very gaaaaay songs needed!

[ol'skinflint]

there's a very VERY "out" group from the Bay Area called Pansy Division but I haven't actually heard any of their songs but I'll assume many are gay (I understand 2 of their songs are called "Horny in the Morning" and "Wish I'd Taken Pictures"). Maybe some of their titles will be listed on Tower's web site. I'll also assume at least some of the songs on the motion picture soundtrack from William Friedkin's "Cruisin'" are intended to be gay oriented. Many Village People songs would seem to be gay oriented by titles like "Hot Cop", "My Roommate", "Fire Island", etc...

[Eman]

Originally Posted by Graham_Start

Especially what they're reflecting :D



You need to meet up with some bears. :)

Hey Graham!
I've only seen the front cover of the Macho album but since it's hard to find I never have seen the back cover. You should post the back cover for all to see...and Yeah....meet with bears...mmmmmm

[DJDynasty]

How about
Sparkle - Handsome Man

[kdavid13]

Originally Posted by Graham_Start

Another 90s number, perhaps best forgotten: Fierce Men On Wax: "Go Girl". Somewhat amusing drag cattiness over feeble house beats.

Another great one would be MOREL's "True (The Faggot Is You)" and also ERASURE's version of No GDM.

But CRUISIN' THE STREET is still the gayest record around.

Perhaps PAUL PARKER should record a cover of VANITY 6 "Nasty Girl" -
I just need to hear him say "I need 7 inches or more - get it up - I can't wait anymore..."

LOL

[Eman]

oh yeah that would be something to hear and plus with a video to boot!!!

[markydefad]

This belongs in this thread, methinks.

Originally Posted by John365

I have this amazing high energy track on cassette for about
20years now.
I don't know much more than the artist name and the title,
and that it's probebly from San Fransisco[the lyrics are about the Castrostreet scene in S.F.]
Does anyone know what label this record is on and if it's a 12'' or l.p. and if it's hard to find .I haven't seen it yet.

Thanks,John.

Reply:

I am very familiar with "Castro Boy"-- since I once was one. :lol: I was working at Aloha Records when this came out in 1983, I think. It was a parody of "Valley Girl" by Frank & Moon Zappa, with a gayboy spoken part by a guy named Bret Arnst, as I recall. I have the 12" at home--it was on some small label that was created for this project and I think it was John Hedges and some other SF record-producer type behind it. I'll check tonight.

I came across a copy in SF last October when Jeff & I were shopping, but it's not something you see often. Jeff is from Pittsburgh and a connoisseur of all things GAY (he's the editor of the Pittsburgh gay paper) and he had never heard of it, before I called it to his attention. So, I don't think it travelled much out of SF. And I don't recall ever dancing to it anywhere...although it's a good dance record.

It's pretty damn funny, though. "Gag me with a cock" indeed!!!!
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OK, I checked out the 12" of "Castro Boy"....

Producers: Lester Temple & Barry Beam
Exec. Prod.: John Hedges
Engineers: Peter & Mary Buffet
All Music: Barry Beam

They were all SF record-honchos. John Hedges was a DJ who later started BADDA (Bay Area Disco DJ Association),and ultimately producing at Fantasy. Then he was responsible for the Lisa "Jump Shout" and "Rocket To Your Heart" and later the Sylvester "All I Need" LP.

There is a paragraph about "Castro Boy' in the SF Disco book "Tribal Rites by David Diebold:

"Lester Temple and Barry worked on "Castro Boy" around this time (which was a take-off on "Valley Girl") and while we couldn't get a label to touch it due to the profanity, etc, we got it out anyway on our own label. I think we pressed about five thousand of those which are still selling worldwide. (This book was printed in 1987). I constantly get calls for that record and so it might come out on a greatest hits album or something."

Well, as far as I know it wasn't released on CD. But, geez,
only 5,000 copies....maybe this is a collector's item!!!! Hmmmm....well maybe only to future"Castro Boys".
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Well, anal-retentive poster that I am....of course, I had to go back and listen to "Castro Boy". I decided that since many of you probably never heard this gem...I would transcribe the lyrics for you!!! Here's to a few chuckles or, maybe...gasps of distaste & horror (Quinny, are you still in Church Lady mode?)

