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Post by Unhinged on Jun 6, 2019 10:42:52 GMT -5
Anybody remember this gem (maybe some of my fellow Canadians do?):
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Post by Safado on Jun 10, 2019 9:43:17 GMT -5
Madonna-Vogue/Express Yourself Whitney-I wanna dance with somebody George Michael-Freedom 90 Erasure-Sometimes/ A little Respect Cece Penniston-Finally Deeelite-Groove is in the heart KD Lang-Constant Craving Tina Turner-Proud Mary Deborah Cox-Nobody Supposed to be here
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Post by Mauricio on Jun 10, 2019 10:23:35 GMT -5
I never knew El gran Varón was a LGBT anthem :0. That song is a classic. Last year in school the teacher didn't come, we turned on the projector and put on this song. Almost everyone knew the lyrics and we were only 16-17. Edit: I just read the lyrics. Bitch, I'm going full salsa the next time I hear that song.
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Post by Jay D83 on Jun 10, 2019 11:48:58 GMT -5
These are MY ganthems (not a typo)!
Whitney Houston - "Queen of the Night", "Unashamed", "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Mariah Carey - "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)", "Loverboy" Weather Girls - "It's Raining Men" The Pointer Sisters - "I'm So Excited" Madonna - "Vogue" RuPaul - "Hey Kitty Girl", "Queens Everywhere" "Supermodel"
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Post by Juanca on Jun 10, 2019 13:37:37 GMT -5
I never knew El gran Varón was a LGBT anthem :0. That song is a classic. Last year in school the teacher didn't come, we turned on the projector and put on this song. Almost everyone knew the lyrics and we were only 16-17. Edit: I just read the lyrics. Bitch, I'm going full salsa the next time I hear that song. I was very surprised at the lyrics back in the day. Quite progressive for the times. Some of the metaphors used can be seen as troublesome if taken out of context, as the sayings used are stuff like those who are free of sin throw the first stone, but the main message was of acceptance and compassion with LGBT+ people in the middle of the AIDS crisis. Of course at school back home Simón became a popular nickname...
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Post by avatar on Aug 4, 2019 18:38:39 GMT -5
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Post by M5AGTS on Sept 18, 2022 0:34:06 GMT -5
Here to bring this topic back to day Locked Away by Rock City and Maroon 5. If this isn't a gay anthem, I honestly don't know what is. Everybody in our community, including me, has felt this exact feeling of "WOULD YOU STILL LOVE ME THE SAME?" before coming out. And the fact that it repeats that line only makes it hit so much harder. This is an anthem that hits really close to home for sure. One of the best songs of all time.
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Sept 18, 2022 2:07:31 GMT -5
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Post by Nasarati on Sept 25, 2022 10:41:23 GMT -5
Here to bring this topic back to day Locked Away by Rock City and Maroon 5. If this isn't a gay anthem, I honestly don't know what is. Everybody in our community, including me, has felt this exact feeling of "WOULD YOU STILL LOVE ME THE SAME?" before coming out. And the fact that it repeats that line only makes it hit so much harder. This is an anthem that hits really close to home for sure. One of the best songs of all time. Actually, that song can't be a gay anthem because it sucks. Sorry, I don't make the rules!
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Post by M5AGTS on Sept 25, 2022 11:53:17 GMT -5
Here to bring this topic back to day Locked Away by Rock City and Maroon 5. If this isn't a gay anthem, I honestly don't know what is. Everybody in our community, including me, has felt this exact feeling of "WOULD YOU STILL LOVE ME THE SAME?" before coming out. And the fact that it repeats that line only makes it hit so much harder. This is an anthem that hits really close to home for sure. One of the best songs of all time. Actually, that song can't be a gay anthem because it sucks. Sorry, I don't make the rules! Well, then by your rules Carly Rae Jepsen also is eliminated from having any gay anthems, cause she actually sucks.
