Why Rod Stewart's gay ballad 'Geie' was ahead of s time

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• THE KILLG OF GEIE, PTS. 1 & 2ROD STEWARTTRACK 4 ON  A NIGHT ON THE TOWN (DELUXE EDN) PRODUCED BYTOM DOWDTHIS IS ABOUT A GAY IEND OF ROD’S. WHEN HE OUT TO HIS PARENTS HE GETS KICKED OUT, SO HE MOV OUT TO NEW YORK AND BE SUCCSFUL. ONE DAY AFTER A SHOW HE… READ MORE JUN. 18, 19761 VIEWER7K VIEWS5 CONTRIBUTORSTHE KILLG OF GEIE, PTS. 1 & 2 LYRICS[INTRO]OH YEAH[VERSE 1]IN THE DAYS OF CHANGG WAYSSO-LLED LIBERATED DAYSA STORY TO MD OF A IEND OF MEGEIE BOY WAS GAY I GUSNOTH' MORE OR NOTH' LSTHE KST GUY I EVER KNEWHIS MOTHER'S TEARS FELL VATHE AFTERNOON GEE TRIED TO EXPLATHAT HE NEED LOVE LIKE ALL THE RTPA SAID, "THERE MT BE A MISTAKEHOW N MY SON NOT BE STRAIGHTAFTER ALL I'VE SAID AND DONE FOR HIM?"[INTERLU]DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO[VERSE 2]LEAV' HOME ON A GREYHOUND BCAST OUT BY THE ON HE LOVA VICTIM OF THE GAY DAYS SEEMSYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[INTERLU]DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO[VERSE 3]GEIE WENT TO NEW YORK TOWNWHERE HE QUICKLY SETTLED DOWNAND SOON BEME THE TOAST OF THE GREAT WHE WAYACCEPTED BY MANHATTAN'S ELEIN ALL THE PLAC THAT WERE CHICNO PARTY WAS PLETE WHOUT GEEALONG THE BOULEVARDS HE'D CISEAND ALL THE OLD QUEENS BLEW A FEEVERYBODY LOVED GEIE BOY[INTERLU]DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO[VERSE 4]THE LAST TIME I SAW GEE ALIVEWAS THE SUMMER OF '75HE SAID HE WAS LOVE, I SAID I'M PLEASEDGEE ATTEND THE OPENG NIGHTOF ANOTHER BROADWAY HYPEBUT SPL BEFORE THE FAL CURTA FELLDECIDG TO TAKE A SHORT CUT HOMEARM ARM, THEY MEANT NO WRONGA GENTLE BREEZE BLEW DOWN FIFTH AVENUE[INTERLU]DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO[VERSE 5]OUT OF A DARKENED SI STREET MEA NEW JERSEY GANG WH JT ONE AIMTO ROLL SOME NOCENT PASSER-BYTHERE ENSUED A FEARFUL FIGHTSCREAMS RANG OUT THE NIGHTGEIE'S HEAD H A SIWALK RNERSTONEA LEATHER KID, A SWCHBLA KNIFEHE DID NOT TEND TO TAKE HIS LIFEHE JT PHED HIS LUCK A LTLE TOO FAR THAT NIGHTTHE SIGHT OF BLOOD DISPERSED THE GANGA CROWD GATHERED, THE POLICE MEAN AMBULANCE SCREAMED TO A HALT ON FIFTY-THIRD AND THIRD[INTERLU]DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO[VERSE 6]GEIE'S LIFE END THEREBUT I ASK WHO REALLY RGEE ONCE SAID TO ME AND I QUOTEHE SAID, "NEVER WA OR HATEGET KID, BEFORE 'S TOO LATEYOU MAY NEVER GET ANOTHER CHANCE'CSE YOUTH'S A MASK BUT DON'T LASTLIVE LONG AND LIVE FAST"GEIE WAS A IEND OF MEOH YEAH[INTERLU]DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO[OUTRO]OH GEIE STAY, DON'T GO AWAYGEIE, PLEASE STAY YOU TAKE OUR BREATH AWAYOH GEIE STAY, DON'T GO AWAYGEIE, PLEASE STAY YOU TAKE OUR BREATH AWAYOH GEIE STAY, DON'T GO AWAYGEIE, GEIE PLEASE STAY YOU TAKE OUR BREATH AWAYOH GEIE STAY1EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTGENI ANNOTATN1 NTRIBUTORTHIS IS ABOUT A GAY IEND OF ROD’S. WHEN HE OUT TO HIS PARENTS HE GETS KICKED OUT, SO HE MOV OUT TO NEW YORK AND BE SUCCSFUL. ONE DAY AFTER A SHOW HE WALKED HOME AND HE WAS MURRED BY SOMEONE.EXPAND +41SHAREASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHO PRODUCED “THE KILLG OF GEIE, PTS. 1 & 2” BY ROD STEWART?WHEN DID ROD STEWART RELEASE “THE KILLG OF GEIE, PTS. 1 & 2”?WHO WROTE “THE KILLG OF GEIE, PTS. 1 & 2” BY ROD STEWART? A NIGHT ON THE TOWN (DELUXE EDN) (1976)ROD STEWART1. TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT)2. THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPT3. FOOL