What is the Gayest Song Ever?

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Not in the derogatory 'that's gay' sense of it being bad. But just really gay. YMCA would be an obvious choice. Bennie and the Jets was released thirty years ago today. That would be a pretty good choice.

― Jaromil (Jaromil), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 07:53 (twenty-two years ago)

"Floaty"?

― Aja (aja), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 07:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Pretty much any song with a house beat.

And "Gonna Make You Sweat" because of that Simpsons episode.

― billstevejim, Tuesday, 17 February 2004 07:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah the Foo Fighters are pretty gay. But not in a derogatory that's gay sense, because that would be inappropriate. I always thought Pat Smear was gay. But then I found out he was married. Probably still gay....'Learning to Fly' has lot of cross-dressing in the video, actually all there videos have cross-dressing, but which SONG is the GAYEST of GAY SONGS.

― Jaromil (Jaromil), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 07:58 (twenty-two years ago)

'Gonna Make You Sweat'...moving in the right direction, i think.

― Jaromil (Jaromil), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 07:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Pat Smear probably is gay!!!!

For CHRIST'S SAKE!!!!!

I saw a clip from an MTV awards show and saw him present an award to No Doubt. I yelled "Pat Smear?" Then when he said "No Doubt" I said "HE'S GAY!!"

― Aja (aja), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Scissor Sisters - "Step aside for the man"

"I'm free as hell to be a cornpone faggot dressing really really well,
I got my big black boots and my denim daisy dukes,
I got the bleached blonde hair and the leather underwear"

Miguel Brown - "He's a saint, he's a sinner"
That Kate Bush one they always play in gay clubs
Ken Laszlo - "Hey hey guy"

― Jacob (Jacob), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Pap Smear. hehehe.

― Jaromil (Jaromil), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:02 (twenty-two years ago)

You know what???

I'll bet you, all of you, Dave Grohl is...

BISEXUAL!!!

― Aja (aja), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:03 (twenty-two years ago)

"All Things Keep Getting Better"

― billstevejim, Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I just saw this thing on TV about Le Tigre. They are pretty gay. They also seem pretty good. I was digging their thing. There was a couple thousands young women digging their thing too. Oh to be dug. Guhrl Powah.

― Jaromil (Jaromil), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:04 (twenty-two years ago)

What about Queen?

― Aja (aja), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes. obv. but what song. how about that bicycle race song.

― Jaromil (Jaromil), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Anything by Zeigenbock Kopf?

― Xii (Xii), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I mean, if we're going gay, shouldn't we go *really* gay?

― Xii (Xii), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:10 (twenty-two years ago)

"Seven Seas of Rhye Remix"

That is it!!!!!!

― Aja (aja), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Jonny McGovern is The Gay Pimp

(The "Soccer Practice" video is a must see)

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Otherwise, it would have to be "Boom Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room)" by Paul Lekakis.. easily.

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:17 (twenty-two years ago)

"Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I knew this lesbian girl that had a religious experience at an Indigo Girl concert.

― Jaromil (Jaromil), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:19 (twenty-two years ago)

(HAHA, Jonny McGovern has a song on his record called "The Wrong Fag To Fuck With"... )

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:19 (twenty-two years ago)

How 'bout some Hidden Cameras.

― Jaromil (Jaromil), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Nick Gilder "Hot Child In The City" -- if you imagine that Nick Gilder is a woman, which is not hard at all, because no man has ever sounded so woman-ey than in that song.

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Some Eurythmics stuff -- like 'Sweet Dreams'

― Jaromil (Jaromil), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:26 (twenty-two years ago)

That's not really gay. Either way. Happy gay or homosexual gay

― Aja (aja), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Frankie Goes to Hollywood "Relax"

― Orbit (Orbit), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Already said

― Aja (aja), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm coming out -Diana Ross

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Furry Men of the North, "Naked Men." Or maybe Sex Boots Dread's "Tickle Tune."

― Douglas (Douglas), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 08:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Supersister - Coffee
Lou - Let's Get Happy (German Eurovision entry last year)
Steps - Heartbeat

― edward o (edwardo), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 09:07 (twenty-two years ago)

anything by The Libertines.

― Bullywinkle, Tuesday, 17 February 2004 09:11 (twenty-two years ago)

"damn i wish i was your lover" by sophie b hawkins

maybe "the different" by melissa etheridge

― ads, Tuesday, 17 February 2004 09:14 (twenty-two years ago)

What, it's not somethiing stereotypical like "Over the Rainbow" or "I Will Survive"?