"Castro Boy" ( The Castro is a heavily gay-populated section of San Francisco, hmmm.... that's sorta redundant, isn't it???? Well, let's just say in that part of town, usually 90% of the folks walking down the street are queer as opposed to 50% in other areas). So, see... it has nothing to do with the Cuban dictator!!!!

This is an early 80's electro/synth-type style of production in Patrick Cowley- mode; but decidedly, a parody of The Zappa's "Valley Girl" .

Vocoder Chorus:
"CASTRO BOY, he's a Castro Boy
Castro Boy, he's a Castro Boy
OK, fine, fer sure, fer sure,
He's a Castro Boy and there is no cure
OK, fine , fer sure, fer sure,
He's a Castro Boy and there is no cure."

Gay Boy spoken part --ultra gay-nelly voice (Bret Arnst)

"Like how ruuude,
Oh--like faaaabulous
Castro Street is soooooo hot
I mean--so many men, so little time!!!
It's not pretty being easy!!!!
I mean--you can cruise for days, girl
From the Badlands to Castro Station over to Moby Dicks
Check out the New Wave clones at Bear Hollow
It's to die for [prophetic words, those ]
It's sooooooooooo faaaaaaaaaaaabuuuulouuuuuus!!!!!"

Vocoder Voices:

"Down on Castro, there he goes
He just bought some fancy clothes
Hanky on the left and keys on the right
He is such a manly sight

(Chorus)
Castro Boy, he's a Castro Boy
OK, fine, etc.

Spoken:

"Anyway--this leather queen goes 'are you into S&M?'
and I said 'Oh, puh-leeeeze--who isn't? I mean--give-me-a-break!!!'
I mean like are you into the usual like bondage or fisting
or do you get heavy like necrophilia or tricking with your Great Dane? Puuh-leeeeze!!!!

So I see this guy at the Jaguar [bookstore/sex palace across the street from Aloha Records on 18th]
He's in his leather drag in a sling
with gawd-knows-what up her ass
and he's in a nurses uniform
I mean--I thought I saw it all--
But Puh-leeeeze, Miss Thing!!!!!"

Vocoder:
(Not sure...) Never outdone (???)
He looks his best in a pair of chaps and leather vest
Heads to where the in-crowd goes
Takes his place to stand and pose
Repeat Chorus.

Spoken:
So, my friend Bill calls--oh, no , we're not "lovers"
we're like, you know-- "sisters"
So he says "C'mon girl--le's go dancing..."
We always go to the Troc
But tonight "I" was in the Beam [The I-Beam on Haight St.]
Got any crystal?
So all he has is MDA.

Repeat Chorus.

Spoken:
"Ooooh....this stuff makes you horny
oooooh, for days
So, like, he goes 'I just got the new Veee-ola Wills record'--
I mean, he is such a Disco Dolly!!!!
David Bowie --he's so cool--
you know "Mod-ern Music"
Oh, is he gay?

So I walk into the Detour to find a Daddy or something
and I see this hunk
I mean he is such a humpy dude
and hung , girlfriend !!!! such a basket!!!
puh-leeeze--he looks da-vooone!!!!

So he says "Come here often""
and I says "Oh fer sure--are you into watersports?"
and he starts to Read ME!!!!
He says I talk NELLY--How RUDE!!!!
I DO NOT TALK NELLY!!! I'M BUTCH!!!!
Well, FUCK YOU TOO--I'm sure
I bet he stuffs socks in his crotch!!!
I'm sure that wasn't all meat!!!!
I mean--puh-leeeeze!!!!!!

(This last part is sorta just dub style---the music has taken over and the lines are thrown in helter-skelter...)

Oh, I really like this song
It really "P's"
Ooooh, let me get a hit off those poppers!!!
Wooo, yeah, new Sylvester---whip it girl!!!!

(off-key) "Do You wanna funk"


Well, off to the 1808 Club [Sex Club on Market St]
Check ya later
No hanky-panky
Gag me with a cock!!!!!
FAAAAAAABULOOOUUUUSSSS!!!!
FAAAAAAABULOOOUUUUSSSS!!!!

Where is my cockring and my Quaaludes?
Where did I put my titclamps?
I wore it last night with my LaCoste
Where is my All-American Boy t-shirt?
I've got to stop leaving things at trick's houses!!!!

