Gay anthem

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LGBT magazine The Advocate, has named Madonna the greatest gay icon in music.[1]

A gay anthem is a popular song that has become widely popular among, or has become identified with, the gay community, although some of these songs have also become anthems for the wider LGBT community.[dubious – discuss] Not all songs labelled as "gay anthems" were written intentionally to become gay anthems, but those that do are often marked by themes of perseverance, inner strength, acceptance, pride, and unity.[2] Research in 2007 suggested that the song most commonly identified as a gay anthem is "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, and described the song as "a classic emblem of gay culture in the post-Stonewall and AIDS eras".[3][4]

Other classic gay anthems include Village People's "Y.M.C.A.",[5][6] The Weather Girls's "It's Raining Men",[7][8] Diana Ross's "I'm Coming Out"[4] ABBA's "Dancing Queen", and Geri Halliwell's "Bag It Up"[2]

Themes[]

Geri Halliwell's "Bag It Up" which peaked n°1, is one of international famous hymn of the gay community.

Although every song is individual, the criteria for what makes a gay anthem has shown a trend among the years. In the book Queer, the following ten main themes were listed that are common among many, if not all gay anthems:[7][2]

  • Big-voiced divas: Rather than particular songs, this area of gay anthems is more akin to a cult of personality of a large gay male following for some particular diva-style pop music vocalists who are almost always female gay icons. Modern examples include Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Gloria Gaynor,[9] Shirley Bassey, Cher, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Diana Ross, Gloria Estefan, Dolly Parton, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Kylie Minogue, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Tamar Braxton, Geri Halliwell, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande, Loona, ODD EYE CIRCLE and Lana Del Rey.
  • Overcoming hardship in love: Usually a narrative of a wronged lover who comes back stronger than before.
  • You are not alone: Songs about coming together as a community or reassurance to the lonely that there are others like them out there.
  • Throw your cares away: A carefree narrative about putting your troubles aside and partying.
  • Hard-won self-esteem: The theme involves fighting through oppression, darkness, or fear to gain freedom, beauty, or self-esteem.
  • Celebrating unashamed sexuality: The theme is of transcending cultural shame to celebrate one's sexual nature.
  • Search for acceptance: Songs about a welcoming promised land where the dream of acceptance and belonging and hope lives.
  • Torch song for the world weary: A narrative about being used, abused, and surviving to tell the tale of lament.
  • Love conquers all: Tales of not giving up on love despite seemingly insurmountable odds.
  • No apologies: The theme revolves around defiantly living one's life despite what others may want.

Sources of gay anthems[]

UK LGBT rights charity Stonewall named Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" the most empowering song of the 2000s decade for LGBT people,[10] and Elton John predicted it would replace "I Will Survive" as the pre-eminent gay anthem.[2][11]

Madonna's "Vogue", Mariah Carey's "Hero", Ultra Naté's "Free", Janet Jackson's "Together Again", Cher's "Believe", Jessica Simpson's "I Think I'm in Love with You" and "A Public Affair", Kylie Minogue's "Spinning Around" and "Can't Get You Out of My Head", Geri Halliwell's "Mi Chico Latino" and "Bag It Up" and "It's Raining Men" and "Ride It", Dannii Minogue's "I Begin to Wonder", Melanie C's "Never Be the Same Again" and "Think About It", Tamar Braxton's "If I Don't Have You", Lady Gaga's "Born This Way", and Ariana Grande's "Break Free" are considered as gay anthems for the new generation.[2]

Many chart-topping popular songs, such as "I Think I'm in Love with You" by Jessica Simpson, "True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper, "Take Me to Church" by Hozier, "Same Love" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert, "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga, "Raise Your Glass" by Pink, "Cherry" by Rina Sawayama, and "Curiosity" by Loona, have become a "refuge of unambiguous support for gay rights".[4]

Songs from famous soundtracks as "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston from The Bodyguard, "There You'll Be" by Faith Hill from Pearl Harbor, "Can't Fight the Moonlight" by LeAnn Rimes from Coyote Ugly, "Lady Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Lil' Kim and Pink from Moulin Rouge! and "We Can" by LeAnn Rimes from Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde are beloved by the gay community and are considered gay anthems.[2]

