1. This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More.

LGBT Songs

Discussion in 'Entertainment and Technology' started by nikalis, Dec 9, 2005.

  1. frosted5645

    Regular Member

    Joined:
    Oct 6, 2007
    Messages:
    1
    Likes Received:
    0
    Gender:
    Male
    Sexual Orientation:
    Gay
    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    Darren Hayes had recently released his third solo album "This Delicate Thing We've Made" on August 21st. Do you remember the group Savage Garden from between 1997 and 2000? I am sure that you do, they were one of the most successful duos of the 1990's. They made us dance with, "Chick-a-Cherry-Cola," and made us fall in love over and over again with, "I Know I Loved You;" which was song at the closing ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The lead singer of that group, Darren Hayes, has had quite a successful solo career. He had hit NUMBER ONE several times in the UK, Japan, and of course his home Australia. During the first half of 2007, Darren performed songs from the new album in concerts around the world. Tickets for several of these much sought after shows sold out in less than ten minutes. In June 2007, Darren embarked on a small tour of USA and Canada, stopping in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Toronto. These shows all received rave reviews. AND his is 100% GAY he came out a few week before his new CD came out. (!) (!) BUY IT IN STORES NOW(!) (!) TRUST ME it is the one of the best albums of 2007

    Frosted5646
     
  2. CrazECarmine

    Regular Member

    Joined:
    Oct 22, 2006
    Messages:
    18
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Hamden, CT
    Gender:
    Male
    Sexual Orientation:
    Gay
    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    Just Looked Up Mann Gegen Mann Translation

    Destiny smiled on me
    and gave me a present
    Threw me on a warm star [1]
    So close to the skin, so far from the eye
    I take my destiny in my own hands
    My desire is manned

    Where the fresh water dies
    because it taints itself in salt
    I keep the Little Prince in mind
    A king without a queen
    When a woman is mistaken about me
    then the bright world is confused

    Man against man
    My skin belongs to the gentlemen
    Man against man
    Birds of a feather flock together
    Man against man
    I am the servant of two masters
    Man against man
    Birds of a feather flock together

    I am the corner of all rooms
    I am the shadow of all trees
    No link is missing in my chain [2]
    when lust pulls from behind
    My family calls me a traitor [3]
    I am the nightmare of all fathers

    Man against man
    My skin belongs to the gentlemen
    Man against man
    Birds of a feather flock together

    Man against man
    But my heart freezes on some days
    Man against man
    Cold tongues that beat there

    Gay-ah [4]

    I'm not interested in balance
    The sun shines in my face
    But my heart freezes on some days
    Cold tongues that beat there

    Gay-ah
    Man gayfor man [5]

    [1] "Warm" means the same as the English word "warm", but also is slang for "homosexual". Thus, the star is either warm or gay, or both.

    [2] "Glied" can mean both "link" (of a chain) and "member" – that is, "penis".

    [3] "Geschlecht" can mean many things: "sex", "gender", "family", "house", "generation", etc. It can also be short for "Geschlechtsteil" which means "genitals".

    [4] The screaming ("Ah") has been combined with "Schwuler" to make "Schwulah". That, or it's similar to "playa" as opposed to "player", just changing the ending to sound "hip".
    [5] Gegen and "gay gen" sound the same. The former means "against", the latter "gay for".

    Interesting
     
  3. KatoKumi

    Full Member

    Joined:
    Jun 1, 2007
    Messages:
    257
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    SoCal.
    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    Darren Hayes' voice is amazing. Insatiable is my favorite by him.

    [:
     
  4. Snowden

    Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jul 29, 2007
    Messages:
    12
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Scotland (originally London though)
    Gender:
    Male
    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    The Soldiering Life by the Decemberists is about a gay romance between two First World War soldiers - video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRoAB0ON3V4

    Also, I Still Remember by Bloc Party.
     
