We have reached the end of the Hi-NRG Gay Anthems seri and all I really have to say is WOW!
Contents:
- 50 BT OF GAY PARTY SONGS
- HI-NRG GAY ANTHEMS VOLUME 4
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INFLUENCE OF GAY DANCE
- HI-NRG GAY ANTHEMS VOLUME 3
50 BT OF GAY PARTY SONGS
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HI-NRG GAY ANTHEMS VOLUME 4
* 90's gay dance hits *
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INFLUENCE OF GAY DANCE
Group, Bronski Beat, released a gay anthem lled “Smalltown Boy” as the first sgle off their but album The Age of Consent.
Unlike Queen, all three members of Bronski Beat were openly gay and their songs reflected this as well.
It was the semi-tobgraphil story of lead sger Jimmy Somerville about the opprsn of homosexuals the early ’80s provcial Stland.
HI-NRG GAY ANTHEMS VOLUME 3
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