FOR YOU4. THE KILLG OF GEIE, PTS. 1 & 25. THE BALLTRAP6. PRETTY FLAMGO7. BIG BAYOU8. THE WILD SI OF LIFE9. TRA WDS10. ROSIE11. SHARE (STUD OUTTAKE)12. TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT) [EARLY VERSN]13. THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPT (EARLY VERSN)14. FOOL FOR YOU (EARLY VERSN)15. THE KILLG OF GEIE, PT. 1 (EARLY VERSN)16. THE BALLTRAP (EARLY VERSN)17. PRETTY FLAMGO (EARLY VERSN)18. BIG BAYOU (EARLY VERSN)19. THE WILD SI OF LIFE (EARLY VERSN)20. TRA WDS (EARLY VERSN)21. ROSIE (EARLY VERSN)22. GET BACK (EARLY VERSN)EXPAND CREDSPRODUCED BYTOM DOWDWRTEN BYROD STEWARTTENOR SAXOPHONEPLAS JOHNSON & JERRY JUMONVILLEMASTERG ENGEERAN CHAKRAVERTYSTRGS ARRANGERMIKE LEWIS, JIMMY HOROWZ & ARIF MARDRERDG ENGEERJOE ROBB & DEE ROBBASSISTANT ENGEERGEE TUTKOPHONOGRAPHIC COPYRIGHT (P)RIVA RERDSCOPYRIGHT (C)RIVA RERDSMASTERED ATCBS STUDS (LONDON)BASSBOB GLB, DAVID HOOD, DONALD “DUCK” DUNN, LELAND SKLAR & WILLIE WEEKSDMSAL JACKSON JR., ANDY NEWMARK, RICK SHLOSSER & ROGER HAWKSENGEERMIKE CLAYDONGUARBILLY PEEK, DAVID LDLEY, FRED TACKETT, JSE ED DAVIS, JOE WALSH & STEVE CROPPERHORNSTOWER OF POWER HORN SECTNKEYBOARDSBARRY BECKETT, DAVID FOSTER, J. SMH & JOHN JARVISPERCSNJOE LALA & TOMMY VIGRERD ATCHEROKEE RERDG STUDS, HOLLYWOOD, CARELEASE DATEJUNE 18, 1976THE KILLG OF GEIE, PTS. 1 & 2 COVERSTHE KILLG OF GEIE (PART I & II) BY TUTU PUOANETAGSROCKPOPBRISH ROCKPROGRSIVE ROCKUKPOP-ROCKEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE
• ROD STEWART: 'I WAS SURROUND BY GAY MEN THE 70S'
• THE KILLG OF GEIE (PART I & II)TUTU PUOANETRACK 6 ON WE HAVE A DREAM 1 VIEWER1 CONTRIBUTORTHE KILLG OF GEIE (PART I & II) LYRICSIN THE DAYS OF CHANGG WAYSSO LLED LIBERATED DAYSA STORY TO MD OF A IEND OF MEGEIE BOY WAS GAY I GUSNOTHG MORE OR NOTHG LSTHE KST GUY I EVER KNEWHIS MOTHER'S TEARS FELL VATHE AFTERNOON GEE TRIED TO EXPLATHAT HE NEED LOVE LIKE ALL THE RTPA SAID THERE MT BE A MISTAKEHOW N MY SON NOT BE STRAIGHTAFTER ALL I'VE SAID AND DONE FOR HIMLEAVG HOME ON A GREYHOUND BCAST OUT BY THE ON HE LOVA VICTIM OF THE GAY DAYS SEEMSGEIE WENT TO NEW YORK TOWNWHERE HE QUICKLY SETTLED DOWNAND SOON BEME THE TOAST OF THE GREAT WHE WAYACCEPTED BY MANHATTAN'S ELEIN ALL THE PLAC THAT WERE CHICNO PARTY WAS PLETE WHOUT GEEYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEALONG THE BOULEVARDS HE'D CISEAND ALL THE OLD QUEENS BLEW A FEEVERYBODY LOVED GEIE BOYTHE LAST TIME I SAW GEE ALIVEWAS THE SUMMER OF SEVENTY-FIVEHE SAID HE WAS LOVE I SAID I WAS PLEASEDGEE ATTEND THE OPENG NIGHTOF ANOTHER BROADWAY HYPEBUT SPL BEFORE THE FAL CURTA FELLDECIDG TO TAKE A SHORT CUT HOMEARM ARM THEY MEANT NO WRONGA GENTLE BREEZE BLEW DOWN FIFTH AVENUEOUT OF A DARKENED SI STREET MEA NEW JERSEY GANG WH JT ONE AIMTO ROLL SOME NOCENT PASSER-BYTHERE ENSUED A FEARFUL FIGHTSCREAMS RANG OUT THE NIGHTGEIE'S HEAD H A SIWALK RNERSTONEA LEATHER KID, A SWCHBLA KNIFEHE DIDN'T TEND TO TAKE HIS LIFEHE JT PHED HIS LUCK A LTLE TOO FAR THAT NIGHTTHE SIGHT OF BLOOD DISPERSED THE GANGAND A CROWD GATHERED, THE POLICE MEAN AMBULANCE SCREAMED TO A HALT ON FIFTY-THIRD AND THIRDGEIE'S LIFE END THEREBUT I ASK WHO REALLY RGEE ONCE SAID TO ME AND I QUOTEHE SAID "NEVER WA OR HATEGET KID, BEFORE 'S TOO LATEYOU MAY NEVER EVER GET ANOTHER CHANCE'CSE YOUTH A MASK BUT DON'T LASTLIVE LONG AND LIVE FAST"GEIE WAS A IEND OF MEOH GEIE STAYDON'T GO AWAYGEIE PLEASE STAYYOU TAKE OUR BREATH AWAYOH GEIE PLEASE STAYYOU TAKE OUR BREATH AWAYEMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT

THE KILLG OF GEIE, PTS. 1 & 2ROD STEWARTTRACK 4 ON  A NIGHT ON THE TOWN (DELUXE EDN) PRODUCED BYTOM DOWDTHIS IS ABOUT A GAY IEND OF ROD’S. WHEN HE OUT TO HIS PARENTS HE GETS KICKED OUT, SO HE MOV OUT TO NEW YORK AND BE SUCCSFUL. ONE DAY AFTER A SHOW HE… READ MORE JUN. 18, 19761 VIEWER7K VIEWS5 CONTRIBUTORSTHE KILLG OF GEIE, PTS. 1 & 2 LYRICS[INTRO]OH YEAH[VERSE 1]IN THE DAYS OF CHANGG WAYSSO-LLED LIBERATED DAYSA STORY TO MD OF A IEND OF MEGEIE BOY WAS GAY I GUSNOTH' MORE OR NOTH' LSTHE KST GUY I EVER KNEWHIS MOTHER'S TEARS FELL VATHE AFTERNOON GEE TRIED TO EXPLATHAT HE NEED LOVE LIKE ALL THE RTPA SAID, "THERE MT BE A MISTAKEHOW N MY SON NOT BE STRAIGHTAFTER ALL I'VE SAID AND DONE FOR HIM?"[INTERLU]DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO[VERSE 2]LEAV' HOME ON A GREYHOUND BCAST OUT BY THE ON HE LOVA VICTIM OF THE GAY DAYS SEEMSYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[INTERLU]DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO[VERSE 3]GEIE WENT TO NEW YORK TOWNWHERE HE QUICKLY SETTLED DOWNAND SOON BEME THE TOAST OF THE GREAT WHE WAYACCEPTED BY MANHATTAN'S ELEIN ALL THE PLAC THAT WERE CHICNO PARTY WAS PLETE WHOUT GEEALONG THE BOULEVARDS HE'D CISEAND ALL THE OLD QUEENS BLEW A FEEVERYBODY LOVED GEIE BOY[INTERLU]DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO[VERSE 4]THE LAST TIME I SAW GEE ALIVEWAS THE SUMMER OF '75HE SAID HE WAS LOVE, I SAID I'M PLEASEDGEE ATTEND THE OPENG NIGHTOF ANOTHER BROADWAY HYPEBUT SPL BEFORE THE FAL CURTA FELLDECIDG TO TAKE A SHORT CUT HOMEARM ARM, THEY MEANT NO WRONGA GENTLE BREEZE BLEW DOWN FIFTH AVENUE[INTERLU]DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO[VERSE 5]OUT OF A DARKENED SI STREET MEA NEW JERSEY GANG WH JT ONE AIMTO ROLL SOME NOCENT PASSER-BYTHERE ENSUED A FEARFUL FIGHTSCREAMS RANG OUT THE NIGHTGEIE'S HEAD H A SIWALK RNERSTONEA LEATHER KID, A SWCHBLA KNIFEHE DID NOT TEND TO TAKE HIS LIFEHE JT PHED HIS LUCK A LTLE TOO FAR THAT NIGHTTHE SIGHT OF BLOOD DISPERSED THE GANGA CROWD GATHERED, THE POLICE MEAN AMBULANCE SCREAMED TO A HALT ON FIFTY-THIRD AND THIRD[INTERLU]DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO[VERSE 6]GEIE'S LIFE END THEREBUT I ASK WHO REALLY RGEE ONCE SAID TO ME AND I QUOTEHE SAID, "NEVER WA OR HATEGET KID, BEFORE 'S TOO LATEYOU MAY NEVER GET ANOTHER CHANCE'CSE YOUTH'S A MASK BUT DON'T LASTLIVE LONG AND LIVE FAST"GEIE WAS A IEND OF MEOH YEAH[INTERLU]DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DODO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO[OUTRO]OH