List of songs about homosexuality

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The following are lists of songs about gay or lesbian people, situations, or issues.

Contents 1 Songs where the primary topic is homosexuality 1.1 # 1.2 A 1.3 B 1.4 C 1.5 D 1.6 E 1.7 F 1.8 G 1.9 H 1.10 I 1.11 J 1.12 K 1.13 L 1.14 M 1.15 N 1.16 O 1.17 P 1.18 Q 1.19 R 1.20 S 1.21 T 1.22 U 1.23 V 1.24 W 1.25 X, Y, Z 2 Songs where there is a strong indication the topic is homosexuality or can be interpretated as such 2.1 # 2.2 A 2.3 B 2.4 C 2.5 D 2.6 E 2.7 F 2.8 G 2.9 H 2.10 I 2.11 J 2.12 K 2.13 L 2.14 M 2.15 N 2.16 O 2.17 P 2.18 Q 2.19 R 2.20 S 2.21 T 2.22 U 2.23 V 2.24 W, X, Y, Z 3 Songs which reference homosexuality or gay relationships 3.1 # 3.2 A 3.3 B 3.4 C 3.5 D 3.6 E 3.7 F 3.8 G 3.9 H 3.10 I 3.11 J 3.12 K 3.13 L 3.14 M 3.15 N 3.16 O 3.17 P 3.18 Q 3.19 R 3.20 S 3.21 T 3.22 U, V 3.23 W, X, Y, Z 4 Songs which mention or allude to famous gay, lesbian or bisexual people 5 Songs/Remakes/Covers where the gender of the singer implies homosexuality or a gay relationship 6 External links

[edit] Songs where the primary topic is homosexuality

[edit] #

• "101% Man" by The Beautiful South (2003)
• "32 Lines" by Sophie B. Hawkins

[edit] A

• "¿A Quién le Importa?" by Alaska y Dinarama, also recorded by Thalía
• "AC DC" by Sweet
• "Adam and Steve" by Spacehog
• "Ain't Nobody Straight In L.A." by The Miracles
• "All the Things She Said" by t.A.T.u.
• "All The Girls Love Alice" by Elton John
• "Andi" by Kansas -- transgender song
• "Androgyny" by Garbage
• "Andy, You're A Star" by The Killers
• "Animal Nitrate" by Suede
• "An Honest Mistake" by The Bravery
• "April Fools" by Rufus Wainwright
• "Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl?" by Jayne County (1986)
• "Are You Man Enough to Be a Woman" by Jayne County
• "Army Song" by Spouse
• "Art Fag" by Anal Cunt

[edit] B

• "B/E/A/F/A/G" by Bomb
• "Bisexual Girl" by Coyote Shivers (1996)
• "Bishonen" by Momus
• "Bobby Brown" by Frank Zappa
• "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
• "Breakdance Hunx" (remix) by Kids on TV featuring Boy George
• "Bring Me Some Water" by Melissa Etheridge
• "Bulldagger Swagger" by Phranc (1995)
• "Butch In The Streets" by Tribe 8
• "Bück Dich" by Rammstein

[edit] C

• "City Hall" by Vienna Teng
• "Closet Check" by Mukilteo Fairies
• "Come to My Window" by Melissa Etheridge
• "Coming Clean" by Green Day
• "Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other" by Ned Sublette (1981)
• "Cruising the Streets" by Boys Town Gang (1981)

[edit] D

• "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" by Sophie B. Hawkins
• "Dicks are for my Friends" by Mindless Self Indulgence (2000)
• "Dilly Boys" by The Libertines
• "Drag" by King Adora
• "Drive" by Melissa Ferrick

[edit] E

• "Eating Amy Out (Of House and Home)" by The Need (2001)
• "Eddie's First Wife" by Gretchen Peters
• "Every Man Has a Man Who Loves Him" & "Every Woman Has a Woman Who Loves Her" special 2004 recordings by Yoko Ono of her earlier song "Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him"
• "El Que Quiera Entender Que Entienda" by Mägo de Oz (2000)