OK, then howbout Pete Shelley's "Homosapien"

― Myonga Von Bontee, Tuesday, 17 February 2004 09:46 (twenty-two years ago)

"love and hate" by erasure

― manuel (manuel), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 09:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Duh...any Erasure. I always see "Neverending Story" by Limahl flash in front of me any time gay is mentioned. Why? I DON'T KNOW!!!

― cs appleby (cs appleby), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 09:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Perhaps "Move This" or "Pump Up The Jam" by Technotronic.

In Wayne's World 2, they're running from Chris Walken and they duck into a gay bar, and before the DJ turns on "YMCA," he's playing what I'm pretty sure was "Step It Up" by Stereo MC's.

― billstevejim, Tuesday, 17 February 2004 09:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Ween's "Homo Rainbow", written for an episode of South Park: "Don't be ashamed of what God made you".

― scottontharox (scottkundla), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 09:56 (twenty-two years ago)

"Dream On Dreamer" by The Brand New Heavies

― billstevejim, Tuesday, 17 February 2004 10:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, DUH! Right Said Fred's entire catalogue (assuming their entire catalogue is as gay as "I'm Too Sexy.")

― billstevejim, Tuesday, 17 February 2004 10:03 (twenty-two years ago)

"If You Don't Like The Village People, You're Fucking Gay"

Jacques Morali wrote the heaviest music ever
Glenn Hughes had a deeper voice than Will from Mortician
He wore chains before Slayer and Venom
Jacques Morali was portrayed by Steve Guttenberg

[Chorus 1:]
If you don't like the Village people- you're fucking gay
If you think Jeff Olson was better cowboy- you're fucking gay
If you think Ray Simpson was a better cop- you're fucking gay
If you think Y.M.C.A. was their best song- you're fucking gay

All death metal songs were ripped off from Village People
"Evil dead" by Death is actually "Liberation" from the Village People
Will Rahmer looks like he should be in the Village People
No, Morbid Florist wasn't a reference to Will Rahmer

[Chorus 2:]
If you think Death were good after their demos- you're fucking gay
If you think rape is wrong- you're fucking gay
If you think the holocaust wasn't funny- you're fucking gay
If you think of Hellhammer as the drummer of Mayhem- you're fucking gay

Y-O-U-R-E-G-A-Y You're gay

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 10:06 (twenty-two years ago)

"Dream On Dreamer" by The Brand New Heavies

WHAT????

by the way, some of you seem to be confusing 'gay' with 'camp' (not in the above case, that's just plain bizarre). it really isn't the same.

gayest song ever? something pre-aids, perhaps. with a real sense and belief that something good was around the corner, however misguided that may have been.

i'd say some sylvester. who qualifies both by being homosexual and making music that appealed to gay people at the time.
maybe 'over and over', which is about hanging around in a club, trying to get a shag at the end of a night. well, not just about that, but that's definitely a feature. maybe 'star', which is about self-belief. depends how stereotyped you want to be.

― hobart paving (hobart paving), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 10:20 (twenty-two years ago)

SIN WITH SEBASTIAN!

Related thread

― Le Coq, Tuesday, 17 February 2004 10:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Komatrohn's cover of Smalltown Boy is the Gayest song ever.
Its also fantastic.

― MikeB, Tuesday, 17 February 2004 10:45 (twenty-two years ago)

RuPaul - Supermodel
Miquel Brown - So Many Men, So Little Time
Divine - Shoot Your Shot
Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk

― Siegbran (eofor), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 10:50 (twenty-two years ago)

"IIIIIII'MMMMMMM SAILLLINNNNGGGG AWAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY..."

I mean, come on. This is obvious, isn't it??

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 11:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Say! Is it true that Pete Shelley smokes pole?

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 11:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Patrick Cowley - "Menergy"

Some magazine or other called the Pet Shop Boys' "New York City Boy" "the gayest song ever recorded" when it came out. It would be a contender except it's not quite as good as the muscular disco tracks it's pastiching.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 11:13 (twenty-two years ago)

The Smiths - entire discography.

I mean, it isn't for nothing that Anal Cunt's song "I Just Met the Gayest Guy on Earth" begins with the line, "He listens to the fucking Smiths."

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 11:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Regarding the PSBs and pastiches, I'd like to give a wave to Atomizer's excellent 'Hooked On Radiation', which features a PSB mix and is gay as a universe of pink tents.

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 11:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Nobody's mentioned "From LA To New York" yet?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 11:31 (twenty-two years ago)

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It's got to be Simply Red - the right thing. The lyrics make me want to barf.

oh come on! there really isn't anything homosexual about simply red. unless you haven't read the precis of this question properly and have taken 'gay' to mean 'i don't like it'. which really is pretty distasteful, actually.

― hobart paving (hobart paving), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 12:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I've Looked at Love from Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell.
Big Gay Heart - The Lemonheads.

