KD Lang's "Miss Chatelaine"

She was definitely one of the best live singers in the industry.

Not sure what her voice sounds like now, though.

She was already out by then. The video was meant to be a parody of the old Lawrence Welk show.

There was a long-time Canadian magazine for fraus called "Chatelaine" They naively named kd lang "Miss Chatelaine" before she came out as a lesbian. The song and video is mocking the ridiculousness of a lesbian punk winning the Canadian housewife award.

People seem to forget that she started her career as a punk performance artist channeling Patsy Cline and dressed up like her. One outfit she had was a skirt that had all kinds of farm animals sewn on it, so it wasn’t like she was completely adverse to wearing dresses and such.

She actually looks pretty great in an evening gown.

She is behaving like what she's wearing is special, in the same way that guys in drag do when they only do drag for special occasions. It's not the same sort of behaviour that a woman who doesn't often get to wear a glamorous gown effects.

It adds to the satirical effect, but I reckon you're right that she saw it as drag, OP.

Love the song. Love that album. Love her. So there!

One of the comments sheds a bit of light on the song and the video:

[quote] Important side note, "Miss Chatelaine" refers to an annual award given by the Canadian women's magazine, Chatelaine (along the lines of Good Housekeeping or Better Homes & Gardens in the U.S.) ... so, along with a beautiful song, k.d. is also making a subtle, witty comment on constructed gender roles...yet another in her jewel box of artful personae.

Always love this song and thought she looked beautiful in the video. Wish it was a big hit for her.

Thank you R3 and R8.

Now it makes sense.

And yeah, although I think KD looks fantastic in gowns and makeup, I can only assume that it feels like a costume to her, given what she dresses like in her day-to-day life.

Partly what R3 and R8 said.

And partly that the entire album of Ingenue was a big love letter to someone she'd fallen in love with, and Miss Chatelaine also hinted at how sort of flirty/light and giddy she felt as she was falling in love.

The woman in question has long been rumored to be Wendy Melvoin. Yes, as in Wendy and Lisa. Which is just mindblowingly amazing all on its own. Love Wendy and Lisa, love their music, and Wendy, solo or with Lisa, have played on a number of k.d.'s albums since.

So in other words, k.d. was letting Wendy know the water WAS warm enough, and she was ready to begin ANY time.......

Tedrick loves her too.

she's a big boned gal

...from Southern Alberta.

What has KD been up to lately?

Did she move to Mars?

She had an album out a few years ago with Neko Case and another singer - a nice "Trio" style album.

She did touring for the 20th anniversary of Ingenue that lasted for a while (I mean, it started in 2017 and she was touring it up to 2019 or early 2020).

She said she may not record any more new albums.

R11, I thought Ingenue was written about a married Canadian woman she had fallen in love with.

She still sounds great.

She's one of my favorites. It's a pity I've never seen her live in concert. Many say she sounds better live.

The aussies love her.

I believe she was/is dating the ex wife if a billionaire.

R18 No, it was Wendy.

[quote] Many say she sounds better live.

She is amazing live.

R16 No. She moved to Portland.

[quote] She is a vegetarian and an animal rights activist. Her "Meat Stinks" campaign in the 1990s created much controversy, particularly in her hometown, in the middle of Alberta's cattle ranching industry—she was banned from more than 30 Alberta radio stations. A sign in Consort, Alberta, stating "Home of k.d. lang" was burned to the ground. Alberta's agriculture minister at the time said it was "extremely unfortunate that she has decided to side with the animal rightists. There's a certain feeling of betrayal – we have supported k.d. fairly well in Alberta". More than a dozen radio stations in the U.S. throughout Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Montana and Nebraska also boycotted playing her records due to her "Meat Stinks" campaign.

Yikes!

KD is the kind of lesbian that makes straight women wet and confused.

[quote] Her "Meat Stinks" campaign

Finally, I'm off the hook.

She reminds me of a drag queen back in DC in the 90s named Windy Plains who was played by a lesbian. I thought it was funny then that a woman could do drag. Still do.

Is that Gottmik?

My fav album of hers that she sang on was this one =

Her output pretty much stopped. WHET to her?

I love her.

I always interpreted the song as someone being surprised at how falling in love turned her into someone she wasn’t or didn’t think she’d ever be. That’s her (or the definitely gay director) thought a Miss Chatelaine would look like.

That said, the wig looks terrible from the back because you can see her hair is actually short.

*her vision of what, I meant ^

[quote] Her "Meat Stinks" campaign

She must have had experiences with uncut Canadian cock!