Best Coast have shared a new version of ‘Boyfriend’, featuring LGBTQ-inclusive pronouns.The song was originally released in 2010 and appeared on the Californian band’s debut album ‘Crazy For You’.In the first version of the track, Bethany Cosentino sang about a male figure, with the chorus featuring the lines: “I wish he was my boyfriend/ I’d love him til the very end/ But instead he is just a friend/ I wish he was my boyfriend.”The new, more inclusive version of the song now features the lyrics: “I wish he was my boyfriend/ I wish she was my girlfriend/ I’d love them til the very end/ But instead they’re just a friend/ I wish he was my boyfriend.” The song, which is dubbed ‘Boyfriend (10th Anniversary Edition), is available to download.
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