[edit] F

• "Fabulous Muscles" by Xiu Xiu (2004)
• "Faces In The Hall" by Gym Class Heroes (2005)
• "Fagetarian and Dyke" by Team Dresch (1994)
• "Faget" by KoЯn (1994)
• "Faggot" by Mindless Self Indulgence (2000)
• "Father of a Son" The Ark (2002)
• "Femme Bitch Top" by Tribe 8 (1995)
• "Femme in a Black Leather Jacket" by Pansy Division
• "Forbidden Love" by The Apostles
• "Fuck Anita Bryant" by David Allan Coe

[edit] G

• "G.A.Y." by Geri Halliwell
• "Gaybar" by Electric Six
• "Gay Messiah" (2005) by Rufus Wainwright
• "Gay, Not Gay" by King Missile
• "Gay Rude Boys Unite" by Leftöver Crack
• "Gender Is As Gender Does" by God Is My Co-Pilot (1992)
• "Gertrude Stein" by Phranc
• "Girl-O-Matic" by Three Dollar Bill (1998)
• "Glad to Be Gay" by the Tom Robinson Band
• "Green Carnations" by Noel Coward (1933) (wearing green carnations was a way of signalling to other gay men that one was gay as well)

[edit] H

• "Hand In Glove" by The Smiths
• "Handsome Devil" by The Smiths
• "He's So Gay" by Frank Zappa
• "Hey Rose" by Girlyman
• "High-School Confidential" by Carole Pope
• "Hideaway" by Erasure (1987)
• "Homophobia" by Chumbawamba (1994)
• "Homophobia" by Leæther Strip (2005)
• "Homophobia" by Victims Family
• "Homosapien" by Pete Shelley (1981)
• "Homosexuality" by Modern Rocketry
• "Homo Rainbow" by Ween
• "Homo-Sexual" by Angry Samoans (1982)

[edit] I

• "I Am What I Am" from the Broadway musical soundtrack La Cage Aux Folles, also recorded by Gloria Gaynor
• "I Heart Fags" by MC Frontalot
• "I Kissed a Girl" by Jill Sobule (1995)
• "I Love Hardcore Boys/I Love Boys Hardcore" by Limp Wrist
• "I Need A Man" by Man2Man (cover of Grace Jones hit)
• "I Spent My Last $10 (On Birth Control and Beer)" by Two Nice Girls
• "I Wanna be a Homosexual" by Screeching Weasel
• "I want love" by Elton John
• "I Want the One I Can't Have" by The Smiths (includes the line "and if you ever need self-validation, just meet me in the alley by the railway station.")
• "I Want You Hard" by Leæther Strip
• "I Was Born This Way" by Carl Bean (1977)
• "I Was Dancing In A Lesbian Bar" by Jonathan Richman
• "I Wish I Was Queer (So I Could Get Chicks)" by The Bloodhound Gang (1996)
• "I Wish I Were a Fairy" (1940) by John Ryan
• "If I Were Gay" by Steven Lynch
• "If You Were Gay" from the musical Avenue Q
• "I'll be Your Girl for All Seasons" by Northern State (2005)
• "I'm Still Your Fag" by Broken Social Scene
• "In Denial" by Kylie Minogue feat. Pet Shop Boys
• "In Or Out" by Ani DiFranco

[edit] J

• "Jesus Clone" by Nervous Gender (1981)
• Jet Boy, Jet Girl by Elton Motello
• "Jimmy Got a Little Bit of Bitch in Him" by Funkadelic (1974)
• "John's Gay" by Robbie Williams
• "Jonathan David" by Belle and Sebastian
• "Johnny, Are You Queer?" by Josie Cotton
• "Josh Haynesworth Sucked My Weenie" The Pee Pee Brigade

[edit] K

• "Keep It Gay" from the stage musical and musical movie The Producers
• "Kill The Cool Kids" by Gay for Johnny Depp
• "King Queen" by GWAR