List of historically significant gay anthems[]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources.
Year released Song title Artist(s) Notes
1920 The Lavender Song (Das Lila Lied) Lyrics by Kurt Schwabach [12]
1928 Prove It On Me Ma Rainey [13]
1929 If Love Were All Noël Coward Written for the operetta Bitter Sweet.[14]
1932 Mad About the Boy Noël Coward [13]
1937 Easy Living Billie Holiday, Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra [a]
My Funny Valentine Rodgers and Hart [16]
1938 Lush Life Billy Strayhorn [13]
1939 Over the Rainbow Judy Garland Featured in the film The Wizard of Oz. Written by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg. This song and the film gained such a following that gay men would use the phrase “friends of Dorothy” to refer to themselves.[17][8][18][14]
1954 The Man That Got Away Judy Garland [19]
1957 Somewhere (There's a Place for Us) From the musical West Side Story [7][8][14]
1958 My Baby Just Cares for Me Nina Simone [20]
1960 As Long as He Needs Me Shirley Bassey [7][8]
1962 The Man I Love Gene Howard [13]
1963 Hello Stranger Barbara Lewis [21]
1964 You Don't Own Me Lesley Gore [22][18]
1966 You Don't Have to Say You Love Me Dusty Springfield [7]
Ballad of the Sad Young Men Roberta Flack [22]
1968 Don't Rain On My Parade Barbra Streisand [23]
1970 Ain't No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross [7]
Lola The Kinks [13][22]
You Don't Own Me Dusty Springfield [22][18]
1971 March from a Clockwork Orange Wendy Carlos [22]
It Must Be Love Labi Siffre [22]
1972 Walk on the Wild Side Lou Reed [13][22]
All the Young Dudes Mott the Hoople [13]
Friends Bette Midler [24][25][26][27]
Starman David Bowie [28][29][30][22][18]
1974 Rebel Rebel [14]
I Will Always Love You Dolly Parton [31]
Take Me I'm Yours Jobriath [13]
Love Is the Message MFSB [32]
1975 Sweet Transvestite Tim Curry from the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show [33]
I Was Born This Way Carl Bean [34]
Valentino [35][18]
Home Introduced by Stephanie Mills

Popularised by Diana Ross

[36]
Landslide Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac [37]
1976 Dancing Queen ABBA [38][7][8][18]
The Killing of Georgie Rod Stewart [39][13]
Turn the Beat Around Vicki Sue Robinson [7]
Jolene Dolly Parton [31]
Somebody to Love Queen [11]
1977 I Feel Love Donna Summer [40][18][38]
Dreams Fleetwood Mac [41]
Gold Dust Woman [37]
Best of My Love The Emotions [41]
1978 Got to Be Real Cheryl Lynn [32]
Two Doors Down Dolly Parton [42]
Baby I'm Burning [43][31]
I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor [44][45][46][47][48][49][50][8][22][11][18][38]
Glad to Be Gay Tom Robinson Band [51][18]
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) Sylvester [8][13][18][34][49][38]
I Love the Nightlife Alicia Bridges [18]
Macho Man Village People [52]
Y.M.C.A. [53][13]
September Earth, Wind and Fire [41]
Last Dance Donna Summer [11]
I'm Every Woman Chaka Khan [54][38]
1979 Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) ABBA [8]
Boys Keep Swinging David Bowie [8][11]
You Know How to Love Me Phyllis Hyman [55]
Don't Stop Me Now Queen [22]
It's My House Diana Ross [56]
We Are Family Sister Sledge [57][13][38]
Knock on Wood Amii Stewart [58]
No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand [7]
Go West Village People [8][13][11][18][47][59]
1980 I'm Coming Out Diana Ross [60][50][23][61][62][63][64][65][8][13][41][11][66][38][49]
9 to 5 Dolly Parton [31][48]
Private Idaho The B-52's [22]
Never Knew Love Like This Before Stephanie Mills [67]
1981 Pull Up to the Bumper Grace Jones [68][22]
Puerto Pollensa Written by Marilina Ross.

