Ah, Rogue asserts her independence. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord and pass the leather. I knew that there was going to be some kind of confrontation between Logan and her just from the way he responded to her question about when she and Bobby would get uniforms in X2. When Rogue sicced this little bunny on my bum, I just knew she was spoiling for a fight. I could see them in my mind�s eye. Logan is holding her uniform, unwilling to give it to her even though Bobby already had his on. I just didn�t see him handling her transition from girl to woman very easily and Rogue brought me into her head, the thoughts and emotions surrounding the silent tug-of-war. He wants to keep her young, delicate, in need of protection. That way she would always be safe, always need him. Sorry, Logan, but Rogue called and said she�s tired of being just a girl in your world. She is ready to join the team and be acknowledged as an adult. Waylon Jennings commissioned this song from Nicks; it was to be a duet between him and his then-wife, Jessi Colter. �I worked very hard trying to explain what it was like to be in love with someone in the same business, and how to approach dealing with each other,� she wrote in the liner notes in Timespace. Unfortunately, Jennings and Colter had broken up, so Nicks chose to sing the song herself with Don Henley, who she had dated for a few years. The result was one of the most beautiful duets I have ever heard, with Nicks� crushed velvet voice making magic with Henley�s silvery tenor. I think it fits with my conception of the tension between Logan and Rogue, especially the woman�s protest about the man�s view of her as being �fragile.� Both Nicks and Rogue are like tempered steel; they may bend, but they will never break. And it is time for Logan to let go of the girl-child he rescued and let her grow up.

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