[edit] L

• "Last Gay Song" by Mindless Self Indulgence
• "Legendary Children" by Holly Johnson (1994)
• "Lesbian Paradise" by Pussy Face
• "Leviticus Faggot" by Me'shell Ndegeocello
• "Lezbophobia" by Tribe 8
• "Like The Way I Do" by Melissa Etheridge
• "Lookin' Cute/Feelin' Cute" by Jonny McGovern
• "Lola" by The Kinks
• "Love is Love" by RuPaul

[edit] M

• "Malchik Gay" by t.A.T.u.
• "Mama's Got a Girlfriend" by Ben Harper
• "Man Enough to Be a Woman" by Wayne County & the Electric Chairs (1978)
• "Man, I Feel Like a Woman" by Jayne County (2001)
• "Mann gegen Mann" by Rammstein
• "Meet the G That Killed Me" by Public Enemy (1990)
• "Men Who Love Women Who Love Men" by Steve Goodman
• "Menergy" by Patrick Cowley (who was one of the earliest victims of AIDS)
• "Michael" by Franz Ferdinand
• "Mississauga Goddam" by The Hidden Cameras (2004)
• "Mujer contra Mujer" by Mecano (1990). Originally in Spanish, it was later recorded also in French ("Une Femme avec une Femme"), English and Italian by Mecano themselves. Also covered by Fey.
• "Murder In Hollywood" by D.O.A.
• "Music is My Boyfriend" by The Hidden Cameras
• "My Lovely Man" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

[edit] N

• "Nancy Boy" by Placebo
• "Neanderthal Dyke" by Tribe 8
• "Nelly Strut" by Sta-Prest
• "Neulich Nacht" by Terrorgruppe
• "No Clause 28" by Boy George, a protest song against a proposed anti-gay British law
• "Not Gonna Get Us" by t.A.T.u.

[edit] O

• "Ode" by Limp Wrist (2004)
• "Off-Duty Sailor" by The Dicks
• "Only Loved At Night" by The Raincoats
• "Outside" by George Michael

[edit] P

• "Paris in Flames" by Thursday (2001)
• "Piccadilly Palare" by Morrissey (1990)
• "Pretty Girls Make Graves" by The Smiths
• "Prove It On Me Blues" by Ma Rainey (1926)
• "Punk Rock Fag" by Best Revenge

[edit] Q

• "Queer Disco Anthem" by God Is My Co-Pilot
• "Queer Enough For You?" by Mukilteo Fairies
• "Queer" by Garbage

[edit] R

• "Raspberry Swirl" by Tori Amos
• "Read My Lips" by Jimmy Somerville
• "Real Men" by Joe Jackson (1982) also covered by Tori Amos from the perspective of a lesbian woman.
• "Red" by Poundhound (1998)
• "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1983)
• "Retarded Drag Queen" by Three Dollar Bill
• "Riot Poof" by Tori Amos
• "Rough Boys" by Pete Townshend
• "Rural Faggot" by Amy Ray

[edit] S

• "Saturday Night At The Bookstore" by The Dicks
• "Secret" by The Veronicas
• "Sexuality" by Billy Bragg
• "She Has a Girlfriend Now" by Reel Big Fish
• "She's So Butch" by God Is My Co-Pilot (1993)
• "Silent Legacy" by Melissa Etheridge
• "Singing for Our Lives" by Holly Near
• "Sissy Blues" by Ma Rainey (1926)
• "Sissy Man Blues" by Pinewood Tom (1935)
• "Smalltown Boy" (1983) by Bronski Beat
• "Smells Like Queer Spirit" by Pansy Division
• "Soccer Practice" by Jonny McGovern
• "So Many Men, So Little Time" (1983) by Miquel Brown
• "So Said Kay" by The Field Mice
• "Something Strange" by The Herd (featuring Peter Frampton (1968)
• "Space Is The Place" by Spacehog
• "Spiel Mit Mir" by Rammstein
• "Stigmatized" by The Calling
• "Steven Zeeland" by Momus
• "Superdyke!" by Lesbians On Ecstasy (2004)

