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John_Galt (brandonmartin@dailyuprising.com) 12:23 am UTC 05/14/10 |
| In reply to: | NJC: How Gay I Am - Vin 03:28 am UTC 05/06/10 |
| Awesome! This is funny, but I don't think it's novelty. I've known guys who have actually been hurt by accusations that their interests make them gay... and become comically interested in disproving the accusations. It kind of peeves me that the homosexual movement keeps on claiming that things we all enjoy are "gay" things. This ruins the appeal of musical theater for a large percentage of the population by associating it with another sexual lifestyle. It plants the seed, "You aren't supposed to be enjoying this." Hell, I used to draw rainbows as a young child in the early eighties... is someone going to impugn my manhood for that? There's nothing sexual about rainbows... I mean, I don't feel the need to brand everything I enjoy as a "straight" thing. The lyric should have ended with "make angry love to you." That would have made the meaning a little darker and more ambiguous and more in touch with the rest of your work. Otherwise, the song is awesome. Heck, it wasn't your intent, but it inspired me to make a homophobic rant on the Jim Steinman message board -- something fairly likely to get me kicked off into the outer realms with Smeg and Pudding. Someone said that great art is an invitation to insanity. If they were correct, your song is probably great art. -=John Galt=- > I don't usually write novelty lyrics, but I wrote this a > while back just for fun and thought it was appropriate for > posting given the recent discussion about the degree to > which Jim's male fans are, or aren't, gay. > > How Gay I Am > > Well you dropped my jaw to the floor last night > When you told me you thought I liked boys. > I just couldn’t figure out how I gave you that > impression. > And not that I owe you anything > But before its my next turn to sing > I’ll offer you this mostly true confession > > Now I own a few shirts in colors you wouldn’t call manly, > And now and again I dance with my hands above my head. > I own a Streisand hits CD > I appreciate “Sex and the City” > But I’ll show you how gay I am > when I get you in bed. > > Back in the day I may have played with my sister’s > Barbies. > As a kid I thought “Super Bowl” meant the handicapped > stall. > I played third lead in my Second Grade play, > Dressed up like Lord Byron on Poetry Day, > But I showed Suzy how gay I am > Three times in study hall. > > These days I read the Sears catalog for the home goods > section. > My own two eyes are as queer as this straight guy needs. > I watch quite a bit of the Lifetime channel > I prefer mohair to denim or flannel > But you’ll see how gay I am when we do the deed. > > Now Tori Amos dominates my iPod, > But Sondheim’s represented there pretty well, too. > I’m offended by pornography, > I like Yankee Candles and potpourri, > But you’ll know just how gay I am > When I make angry love to you. > > Hey please don’t be embarrassed now, > I don’t mind that you opened your mouth > And stuck your foot right in like you were doing the Hokey > Pokey. > I’m a pseudo-intellectual > And a little bit metro-sexual > And now I’m off to do Shania karaoke. > | |
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