The Top 75 Most Inic Gay Anthems Dervg Of The Tle Of Beg Called The “Gay Natnal Anthem” | DRGNews

Contents:

• HAPPY PRIDE! HOW “Y.M.C.A.” BEME A GAY ANTHEM!
• THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
• 32 SONGS THAT NEED TO BE THE GAY NATNAL ANTHEM
• TMP EXPLAS HIS LOVE OF ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ WHICH HE CLAIMS IS THE ‘GAY NATNAL ANTHEM’
• THE TOP 75 MOST INIC GAY ANTHEMS DERVG OF THE TLE OF BEG CALLED THE “GAY NATNAL ANTHEM”
• TMP GH ABOUT HIS FAVE 'GAY NATNAL ANTHEM' — 'Y.M.C.A.'
• TMP ANNOUNC THAT Y.M.C.A. IS THE GAY NATNAL ANTHEM. HE FALLY TOLD THE TTH.
• VIO: TMP TALKS ABOUT PLAYG THE 'GAY NATNAL ANTHEM' AT MAR-A-LAGO PARTI

HAPPY PRIDE! HOW “Y.M.C.A.” BEME A GAY ANTHEM!

” Though, today, you’ll hear the track at everythg om a school dance to a 50th anniversary party, has also been adopted by the gay muny as one of s unofficial anthems. The songs targeted a niche rerd buyg dience: gay disthequ and their patrons.

The tl were self-explanatory: “Fire Island” (the East Coast’s gay summer retreat); “San Francis (You’ve Got Me)” (the Wt ast’s premier gay statn); “Village People” (a look at the habants of New York Cy’s largely gay Greenwich Village); and “In Hollywood (Everybody is a Star), ” the promise of artistic acplishment the word’s entertament pal. Village People nsisted of six members, each of whom personified a popular gay archetype.

Only Willis and Rose participated on the “Village People” LP–wh Rose roly creded as “Felipe ‘Indian From the Anvil’“ (the Anvil was a gay NYC sex club).

THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG

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32 SONGS THAT NEED TO BE THE GAY NATNAL ANTHEM

Neteen seventy-ne’s double entendre-tled “Cs’” (referencg gay cisg) h stor jt seven months after “Macho Man.

” was not a “gay” song, but “a song for everyone. Addnally, lyrics like “lger on the siwalk where the neon signs are pretty” and “someone who is jt like you and needs a gentle hand to gui them along” were tac vatns for a gay listeng dience.

” was more than a h rerd, was a cultural tone: a world anthem built on, for, and about gay life and sensibili that was, neverthels, fully embraced by mastream dienc.

TMP EXPLAS HIS LOVE OF ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ WHICH HE CLAIMS IS THE ‘GAY NATNAL 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.

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THE TOP 75 MOST INIC GAY ANTHEMS DERVG OF THE TLE OF BEG CALLED THE “GAY NATNAL 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.

TMP GH ABOUT HIS FAVE 'GAY NATNAL ANTHEM' — 'Y.M.C.A.'

One of mic’s greatt stigators, Grace Jon was always a beloved gay in. From her strikg androgyno style to dis cred, she knew how to navigate gay club culture and brg to the mastream.

TMP ANNOUNC THAT Y.M.C.A. IS THE GAY NATNAL ANTHEM. HE FALLY TOLD THE TTH.

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?

VIO: TMP TALKS ABOUT PLAYG THE 'GAY NATNAL ANTHEM' AT MAR-A-LAGO PARTI

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.