First popularized by Sandra Mihanovich

[69][70]
Tainted Love Soft Cell [22]
1982 Edge of Seventeen Stevie Nicks [71]
I've Never Been to Me Charlene [33]
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? Culture Club [8]
And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going Jennifer Holliday [7][55]
It's Raining Men The Weather Girls [7][8][41][11][66][46][50][38][48]
Love My Way The Psychedelic Furs [21]
1983 Church of the Poison Mind Culture Club [22]
This Charming Man The Smiths [22]
So Many Men, So Little Time Miquel Brown [7][8]
Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood [22]
I Am What I Am Written by Jerry Herman From the musical La Cage aux Folles. [8][72][14]
Holiday Madonna [7]
1984 Din Daa Daa George Kranz [32]
Smalltown Boy Bronski Beat [73][7][66][68][38]
Why? [74][13]
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) Dead or Alive [33]
You Think You're a Man Divine [75]
I Want to Break Free Queen [33][66][61][38][49]
1985 Conga Miami Sound Machine [76]
Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin [7]
How Will I Know Whitney Houston [77][11]
Miss Celie's Blues Written by Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton and Lionel Richie Also known as "Sister" from the film The Color Purple. Sung by the character Shug to Celie in the film, this song has been called an anthem for the Black lesbian community.[14]
Running Up That Hill Kate Bush [20]
So Macho Sinitta, written by George Hargreaves [8]
1986 Don't Leave Me This Way The Communards [78][79]
Kiss Prince [80]
True Colors Cyndi Lauper [81][82][61][11][66][62][38]
1987 Seven Wonders Fleetwood Mac [37]
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston [43][83][84][41][66][38][65]
It's a Sin Pet Shop Boys [20]
1988 A Little Respect Erasure [68][7][54][64]
Heaven Is a Place on Earth Belinda Carlisle [21][84]
Fast Car Tracy Chapman [85][71][22][62]
1989 [32]
Elements of Vogue (David DePino Mix) and Johnny Dynell
Deep in Vogue Malcolm McLaren
Let's Go Fast Eddie
Express Yourself Madonna [86][33][22][38][65]
If I Could Turn Back Time Cher [87][62][48]
I Want That Man Deborah Harry [33]
Closer to Fine Indigo Girls [88][62]
Part of Your World (from the film The Little Mermaid) Composed by Ashman and Menken