GEIE STAY, DON'T GO AWAYGEIE, PLEASE STAY YOU TAKE OUR BREATH AWAYOH GEIE STAY, DON'T GO AWAYGEIE, PLEASE STAY YOU TAKE OUR BREATH AWAYOH GEIE STAY, DON'T GO AWAYGEIE, GEIE PLEASE STAY YOU TAKE OUR BREATH AWAYOH GEIE STAY1EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTGENI ANNOTATN1 NTRIBUTORTHIS IS ABOUT A GAY IEND OF ROD’S. WHEN HE OUT TO HIS PARENTS HE GETS KICKED OUT, SO HE MOV OUT TO NEW YORK AND BE SUCCSFUL. ONE DAY AFTER A SHOW HE WALKED HOME AND HE WAS MURRED BY SOMEONE.EXPAND +41SHAREASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌WHO PRODUCED “THE KILLG OF GEIE, PTS. 1 & 2” BY ROD STEWART?WHEN DID ROD STEWART RELEASE “THE KILLG OF GEIE, PTS. 1 & 2”?WHO WROTE “THE KILLG OF GEIE, PTS. 1 & 2” BY ROD STEWART? A NIGHT ON THE TOWN (DELUXE EDN) (1976)ROD STEWART1. TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT)2. THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPT3. FOOL FOR YOU4. THE KILLG OF GEIE, PTS. 1 & 25. THE BALLTRAP6. PRETTY FLAMGO7. BIG BAYOU8. THE WILD SI OF LIFE9. TRA WDS10. ROSIE11. SHARE (STUD OUTTAKE)12. TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT) [EARLY VERSN]13. THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPT (EARLY VERSN)14. FOOL FOR YOU (EARLY VERSN)15. THE KILLG OF GEIE, PT. 1 (EARLY VERSN)16. THE BALLTRAP (EARLY VERSN)17. PRETTY FLAMGO (EARLY VERSN)18. BIG BAYOU (EARLY VERSN)19. THE WILD SI OF LIFE (EARLY VERSN)20. TRA WDS (EARLY VERSN)21. ROSIE (EARLY VERSN)22. GET BACK (EARLY VERSN)EXPAND CREDSPRODUCED BYTOM DOWDWRTEN BYROD STEWARTTENOR SAXOPHONEPLAS JOHNSON & JERRY JUMONVILLEMASTERG ENGEERAN CHAKRAVERTYSTRGS ARRANGERMIKE LEWIS, JIMMY HOROWZ & ARIF MARDRERDG ENGEERJOE ROBB & DEE ROBBASSISTANT ENGEERGEE TUTKOPHONOGRAPHIC COPYRIGHT (P)RIVA RERDSCOPYRIGHT (C)RIVA RERDSMASTERED ATCBS STUDS (LONDON)BASSBOB GLB, DAVID HOOD, DONALD “DUCK” DUNN, LELAND SKLAR & WILLIE WEEKSDMSAL JACKSON JR., ANDY NEWMARK, RICK SHLOSSER & ROGER HAWKSENGEERMIKE CLAYDONGUARBILLY PEEK, DAVID LDLEY, FRED TACKETT, JSE ED DAVIS, JOE WALSH & STEVE CROPPERHORNSTOWER OF POWER HORN SECTNKEYBOARDSBARRY BECKETT, DAVID FOSTER, J. SMH & JOHN JARVISPERCSNJOE LALA & TOMMY VIGRERD ATCHEROKEE RERDG STUDS, HOLLYWOOD, CARELEASE DATEJUNE 18, 1976THE KILLG OF GEIE, PTS. 1 & 2 COVERSTHE KILLG OF GEIE (PART I & II) BY TUTU PUOANETAGSROCKPOPBRISH ROCKPROGRSIVE ROCKUKPOP-ROCKEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE

What many don’t know is that 40 years ago, Stewart wrote the first mercially succsful pop song to addrs gay rights.

ROD STEWART: 'I WAS SURROUND BY GAY MEN THE 70S'

The song is about a young gay man who is murred the “so-lled liberated days” of the mid-1970s. “The Killg of Geie” is the first succsful pop song wh a gay man at the centre of the story. In the song, Stewart normalized gayns.

They st him out, “a victim of the gay days seems. Gay rights not yet won. Above all, “The Killg of Geie” rri what Stewart has lled “a pro-gay msage, ” as he put his 2012 tobgraphy, Rod.

THE KILLG OF GEIE (PART I & II)TUTU PUOANETRACK 6 ON WE HAVE A DREAM 1 VIEWER1 CONTRIBUTORTHE KILLG OF GEIE (PART I & II) LYRICSIN THE DAYS OF CHANGG WAYSSO LLED LIBERATED DAYSA STORY TO MD OF A IEND OF MEGEIE BOY WAS GAY I GUSNOTHG MORE OR NOTHG LSTHE KST GUY I EVER KNEWHIS MOTHER'S TEARS FELL VATHE AFTERNOON GEE TRIED TO EXPLATHAT HE NEED LOVE LIKE ALL THE RTPA SAID THERE MT BE A MISTAKEHOW N MY SON NOT BE STRAIGHTAFTER ALL I'VE SAID AND DONE FOR HIMLEAVG HOME ON A GREYHOUND BCAST OUT BY THE ON HE LOVA VICTIM OF THE GAY DAYS SEEMSGEIE WENT TO NEW YORK TOWNWHERE HE QUICKLY SETTLED DOWNAND SOON BEME THE TOAST OF THE GREAT WHE WAYACCEPTED BY MANHATTAN'S ELEIN ALL THE PLAC THAT WERE CHICNO PARTY WAS PLETE WHOUT GEEYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEALONG THE BOULEVARDS HE'D CISEAND ALL THE OLD QUEENS BLEW A FEEVERYBODY LOVED GEIE BOYTHE LAST TIME I SAW GEE ALIVEWAS THE SUMMER OF SEVENTY-FIVEHE SAID HE WAS LOVE I SAID I WAS PLEASEDGEE ATTEND THE OPENG NIGHTOF ANOTHER BROADWAY HYPEBUT SPL BEFORE THE FAL CURTA FELLDECIDG TO TAKE A SHORT CUT HOMEARM ARM THEY MEANT NO WRONGA GENTLE BREEZE BLEW DOWN FIFTH AVENUEOUT OF A DARKENED SI STREET MEA NEW JERSEY GANG WH JT ONE AIMTO ROLL SOME NOCENT PASSER-BYTHERE ENSUED A FEARFUL FIGHTSCREAMS RANG OUT THE NIGHTGEIE'S HEAD H A SIWALK RNERSTONEA LEATHER KID, A SWCHBLA KNIFEHE DIDN'T TEND TO TAKE HIS LIFEHE JT PHED HIS LUCK A LTLE TOO FAR THAT NIGHTTHE SIGHT OF BLOOD DISPERSED THE GANGAND A CROWD GATHERED, THE POLICE MEAN AMBULANCE SCREAMED TO A HALT ON FIFTY-THIRD AND THIRDGEIE'S LIFE END THEREBUT I ASK WHO REALLY RGEE ONCE SAID TO ME AND I QUOTEHE SAID "NEVER WA OR HATEGET KID, BEFORE 'S TOO LATEYOU MAY NEVER EVER GET ANOTHER CHANCE'CSE YOUTH A MASK BUT DON'T LASTLIVE LONG AND LIVE FAST"GEIE WAS A IEND OF MEOH GEIE STAYDON'T GO AWAYGEIE PLEASE STAYYOU TAKE OUR BREATH AWAYOH GEIE PLEASE STAYYOU TAKE OUR BREATH AWAYEMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT

Forty years later, what we might like to thk of as our own liberated days, progrs has unqutnably been ma on issu such as same-sex marriage and gay and transgenr rights. Geie boy was gay I gus,. Geie boy was gay I gus.

