A bit of a rant here. I just heard an artist last night I was not aware of, Leonard Cohen. uniquely talented. But one of his songs, called I'm your Man, just keeps bugging me - it makes it sound like letting your girlfriend/wife beat you up is somehow romantic or noble. It's also just total simpism, being submissive to her.

Here's the worst lyric - "If you want to strike me down in anger
Here I stand
I'm your man"

Here's the entire song

If you want a lover
I'll do anything you ask me to
And if you want another kind of love
I'll wear a mask for you
If you want a partner, take my hand, or
If you want to strike me down in anger
Here I stand
I'm your man If you want a boxer
I will step into the ring for you
And if you want a doctor
I'll examine every inch of you
If you want a driver, climb inside
Or if you want to take me for a ride
You know you can
I'm your man Ah, the moon's too bright
The chain's too tight
The beast won't go to sleep
I've been running through these promises to you
That I made and I could not keep
Ah, but a man never got a woman back
Not by begging on his knees
Or I'd crawl to you baby and I'd fall at your feet
And I'd howl at your beauty like a dog in heat
And I'd claw at your heart, and I'd tear at your sheet
I'd say please (please)
I'm your manAnd if you've got to sleep a moment on the road
I will steer for you
And if you want to work the street alone
I'll disappear for you
If you want a father for your child
Or only want to walk with me a while across the sand
I'm your manIf you want a lover
I'll do anything you ask me to
And if you want another kind of love
I'll wear a mask for you