I just thought it would be good to post songs with lyrics (or I suppose a tune though I don't quite get how that would work) which you feel could relate to LGBT people or issues in a humourous or serious way~ My ideas: Ain't No Man - Dina Carroll [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TWaVbW8ZRg&feature=related[/YOUTUBE] Broken Strings - James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJzJe8VW3ys[/YOUTUBE]
It's nothing LGBT-related, but I find myself listening to Barbara Streisand's "The Way He Makes Me Feel" a lot. Also, "Defying Gravity" from Wicked... Take out all the dialogue from the play, and just use the song itself (kind of like the Glee cover), and I usually interpret it to be about the coming out process and going against cultural norms, etc.
Professional Widow by Tori Amos slag pit stag shit honey bring it close to my lips don’t blow those brains yet we gotta be big boy we gotta be big starfucker just like my Daddy selling his baby just like my Daddy gonna strike a deal make him feel like a Congressman it runs in the family rest your shoulders Peaches and Cream everywhere a Judas as far as you can see beautiful angel calling “we got every re-run of Muhammad Ali” prism perfect honey bring it close to your lips what is termed a landslide of principle proportion boy it better be big boy starfucker just like my Daddy selling his baby just like my Daddy gonna strike a deal make him feel like a Congressman it runs in the family Mother Mary china white brown may be sweeter she will supply Mother Mary china white brown may be sweeter she will supply she will supply she will supply she will supply give me peace, love and a hard cock
The Kinks - Lola (one of my favorite LGBT-related songs) I met her in a club down in old Soho Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry-cola C-O-L-A cola She walked up to me and she asked me to dance I asked her her name and in a DARK BROWN voice she said Lola L-O-L-A Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola Well I'm not the world's most physical guy But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine Oh my Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand Why she walked like a woman and talked like a man Oh my Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola Well we drank champagne and danced all night Under electric candlelight She picked me up and sat me on her knee And said little boy won't you come home with me Well I'm not the world's most passionate guy But when I looked in her eyes well I almost fell for my Lola Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola I pushed her away I walked to the door I fell to the floor I got down on my knees Well I looked at her and she at me Well that's the way that I want it to stay And I'll always want it to be that way for my Lola Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola Girls will be boys and boys will be girls It's a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for Lola Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola Well I'd left home just a week before And I'd never ever kissed a woman before But Lola smiled and took me by the hand And said little boy I'm gonna make you a man Well I'm not the world's most masculine man But I know what I am and in bed (also interpreted as: I'm glad) I'm a man And so is Lola Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
All The Things She Said - t.A.T.u [youtube]8mGBaXPlri8[/youtube] Poker Face - Lady Gaga [youtube]bESGLojNYSo[/youtube]
Rush dedicated a whole verse to a LGBT theme. Too bad it was one of their weaker songs. Still a good song though. [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDJwu2rugG0[/YOUTUBE]
Candy Says by The Velvet Underground. [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEVyf6y_-Y4[/YOUTUBE] What do you think I'd see if I could walk away from me...