[edit] T

• "Take Your Mama" by Scissor Sisters
• "Taxi Ride" by Tori Amos
• "The Ballad of Cleo & Joe" by Cyndi Lauper, which is about drag queens (1995)
• "The Boy Next Door" by Academy 23
• "The Drowners" by Suede
• "The Fairview Mall Story" by Fifth Column
• "The Garden" by PJ Harvey
• "The Killing of Georgie (Part 1 and 2)" by Rod Stewart
• "The Most Radical Thing To Do" by The Ark (2002)
• "The Others" by The Ark (2005)
• "The Queer Song" by Two Nice Girls
• "The Wedding Song" by Tret Fure
• "There's More to Love Than Boy Meets Girl" by The Communards (1987)
• "There Was a Time" by Cuff the Duke
• "This Charming Man" by The Smiths
• "This Love Is Not Wrong" by The Field Mice
• "Tickle Tune" by Sex Boots Dread (gay Rastas)
• "Tim I Wish You Were Born a Girl" by Of Montreal
• "Tony" by Patty Griffin (Song about Suicide and Rejection)
• "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard

[edit] U

[edit] V

[edit] W

• "What Makes a Man a Man" by Charles Aznavour
• "When a Man Is In Love With a Man" by Of Montreal
• "Why?" by Bronski Beat (1983)
• "When Two Men Kiss" by Oi Polloi
• "William, It Was Really Nothing" by The Smiths

[edit] X, Y, Z

• "You think you're a man" by Divine
• "Young James Dean" by Girlyman
• "Your Tongue Like the Sun in my Mouth" by Sophie B. Hawkins

[edit] Songs where there is a strong indication the topic is homosexuality or can be interpretated as such

[edit] #

• "1963" by New Order

[edit] A

• "Ask" by The Smiths

[edit] B

• "Being Boring" by Pet Shop Boys, supposedly about losing a lover to AIDS
• "Bi-coastal" by Peter Allen (1980)
• "Big Daddy of the Rhythm" by Dead or Alive
• "Born Slippy" by Underworld
• "Boys Keep Swinging" by David Bowie

[edit] C

• "Country Boy" by Heinz
• "Can't Stand me Now" by The Libertines

[edit] D

• "Dancehall" by Blur
• "Deeper and Deeper" by Madonna
• "Desatame" by Monica Naranjo
• "Do You Come Here Often?" by The Tornados
• "Do You Want To?" by Franz Ferdinand

[edit] E

• "Eat Me Alive" by Judas Priest

[edit] F

• "Fire Island" by Village People
• "Forbidden Love" by Madonna (1994)
• "Freedom" by George Michael
• "Fagot" by Mindless Self Indulgence

[edit] G

• "Getting away with it" by Electronic
• "The Great Beautician In The Sky" by Magazine

[edit] H

• "He's So Unusual" (1929) written by Al Lewis, Al Sherman and Abner Silver
• "Homeboy" by James

[edit] I

• "I Want To Break Free" by Queen
• "I'm Coming Out" (1980) recorded by Diana Ross. At the time, was considered by many gay people as a "gay anthem"
• "Is This My Fate" He Asked Them" By Story of the Year

[edit] J

[edit] K

[edit] L

• "Last Post On The Bugle" by The Libertines

[edit] M

• "Michael (You've Got A Lot To Answer For)" by Duran Duran
• "Music When the Lights go out" by The Libertines

[edit] N

• "Never Let Me Down Again" by Depeche Mode
• "No More Named Johnny" by Hawksley Workman

[edit] O

• "On the Bus Mall" by The Decemberists
• "Otherside" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

[edit] P

• "Piece of Crap" by The Futureheads

[edit] Q

[edit] R

[edit] S

• "Saint Divine" by Gavin Friday
• "Secret Love" by Doris Day
• "See My Friends" by The Kinks
• "Shoplifters Of The World Unite" by The Smiths
• "Song Against Sex" by Neutral Milk Hotel
• "Sonny's Burning" by The Birthday Party
• "Stars" by t.A.T.u.
• "Strangelove" by Depeche Mode

