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“Island Girl” is a song performed by Elton John that went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and number 14 in the UK in 1975.In the U.S. it was certified Gold on 12/4/1975 and Platinum on 9/13/1995 by the R.I.A.A. It was the first single taken from the album Rock of the Westies. The lyrics are about a prostitute in New York City and a man who wants to take that 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... Read on...