Top Gay and Lesbian Songs and Music

Ellen Leaving ‘Idol’: Good or Bad?

the TGS Editor — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:23:47 +0000

As everyone already knows, Ellen DeGeneres will no longer be a judge on American Idol, after only one season. This is obviously bad news for Ellen fans, but she didn’t really seem to fit the concept the way someone like, say, Paula Abdul fits. What’s your opinion? Is it good or bad that Ellen is leaving?

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Best Gay Pride Songs

the TGS Editor — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:28:41 +0000

Songs can be considered ‘gay’ or ‘lesbian’ for a few reasons. They may be about gay people, they may be huge hits in the gay community, or they may have a gay subtext. But when it comes to Gay Pride, Somewhere Over the Rainbow or Relax just doesn’t work. So, we went searching for songs that are good for Gay Pride celebrations, and we found a simple but good list of 16 on About.com called 15 Essential Dance Songs to Celebrate Pride With. Comments? Additions? Thoughts? Let us know below.

Sister Sledge – We Are Family
MFSB – Love is the Message
Ultra Nate – Free
Book of Love – Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls
Carl Bean – I Was Born this Way
Gloria Gaynor – I Am What I Am
Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
Sylvester – (You Make Me Feel) Mighty Real
Johnna – Pride
Book of Love – Boy Pop
C&C Music Factory – Pride (A Deeper Love)
Diana Ross – I’m Coming Out
George Michael – Freedom ’90
Barry Harris / Pepper Mashay – I Got My Pride
Village People – Go West
Tom Robinson Band – Glad to Be Gay

Spinner.com Outs Songs With Homosexual Subtexts

the TGS Editor — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:55:14 +0000

Spinner.com writer Sarah Liss came up with a list of 20 songs she says have homosexual subtext. Some seem obvious and are already known gay songs, such as the Village People’s In the Navy or The Village People’s Go West (duh), but others are question marks, such as Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car. Sure, Tracy may be a lesbian, but that song has been analyzed for years and no one has successfully found a homosexual subtext. Liss even gives ‘Rainbow Connection’ odds for some of her picks and doesn’t even give them high marks, meaning it ain’t that gay. Hmmmm.

Check out the article, Outing Gay Songs: 20 Tunes With Homosexual Subtexts on spinner.com.

Help Wanted: Writers! - TopGaySongs.com Wants YOU to Contribute

the TGS Editor — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:40:53 +0000

TopGaySongs is looking for writers who are PASSIONATE about music, so passionate that they’re willing to write for the pure fun of it! Yes, this is a site that wants YOUR byline on articles so you can have an outlet for your thoughts on music.

What are we looking for? To be specific:

Someone who likes musicals, particularly ones that are popular within the ‘community.’ Just think, you’re a huge fan of My Fair Lady, and now you’ve got an outlet to write about it!

An American Idol columnist. What’s a gay site without that, anyway?

List makers. Everyone loves lists. Lesbian song lists. Gay song lists. Bi-sexual song lists. Album lists. Best bi-sexual artists. Best ‘butch’ songs. Best gay disco songs. You get the point.

Writers who are into new music, like that Adam Lambert guy. Writers who are into old music. Writers who love Madonna. Or Cher.

Just contribute, will ya? You know you want to!

Please contact the TGS editor!

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Anti-Gay Music Sites

the TGS Editor — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:30:49 +0000

It’s kinda funny – but also sad, obviously – when someone not only condemns homosexuality, but lists bands to watch out for. Check out these nuts. They list Slipknot as a band to watch out for because they wear make-up. P-Diddy is also on this list, as is Frank Sinatra. Seems that they’re opposed to just about everyone, and I’m not even clear as to why. Check out their list, which includes duplicates!

Ween (Rainbow)
Lil’Wayne
P!nK (gay family)
The Black Keys
Coldplay
SlipKnot (make-up)
RadioHead
Michael Jackson
Boredoms
School of Seven Bells (gay twins)
Jason Mraz
Jonas Brothers
Rilo Kiley
Death Cab for Cutie
Sarah McLachlan
George Strait
Cold War Kids
Toby Keith (cowboy)
P-Diddy
Black People
Vampire Weekend
King Crimson
Kate Bush (kissed a girl)
Bob Dylan
Fleet Foxes
Sigur Ros (nudists)
Twisted Sister
The Spores (endorse suicide)
Scissor Sisters
Turbonegro
Rufus Wainwright
Merzbau
Ravi Shankar
The Butchies (lizbians)
Wilco
Bjork (mb)
Tech N9ne
Ghostface Killah
Bobby Conn
Morton Subotnik
Cole Porter
The String Cheese Incident
Eagles of Death Metal
Polyphonic Spree
The Faint
Interpol
Twisted Sister (jj)
Tegan and Sara
Erasure
The Grateful Dead (drugs too)
Le Tigre
Marilyn Manson (dark gay)
The Gossip
The Magnetic Fields
The Doors
Phish
Queen
The Strokes
Morrissey(?questionable?)
Metallica
Judas Priest
The Village People
The Secret Handshake
The Rolling Stones
David Bowie
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Man or Astroman
Richard Cheese
Jay-Z
Depeche Mode
Kansas
Ani DiFranco
Fischerspooner
John Mayer
George Michael (texan)
Angel Eyes
The Indigo Girls
Velvet Underground
Madonna
Elton John
Barry Manilow
Indigo Girls
Melissa Etheridge
Eminmen
Nirvana
Boy George
Jon Brion
The Killers
Lou Reed
Lil’ Wayne
Motorhead
Jill Sobule
Wilson Phillips
DMX
Wesley Willis
Lisa Loeb
Ted Nugent (loincloth)
Dogstar
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Lil’ Kim
kd lang
Frank Sinatra
Hinder
Nickleback
Justus Kohncke
Bob Mould
Clay Aiken
Arcade Fire
Bright Eyes
Corinne Bailey Rae
Audioslave
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Panic at the Disco
The Cure (makeup)
Spin Doctors
The Deers
Lindsey Lohan
The Smiths
Beck
Tom Waits
The Cramps
Cannibal Corpse
Britney Spears(kissed Madonna)
Perfect Sin
The Queers
NoFx(gay punk)
Soup Dragons
Elton John(really gay)