[edit] T

• "The Good Old Days" by The Libertines
• "The Perfect Kiss" by New Order
• "The Power of Two" by The Indigo Girls
• "There Are Fairies at the Bottom of My Garden" by Beatrice Lillie (1934)
• "Three Caballeros" by the Andrews Sisters (1944)
• "True Faith" by New Order

[edit] U

[edit] V

• "Velvet Goldmine" by David Bowie

[edit] W, X, Y, Z

• "Was it worth it?" by Pet Shop Boys
• "What Became Of The Likely Lads" The Libertines
• "What's your name?" by Depeche Mode
• "Wish You Were Here" by Dead or Alive
• "The Wizard" by Uriah Heep
• "Y.M.C.A." by Village People
• "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" by The Beatles
• "You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison" by My Chemical Romance
• "Your Woman" by White Town [1]

[edit] Songs which reference homosexuality or gay relationships

[edit] #

• "53rd & 3rd" by The Ramones

[edit] A

• "Affirmation" by Savage Garden
• "All Apologies" by Nirvana
• "At Least I Got Laid" by Spacehog
• "Au suivant" by Jacques Brel (covered in English as "Next" by Alex Harvey and Scott Walker and Gavin Friday)
• "A Well Respected Man" by The Kinks

[edit] B

ː "Ballad of a Thin Man" by Bob Dylan

[edit] C

• "Can You Forgive Her?" by Pet Shop Boys
• "Criminal" by Eminem
• "Come To My Window" by Melissa Etheridge
• "Cowboy Love" by The Reverend Horton Heat

[edit] D

• "Dear Mister President" by P!nk
• "Degenerate" by Blink-182
• "Deliverance" by Opeth

[edit] E

[edit] F

• "Feelin' Lonely" by Da Backwudz
• "Fentoozler" by Blink-182
• "Flo" by Smash Mouth

[edit] G

• "Gay Boyfriend" by The Hazzards
• "Girls & Boys" by Blur

[edit] H

• "He is the Boss of Me" by The Hidden Cameras
• "The Homosexual" by Momus

[edit] I

• "I Spy" by Guster (in live performances)
• "I'm the Only One" by Melissa Etheridge
• "I'm your man" by D'Gey
• "I Might Be A Cunt, But I'm Not A Fucking Cunt" by TISM
• "It's Alright" by Indigo Girls
• "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette
• "I Want to Come Over" by Melissa Etheridge

[edit] J

• "Jacky" by Jacques Brel (covered in English by Marc Almond and Scott Walker)

• "Just Some Guy" by Anthony Rapp

[edit] K

• "Kashka From Baghdad" by Kate Bush

[edit] L

• "Lady Stardust" by David Bowie
• "Light of Some Kind" by Ani Difranco
• "Little Plastic Castle" by Ani Difranco
• "Live It Up Tonight" by Enrique Iglesias
• "Lola" by The Kinks
• "Love and Attraction" by Darren Hayes
• "Loves Me Not" by t.A.T.u.

[edit] M

• "Most of You Girls (And Some of You Boys)" by Robin Black & the IRS
• "My Girlfriend's Girlfriend" by Type O Negative

[edit] N

• "Nights of the Living Dead" by Tilly and the Wall
• "Nobody's Hero" by Rush
• "No Souvenirs" by Melissa Etheridge

[edit] O

• "One Man Guy" by Rufus Wainwright
• "Orgasm Addict" by Buzzcocks
• "Our Lies" by Rasputina

[edit] P

• "Pea" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
• "Pieces of You" by Jewel
• "Pink Triangle" by Weezer
• "Photo Jenny" by Belle & Sebastian

[edit] Q

[edit] R

• "Real Men" by Joe Jackson

[edit] S

• "Sally Go Round the Roses" covered by many singers including Tim Buckley
• "Seeing Other People" by Belle & Sebastian
• "She's Losing It" by Belle & Sebastian
• "Stockton Gala Days" by 10,000 Maniacs

