Music Queer

S01E01 20 Jun 26

3m

Bronski Beat - Smalltown boy

A song written like a film script: the story of the daily life of a young gay man who has to leave his town to escape ostracism and violence.

S01E02 20 Jun 26

3m

Charles Trenet - The Extraordinary Garden

Legendary French singer Charles Trenet’s song uses poetic imagery to depict the Jardin des Tuileries, a gay cruising area in Paris.

S01E03 20 Jun 26

3m

Conchita Wurst - Rise Like a Phoenix

In 2014 Conchita Wurst became the first bearded drag queen to win the Eurovision Song Contest with an affirming anthem of queer identity.

S01E04 20 Jun 26

3m

Eddy de Pretto - Kid

French singer Eddy de Pretto talks about homophobia and unrealistic expectations of masculinity in a very personal song.

S01E05 20 Jun 26

3m

Girl in Red - I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend

Straight to the point, Girl In Red sings of her same-sex desire and her love for another woman. I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend went viral and became an anthem for a generation of lesbians.

S01E06 20 Jun 26

3m

Gloria Gaynor - I will survive

The classic breakup song by Gloria Gayner is a feminist song that was adopted by the gay community as a anthem against adversity.

S01E07 20 Jun 26

3m

Indochine - Le 3eme Sexe

1985. In an atmosphere of rising homophobia and moral panic around AIDS, French rock group sing about non-binary identities.

S01E08 20 Jun 26

3m

Jean-Claude Pascal - Nous Les Amoureux

The first queer song to win Eurovision was a crooner’s calling out of discrimination against homosexuals.

S01E09 20 Jun 26

3m

Judy Garland - Over the Rainbow

"Somewhere Over The Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz is a song of hope and a symbol of a better world for the queer community.

S01E10 20 Jun 26

3m

Juliette Greco - Les Pingouins

In an era when female homosexuality was invisible, Juliette Gréco sings about lesbians with animal metaphors and mischievous humour.

S01E11 20 Jun 26

3m

Klaus Nomi - The Cold Song

With his countertenor voice and synthesisers, Klaus Nomi created an alien persona that blurred the lines between genres and challenged conventions.

S01E12 20 Jun 26

3m

Lil Nas X Montero - Call Me By Your Name

How can you be black, gay and believe in God in America in 2021? Lil Nas X has the answer.

S01E13 20 Jun 26

3m

Little Richard -Tutti Frutti

What if one of the most famous songs from early rock and roll was about gay desire? Consummate entertainer Little Richard was a queer presence in the early fifties.

S01E14 20 Jun 26

3m

Ma Rainey - Prove It On Me

Ma Rainey sang candidly and confidently about her relationships with women in the 1920s. As a black and bisexual woman, she turned the blues into a space of queer freedom.

S01E15 20 Jun 26

3m

Pomme - Grandiose

One of the first songs in French to deal with a young lesbian’s desire to have children. It was written in the wake of the major anti-gay rights protests in France in 2013.

S01E16 20 Jun 26

3m

Sexy sushi - Sex Appeal

Sexy Sushi celebrate lesbian desire with racy lyrics as part of a queer scene that’s all about humour and fun.

S01E17 20 Jun 26

3m

Sylvester - You Make Me Feel

In 1978 a high-energy disco track burns up the dancefloors of San Francisco in a frenzy of fulfilment, power and authenticity.

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S01E18 20 Jun 26

3m

Troye Sivan - One of Your Girls

Troye Sivan plays with drag, desire and gender roles in his pop songs which are steeped in queer tradition.

S01E19 20 Jun 26

3m

Village People - YMCA

What’s the link between Christianity and queer club culture? In 1978 the answer was Village People’s YMCA.

S01E20 20 Jun 26

3m

Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax

In the 1980s, one song celebrating gay sexual climax became a worldwide hit.