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Post by samo🦕 on Sept 25, 2022 11:56:20 GMT -5
Actually, that song can't be a gay anthem because it sucks. Sorry, I don't make the rules! Carly Rae Jepsen actually sucks. tell me the only CRJ songs you know are Call Me Maybe and Good Time without telling me
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Post by M5AGTS on Sept 25, 2022 12:06:19 GMT -5
Carly Rae Jepsen actually sucks. tell me the only CRJ songs you know are Call Me Maybe and Good Time without telling me Actually those are two that I actually like. She's just really annoying to me. I'm not going to go into farther detail, cause I already said my opinion on her a couple years ago on unpopular opinions. Also, I apologize for everyone who's offended by the fact that a song not by a pop girl helped me out during a rough time dealing with my sexuality. Apparently gay guys can only listen to pop girls, and can only have songs by pop girls as a gay anthem.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Sept 25, 2022 12:44:55 GMT -5
There’s a difference between songs helping one personally and songs being “gay anthems” or “LGBTQ+ Anthems.” There are tons of songs I’ve relied on to help me through my coming out, including some by straight male artists, but I wouldn’t call them gay anthems. Could they be? Maybe. I’d assume something would need buy-in from the community to some degree to get there, like CRJ has (because camp is fun, regardless of if you understand it), but I’m also okay having these songs, which helped me on my own personal journey, remain personal to me.
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Post by Nasarati on Sept 25, 2022 13:03:43 GMT -5
Actually, that song can't be a gay anthem because it sucks. Sorry, I don't make the rules! Well, then by your rules Carly Rae Jepsen also is eliminated from having any gay anthems, cause she actually sucks. Joking aside, if a song (or any piece of art for that matter) helped you to come to terms with your sexuality, uplifted you, spoke to you and made you feel seen, then that's beautiful and something worth celebrating. I'm glad you're able to get something out of this song, something real and powerful, even if it does nothing for me. Let ye who does not have deep personal memories associated with a questionable piece of music cast thee first stone.
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Post by Nasarati on Sept 25, 2022 13:04:13 GMT -5
PS: carly rae jepsen threw the first brick at stonewall
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Post by Juan Carlos on Sept 25, 2022 13:15:02 GMT -5
Carly Rae Jepsen actually sucks. She's just really annoying to me. Blasphemy.
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Post by M5AGTS on Sept 25, 2022 14:48:51 GMT -5
There’s a difference between songs helping one personally and songs being “gay anthems” or “LGBTQ+ Anthems.” There are tons of songs I’ve relied on to help me through my coming out, including some by straight male artists, but I wouldn’t call them gay anthems. Could they be? Maybe. I’d assume something would need buy-in from the community to some degree to get there, like CRJ has (because camp is fun, regardless of if you understand it), but I’m also okay having these songs, which helped me on my own personal journey, remain personal to me. I agree, except for I think that songs that speak personally to you can still be called gay anthems. Locked Away might not be an anthem for everyone, but I would definitely call it one of my personal gay anthems. I think there is a big difference between communal gay anthems, and personal gay anthems. Hopefully that makes sense. Imo, a song that's about being gay, or having to do with lgbtq+ topics, is more of a gay anthem than some random song by a pop girl that most gay guys like that has absolutely nothing to do with being gay. Case in point, Just Dance by Lady Gaga. I've heard people call it a gay anthem, and if it is for you, that's great. Even though I think it's a great song, I personally wouldn't call it a gay anthem cause there's no lyrics that actually represent us. Again, for me personally, songs that actually have lyrics that represent the gay experience is what I consider a gay anthem, no matter who it's sung by. Case in point, Locked Away and Who I Am by Maroon 5. Obviously Maroon 5's target demographic isn't a bunch of gays, but these two songs specifically have lyrics that can speak to people in our community. (Even though Who I Am is actually a pretty bland song imo.) Other gay anthems for me though include Break Free by Ariana Grande, Old Town Road by Lil Nas X (Cuz there is no way in hell he's actually talking about a horse. I mean cmon, "ride till I can't no more." We all know what he's actually talking about there.) and ofc, That's What I Want and Montero by Lil Nas X. Sorry for the long post, just a lot I wanted to say.
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Post by Leo ✔ on Sept 25, 2022 17:01:12 GMT -5
I'm not going to go into farther detail, cause I already said my opinion on her a couple years ago on unpopular opinions.This is funny when your account dates July 2022.
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Post by M5AGTS on Sept 25, 2022 17:06:49 GMT -5
I'm not going to go into farther detail, cause I already said my opinion on her a couple years ago on unpopular opinions.This is funny when your account dates July 2022. On my old account that I already explained why I can't access on my return thread in introductions.
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Sept 25, 2022 19:06:19 GMT -5
Actually, that song can't be a gay anthem because it sucks. Sorry, I don't make the rules! Well, then by your rules Carly Rae Jepsen also is eliminated from having any gay anthems, cause she actually sucks.
