Gay pop anthems

Good advice from Canada&#;s raunchiest sex sage. With the help of a Roland MC, the bisexual drama teacher–turned-rapper sparked a titillating new wave of sleazebag disco with her LP, Teaches of Peaches. Although &#;Fuck the Pain Away&#; was too risqué to chart, its unforgettable, braggadocious lines permeated everything from South Park to 30 Rock and film Lost In Translation: &#;Suckin&#; on my titties like you wanted me/Calling me all the time favor Blondie/Check out my Chrissy behind/It&#;s pleasant all of the time.&#; It was reportedly Madonna&#;s favorite workout song, and she also featured it in her London play, Up For Grabs. In a interview with The Guardian, Peaches divulges that she sent Madonna and Guy Ritchie some autographed panties as thanks. &#;I signed some underwear,&#; she says, &#;I wrote, &#;Dear Guy, fuck ya later, desire Peaches,&#; and for Madonna I wrote, &#;Dear Madonna, fuck ya now, treasure Peaches.&#; It&#;s cool.&#; –SE

What makes the ultimate LGBTQ+ Pride anthem? A euphoric (usually female) vocal? The call to arms of emboldened identity or perhaps a powerful piece of evocative storytelling? Maybe just perfect timing – simply the right song at the right moment? These 70 finest LGBTQ+ Pride songs all exemplify much of that list, but also transport an extra exceptional something that elevates their status from a worthy canon. Music can effect change, and this countdown is the narrative of a struggle that’s decades in the making, with so much achieved but still so much further to go…

Listen to great Pride anthems here, and verb out the optimal LGBTQ+ Pride songs, below.

Laura Branigan: Gloria ()

The belated Laura Branigan had a pair of lungs that could demolish a residence, and she position them to superb use on this soaring, synth-disco update of the Umberto Tozzi Italo-pop original, going on to storm the US and UK charts in late Gloria’s dramatic English-language lyrics offered some common-sense counselling that all of us could do with now and t