‎Queer Hip-Hop by GAY TIMES on Apple Mic

Contents:

• THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG
• 55 BT GAY SONGS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ PRI SONGS)
• ULTIMATE PRI PLAYLIST: THE 50 BT GAY SONGS
• 55 BT GAY SONGS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ PRI SONGS)

THE 50 BT GAY SONGS TO CELEBRATE PRI ALL YEAR LONG

While there have been many inic anthems to soundtrack Pri parti and gay gathergs alike, there are equally as many songs to turn to the more trospective moments of life.

TJ Osborne wrote “Younger Me” wh his bandmate brother, John, and Kenll Marvel about his own experience as a closeted gay teenager.

Not long after s 2012 release, Gouldg’s upliftg electro-pop anthem “Anythg Could Happen” beme a gay club anthem. Released 1984, Bronski Beat’s breakout sgle, “Smalltown Boy, ” was the bold, semi-tobgraphil story of s openly gay lead volist Jimmy Somerville — a tale of homophobia, a hate crime, and eventual liberatn. Long before the “Padam”-ic took over gay bars and Pri celebratns everywhere, Mogue offered this phoric o to dancg your fears away.

55 BT GAY SONGS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ+ PRI SONGS)

In fact, Mogue closed her set at WorldPri 2023 wh the song, turng to a surprise duet wh her sister — and fellow gay in — Danni. From “Soulmate” to “Everybody’s Gay, ” Lizzo is no stranger to wrg songs that are about unapologetilly embracg who you are. Released the midst of Pri month 2019, “You Need to Calm Down” tak aim at anti-gay protters s lyrics and s vio, which featur a lorful st of LGBTQ celebri cludg the st of Queer Eye and Hayley Kiyoko.

As the lead sgle om Renaissance — the 2022 album dited to Beyoncé’s gay uncle Jonny — “Break My Soul” is nately a self-empowerment hoe anthem and o to the Black, queer muny.

Inspired by safe havens like Stud 54, Diana Ross’ “I’m Comg Out” is the greatt pro-gay anthem of the dis era, and a turng pot the history of cln pop mic. Songwrers Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic have always been somewhat gey about the song’s origs gay culture.

ULTIMATE PRI PLAYLIST: THE 50 BT GAY SONGS

After police nverged on the bar to arrt and harass the LGBTQ atten, as was ctomary, the patrons fought back, sparkg what would spire the gay liberatn movement.

The rult was Gossip’s “Standg the Way of Control, ” an angry kiss-off to policians, homophob and anyone else who wanted to keep queer people down.

Long nsired to be the “gay natnal anthem” of Bra, Tom Robson Band don’t hold back on the 1978 track.

55 BT GAY SONGS OF ALL TIME (LGBTQ PRI SONGS)

While the song may not have the fiery energy of other prott songs, the lyrics directly ll out police btaly, homophobic vlence and the sistence that queer people are ls than human. The group then sps the face of all that vlence, directg their dience to “sg if you’re glad to be gay.

The lyrics proclaim the story of a man proud to be gay, set to an upbeat, shimmerg dis beat.

Instead of wrg a song wh thly veiled metaphors about relign, queerre ins Team Drch stead cid to opt for “Hate the Christian Right!, ” a fiery, scream-rock track lettg relig homophob know exactly where they uld stick their prayers. There are a plethora of songs om the Pet Shop Boys’ stunng disgraphy that tackle homophobia head-on. The song was practilly ma to piss off every bigot who has ever said “Don’t shove your gayns my face.

“Organs” serv that purpose, potg out the Rsian ernment’s ntempt for any perceived subversn, cludg homosexualy. 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.