A victim of the gay days seems.

[Intro]Oh yeah[Verse 1]In the days of changg waysSo-lled liberated daysA story to md of a iend of meGeie boy was gay I gusNoth' more or noth' lsThe kst guy I ever knewHis mother's tears fell vaThe afternoon Gee tried to explaThat he need love like all the rtPa said, "There mt be a mistakeHow n my son not be straightAfter all I've said and done for him? "[Interlu]Do-do-do-do-do-do-doDo-do-do-do-do-do-doDo-do-do-do-do-do-do[Verse 2]Leav' home on a Greyhound bCast out by the on he lovA victim of the gay days seems[Interlu]Do-do-do-do-do-do-doDo-do-do-do-do-do-doDo-do-do-do-do-do-do[Verse 3]Geie went to New York townWhere he quickly settled downAnd soon beme the toast of the great whe wayAccepted by Manhattan's eleIn all the plac that were chicNo party was plete whout GeeAlong the boulevards he'd ciseAnd all the old queens blew a feEverybody loved Geie boy[Interlu]Do-do-do-do-do-do-doDo-do-do-do-do-do-doDo-do-do-do-do-do-do[Verse 4]The last time I saw Gee aliveWas the summer of '75He said he was love, I said I'm pleasedGee attend the openg nightOf another Broadway hypeBut spl before the fal curta fellDecidg to take a short cut homeArm arm, they meant no wrongA gentle breeze blew down Fifth Avenue[Interlu]Do-do-do-do-do-do-doDo-do-do-do-do-do-doDo-do-do-do-do-do-do[Verse 5]Out of a darkened si street meA New Jersey gang wh jt one aimTo roll some nocent passer-byThere ensued a fearful fightScreams rang out the nightGeie's head h a siwalk rnerstoneA leather kid, a swchbla knifeHe did not tend to take his lifeHe jt phed his luck a ltle too far that nightThe sight of blood dispersed the gangA crowd gathered, the police meAn ambulance screamed to a halt on Fifty-Third and Third[Interlu]Do-do-do-do-do-do-doDo-do-do-do-do-do-doDo-do-do-do-do-do-do[Verse 6]Geie's life end thereBut I ask who really rGee once said to me and I quoteHe said, "Never wa or hateGet kid, before 's too lateYou may never get another chance'Cse youth's a mask but don't lastLive long and live fast"Geie was a iend of meOh yeah[Interlu]Do-do-do-do-do-do-doDo-do-do-do-do-do-doDo-do-do-do-do-do-doDo-do-do-do-do-do-doDo-do-do-do-do-do-doDo-do-do-do-do-do-do[Outro]Oh Geie stay, don't go awayGeie, please stay you take our breath awayOh Geie stay, don't go awayGeie, please stay you take our breath awayOh Geie stay, don't go awayGeie, Geie please stay you take our breath awayOh Geie stayHow to Format Lyrics:Type out all lyrics, even repeatg song parts like the chosLyrics should be broken down to dividual lUse sectn hears above different song parts like [Verse], [Chos], alics (<i>lyric</i>) and bold (<b>lyric</b>) to distguish between different volists the same song partIf you don’t unrstand a lyric, e [?

Its subject uldn’t be more horribly relevant, given this past weekend’s massacre years ago this Saturday (18 June), Stewart released The Killg of Geie Parts I and II, the first major pop song to tell the tale of a gay man who died, part, bee of his sexual om solely a sad tale, Geie also ranked as the first chart h to prent a gay man wh not only empathy but admiratn.

Cocintally, the song’s 40th anniversary arriv durg gay pri month. A few h songs addrsg gay subjects had appeared before Stewart’s track. Before Geie, however, there had never been an earnt song portrayg the hardship and joy of a gay person’s life for a mass dience.

Stewart says that 1976, he didn’t tend to wre a gay story per se. “If someone said to me, ‘S down and wre a song about a gay man, ’ would have ightened the daylights out of me, ” he tells the Guardian.