Introduced by Jodi Benson

[89][90][91][92][93][94]
1990 Vogue Madonna [73][8][13][66][86][65]
Freedom! '90 George Michael [66][87][11][22][61][63][62][38][64]
Show Me Love Robin S. [68]
1991 Finally CeCe Peniston [7]
Better The Devil You Know Kylie Minogue [95]
In My Life Bette Midler [24][26][27]
Losing My Religion R.E.M. [96]
Emotions Mariah Carey [97]
Justified and Ancient The KLF & Tammy Wynette [46]
1992 Constant Craving k.d. lang [33][66]
Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover Sophie B. Hawkins [11]
Supermodel (You Better Work) RuPaul [33][11][66][63][98]
Deeper and Deeper Madonna [99][68]
I Will Always Love You (theme from the film The Bodyguard) Whitney Houston [33]
1993 Come to My Window Melissa Etheridge [88][71][66][62][64]
Yes I Am [88]
This Is It Dannii Minogue [33]
I'm Every Woman (theme from the film The Bodyguard) Whitney Houston [33][34]
Rebel Girl Bikini Kill [100]
Hero Mariah Carey [101]
1994 A Deeper Love Aretha Franklin [23][102][38][63]
100% Pure Love Crystal Waters [103]
All I Want for Christmas Is You Mariah Carey [104]
1995 Everlasting Love Gloria Estefan [76]
I Am Free Mariah Carey [105]
I Kissed a Girl Jill Sobule [106][61]
Fastlove George Michael [54]
Jesus to a Child [80]
Waterfalls TLC
Salt N Pepa [66]
1996 Seasons of Love (theme from the musical Rent) Introduced in the musical Rent [107][108]
Take Me or Leave Me Idina Menzel & Fredi Walker [87][71][109]
Wannabe Spice Girls [110]
2 Become 1 [111]
1997 Fly Life Basement Jaxx [32]
Young Hearts Run Free Kym Mazelle [33]
Free Ultra Naté [7][38]
Together Again Janet Jackson [84][7][80][11][64][66]
Butterfly (Def Mix) Mariah Carey [105]
Close My Eyes Mariah Carey [112]
Outside Mariah Carey [112]
Get Outta My Way Kylie Minogue [113][84]
One more hour Sleater-Kinney [11]
1998 Heaven's What I Feel Gloria Estefan [76]
Believe Cher [114][84][11][66][48][65]
Nobody's Supposed to Be Here (Hex Hector Remix) Deborah Cox [115]
The Origins of Love Introduced in Hedwig and the Angry Inch [87][116][109]
The Boy Is Mine Brandy & Monica [84][117][118]
Outside George Michael [8]
1999 Man! I Feel Like a Woman! Shania Twain [119][41][84]
Waiting for Tonight Jennifer Lopez [120][121][76][84][117][118]
Strong Enough Cher [33][122][38]
New York City Boy Pet Shop Boys [33]
Mi Chico Latino Geri Halliwell [33]
Heartbreaker Mariah Carey [123]
It's Not Right but It's Okay (Thunderpuss Remix) Whitney Houston [124][84][33][66][122]
2000 Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme) Mariah Carey [125]
Bag It Up Geri Halliwell [33]
Let's Get Loud Jennifer Lopez [64][76][121]
I Turn to You (Hex Hector Mix) Melanie C [33]
Spinning Around Kylie Minogue [33][126]
Can't Fight the Moonlight (theme from the film Coyote Ugly) LeAnn Rimes [33]
Proud Heather Small [33][38]
Stronger Britney Spears [127][128][129]
2001 Lady Marmalade (theme from the film Moulin Rouge!) Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Lil' Kim and Pink [84][7][8]
Song for the Lonely Cher [64]
It's Raining Men (theme from the film Bridget Jones's Diary) Geri Halliwell [7][8]
There You'll Be (theme from the film Pearl Harbor) Faith Hill [7][8]
Loverboy (theme from the film Glitter) Mariah Carey [123]
Your Disco Needs You Kylie Minogue [8][130][59]
Can't Get You Out of My Head Kylie Minogue [131][132][126]
2002 Beautiful Christina Aguilera [133][134][135][136][128][61][38]
Love at First Sight Kylie Minogue [130][84][126]
No More Drama (Thunderpuss Remix) Mary J. Blige [137]
Shined on Me Praise Cats [7][8]
Dove (I'll Be Loving You) Moony [7][8]
¿A quién le importa? Thalía [citation needed]
2003 Defying Gravity Introduced by Idina Menzel, from the musical Wicked [138]
Fighter Christina Aguilera [64]
Me Against the Music Britney Spears featuring Madonna [127]
Dragostea Din Tei O-Zone [139]
Mr. Brightside The Killers [140][141]
2004 Take Your Mama Scissor Sisters [8][38]
2005 Hung Up Madonna [142]
2006 Listen Beyoncé [143][144]
Freakum Dress [110]
Nothing in This World Paris Hilton
Stars Are Blind [84][117][118]
The Best of Both Worlds Hannah Montana [145][146]
Buttons The Pussycat Dolls [84][110]
2007 Get Me Bodied Beyoncé [55][117]
Gimme More Britney Spears [84][26][27][110][127]
My Love Is Pink Sugababes [147]
2008 The Promise Girls Aloud [148]
2009 She Wolf Shakira [149][121]
2010 We R Who We R Kesha [150][61][64][128][151][65]
All The Lovers Kylie Minogue [152][11][126][84][49][86][87][77][130][64]
Get Outta My Way [153][84]
Firework Katy Perry [87][128][151][61][62][64][65]
Raise Your Glass Pink [150][61][64][128][151][65]