  5. Ilayis

    Ilayis Guest

    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    You spin me right round baby right round like a record baby right round round round(!)
    felt like singing
     
  6. kramer362

    Full Member

    Joined:
    Nov 14, 2007
    Messages:
    385
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    western new york
    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    the beatles- you've got to hide your love away. The song is a reference to their manager who was gay, and at the time in britain homosexuality was illegal. the beatles were progressive :icon_bigg
     
  7. sngl

    Full Member

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2007
    Messages:
    513
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Germany
    Gender:
    Male
    Gender Pronoun:
    He
    Sexual Orientation:
    Gay
    Out Status:
    Out to everyone
    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    Ivri Lider is a quite succesful, openly gay Islraeli artist. Most of his songs are gay-themed, for ex:

    Jesse
    [youtube]t7oGUIsNqSA[/youtube]

    Your Soul
    [youtube]x8yXjI5igC0[/youtube]
     
  8. aslan

    Regular Member

    Joined:
    Nov 20, 2008
    Messages:
    28
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    UK
    Gender:
    Male
    Sexual Orientation:
    Gay
    Out Status:
    Some people
    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    Andy you're a star by the Killers is a great song.
     
  9. Maddy

    Full Member

    Joined:
    Mar 23, 2008
    Messages:
    2,633
    Likes Received:
    9
    Location:
    Melbourne, Australia
    Gender:
    Genderqueer
    Gender Pronoun:
    They
    Sexual Orientation:
    Lesbian
    Out Status:
    Out to everyone
    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    Joe Jackson's "Real Men" is one of my favourite songs.

    [YOUTUBE]http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=41FNXkY9VZY[/YOUTUBE]
     
  10. tm74

    tm74 Guest

    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    Billy Brown by Mika...

    Oh Billy Brown had led an ordinary Life
    Two kids, a dog and a cautionary wife
    While it was all going according to plan
    Billy Brown fell in love with another man


    [YOUTUBE]xWcs3AtPRwA[/YOUTUBE]
     
  11. crystaltriforce

    Full Member

    Joined:
    Dec 4, 2008
    Messages:
    0
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    outside of Philadelphia
    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    i'm surprised no one put down comeing clean by green day... it's about the lead singer coming out of the closet.
     
  12. EM68

    Full Member

    Joined:
    Jun 19, 2008
    Messages:
    3,265
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Stoughton, Massachusetts USA
    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    Captain Magik Dilemma. Just heard it on Logo.

    [YOUTUBE]u6J_tBfR27A[/YOUTUBE]
     
  13. MusicIsLife

    Full Member

    Joined:
    Dec 31, 2007
    Messages:
    1,696
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Montréal, QC
    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    "Is This My Fate?" He Asked Them - Story of The Year
    Love Like Winter - AFI
    You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison - My Chemical Romance
    To The End - My Chemical Romance
    Rebel Girl - Bikini Kill


    Thats all i can think of atm.
     
  14. ArcusPuer

    Full Member

    Joined:
    Oct 10, 2008
    Messages:
    27
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Melbourne
    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    i'm suprised all the smiths got a mention of was "How soon is now?". which i didnt find that gay,

    anyone heard "handsome devil"?, one of the lines is, "and when we're in he scholarly room, who will swallow whom?"

    you listen to most of the smith's songs and you can find gay themes,
    "Is it really so strange?" features teh lines, "I can't help the way i feel, oh yes you can punch me, and u can bug me, and u can break my spine, but u won't change the way i feel, coz i love you, oh is it really so strange?"

    oh and placebo anyone?
    i hear gay themes in Commercial for Levi, the clouds will open for me, Nancy Boy, bubblegun, taste in men, hang onto your IQ and probably loads more,
    for those who dont know, placebo is/was (the drummer has left now) composed of a straight drummer, a bi singer and a gay guitarist.
    anywho, there's my contribution...
     
