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"Island Girl" is a song performed by Elton John that went to number one for three weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the U.S.〔("Weekly Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs from the First 50 Years" ), Billboard.com. 2008.〕 and number 14 in the UK in 1975. In the U.S., it was certified Gold in 1975 and Platinum in 1995 by the RIAA. It was the first single taken from the album ''Rock of the Westies''. The song which "Island Girl" replaced at number one was "Bad Blood," by Neil Sedaka. Elton had provided uncredited backing and duetting vocals on this collaboration. ==Lyrics and culture of the time== The lyrics are about a prostitute in New York City and a man who wants to take a prostitute back to Jamaica. Arguably the "Island Girl" is a male prostitute, given that John sings, "She's a big girl/she's standin' six-foot-three/turning tricks for the dudes in the big city." As chronicled in the documentary ''Gay Sex in the 70s'', New York City at that time provided an unprecedented sexual freedom for gay men, with ample opportunities for anonymous sex. Gay men also may occasionally refer to a gay peer as "she" rather than "he". At the time the song was released, Elton John had not yet publicly come out. The following year, in a ''Rolling Stone'' article, he said he was bisexual. In 1988, he confirmed he was gay and went public with his relationship with another man. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Island Girl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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