Durg an appearance on the Nelk Boys’ “Full Send” podst, Donald Tmp said “Y.M.C.A.” is his go-to song when playg DJ at Mar-a-Lago. “They ll the gay natnal anthem. ‘Y.M.C.A.’ gets people up and gets them movg,” he said.
Contents:
- THE TOP 75 MOST INIC GAY ANTHEMS DERVG OF THE TLE OF BEG CALLED THE "GAY NATNAL ANTHEM"
- THE ARE THE 20 MOST IMPORTANT GAY ANTHEMS OF ALL TIME
- A PORNO-METAL SONG ABOUT GAY COWBOYS IS DISPTG THE ANTI-VAX TCKER CONVOY
- RANCH RISTANCE: EXPLIC GAY COWBOY ANTHEM DISPTS TCKER CONVOY
- TMP EXPLAS HIS LOVE OF ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ WHICH HE CLAIMS IS THE ‘GAY NATNAL ANTHEM’
- NO SHA, BUT THERE’S A WRONG WAY TO MAKE A GAY ANTHEM
THE TOP 75 MOST INIC GAY ANTHEMS DERVG OF THE TLE OF BEG CALLED THE "GAY NATNAL ANTHEM"
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. * is two trucks a gay anthem *
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THE ARE THE 20 MOST IMPORTANT GAY ANTHEMS OF ALL TIME
* is two trucks a gay 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.
A PORNO-METAL SONG ABOUT GAY COWBOYS IS DISPTG THE ANTI-VAX TCKER CONVOY
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.
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. 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.
RANCH RISTANCE: EXPLIC GAY COWBOY ANTHEM DISPTS TCKER CONVOY
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.” The song has outlived dis through var remix over the years and still sounds triumphant today.
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. 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.
Wh his airy falsetto and dyname stage prence, the openly gay artist always kept real, and that boldns n be heard his mic. While new gay artists and empowerg anthems pop up daily, ’s important to honor the tried-and-te classics. While high-energy classics like Whney’s “I Wanna Dance Wh Someone” and CeCe Peniston’s “Fally” see heavy rotatn among gay clubs, Grace Jon’ laid back staple out-queers them all, wh eyebrow-raisg lyrics: “Pull up to my bumper baby / In your long black limoe / Pull up to my bumper baby / And drive between.
TMP EXPLAS HIS LOVE OF ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ WHICH HE CLAIMS IS THE ‘GAY NATNAL ANTHEM’
Its ntroversial mic vio follows a young man kicked out of his hoe for beg gay and ultimately takg his life. The Brish synth-pop tr regularly explored their sexualy throughout their talog (all three members were openly gay).
NO SHA, BUT THERE’S A WRONG WAY TO MAKE A GAY ANTHEM
As if this song wasn’t gay enough, the Glee rendn was a duet between the show’s rint lbian, Santana (Naya Rivera), and gut star Ida Menzel. While “I Will Survive” seems like the obv choice for a Gaynor classic, “I Am What I Am” has gayer origs: the song, penned by out poser Jerry Herman, was wrten as the fale performance to close out the uber-gay Broadway mil La Cage x Foll. Debutg at the top of charts across the world, the song is straightforward s tentn to empower the LGBTQ muny: “No matter gay, straight, or bi / Lbian, transgenred life / I’m on the right track, baby / I was born to survive, ” the superstar mands.