[edit] T

• "Taxi Ride" by Tori Amos
• "The Boyfriend Song" by Gentleman Reg
• "This is Just a Modern Rock Song" by Belle and Sebastian
• "Two Little Girls" by Ani Difranco

[edit] U, V

• "Undressed" by Pansy Division

[edit] W, X, Y, Z

• "Walk on the Wild Side" by Lou Reed
• "Young James Dean" by Girlyman
• "Your song" by Elton John

[edit] Songs which mention or allude to famous gay, lesbian or bisexual people

• "Andy Warhol" by David Bowie references Andy Warhol
• "Angie" by the Rolling Stones is rumoured to be Mick Jagger's apology to Angela Bowie, for incidents in which he and/or Iggy Pop allegedly had relations with her husband, David Bowie.
• "Dance Stance" (also known as "Burn It Down") by Dexy's Midnight Runners references Brendan Behan and Oscar Wilde
• "Everybody Loves Me, Baby" by Don McLean refers to Oscar Wilde
• "Farenheit" by Five Iron Frenzy references Freddie Mercury, singer/songwriter for Queen.
• "Hiding All Away" by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds mentions Sappho and W. H. Auden
• "Jean Genie" by David Bowie may reference Jean Genet
• "Legendary Children" by Holly Johnson, which is a celebration of people from history who are allegedly non-heterosexual
• "Lonesome Cowboy Bill" by The Velvet Underground implicitly references William S. Burroughs
• "The Most Important Man Alive" by Momus is about Howard Devoto
• "Prophet 13" by Supergrass references Oscar Wilde
• "Quentin" by Nip Drivers references Quentin Crisp
• "Smalltown" by Lou Reed and John Cale mentions Truman Capote
• "Streams of Whiskey" by The Pogues mentions Brendan Behan
• "Take Good Care of the Poor Boy" by Sloan is about Rufus Wainwright
• "Testify" by Melissa Etheridge is about Harvey Milk
• "The Ballad of Michael Valentine" by The Killers, references Greta Garbo (bisexual) and Marlon Brando (bisexual).
• "Under the Gun" by The Killers, which references James Dean (bisexual).
• "Walk On The Wild Side" by Lou Reed is about Holly Woodlawn, Candy Darling, Jackie Curtis, Joe Dallesandro
• "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" by Bob Dylan references Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud

[edit] Songs/Remakes/Covers where the gender of the singer implies homosexuality or a gay relationship

• "Alison" by Linda Ronstadt
• "Alleluia" by Dar Williams
• "All Shook Up" by Suzi Quatro
• "Be My Husband" by Damien Rice
• "Boys" by The Beatles
• "Brothel Tango" by Black Sun Productions
• "Cascade" by the garden verge
• "Come On Eileen" by Save Ferris
• "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" by Dar Williams (cover of Neil Young)
• "Fat Bottomed Girls" by Antigone Rising
• "Finally Free" by Dream Theater
• "I Thought You Were My Boyfriend" by The Magnetic Fields
• "Jolene" by The White Stripes
• "Lola" by The Raincoats
• "Long Time Gone" by the Dixie Chicks
• "Maggie May" by Melissa Etheridge
• "Marie" by Megan Mullally
• "My Sweet Prince" by Placebo
• "My Boyfriend's Back" by Me First & The Gimme Gimmes
• "Pictures" by Timo Maas featuring Brian Molko
• "Pyramid of Tears" by Lucinda Williams (cover of Alejandro Escovedo)
• "Real Men" by Tori Amos
• "Romeo and Juliet" by Indigo Girls (cover of song by Dire Straits)
• "Ruby's Arms" by Megan Mullally
• "There She Goes" by Sixpence None The Richer
• "Tonight's the Night" by Janet Jackson
• "Wake Up Little Susie" by Suzi Quatro
• "When She Loved Me" by Sarah McLachlan
• "Whispering Your Name" by Alison Moyet

[edit] External links

• Murder In Dancehall Homophobia in dancehall music