What u looking at me for? I have no idea. So please, homosexuals of the org, which Prince songs are gay anthems?

There must be some. Give me the top 5. I'm doing market research into the word 'gay' and all things 'gay'.

There must be some.

There seems to be an inherent gayness about a lot of Prince's music, not that he is gay of course because he certainly isn't gay.
[This message was edited Fri Mar 7 12:55:54 PST 2003 by sawatdiikhrap]

okay, i will bite this bait, and see if i get reeled in...

lemme think...

personally, there really arent any that say "gay" to me, but here are some that i use in my one man show...

Little red corvette
in a piece where i talk about experimental str8 boys. works better when u hear it in context.

if i was your girlfriend
in a piece where i talk about the man who i fell most in love with who was my str8 best freind. the lyrics really work well with the tone and idea piece.

Personally I dont think that any of Princes' songs are gay anthems.But If I Was Your Girlfriend is a favorite

Much love Pochacco

Pochacco said:

oh, hey, pochacco. i always thought u were a woman cause of your avator, but i just realized it is a pic from that british show

I don't think he necessarily has gay anthems, per se, but Uptown and Anna Stesia immediately come to mind for me.

cborgman said:

Cool.

If I Was Your Girlfriend is a very powerful song. This is not really so relevant but I actually just used the lyrics to that song in an e-mail to my wife to try to show her how desperately I want to feel closer to her when we're staying apart. What a great song.

"we Gets Up"

Jack U Off?

Hmmm... Its all about interpretation really, isn't it?

Sexuality: They're all a bunch of double drags who teach their kids that love is bad

Could interpret as same-sex love

Free: Don't sleep until you're guilty, 'cuz sinners all R we, There's others doing far worse than us, so be glad that U r free

Could refer to gay-rights, especially with the impetus on "us" as in "us and them"

The Rest Of My Life: Cuz I'm alive and that's reason enough 4 me 2 bust a smile, I've arrived and now I wanna stay 4 a little while

Could be interpreted as a Coming-Out story. Arrived where exactly? Out of the closet?

I Wanna Be Your Lover: I ain't like those other guys you hang around

No - because all the other guys watch sport on TV and sleep with women

I wanna be your brother, I wanna be your mother and your sister too, There ain't no other that can do the things that I'll do to you

Ha! Ha! Ha!

chaos and Disorder: He's gay, used 2 mean he's happy, nowadays happy ain't allowed.

I never hear Prince songs when I am in a gay club or bar...

although I remember Controversy being played once, just once

But I don't think Prince actually has gay anthems. It's raining man is an anthem, High Energy or Ich bin wie du. Or eurovision song contest songs. Or YMCA.

Oh and Linda LaHughes is a gay icon, but also a fag hag.

Okay, I'm gay, and I've spent my fair share of my nightlife in gay bars listening/dancing to the music. My first question is, what is your definition of gay anthems?

My definition, and what I think most of the "gay community," whatever that means, defines gay anthem as a dance song that has a good beat, a driving bass line, some sort of breakdown that builds back up to an incredible explosion of loud bass and melody that makes you lose your mind on the dance floor and dance your ass off. One of the best examples of this is Hex Hector's remix of Deborah Cox's "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here." That remix is just amazing. Gay anthems aren't song that have lyrics or comments about being gay because if the beat is boring (or under 120 bpm it's not going to get club play).

So, using that definition, Prince has no gay athems. His music has not been officially remixed for club play. I seriously think that Whitney Houston and Cher's careers have been saved by talented remixers taking their songs and remixing the hell out of them, turning them into gay anthems. Prince did have a couple of songs remixed, but they never caught on big to become gay anthems.

Personally, I loved the disco remix of "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold," and the guy's name who did it I can't think of right now. However, it didn't catch on at clubs.

Also, there have been whitelabel remixes of "Gett Off," "Controversy," and "Hot Thing," and "I Would Die 4 U" released, but those are bootlegs remixes and may not get the exposure or play to make them gay anthems.

Hope this helps.

no one said KISS...god that is the number one prince gay anthem
number two would be get off

it doesnt matter the orientation of the lyrics, those two songs along with DMSR I hear at every gay club on a loop

I dont think it matters wot his songs come ascross as they r not gay or hetro .thats why people like him so much

"WE CAN FUNK"
"I CAN BE YOUR BOY OR GIRL..."

Gay Anthems? Ha!

Top Ten Gay Anthems~ Or Close 2 It~

1) I Am, What I Am! - Gloria Gaynor Version

2) Im Coming Out - Diana Ross

3) We Are Family - Sister Sledge

4) I Need A Man - Eartha Kitt

5) Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland

6) Everythings Coming Up Roses - Ethel Merman (Disco Version)

7) Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Festival (Disco Version)

8) Coming Out Of Hiding - Pamela Stanley

9) Maybe This Time - Jackie Moore

10) So Many Men, So Little Time - Miquel Brown


I am a Old School Gay Dj and I Spin Records Live inside a R.V. leading the Gay Pride March In a Major Midwest City. 20,000 Gay Pride Marchers behind us. Drag Queens on the Roof along with a couple Go-Go boys.
(Yes I mix Vinyl Records while rolling down the street)
Cold Beers and Other Party Favors Make For A Fabulous Afternoon Cruise Though The City! Ha! Last Year I used Let's Go Crazy 2001 as we approached the Bible Thumpers Dearly Beloved...You Know The Rest. Anyway I'm Either going to Play Baby I'm A Star Or Die 4 U 2002 This Years March.

I've Seen A Drag Queen Recently use the Tina Turner Version Of Baby I'm A Star. It worked really well. I even had a camera ready when she looked at me and said: "Take A Picture Sweety! I Ain't Got Time 2 Waste!

Whaaat???...

jack u off would be the only one i could come up with, cos it was covered by the gay punk group the pansy divison. and far be it from me to judge, but their version isn't bad, all except for the fact that P is singing to a female and their lead is singing to a guy.. but hey, what ever jams your jelly...

Wonderful another gay thread. Where is my johnwoo? Oh there it is:


GAY THREADS

I would say Bambi. That song is about a lesbain is is not?

funkbible U just need a good

Erotic City gets played at a lot of bars I go to (mostly because I keep requesting it).

I can't speak to the "anthem' thing, for many reasons, but a few teasingly coy, homoerotic verses come to mind:

"Have U ever wanted to play with someone so much you'd take anyone, boy or girl" - Annastesia

"I can b a girl or boy, i can b your toy" - We Can Funk

"Make him man enough to say he's 50/50 girl" - Arrogance

It's funny, most gay folks I know don't care for Prince much - then again, most of my straight friends don't either.

BinaryJustin said:

ooohhh, i am so glad i just saw the "hahaha" there at the end...i was beginning to think you were serious. I was beginning to think you hadn't really ever listened to those songs!

"uptown" comes to mind

gnations said:

I don't recall Judy Garland ever employing the services of Junior Vasquez.

Can I also add that Funkbible is a homophobic shit-head and if he levelled his hatred, ignorance and stupidity at any other minority group, he would have been kicked off the forum a long time ago.

BinaryJustin said:

I sent an e-mail to the org staff weeks ago about issues like this but I didn't get a reply (yet).

buttcheeks said:

Uh, hello!!? "It Raining Men" !!!???

funkbible said: