I never know whether such phrases are noticeable.
I didn't notice it until you pointed it out. Then again I wasn't paying much attention. The song David sent is the first time I heard him, & I was thinking "My Lady Story," not I Am a Bird Now. When he was discussed a few days ago (1) I hadn't heard the music, and (2) I was skimming posts because I read it at work. I vaguely remember something about a guy with a weird voice and songs playing with gender identity. Given that the pun seems obvious, but at the time it was like a bad disguise: it fooled someone who wasn't really looking; it wasn't meant to withstand close scrutiny. (Which isn't to say that Antony is trying to fool anyone, just that the pun isn't meant to be obscure.)
The cosmic unconsciousness is trying to foist the Mountain Goats and Jonathan Lethem on me. Everywhere I turn the last few days I run into one or the other. In addition to the Nerve interview with John Darnielle, this week's New Yorker has Sasha Frere-Jones on the Mountain Goats. I was looking at a copy of Gary Giddins' new book (available at an insane discount from Amazon) and flipped it over to find a blurb by... yep, Jonathan. After reading an interview with Kyle Baker I clicked on the site's news link to find... Jonathan Lethem:
Time magazine announced in last week's issue what has become one of Marvel's most anticipated future projects: Acclaimed novelist Jonathan Lethem will write a revival of Omega the Unknown scheduled for 2006. [full story]
Why isn't this happening to Corwood or Tina or someone who could appreciate it?