This playlist consists of twenty songs performed by artists who fall somewhere under the LGBTQ umbrella. Artists include Indigo Girls, Phranc, 2 Nice Girls, plus all the ones you’d expect.
[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/8532635″] Click here to like Tunes du Jour on Facebook!This playlist consists of twenty songs, most performed by artists who fall somewhere under the LGBTQ umbrella, a couple with queer lyrical content. Artists include R.E.M., k.d. lang and George Michael.
[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/8525739″] Click here to like Tunes du Jour on Facebook!As we wrap up 1987 and move into 1988, we get the first music from Tracy Chapman as well as Morrissey’s first post-Smiths work. Neither artist has publicly proclaimed their sexual orientation as lesbian or gay, but I don’t consider them to be in the closet. Sometimes it’s hard to decide whether or not to include an act who is believed to be gay despite not publicly coming out. I take ’em one by one.
Also included is the comeback hit for Aerosmith, in which Stephen Tyler isn’t deterred by finding out the lady he fancies is not actually a lady.
This playlist consists of twenty songs, most performed by artists who fall somewhere under the LGBTQ umbrella, a couple with queer lyrical content.
[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/8518671″] Click here to like Tunes du Jour on Facebook!Continuing with 1987, this playlist consists of twenty more songs from that year, most performed by artists who fall somewhere under the LGBTQ umbrella, a couple with queer lyrical content. Appearing for the first time in this playlist series is the late Godfather of House Music, Frankie Knuckles, with two classic tracks of the genre.
[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/8510473″] Click here to like Tunes du Jour on Facebook!This playlist consists of twenty songs, most performed by artists who fall somewhere under the LGBTQ umbrella, plus the Cyndi Lauper classic adopted as a LGBTQ anthem with her full support.
[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/8503997″] Click here to like Tunes du Jour on Facebook!In this installment we get the first songs from two of the most important queer music acts, Pet Shop Boys and Erasure. We also debut Jimmy Somerville’s post-Bronski Beat band, The Communards.
This playlist consists of twenty songs, most performed by artists who fall somewhere under the LGBTQ umbrella.
[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/8486351″] Click here to like Tunes du Jour on Facebook!In this installment, we finally wrap up 1984 and move into 1985, welcoming Bronski Beat into the fold. There are songs to dance to, songs to rock out to, and some to chill out to.
This playlist consists of twenty songs, most performed by artists who fall somewhere under the LGBTQ umbrella, a couple with queer lyrical content.
[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/8477901″] Click here to like Tunes du Jour on Facebook!Nineteen eighty-four was a very queer year in music, so much so that the minty music of that year is spread out over three playlists. Was there something in the water in England that year? I think a better explanation is the activism that rose from the early year of the AIDS epidemic, a time when governments weren’t doing nearly enough to help those afflicted. Gay men and their allies took to the streets to demand attention. This increased visibility carried into the arts. Also, there was something in the water in England.
This playlist consists of twenty songs, some performed by artists who fall somewhere under the LGBTQ umbrella, others with queer lyrical content. Artists include Husker Du, k.d. lang and Dead or Alive.
[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/8457336″] Click here to like Tunes du Jour on Facebook!Most of the performers on this installment of the history of LGBTQ music have been heard from already in this series, though we welcome a few new names – Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Marilyn, and Gloria Gaynor covering a gay-themed show tune and making it a classic post-disco anthem.
This playlist consists of twenty songs, some performed by artists who fall somewhere under the LGBTQ umbrella, others with queer lyrical content.
[8tracks width=”300″ height=”250″ playops=”” url=”http://8tracks.com/mixes/8445466″] Click here to like Tunes du Jour on Facebook!The British invasion of the early 80s continues! Welcome Boy George! Welcome George Michael! Welcome Morrissey (I’m claiming him as one of us; I don’t care what he has to say about it)!
This playlist consists of twenty songs, some performed by artists who fall somewhere under the LGBTQ umbrella, others with queer lyrical content. Some of the acts are American.
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