“This week may trod me in the very dirt, but still, with bops, I’ll rise.” – Maya Angelou, almostWelcome to the weekend, Queerty reader!It’s been one heck of a turbulent week. Texas took aim at PrEP coverage, L*a M*chele took to the stage, and Britain’s most honored girlboss exited stage left. Turbulent is actually probably an understatement.This week in queer music history is, likewise, a whirlwind.
Looking back, we see things like the peaks of diva careers and the lives of musical icons drawing to a close.From waving goodbyes to days of our lives, here’s your weekly bop rewind:Mr. John made his flamboyant musical presence memorable in a million different ways, but this song cemented him in the Friend of Dorothy Hall of Fame for eternity.
Also cemented was his status as an expert songwriter, this entry being exemplary of his skill at universal relatability through specifics. “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” serves almost as a thematic successor to the previous year’s “Rocket Man” by rejecting the latter’s lofty loneliness and yearning for the simpler time left behind.For a weather event that would have horrifying implications in the real world, the Weather Girls make human precipitation sound like the night of a lifetime.
The fact that “I’m gonna go out to run and let myself get absolutely soaking wet” made it’s way on the radio is almost “If You Seek Amy” levels of covert dirty, and we love to hear it. This enduring banger is also at the top of the list of songs that need a Drag Race lipsync do-over, right next to “Born This Way” and “Cut To the Feeling”.Looking back, the physical frailty of Mercury in this, his final music video appearance, is almost outweighed by the visible tenacity of his spirit.
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