Yessss, after Gaga explained the meaning of it, it made me love the song even more (if possible) here's Lola: [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRopmfinsWk[/YOUTUBE] here's another: [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0lpyRW_3sg[/YOUTUBE] Full Frontal - You Think You're A Man (first heard on the Queer as Folk soundtrack) man (man) boy (boy) man (man) boy (boy) boy x8 man (man) boy (boy) man (man) toy (toy) man (man) boy (boy) man (man) toy boy Turn around stand up like a man and look me in the eye. Turn around take one final look at what you've left behind. Then walk away from the greatest lover you have ever known. yes walk away you're telling me that you can make it on your own By yourself all alone without my help mister you just made a big mistake. You think you're a man but you're only a boy You think you're a man you are only a toy. you think you're a man but you just couldn't see You were not man enough to satisfy me. boy x4 toy Shut the door take a look around and tell me what you find. Shut the door take a giant step for you and all mankind. Then don't come back I always gave you so much more than you deserve No don't come back 'cause no one makes a fool of me You've got a nerve to walk away mark the words I'm gonna say Mister you just made a big mistake: You think you're a man but you're only a boy You think you're a man you are only a toy. you think you're a man but you just couldn't see You were not man enough to satisfy me. boy x15 man Shut the door take a look around and tell me what you find. Shut the door take a giant step for you and all mankind. Then don't come back I always gave you so much more than you deserve No don't come back 'cause no one makes a fool of me You've got a nerve to walk away mark the words I'm gonna say Mister you just made a big mistake: You think you're a man but you're only a boy You think you're a man you are only a toy. you think you're a man but you just couldn't see You were not man enough to satisfy me. boy x15 ha ha ha ha ha ha ha where are the men oh yeah get on outta here
I Want Candy Dead -- Geoffry Paris [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWtMz6EgEig[/YOUTUBE] Quicksand -- La Roux [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kErEUhlPoMU[/YOUTUBE] I'm Coming Out -- Diana Ross [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6ve17gbi6E[/YOUTUBE] Dancing Queen -- ABBA [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFrGuyw1V8s[/YOUTUBE] It's Raining Men -- The Weather Girls [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGLZqDXau98[/YOUTUBE] And of Course Lola is worth another mention :icon_bigg
What Difference Does It Make? - The Smiths All men have secrets and here is mine So let it be known For we have been through hell and high tide I think I can rely on you ... And yet you start to recoil Heavy words are so lightly thrown But still I'd leap in front of a flying bullet for you So, what difference does it make ? So, what difference does it make ? It makes none But now you have gone And you must be looking very old tonight The devil will find work for idle hands to do I stole and I lied, and why ? Because you asked me to ! But now you make me feel so ashamed Because I've only got two hands Well, I'm still fond of you, oh-ho-oh So, what difference does it make ? Oh, what difference does it make ? Oh, it makes none But now you have gone And your prejudice won't keep you warm tonight Oh, the devil will find work for idle hands to do I stole, and then I lied Just because you asked me to But now you know the truth about me You won't see me anymore Well, I'm still fond of you, oh-ho-oh But no more apologies No more, no more apologies Oh, I'm too tired I'm so sick and tired And I'm feeling very sick and ill today But I'm still fond of you, oh-ho-oh Oh, my sacred one ... Oh ... Cracking Song
FACES IN THE HALL - GYM CLASS HEROES Here's the song, embedding doesn't like me. Pretty sad song. There's another half to it that deals with a girl who is a drug addict, but it's also pretty long.
Savage Garden- Affirmation [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vhgxKxcuKI[/YOUTUBE] I believe the sun should never set upon an argument I believe we place our happiness in other people's hands I believe that junk food tastes so good because it's bad for you I believe your parents did the best job they knew how to do I believe that beauty magazines promote low self esteem I believe I'm loved when I'm completely by myself alone I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned I believe you can't appreciate real love 'til you've been burned I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye I believe you can't control or choose your sexuality I believe that trust is more important than monogamy I believe your most attractive features are your heart and soul I believe that family is worth more than money or gold I believe the struggle for financial freedom is unfair I believe the only ones who disagree are millionaires I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned I believe you can't appreciate real love 'til you've been burned I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye I believe forgiveness is the key to your own happiness I believe that wedded bliss negates the need to be undressed I believe that God does not endorse TV evangelists I believe in love surviving death into eternity I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned I believe you can't appreciate real love 'til you've been burned I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye (x2) Until you say goodbye Oh no no no no no
