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''. The song, which has been described as "decades ahead of its time"Watch Miley Cyrus, Laura Jane Grace, and Joan Jett Cover The Replacements' "Androgynous"
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individuals, and expresses hope that in future such people and their personal relationships will be more accepted. The song was

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and released as the third and final single from their 1991 debut album ''

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''.

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also covered the song on both her albums ''

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'' and '' Sinner''.

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also covered the song. Their version appeared as the B-side on their first single, "Rebel Hiss". In 2015, the song was covered by

again, along with

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and

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, for Cyrus's

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video series to support the

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, an organization founded by Cyrus to support homeless

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youth. The song was also covered by

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on her 2016 EP '' Songs by Others''. UK indie band

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use the first part of the song as an intro to their song I'm A Girl on occasion. Towards the end of the song, you can hear

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sing the words "Jefferson's Cock". Occasionally, The Replacements would play gigs in Minneapolis under this name, with the band members wearing dresses.

Music videos

Crash Test Dummies'

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for "Androgynous" features the band performing at a

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attended by many

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individuals. Joan Jett's music video features Jett singing the song as a story from a children's book in a library in front of a group of young children, with the details and the characters of Dick and Jane from the song portrayed in the video. The video features fellow musician

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as Dick, the author of the book, and with Jett portraying Jane. U.S. Bombs singer

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also has a cameo as young Jane's father.

Charts

Crash Test Dummies version

References

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