The Gayest Songs of All Time
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Australia’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, a website asked their readers to vote for what songs readers thought deserved to be called camp classics. I’d like to call it Songs Every Gay Man Should Know.
As I scrolled through the list, I realized that I only know of a few songs. This may be due to the fact that I’m not really a music fanatic. Another reason may be that the songs on the list are all foreign and some of them may not have been played here, ever. Or if they were aired here, either I was too young to remember or was too oblivious to music.
As I expected, a lot of the songs in the list were performed by artists who have been elevated to the status of gay icon. And some of them are actually gay too! So without further ado, here are the top 50 Gayest Songs of All Time:
50. Elton John and George Michael “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me”
49. Dead or Alive “You Spin Me (Like A Record)”
48. Pet Shop Boys “New York City Boy”
47. Diana Ross “Chain Reaction”
46. Deborah Harry “I Want That Man”
45. Cher “Strong Enough”
44. RuPaul “Supermodel (You Better Work)”
43. KD Lang “Constant Craving”
42. Culture Club “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me”
41. Chaka Kham “I’m Every Woman”
40. Wham “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”
39. Paul Lekakis “Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back To My Room)
38. Kym Mazelle “Young Hearts Run Free”
37. George Michael “Outside”
36. Donna Summer “I Feel Love”
35. Dannii Minogue “This Is It”
34. Belinda Carlisle “Summer Rain”
33. Peter Allen “I Go To Rio”
32. Sylvester “You Make Me Feel Mighty Real”
31. Heather Small “Proud”
30. CeCe Peniston “Finally”
29. Madonna “Express Yourself”
28. Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”
27. Charlene “I’ve Never Been To Me”
26. Tim Curry “Sweet Transvestite”
25. Barry Manilow “Copacabana”
24. Barbara Streisand and Donna Summer “No More Tears”
23. Whitney Houston “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)”
22. Sister Sledge “We Are Family”
21. Queen “I Want To Break Free”
The Top 20 after the jump.
20. Dolly Parton “9 to 5″
19. Coming Out Crew “Free, Gay and Happy”
18. Village People “In the Navy”
17. Frankie Goes To Hollywood “Relax”
16. Village People “Macho Man”
15. Judy Garland “Over the Rainbow”
14. Bronski Beat “Smalltown Boy”
13. Diana Ross “I’m Coming Out”
12. Cher “Believe”
11. Gloria Gaynor “I Am What I Am”
10. Alicia Bridges “I Love the Nightlife”
09. Madonna “Vogue”
08. Olivia Newton-John “Xanadu”
07. Kylie Minogue “Better The Devil You Know”
06. Pet Shop Boys “Go West”
05. Kylie Minogue “Your Disco Needs You”
04. The Weathergirls “It’s Raining Men”
03. Gloria Gaynor “I Will Survive”
02. Village People “YMCA”
And The Gayest Song of All Time is:
Abba’s Dancing Queen
If we conducted a similar list here in the Philippines, which songs do you think should be included?
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Hahaha, this is embarrassing.
There are only 4 songs that I’m not familiar with (35. Dannii Minogue “This Is It”; 34. Belinda Carlisle “Summer Rain”; 33. Peter Allen “I Go To Rio”; and 31. Heather Small “Proud”). But let me state that maybe I do know some or all of them, I just didn’t realize that those were the titles and singers (for example, I suspect I actually know “I Go To Rio”).
And one, 07. Kylie Minogue “Better The Devil You Know”, I actually have on CD except that I don’t listen to it.
Otherwise, I know ALL the songs and can actually sing a snippet from them, hehehe. =)
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McVie »
OMG! You are the bomb! LoL!
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Belinda Carlisle’s Summer Rain is David Graham’s (from Oz Big Brother) favorite song. It was played when he came out of the house and gave his then BF a big cuddle.
Heather Small’s Proud is the theme song of the US Biggest Loser. It is also in Queer As Folk CD.
I Go to Rio is of course popular because of Boy from Oz. Just imagine Hugh Jackman playing the maracas.
I would have rather Gaynor’s I will survive as the top pick. Sad but I am familar with most of the songs too.
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March 8th, 2008 at 12:44 am
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Oh wow. Thanks for that info! I don’t think it’s sad that you’re familiar with most of the songs. I think I should be the one castigated for not knowing most of these songs! lol!
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nakakaloka ang joel mcvie! nakakalokaaaaaaaaaa!
pero for me, ang gayest song of all time:
sasara ang bulaklak, bubuka ang bulaklak… dadaan ang reyna, pakendeng-kendeng pa. bumtiyaya, bumtiyaya, bum yeh yeh
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March 8th, 2008 at 12:42 am
Ryeness »
Truly Asia! Kalerki ang McVie! Ibig sabihin lang non, he has this passion for music! Charotzness!
Feeling ko pasok sa banga ang Bulaklak sa Gayest Filipino Songs of All Time!
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Well, i’d sing you Phil Collins/Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” and that would be coming from my heart
happy thoughts
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Paul Lekakis “Boom Boom (Let’s Go Back To My Room
Wondering were the boom boom is about
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March 8th, 2008 at 12:40 am
Ryeness »
I remember watching Eat Bulaga a looooong time ago and this white guy was a guest on the show singing Boom Boom Boom, Let’s Go back to my room, so we can do it all night and we can do it alright! He was cute! LoL!
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TeN »
Awww that’s sweet! Thanks!
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And not one song from Mariah Carey. I think I need to start downloading.
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March 9th, 2008 at 4:37 am
GeoRge »
Onga no? No Mariah. I guess the Aussies are not so fond of her!
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Tska ano… wala bang top ten list for Gayest Filipino songs?
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AJ Reply:
March 9th, 2008 at 4:36 am
GeoRge »
Gawa tayo! Balak kong magpavote and magpacontest! Lol! PWede na kayang prize ang Entrecard credits? like mga 500?
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national anthem na ata yang dancing queen sa atin. heheh
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March 9th, 2008 at 4:34 am
chase »
hahah! true!
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I forwarded it to LATEDA…Key West!!!!
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I knew “Dancing Queen” would be number 1. What about “Lovefool” by The Cardigans?
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March 14th, 2008 at 7:55 am
Beth »
I guess Lovefool or The Cardigans wasn’t that much of a hit in Gay Australia.
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