together fairly early in her songwriting career after an incident involving a friend that tore the young songstress emotionally"

(from a review of the song, "The Special Two", found on the missyhiggins.com website)

"And we will only need each other, we'll bleed together,
our hands will not be taught to hold another's,
'cause we're the special two."

(lyrics from the song, "The Special Two")

Now, I know that the artistically inclined are prone to very intense, romantic friendships, but on whose planet is "The Special Two" not a love song? I'm baffled by the cheerful way the usually ever-so-scandal-chasing music media continually avoids making any reference whatsoever to the queer content of Missy Higgins's music (or even the not-necessarily-queer past-relationship content). "Friend" is constantly used about her songs- especially when the pronouns used to describe the subject of the song are female (Hi, "Scar").

I wonder: are these descriptions lifted directly from the press releases of the Missy Higgins promotion machine, indicating that it's the artist's representatives who are studiously avoiding the queer pigeon-holing? Or is it a convenient oversight on the part of the reviewers and journalists? "Missy Higgins has written an entire, passionate, beautiful album about the important friendships in her life!".

I know it's not the most earth-shatteringly important issue in the world today, but it crosses my mind every time I read a review (quite a few these days in the US music press, thanks to the recent album release and continued tour).

She's been through San Francisco several times already, although I've only seen her once. In every show so far, she's been a support act, but in a few weeks she's headlining! A status she reached years ago in Australia, but brand-new for the United States. I have tickets, of course.