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Contents:
- THE ARE THE 20 MOST IMPORTANT GAY ANTHEMS OF ALL TIME
- HAPPY PRIDE! HOW “Y.M.C.A.” BEME A GAY ANTHEM!
- THE TOP 75 MOST INIC GAY ANTHEMS DERVG OF THE TLE OF BEG CALLED THE "GAY NATNAL ANTHEM"
- THE REAL STORY OF THE YMCA THAT INSPIRED THE VILLAGE PEOPLE'S GAY ANTHEM
THE ARE THE 20 MOST IMPORTANT GAY ANTHEMS OF ALL TIME
Punk rock. Dis. Folk. Jt as the muny is all-clive, the songs that shaped span across several genr. While new gay artists and empowerg anthems pop up daily, ’s important to honor the tried-and-te classics. * gay man anthem *
Among her imprsive talogue of dance-pop gems, “All The Lovers” marked the first time the sger seemed to directly addrs her gay fanbase, along wh the acpanyg vio that featur a mass of upl of all strip makg out around her. From the song’s openg synths and Jimmy Somerville’s unmistakable falsetto, “Smalltown Boy” marked a historic moment pop mic, pecially g om an openly gay group durg the peak of the AIDS crisis. Co-wrten by Tom Robson (who gave “Glad To Be Gay”), ’s one of the rare LGBTQ songs that chews the dancefloor for a more tenr moment.
Among their untls hs, their ver of Village People’s “Go Wt” stands as their most endurg gay anthem. Emergg om London’s gay-bar circu, Culture Club and their ontman, Boy Gee, brought both genre and genr fluidy to the MTV generatn. While many pot to the ballroom culture-spired “Vogue” as her pivotal LGBTQ anthem, “Exprs Yourself” and s homoerotic visual was a siren ll to fans, enuragg them to have tonomy over their needs and sir.
From her strikg androgyno style to dis cred, she knew how to navigate gay club culture and brg to the mastream.
HAPPY PRIDE! HOW “Y.M.C.A.” BEME A GAY ANTHEM!
Inspired by “sad, gay dis anthems by Sylvter and Donna Summer, ” Swedish pop in Robyn turned an observatn on club culture to somethg much larger. Defg gay anthem of the dis era or wholome celebratn of young male-oriented muny centers? Before was blasted at every bat mzvah, this 70s h, wh s fect chos and simple choreography, was a fixture at New York Cy’s gay clubs.
Des before Gaga’s gay anthem and pre-datg The Village People, Carl Bean brought gay pri to the clubs (and charts) on the 1977 Motown smash “I Was Born This Way. ” Origally released as a dis sgle by Valento, Bean brought his gospel-powered vols to the track, as he proclaims, “I’m happy, I’m reee and I’m gay/I was born this way. When Lady Gaga penned her bombastic o to self-love, her words cemented a greater shift cultural attus around homosexualy.
“I’m Comg Out” didn’t jt allu to the former Supreme’s dis makeover, was a sign of support to her gay fanbase (whether Diana Ross was overtly aware of or not) crafted by funk archects Nile Rodgers and Chic -founr Bernard Edwards. Gloria Gaynor’s rilient dis anthem took on a eper meang after the AIDS crisis h.
THE TOP 75 MOST INIC GAY ANTHEMS DERVG OF THE TLE OF BEG CALLED THE "GAY NATNAL ANTHEM"
Outlastg the fallout of the famo Dis Demoln Night, Gaynor’s song evolved to a rallyg cry of a muny that was beg cimated by disease.
THE REAL STORY OF THE YMCA THAT INSPIRED THE VILLAGE PEOPLE'S GAY ANTHEM
Wh his airy falsetto and dyname stage prence, the openly gay artist always kept real, and that boldns n be heard his mic.
The inic ‘70s rock band led by gay superstar Freddie Mercury may be forever remembered for Bohemian Rhapsody, but this sexy, propulsive tune — that gleefully swaps male and female pronouns — perfectly ptur the spir of Pri. Forty-four years ago, Reed had a mastream h wh this hypnotic tale of gay and transgenr streetwalkers, spired by Andy Warhol’s darlgs of the unrground.