While it's impossible to pinpoint exactly what makes a song 'gay,' this playlist definitely isn’t straight.
There are the obvious dance classics with big-voiced divas. This is a song that is guaranteed to get you up and dancing, and in the mood for pride. Like the LGBTQ community, our soundtrack is vast and diverse. To finish this list off, we have a song that I am personally desperate to hear pound through the speakers in the George. There is nothing that says ‘Pride’ more than a bunch of men dancing on the beach while Christina Baranski sings an Abba song, holding a cocktail. Not including ABBA in some form on this list would be a crime. Does Your Mother Know – Christine Baranski, Philip Michael Love Shack has resonated with generations of queer folk it is a song that celebrates love in all its forms. We are throwing it all the way back to 1989 with The B-52’s and their queer anthem. Toxic – Britney SpearsĪs an avid supporter of the LGBTQ+ community, and with millions of queer fans, Britney could not be left off a list of Pride songs! Toxic is an absolute classic that is loved by Gays all over the world. We can even take some inspiration from the queens of Drag Race who performed for the music video. This remix to saint Dolly Parton’s Jolene is the ideal song to get you lipsyncing and sashaying around your living room. Jolene (Dumplin’ Remix) – Dolly Parton, DJ Ricky Luna New artist on the scene, Sally Pilgrim wrote a bop that any queer person can relate to with lyrics like “Oh mother I’m still the same/ I haven’t changed/ I’ve only re-arranged” the song is about coming out and speaking your truth. Monáe, who last year came out as non-binary, had to be featured on this list for their incredible “celebration of creation, self-love, sexuality and pussy power.” In the song and accompanying video women express desire for each other and themselves. Boys is the perfect song to get you moving and in the mood to party. It was hard to choose just one of Lizzo’s songs to include, but this 2018 summer anthem felt like the right choice for Pride season. From the queer icon herself, Kim Petras’ I Don’t Want It All will have you screaming along to some seriously catchy lyrics. Next up we have a song that will make you want to go out and get yourself a sugar daddy (because you are what? Sickening!). In the song, Lil Nas X embraces his sexuality and sings freely about the joys of gay sex. Lil Nas X has broken record after record with this queer anthem, and no list could be complete without featuring such an iconic song. Check out this list of ten absolute bops that will no doubt have you dancing around your house! MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X The video for the title track once again features a brief cameo from RuPaul as a callback to his appearance in “Love Shack.Spending Pride at home this year will be hard for all of us LGBTQ+ folk, but by connecting through music and queer AF songs, we can still celebrate together. They released their last studio album, Funplex, in 2008, partially to provide new material for their live shows. The band continues touring today, spending the summer performing alongside bands like Tears for Fears and The Psychedelic Furs. Personally, we’re partial to Fred Schneider’s solo single “Monster” and its inspired video, above. Vocalist Kate Pierson appeared on R.E.M.’s “Shiny Happy People” and Iggy Pop’s song “Candy.” She released her first solo album last year ( inadvertently attracting criticism from the trans community for her single “Mister Sister”). Members of The B-52s have appeared in plenty of other collaborations and solo works. It also earned the band a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.
Watch out for an appearance from RuPaul in the colorful video above. 246 on its list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song was a worldwide hit, sitting at No. It’s “Love Shack.” The follow-up single to “Rock Lobster,” “Love Shack” would become the band’s biggest hit, reaching No. It’s one of the most well-known songs in popular culture. Catch an early clip of the band performing the song, above. John Lennon said that hearing “Rock Lobster” inspired him to start recording again after taking five years off to raise his son. The weird, wild tune includes a nonsensical run of imagined marine creatures at a beach party, but the band performs it with stunning, raw emotion.
The B-52s’ first single to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 was “Rock Lobster,” which peaked at 56. It’s tough to pick the best of the band’s catalog of punky, dancey surf-rock, but we’ve compiled five of our favorite tunes from The B-52s below. “We all went through the devastating time of the AIDS crisis and I think that galvanized us to be more activists-AIDS activists … I think aside from being gay, one of the things the B-52s wanted to accomplish was for people to embrace their difference and encourage people to be who they are and accept themselves.” Singer Kate Pierson discussed the larger goals of The B-52s with AfterEllen last year.