Oh, my gawd,
What did you say your name was again?
How do you spell that?
Well, you gotta give me a call sometime.
Here's my card.

Repeat Chorus:
CASTRO BOY, he's a Castro Boy
Castro Boy, he's a Castro boy

Cold End!!!!.

Pretty damn funny if ya ask me. Of course, I was there...so it all rings of the truth to me. Ah, yes "The Way We Were".

[all*that*glitters*]

[quote=Graham_Start;29294]
Eartha Kitt - I Love Men (okay, Eartha is a straight woman quote]

Graham, don't you think that most straight woman will love MEN??
Real women do, you know...although some of them will go for GAY men, in that case they are called FAGHAGS...I think Eartha fits the description perfectly...

anyway, my tip for the dragshow soundtrack is
Diana Ross -Muscles...
and 'Work this pussy' by Ellis D (J. Vasquez)

oh, and let's not forget 'Vogue' by Madonna...or is that too stylish?

[FrontPage22]

Whada about Where Are The men by Ritchie Family? Too campy?

[ol'skinflint]

Originally Posted by infrasound

Hi - I need to make a compilation of very gay songs for this drag troupe I DJ with, and I need a little help. The songs are to be used for performace, and I'm looking for songs that are explicitly gay, have gay lyrics...not just songs with relevance to queer people like "I Will Survive" or "You Make Me Feel Mighty Real" or "Shame." Not just songs with relevance to queer people but songs that are undeniably HOMOSEXUAL. Ha ha. I already own quite a few: Modern Rocketry - "Homosexuality", Skatt Bros - "Walk The Night", Southshore Commission - "Free Man", Carl Bean - "I Was Born This Way", and all the Man 2 Man songs. Any suggestions are appreciated!! :)

"I Love A Man in a Uniform" by the Gang of 4. "Billy Don't Fall" by Terence Trent D'Arby "All the Girls Love Alice" by Elton John "I Kissed A Girl" by Jill Sobule. more on the way

[dvdjamm]

So I see this guy at the Jaguar [bookstore/sex palace across the street from Aloha Records on 18th]
He's in his leather drag in a sling
with gawd-knows-what up her ass
and he's in a nurses uniform
I mean--I thought I saw it all--

that's was the one part of the song i didn't get...i've seen men in leather and drag...but wearing both at the same time and a nurses uniform?

[markydefad]

Originally Posted by dvdjamm

that's was the one part of the song i didn't get...i've seen men in leather and drag...but wearing both at the same time and a nurses uniform?

Oh I think he's just going for the absurdity of it all--whatever you've never seen or thought of--someone's probably done. It's doubtful a nurses's uniform would be worn with leather chaps and a feather boa--but then again--never say never!!!

[KoolChris]

How about Mort Shuman's "You're my man", and, more recently, the Outhere Brothers' "I wanna fuck you in the ass". Hilarious!

[markydefad]

Originally Posted by KoolChris

How about Mort Shuman's "You're my man", and, more recently, the Outhere Brothers' "I wanna fuck you in the ass". Hilarious!

I've heard the Outhere Brothers' lovely ditty. I used it as the last tune on my "HOMOSAPIENS" tape...but isn't this really about straight guys and their bootylicious, vagina-owning girlfriends? Buttf**king--it's not just for the GAYS anymore.....

[KoolChris]

Originally Posted by markydefad

I've heard the Outhere Brothers' lovely ditty. I used it as the last tune on my "HOMOSAPIENS" tape...but isn't this really about straight guys and their bootylicious, vagina-owning girlfriends? Buttf**king--it's not just for the GAYS anymore.....

You're probably right, come to think of it...

It's just that it sounds sooooooo gay, and the voices have that feel, too. Even a bunch of cholos in a primed lowrider '68 Impala would look gay with that track coming out of the Alpine...

[marmite7]

Love that Morel "faggot" track

But how gay is Wayne G's - Twisted!!!! Get the 12" and pitch it down, otherwise the drag queens would be knackered after 60 seconds!

"Excuse me - do you f**k as well as you dance,
Are you as hot in the bedroom as you are on the dancefloor?"


Love it love it love

And harking back to the mid 80's: Cinema - I Love Men (streetwave Records)

Or

Boys Don't Cry - Turn Over (I Like It Better That Way)