Thanks to Danica from Living the Beautiful Life for nominating
me for the Five-Day Music challenge.
The Rules are:
Post a song a day for five consecutive days.
Post what the lyrics mean to you. (Optional)
Post the name of the song and video
Nominate two (or one) different blogger each day of the challenge
I close the 5 Day Song A Day Challenge with a short compendium
of music performed by openly gay performers.
Prior to the release of ‘Caravan Tonight‘ on Mercury Records in 1974
popular music assumed everyone was straight.
Steven Grossman’s decision to come ‘out’ when he recorded ‘Caravan Tonight’ was one of millions of decisions made by everyday people who decided to celebrate their lives instead of living in shame.
Revolutions are fought and won by everyday people who choose to stand up for themselves and push back.
Succeeding generations of everyday people sustain these revolutions when
they use their newly won freedoms to push back and free others.
Enjoy!
Steve Grossman – Can’t Papa Blues, 1974
Steve Grossman – Circle Nine Times 1974
Tom Robinson – Glad To Be Gay, 1978
Sylvester – You Make Me Feel, 1978
Patrick Cowley – Menergy, 1981
The Tom Robinson Band: Rikki Don’t Lose That Number, 1992
K.D. Lang – Constant Craving, 1992
Melissa Etheridge – I’m The Only One, 1993
Lost The Love – Joan Armatrading, 1995
Me’Shell Ndegéocello – Leviticus: Faggot, 1996
Me’Shell Ndegéocello: Who Is He And What Is He to You, 1996
George Michael – Flawless, 2004
Rayvon Owen – Can’t Fight It, 2016
Tom Goss – Son of a Preacher Man. 2016
I nominate:
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Wow, what a collection again, Robert! I am surprised how many I knew and how many are new to me. But I like them all. Thanks for sharing!
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Isn’t it amazing! And the music is so powerful!
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Totally!!
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❤ George Michael, Rob! I was sad when he came out of the closet. It was a sad day for straight women everywhere! He was so handsome! At least he was happier for awhile when he was out. I like “Constant Craving” too.
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I guess alot of women were sad when he came out. But his music grew because he could sing honestly about his life. The song ‘flawless’ is a great example of that. The line that ‘you’re more than just an F’d up piece of ass’ spoke to young gay men in a very real way.
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So true, Rob. The song he dedicated to his lover who passed away (“Jesus to a Child”) is beautiful. He was such a talented singer and writer. I’ve liked him since I was a kid, since his Wham! days. I couldn’t stop listening to his music after he passed away. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who was shocked when he passed.
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He was quite young when he died, at least by today’s standards.
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Yeah he was. Now that I’m in my 30’s 50 something is young, even 60’s.
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Thank you for including those of us on the fringes…:)
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🙂
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Wow. Just time spent in construction of this show deserves mention. I will come back on the late night and browse through the collection of videos.
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Thanks Kendall!
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Another excellent selection! Melissa Etheridge, k.d. Lang and George Michael are three of my absolute favorites.
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Doing this was fun. Thanks again for the nomination!
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