Rod Stewart - The Killing of Georgie In these days of changing ways So called liberated days A story comes to mind of a friend of mine Georgie boy was gay I guess Nothin’ more or nothin’ less The kindest guy I ever knew His mother’s tears fell in vain The afternoon george tried to explain That he needed love like all the rest Pa said there must be a mistake How can my son not be straight After all I’ve said and done for him Leavin’ home on a greyhound bus Cast out by the ones he loves A victim of these gay days it seems Georgie went to new york town Where he quickly settled down And soon became the toast of the great white way Accepted by manhattan’s elite In all the places that were chic No party was complete without george Along the boulevards he’d cruise And all the old queens blew a fuse Everybody loved georgie boy The last time I saw george alive Was in the summer of seventy-five He said he was in love I said I’m pleased George attended the opening night Of another broadway hype But split before the final curtain fell Deciding to take a short cut home Arm in arm they meant no wrong A gentle breeze blew down fifth avenue Out of a darkened side street came A new jersey gang with just one aim To roll some innocent passer-by There ensued a fearful fight Screams rang out in the night Georgie’s head hit a sidewalk cornerstone A leather kid, a switchblade knife He did not intend to take his life He just pushed his luck a little too far that night The sight of blood dispersed the gang A crowd gathered, the police came An ambulance screamed to a halt on fifty-third and third Georgie’s life ended there But I ask who really cares George once said to me and I quote He said ’never wait or hesitate Get in kid, before it’s too late You may never get another chance ’cos youth a mask but it don’t last Live it long and live it fast’ Georgie was a friend of mine Oh georgie stay, don’t go away Georgie please stay you take our breath away Oh georgie stay, don’t go away Georgie please stay you take our breath away Oh georgie stay, don’t go away Georgie, georgie please stay you take our breath away Oh georgie stay
I think that at least two Bloc Party’s songs are connected with lgbt issues. The first one: I still remember I still remember How you looked That afternoon There was only you You said it was just like a full moon Blood beats faster in our veins We left our trousers by the canal And our fingers they almost touched You should have asked me for it I would have been brave You should have asked me for it How could I say no? And our love could have soared Over playgrounds and rooftops Now every park bench screams your name I kept your tie I'd have gone wherever you wanted And on that teacher's training day We wrote our names on every train Laughed at the people off to work So monochrome and so lukewarm And I could feel our days where becoming night I could feel your heart beating across the grass We should have run, I would go with you anywhere I should have kissed you by the water I still remember And the next one: Kreuzberg There is a wall that runs right through me Just like this city I will never be joined What is this love? Why can I never hold it? Did it really run out? In those strangers bedrooms I have decided at 25 That something must change Saturday night, in East Berlin We took the U-Bahn to the east side gallery I was sure that id found love with this one lying with me Crying again in the Hauptbahnof I have decided at 25 That something must change After sex , the bitter taste Been fooled again, the search continues Concerned mothers of the west, Teach your sons, how to truly love.
Ahhh, I love this song, one of the best of Bloc Party here's a great song by Heather Small called Proud: [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tms-ayMYzb8[/YOUTUBE] I look into the window of my mind Reflections of the fears I know I've left behind I step out of the ordinary I can feel my soul ascending I'm on my way Can't stop me now And you can do the same (yeah) What have you done today to make you feel proud? It's never too late to try What have you done today to make you feel proud? You could be so many people If you make that break for freedom What have you done today to make you feel proud? Still so many answers I don't know (there are so many answers) Realize that to question is how we grow (to question is to grow) So I step out of the ordinary I can feel my soul ascending I'm on my way Can't stop me now You can do the same (yeah) What have you done today to make you feel proud? It's never too late to try What have you done today to make you feel proud? You could be so many people If you make that break for freedom What have you done today to make you feel proud? (yeah) We need a change (Yeah) Do it today (yeah) I can feel my spirit rising (change, yeah) We need a change (yeah) So do it today (yeah) 'Cause I can see a clear horizon What have you done today to make you feel proud? (to make you feel proud) (let me hear ya X3)So what have you done today to make you feel proud? (yeah)'Cause you could be so many people Just make that break for freedom So what have you done today to make you feel proud?
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5TnQQCeoYw&feature=related[/YOUTUBE] anything by "the Cliks" would easily count, since that are a LGBT band sadly the actual video for "dirty king" won'd load
I love Morrissey. Most of The Smiths' catalog can be interpreted as being about gay men, and yet he's this strangely ambiguous character. I love "This Charming Man." A little more obvious, but still relevant.