  15. artistbynight

    Regular Member

    Joined:
    Dec 4, 2011
    Messages:
    8
    Likes Received:
    0
    Gender:
    Female
    Out Status:
    A few people
    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    constant craving by Kd Lang
    actually quite a few of her songs have an lgbt theme
     
  16. FleetFish

    Full Member

    Joined:
    Dec 12, 2011
    Messages:
    106
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Ponyville
    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    I don't know if it has ever been confirmed, but this song always struck me as being about someone in the closet:

    Something Else- Gary Jules
    [Something Else] Gary Jules - YouTube

    they never tell you truth is subjective
    they only tell you not to lie
    they never tell you there's strength in vulnerability
    they only tell you not to cry



    but I've been living underground
    sleeping on the way
    and finding something else to say
    is like walking on the freeway


    they never tell you you don't need to be afraid
    they only tell you to deny
    so is it true that only good girls go to heaven?
    they only sell you what you buy


    and I've been living underground
    sleeping on the way
    and finding something else to say
    is like walking on the freeway


    I've been living underground
    trying not to burn
    and finding something else to learn
    at hollywood and western
     
  17. SFSorrow

    Full Member

    Joined:
    Jul 29, 2011
    Messages:
    238
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Hampshire, UK
    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    I'm sure I could think of some more, as I'm a bit of a music obsessive, but these are ones I thought of off the top of my head, and this is keeping away from disco music and that sort of thing. I’m surprised some of them haven’t been mentioned already, actually.

    'See my friends' and ‘David Watts’ by The Kinks (my favourite band) are veiled references to homosexuality, and of course there's 'Lola' by them too.
    See my friends - The Kinks - YouTube
    The Kinks - 01 - David Watts - YouTube
    Lola-The Kinks #5.*Top Of The Pops-70s* - YouTube

    By The Who there's 'I'm a boy', about a boy forced to dress like a girl.
    Who - I'm a Boy 1967 - YouTube

    'Arnold Layne' is about a crossdresser who steals women's clothes from washing lines.
    pink floyd arnold layne - YouTube

    'Get back' by The Beatles has the verse that starts with "Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman, but she was another man.'
    The Beatles - YouTube

    Lou Reed's 'Walk on the wild side' is another famous one.
    walk on the wild side ~ lou reed - YouTube

    'Ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've)' by The Buzzcocks (and apparently other songs by them, I need to hear more of their stuff as this is one of my favourite songs) and the lead singer Pete Shelley's solo single 'Homosapien.'
    The Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) - YouTube
    Pete Shelley "Homosapien" (1981) - YouTube

    ‘You see art, I see clay’ by Craig Sibley (pretty obscure that one)
    Craig Sibley - You See Art, I See Clay (1981) - YouTube

    ‘Animal Nitrate’ by Suede.
    Suede - Animal Nitrate - YouTube

    'Diplomat's son' by Vampire Weekend.
    vampire weekend - contra - diplomat's son - YouTube

    I’ve not heard any of his music but Patrick Wolf is quite a well-known contemporary gay songwriter.

    Jon Savage (who’s gay and who wrote what's usually regarded as the best history of UK punk, 'England's dreaming') has compiled a CD of gay-themed songs, here's an article by him about it:
    http://www.jonsavage.com/compilations/queer-noises/

    It sounds interesting from a historical perspective, at least from the reviews:
    Queer Noises 1961-1978: from the Closet to the Charts: Various Artists: Amazon.co.uk: Music
     
  18. Kidd

    Kidd Guest

    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    Here's my contributions;

    It's the Alejandro lyrics sung acoustically by Alex Gaskarth from All Time Low, it's pretty sexy actually. One of my favorites. <3

    [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzOQJh_TsvY[/YOUTUBE]

    This is the only cover of Sailor Man that I can stand. There's loads of them on Youtube though for anyone that cares...

    [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4lasvvYfl4[/YOUTUBE]
     
  19. Allecto

    Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 26, 2010
    Messages:
    298
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    The Berkshires
    Re: Gay-themed Songs...

    [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRFQVMJf5eI[/YOUTUBE]
    This song is about a gay actor and his struggles with his sexuality. Kate Bush is awesome.
     
    #59 Allecto, Dec 18, 2011
    Last edited: Dec 18, 2011
  20. SFSorrow

    Full Member

    Joined:
    Jul 29, 2011
    Messages:
    238
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Hampshire, UK