Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Not that there's anything wrong with that. Musically.

Skimming across the interwebs today, I found this article about the "Gayest Songs of All Time." (h/t: Dlisted).

The top 20:

20. Dolly Parton "9 to 5"
19. Coming Out Crew "Free, Gay And Happy"
18. Village People "In The Navy"
17. Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Relax"
16. Village People "Macho Man"
15. Judy Garland "Over The Rainbow"
14. Bronski Beat "Smalltown Boy"
13. Diana Ross "I'm Coming Out"
12. Cher "Believe"
11. Gloria Gaynor "I Am What I Am"
10. Alicia Bridges "I Love The Nightlife"
9. Madonna "Vogue"
8. Olivia Netwon-John "Xanadu"
7. Kylie Minogue "Better The Devil You Know"
6. Pet Shop Boys "Go West"
5. Kylie Minogue "Your Disco Needs You"
4. The Weathergirls "It's Raining Men"
3. Gloria Gaynor "I Will Survive"
2. Village People "YMCA"
1. ABBA "Dancing Queen"

Personal Statistical Update:

Categorized by Songs I Know; Songs I Like; Songs I Had at some point in time (on vinyl, cassette, 8-track -- fuck I'm old -- and CD) and Songs I currently have on my iPod.


Know Like Had iPod
20. Dolly Parton "9 to 5" 1 1 1 0
19. Coming Out Crew "Free, Gay And Happy" 0 0 0 0
18. Village People "In The Navy" 1 1 1 1
17. Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Relax" 1 1 1 1
16. Village People "Macho Man" 1 1 1 1
15. Judy Garland "Over The Rainbow" 1 1 0 0
14. Bronski Beat "Smalltown Boy" 1 1 1 0
13. Diana Ross "I'm Coming Out" 1 1 1 0
12. Cher "Believe" 1 0 0 0
11. Gloria Gaynor "I Am What I Am" 0 0 0 0
10. Alicia Bridges "I Love The Nightlife" 1 1 1 1
9. Madonna "Vogue" 1 1 1 1
8. Olivia Netwon-John "Xanadu" 1 1 1 0
7. Kylie Minogue "Better The Devil You Know" 0 0 0 0
6. Pet Shop Boys "Go West" 1 1 0 0
5. Kylie Minogue "Your Disco Needs You" 0 0 0 0
4. The Weathergirls "It's Raining Men" 1 1 1 1
3. Gloria Gaynor "I Will Survive" 1 1 1 1
2. Village People "YMCA" 1 1 1 1
1. ABBA "Dancing Queen" 1 1 1 1

80% 75% 65% 45%


I'm not sure which of those statistics is the most alarming. Or what it says about my sexuality, or worse yet, my taste in music. But ya like what ya like, ya know? I think I need to get laid. Maybe tomorrow. Hai!

So to cleanse the flouncy and cheesetastic palate, here's a musical sorbet of one of Led Zeppelin's hardest rocking tunes (not a great video by any means, but it made me feel better):

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