Not sure if those were the titles, but the lines were in there.

― Bunged Out (Jake Proudlock), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

"You're One"¿

― dyson (dyson), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 17:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Whoever wrote that song where the sailor goes:

'On a military base or a battleship deck
Let me come in his ass with my tongue down his neck
When I die mix my ash with the piss
At Camp Pendeleton Del Mar Enlisted Club'

It just doesn't get gayer than that.

― Momus (Momus), Tuesday, 16 March 2004 18:16 (twenty-two years ago)

anything by The Libertines.

I kind of have to agree. Especially if it's a live performance. My mates and I have a bet going to see when they come out.

Other than that, "Michael" by Franz Ferdinand is well gay.

― paulmacca, Thursday, 18 March 2004 03:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm surpirsed Turbonegro hasn't been mentioned much more. Well, my pick is "Sailor Man" by said band.

― Cacaman Flores, Thursday, 18 March 2004 06:16 (twenty-two years ago)

What about "John, I'm only dancing" ?

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Thursday, 18 March 2004 13:48 (twenty-two years ago)

I always assumed that Pink was gay. That song about "coming out, so you better get this party started..." has a double meaning to me. I was shocked to learn recently that she'd had a boyfriend. As a gay male, I think I have a pretty good gaydar.

― Justin Leach, Monday, 22 March 2004 05:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't think you can trust a carefully managed popstar's image to provide much info on that, tho. She always seemed like she'd be into big bogan guys and lo her boyf is one, last time I noticed.

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Monday, 22 March 2004 05:26 (twenty-two years ago)

two months pass...

"Chains of Love" by Erasure just *reminded me* of this thread, so yeah it's gotta be that.

― Clarke B. (Clarke B.), Friday, 28 May 2004 03:00 (twenty-one years ago)

You're My Best Friend by Queen.

― Shooz (shooz), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Let's distinguish between gay songs and queer songs. Most examples listed are nicely queer, but the GAYEST song ever has got to be "Good Morning Starshine" by Oliver.

a. It's from a Broadway musical.
b. Features happy, goofy, nonsensical lyrics.
c. The guy's name is Oliver. Just Oliver.
d. "They twinkle above us, we twinkle below." Try THAT line out on your basketball coach.

― briania (briania), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Boys Town Gang - Cruisin The Streets

hands down

― rentboy (rentboy), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha I was going to say something about the Gay Pimp guy but of COURSE DB posted it here ages ago (this is probably where I heard of him in the first place).

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Honorable Mention : Minty - Useless Man

― rentboy (rentboy), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

somebody to love by queen is massively gay

― gj (squirrelbait), Friday, 28 May 2004 20:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Almodóvar y McNamara - Gran Ganga

― matulageci (matulageci), Saturday, 29 May 2004 17:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Went through the whole list, and ain't seen this yet, so:

Barbie Girl by Aqua

Yeah, it's obvious....but that "life in plastic, it's fantastic" line screams immortality. You know it does....

Double dip for the price of one:

I Wanna Sex You Up by Color Me Badd. Memorable since it sounded like it was sung by Alvin and the Chipmunks

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Saturday, 29 May 2004 17:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Adriano Canzian - "Macho Boy"

― JoB (JoB), Saturday, 29 May 2004 19:50 (twenty-one years ago)

"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"?

(Or is that just wishful thinking?)

― Ann Sterzinger (Ann Sterzinger), Sunday, 30 May 2004 04:45 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

Hidden Cameras seconded.

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 05:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Homo Christmas - Pansy Division (which has the unforgettable middle 8 "Licking nipples/licking nuts/shoving candy canes/up each others butts")

Or, even more, the PSB's version of Go West: A village People song about moving to Frisco released by the PSBs in a HiNRG version with a male voice choir and avideo of Russian Constructivist images. If not the gayest song, def the gayest footy chant ever.

― Jim Eaton-Terry (Jim E-T), Wednesday, 28 July 2004 11:24 (twenty-one years ago)

six years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VbLB4UEFvw
Macho - I'm a Man

I know there are some more obviously gay disco tunes ("I Was Born This Way", "Walk the Night", etc) but this is still awesome!

― Tuomas, Monday, 14 February 2011 10:00 (fifteen years ago)

When it comes to songs and music videos that were actually really popular, I can't imagine anything beating this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkeKen39fuk

― Tuomas, Monday, 14 February 2011 10:04 (fifteen years ago)

That's more European than it is gay.

― naus, Monday, 14 February 2011 11:15 (fifteen years ago)

Er, as an European I can assure you that Sin with Sebastian and "Shut Up" were/are quite gay, and didn't really represent the German sensibility as a whole.