Dancing on My Own Robyn [154][11][71][87][118][65][128][62][84][151][129]
2011 Born This Way Lady Gaga [11][155][156][157][71][41]
[50][61][128][151][62][49][38][63][64][158][65]
Till the World Ends Britney Spears [26][27]
Run The World (Girls) Beyoncé [159][11][128]
Love On Top [84][117][159]
2012 Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Jepsen [160][62]
Die Young Kesha [63]
Same Love Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert [161][162][128][151][38][158]
Thinkin Bout You Frank Ocean [11][163][151][158]
Let's Have a Kiki Scissor Sisters [128][151][156][62][64]
2013 Land of Lola Billy Porter [116][164][165][109]
Raise You Up/Just Be [166][87][109]
Follow Your Arrow Kacey Musgraves [167][61][151]
People Like Us Kelly Clarkson [168][169]
Closer Tegan and Sara [43][71][151][156][62][65]
The Beginning RuPaul [64]
She Keeps Me Warm Mary Lambert [64]
Brave Sara Bareilles [61][64][128][151][65]
Girls / Girls / Boys Panic! at the Disco [170][171][172][173][174][156][61][151][64]
Let It Go (theme from the film Frozen) Idina Menzel [175][176][177][178][89][90][93][151]
Work Bitch Britney Spears [11][151][179][180][181][84][127][26][27]
2014 True Trans Soul Rebel Against Me [128][13][61][156][62][158]
Queen Perfume Genius [13][65]
Break Free Ariana Grande [182][84][151]
Born An Angel Afida Turner [183][184]
Fancy Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX [8]
Really Don't Care Demi Lovato featuring Cher Lloyd [185][186]
Sissy That Walk RuPaul [187][188][189][156][61][87][98]
2015 Run Away with Me Carly Rae Jepsen [84][110][160][151][190]
Cool for the Summer Demi Lovato [191][84][118][151][65][150]
Girls Like Girls Hayley Kiyoko [192][65][150]
King Years & Years [151]
2016 Little Mix [193][194][188]
Work from Home Fifth Harmony [84][117]
Into You Ariana Grande [118][84][124][117][151]
Sexual Neiked [195][196]
Formation Beyoncé [197][198][199][200][201][202][159][151]
Hold Up [203]
Sorry [159][203]
All In Monsta X [204]
One More Day Sistar and Giorgio Moroder [204]
Sweet Dream Kim Hee-chul and Min Kyung-hoon
Touch Little Mix [84][188][194]
2017 Loving Someone The 1975 [205][206]
The Joke Brandi Carlile [207][208][128][156]
Heart Attack LOONA's Chuu [209][210][211][212]
Cut to the Feeling Carly Rae Jepsen [213][129][50][11][128][160][190][65]
New Rules Dua Lipa [214][215][11][151]
Chanel Frank Ocean [216][217][218][163][65]
Power Little Mix [219][188]
Boys Charli XCX [220][221][215]
Call Me Mother RuPaul [222][98][215]
This Is Me (theme from the film The Greatest Showman) Keala Settle [223][224][225][226][227][61]
Heaven Troye Sivan & Betty Who [228][229][230][231][232][233]
Mystery of Love (theme from the film Call Me by Your Name) Sufjan Stevens [234][235][236]
Visions of Gideon
2018 Home (cover of The Wiz song) (from the drama series Pose) MJ Rodriguez & Billy Porter [77]
My My My! Troye Sivan [219][233][65]
Bloom [237][13][208][156][87][22][151][233]
Make Me Feel Janelle Monae [238][239][240][156][22][151][62][65]
Pynk
No Tears Left to Cry Ariana Grande [80][65][103]
Thank U, Next [241][242][243]
I'm Not Afraid Holland [244][245][246]
Rainbow Kacey Musgraves [247][84][38]
Colour MNEK and Hailee Steinfeld [248][249][156][157][219]
2019 On a Roll Ashley O [250][84]
Break Up (Bye Bye) The Frock Destroyers [251][252][253]
Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels Todrick Hall [254][77][151]
C7osure (You Like) Lil Nas X [255][156]
Don't Start Now Dua Lipa [256][257][124][214][65]
High Heels Melanie C [258]
Show Yourself (theme from the film Frozen II) Idina Menzel [259][260][261]
A Little Bit Alexis (from the sitcom Schitt'$ Creek) Annie Murphy [262][263][264]
Lights Up Harry Styles [265][266][267][268][269]
You Need to Calm Down Taylor Swift [270][151][65]
Good Bye Wheein [271][272][273]
2020 Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America The 1975 & Phoebe Bridgers [274][275]
Physical Dua Lipa [276][84][124][214][256]
React The Pussycat Dolls [84][77][124]
Savage Megan Thee Stallion & Beyoncé [84][23][132]
Rain On Me Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande [277][278][84][23][110][270][219][65][150]
Positions Ariana Grande [279]
34+35 [280][281]
Betty Taylor Swift [282][283][284][285]
2021 Dance For Your Man Daniel Molyneaux Labelled "the first LGBT dancehall anthem."[286]
Agatha All Along (from the miniseries WandaVision) Kathryn Hahn [287][288][289][84]
Montero (Call Me By Your Name) Lil Nas X [290][65][150]
UK Hun? United Kingdolls [84][288]

See also[]

Notes[]

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