The 80s put the gay man ont and centre of pop. Then me the Aids crisis – and three s of monisatn, disrd and displacement. Now, wh Troye Sivan leadg a new wave of gay stars, has change tly arrived?
Contents:
- RYM ULTIMATE BOX SET > 80'S GAY SYNTHPOP
- THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
- A DEEPER LOOK AT ‘ENOLA GAY’: AN IN OF ’80S SYNTH-POP AND ANTI-WAR SENTIMENT
- THE POWER OF GAY
- ERASURE'S ANDY BELL ON THE NEON, BEG LOVE, & THE '80S GAY SCENE
RYM ULTIMATE BOX SET > 80'S GAY SYNTHPOP
* 80s gay synthpop *
He released the album Homosapien, which moved away om guar-driven Punk to synth-driven Pop/Dance.
In the UK, BBC banned for "explic reference to gay sex".
His next album, XL1 (1983) ntaed a number of songs wh gay-related lyrics.
THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
Pri serv more than a month. The gay songs – om dis hs to club classics – are perfect for Pri year-round. * 80s gay synthpop *
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A DEEPER LOOK AT ‘ENOLA GAY’: AN IN OF ’80S SYNTH-POP AND ANTI-WAR SENTIMENT
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THE POWER OF GAY
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ERASURE'S ANDY BELL ON THE NEON, BEG LOVE, & THE '80S GAY SCENE
Although 1988 sgle “Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls” did addrs the AIDS epimic and 1993’s “Boy Pop” is a clear nod to gay club culture, Ottaviano says that “we always downplayed that aspect to the band.