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Post by Au$tin on Sept 26, 2022 8:18:36 GMT -5
There’s a difference between songs helping one personally and songs being “gay anthems” or “LGBTQ+ Anthems.” There are tons of songs I’ve relied on to help me through my coming out, including some by straight male artists, but I wouldn’t call them gay anthems. Could they be? Maybe. I’d assume something would need buy-in from the community to some degree to get there, like CRJ has (because camp is fun, regardless of if you understand it), but I’m also okay having these songs, which helped me on my own personal journey, remain personal to me. I agree, except for I think that songs that speak personally to you can still be called gay anthems. So then you don't agree, because that's literally the opposite of what Max was saying.
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Post by M5AGTS on Sept 26, 2022 10:03:55 GMT -5
I agree, except for I think that songs that speak personally to you can still be called gay anthems. So then you don't agree, because that's literally the opposite of what Max was saying. I was saying that I agree with personal songs not being communal gay anthems, and I agree with him on how songs would get to that point, but I was saying that personal ones are still gay anthems and they just belong in a different category.
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Post by Au$tin on Sept 26, 2022 10:11:47 GMT -5
So then you don't agree, because that's literally the opposite of what Max was saying. I was saying that I agree with personal songs not being communal gay anthems, but I was saying that personal ones belong in a different category. Right, so by definition personal songs are not gay anthems since they are not anthems for the gay community, they just mean something to you and you alone, ergo not appropriate for this thread. Where is the disconnect between that and being upset when people don't agree with you posting them in this thread? You even said yourself just now that it's a different category. It's like going into a thread asking for popular traditional Christmas songs and you post Thriller because you personally only play it in December.
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Post by SabrinaFan on Sept 26, 2022 10:18:59 GMT -5
Typically "anthem" means something that's affiliated with a large group, but there's definitely something to be said for the term "personal anthem" as well, which is what I think M5AGTS is getting at here rather than projecting it on the entire LGBTQ+ community.
I don't think a majority of people would consider "Locked Away" a gay anthem, but if any song helps you gain the bravery to come out to people who may be critical of you, or helps you come to terms with a part of your identity that may be stigmatized/not accepted by loved ones, then that is something amazing and may very well feel like a personal anthem to someone. A song can be a personal anthem regardless of if it's an artist or piece of music that's well-liked by the LGBTQ+ community; all that matters is that it made you feel heard/seen.
That being said, in an attempt to bring this thread back on topic, here's one:
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Post by M5AGTS on Sept 26, 2022 10:40:58 GMT -5
I was saying that I agree with personal songs not being communal gay anthems, but I was saying that personal ones belong in a different category. Right, so by definition personal songs are not gay anthems since they are not anthems for the gay community, they just mean something to you and you alone, ergo not appropriate for this thread. Where is the disconnect between that and being upset when people don't agree with you posting them in this thread? You even said yourself just now that it's a different category. Yeah it's in a different category of gay anthems. It still is tho. When I think of MY gay anthems Locked Away is easily on top of the list. It shouldn't matter to you that I call Locked Away a gay anthem for MYSELF. Also everything in SabrinaFan's post is on point. Well said.
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Post by Leo ✔ on Sept 26, 2022 10:44:48 GMT -5
Right, so by definition personal songs are not gay anthems since they are not anthems for the gay community, they just mean something to you and you alone, ergo not appropriate for this thread. Where is the disconnect between that and being upset when people don't agree with you posting them in this thread? You even said yourself just now that it's a different category. Yeah it's in a different category of gay anthems. It still is tho. When I think of MY gay anthems Locked Away is easily on top of the list. It shouldn't matter to you that I call Locked Away a gay anthem for MYSELF. Also everything in SabrinaFan's post is on point.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Sept 26, 2022 12:40:16 GMT -5
Amor Prohibido is considered a gay anthem among the Latin community.
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Post by imbuemyblue on Sept 26, 2022 12:45:18 GMT -5
Seems like most of the big ones were covered by you fine LGBT posters. I would say, based on the *insane* amount of play it's gotten this summer at any and every gay function (including circuit parties it has no business at) that 'Break My Soul' is an early contender for future gay anthem.
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Post by Nasarati on Sept 26, 2022 13:28:35 GMT -5
House music is, in itself, a LGBT-affiliated genre since it came from gay clubs in the New York scene, right? In combination with voguing? So Beyonce making an uplifting house track about the unbreakability of the human spirit is like, inherently the gayest shit. She even has Big Freedia featured on the track, right?
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Sept 27, 2022 8:23:10 GMT -5
PS: carly rae jepsen threw the first brick at stonewall lmfao
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