― Tuomas, Monday, 14 February 2011 11:43 (fifteen years ago)

When that song came out I was a 15-year old Eurodance lover, and I could tell that even within the (already quite gay-friendly) genre such as Eurodance, it was very noticeably gay.

― Tuomas, Monday, 14 February 2011 11:48 (fifteen years ago)

then why is he in the bed with a woman?

― naus, Monday, 14 February 2011 12:03 (fifteen years ago)

either way, he's got nothing on army of lovers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20i7ol7cd9g

― naus, Monday, 14 February 2011 12:06 (fifteen years ago)

then why is he in the bed with a woman?

I'm pretty sure the woman is a drag queen - also, the female vocals on this song (and all the other Sin with Sebastian songs) are actually done by guys. And it's not Sebastian she's in bed with rather than some random hunk. Anyway, if that song is not enough, you should check out the SwS album, there's more explicitly gay material on it.

Army of Lovers is a good contender, especially their videos and visual look, but lyrically they weren't as gays as Sin with Sebastian. Plus the band had two buxom female members who were always showing off their cleavage, that certainly gives them a few hetero points.

― Tuomas, Monday, 14 February 2011 13:03 (fifteen years ago)

Maybe not gayest ever but pretty darn gay (and awesome):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiIJOB0GLW4

― ENBB, Monday, 14 February 2011 13:55 (fifteen years ago)

ok its either
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjaud-KGhJc
or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbGkxcY7YFU

― NI, Monday, 21 February 2011 22:10 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2kurL0_MPo

― Morcheeba, simply happening. (PaulTMA), Monday, 21 February 2011 22:18 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97CtEReZEaQ

― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 21 February 2011 22:21 (fifteen years ago)

this deserves a mention based on myspace address alone:

http://www.myspace.com/gayestmusicever

― akaky akakievich, Monday, 21 February 2011 22:32 (fifteen years ago)

re: catacombs post upthread

i can't imagine fisting to the music from star wars.....

― m0stlyClean, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 02:34 (fifteen years ago)

> i can't imagine fisting to the music from star wars.....
you might want look at this: Dance Music for Gay Saunas

as for gay (not queer):
http://s7.directupload.net/images/110222/8dhpfilt.jpg

― meisenfek, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 11:54 (fifteen years ago)

...also why is there no Judas Priest in this thread?

― m0stlyClean, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 04:42 (fifteen years ago)

Do Judas Priest have some gay songs (I'm not familiar with them)? Just because your singer is gay doesn't mean you're automatically eligible for the Gayest Song Ever.

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 08:05 (fifteen years ago)

All Judas Priest songs are about fisting.

― m0stlyClean, Thursday, 24 February 2011 04:13 (fifteen years ago)

They did that song about Kelly Ripa. "All hear my warning/never turn your back/on the Ripa!"

― wizards of wonder are the keepers of knowledge (Abbbottt), Thursday, 24 February 2011 04:51 (fifteen years ago)

Just because your singer is gay doesn't mean you're automatically eligible for the Gayest Song Ever.

― Tuomas, Wednesday, February 23, 2011 8:05 AM

On the flipside, I disqualify any Pansy Division song because they're too obvious about wanting to write the Gayest Song Ever.

― Hideous Lump, Thursday, 24 February 2011 05:02 (fifteen years ago)

Judas Priest.
Turbo Lover.

Even if the singer were not gay, this would still be the gayest song ever because it's the gayest song ever. And it's awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXbLbubTF3M

― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 24 February 2011 05:05 (fifteen years ago)

Wait..it's not this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hvN1pm_S48&feature=related

― Call on me (Spinspin Sugah), Thursday, 24 February 2011 05:23 (fifteen years ago)

clearly it is this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwxCLRLtBXQ

― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 24 February 2011 05:26 (fifteen years ago)

I have that Macho album though! lol

― The Brainwasher, Thursday, 24 February 2011 05:26 (fifteen years ago)

Delirious by Mekon/Marc Almond is pretty gay, in a loud, glittery in-your-face way
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― the most cuddlesome bug that ever was borned (James Morrison), Thursday, 24 February 2011 05:28 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQaXTN75scM
I meant

― the most cuddlesome bug that ever was borned (James Morrison), Thursday, 24 February 2011 05:29 (fifteen years ago)

Mr Veg reminded me of this...which is THE gayest Judas Priest song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWFkhLUcvo0

― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 24 February 2011 06:56 (fifteen years ago)

Hi, gave it some thought:

"Good old fashioned loverboy" Queen.

― Mark G, Thursday, 24 February 2011 09:30 (fifteen years ago)

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