{"id":4181,"date":"2008-03-07T13:47:10","date_gmt":"2008-03-07T21:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/03\/07\/50-gayest-songs-of-all-time\/"},"modified":"2019-12-23T09:19:50","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T17:19:50","slug":"50-gayest-songs-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/03\/07\/50-gayest-songs-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Gayest Songs of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:5616,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.samesame.com.au\\\/news\\\/local\\\/2060\\\/And-the-Gayest-Songs-Of-All-Time-Are.htm&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Stupid humor time, folks. Australian website Same Same, preparing for Sydney&#8217;s 30th Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, just ran a reader poll to determine the &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.samesame.com.au\/news\/local\/2060\/And-the-Gayest-Songs-Of-All-Time-Are.htm\" title=\"Same Same: And the Gayest Songs of All Time Are...\">50 Gayest Songs of All Time<\/a>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  &#8230;last month we asked you to vote for what songs out of the vast catalogue of musical history you think deserve to be called camp classics. We received thousands of votes, and now that they have all been counted and triple-checked, we\u2019re proud to finally reveal exactly what songs have made it into the final list of the Gayest Songs of All Time.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I figured I&#8217;d run down the list and figure out just how many of these camp classics have made it into my music collection over the years. So, under the cut &#8212; does my music collection make the grade? How&#8217;s my collection of gay anthems?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Though the list is numbered from 1 to 50, it&#8217;s actually in reverse order, so the 50th gayest song is at the top, working down to the gayest song of all time at the bottom. Items in bold and italics are in my collection&#8230;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><strong>Elton John and George Michael \u201cDon\u2019t Let The Sun Go Down On Me\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Dead or Alive \u201cYou Spin Me (Like A Record)\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Pet Shop Boys \u201cNew York City Boy\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Diana Ross \u201cChain Reaction\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Deborah Harry \u201cI Want That Man\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Cher \u201cStrong Enough\u201d<\/li>\n<li>RuPaul \u201cSupermodel (You Better Work)\u201d<\/li>\n<li>KD Lang \u201cConstant Craving\u201d<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Culture Club \u201cDo You Really Want To Hurt Me\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Chaka Khan \u201cI\u2019m Every Woman\u201d<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Wham \u201cWake Me Up Before You Go-Go\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Paul Lekakis \u201cBoom Boom (Let\u2019s Go Back To My Room)<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Kym Mazelle \u201cYoung Hearts Run Free\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>George Michael \u201cOutside\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Donna Summer \u201cI Feel Love\u201d <em>(I have it by Girl Brothers, Messiah, and Jimmy Sommerville, but not Donna Summer.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Dannii Minogue \u201cThis Is It\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Belinda Carlisle \u201cSummer Rain\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Peter Allen \u201cI Go To Rio\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Sylvester \u201cYou Make Me Feel Mighty Real\u201d <em>(Jimmy Sommerville&#8217;s version.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Heather Small \u201cProud\u201d<\/li>\n<li>CeCe Peniston \u201cFinally\u201d<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Madonna \u201cExpress Yourself\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Cyndi Lauper \u201cGirls Just Wanna Have Fun\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Charlene \u201cI\u2019ve Never Been To Me\u201d<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Tim Curry \u201cSweet Transvestite\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Barry Manilow \u201cCopacabana\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Barbara Streisand and Donna Summer \u201cNo More Tears\u201d <em>(I don&#8217;t think Ozzy&#8217;s song by the same name counts&#8230;.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Whitney Houston \u201cI Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Sister Sledge \u201cWe Are Family\u201d<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Queen \u201cI Want To Break Free\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Dolly Parton \u201c9 to 5\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Coming Out Crew \u201cFree, Gay and Happy\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Village People \u201cIn the Navy\u201d<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Frankie Goes To Hollywood \u201cRelax\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Village People \u201cMacho Man\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Judy Garland \u201cOver The Rainbow\u201d <em>(Versions by The Blanks, Israel Kamakawiwo&#8217;ole, Marusha, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, and Paradise.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Bronski Beat \u201cSmalltown Boy\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Diana Ross \u201cI\u2019m Coming Out\u201d<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Cher \u201cBelieve\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Gloria Gaynor \u201cI Am What I Am\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Alicia Bridges \u201cI Love The Nightlife\u201d<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Madonna \u201cVogue\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Olivia Netwon-John \u201cXanadu\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Kylie Minogue \u201cBetter The Devil You Know\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Pet Shop Boys \u201cGo West\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Kylie Minogue \u201cYour Disco Needs You\u201d<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The Weathergirls \u201cIt\u2019s Raining Men\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Gloria Gaynor \u201cI Will Survive\u201d <em>(Versions by Bonehead and Diana Ross.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Village People \u201cYMCA\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>ABBA \u201cDancing Queen\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Hmmm&#8230;only 16 out of the 50&#8230;32%. I obviously won&#8217;t be picking up any hours guest DJ&#8217;ing for the Seattle club scene anytime soon! ;)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I figured I&#8217;d run down the list and figure out just how many of these camp classics have made it into my music collection over the years. So, under the cut &#8212; does my music collection make the grade? 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