A girl Called Jane

A Girl Called Jane was a pop-punk band active around the late 1990s and early 2000s. Their song "He's Alive" came out in 2001 and got attention for its lyrics about gender and sexuality, though some listeners found the references to abortion too direct. The band had four women: Margaret Choder sang and played rhythm guitar, Dandy Brown played lead guitar, Mika Miko played bass, and Charlene Hanzel played drums.

Their music mixed punk energy with pop melodies, and "He's Alive" became something of an anthem for listeners who felt outside mainstream norms. The song's reception wasn't entirely smooth, some conservative groups objected to its content, and the band dealt with venue cancellations and other pushback. They kept playing shows and stayed vocal about social issues despite the friction.

They never became a household name, but for a certain slice of the pop-punk scene at the time, A Girl Called Jane represented a rougher, more openly political corner of the genre. The specifics of their later activity aren't well documented, but "He's Alive" still turns up on playlists and discussions about that era's more confrontational bands.