It’s the gay bop of the summer & we can’t get these ‘Padam Padam’ memes out of our head
More than two decades after Kylie Minogue couldn’t get us out of her head, the tables have turned. With her hit single “Padam Padam,” Minogue has taken over our gay, diva-worshipping minds.The Australian singer released “Padam Padam” last month as the lead single from her upcoming sixteenth (!) studio album, Tension.Since then, the track has become Minogue’s first Top 40 song in Australia in 11 years, her first Top 10 song in the U.K.
in 12 years, and her first-ever Top 10 song on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.Related: Kylie Minogue’s new music video causes a gay earthquake & we’ve been completely knocked off our axisAnd “Padam Padam” is the heartbeat onomatopoeia on everyone’s lips.
Wonder Woman’s Lynda Carter tweeted “Padam Padam,” British M.P. Lloyd Russell-Moyle spoke the two words in Parliament, and U.S.
Rep. Robert Garcia included the song on his Pride playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. (“‘Padam Padam’ is a gay bop, so that was easy for me,” he told The Hill.)“I think the last moment like this would have been ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head,’” Minogue, 55, told Hits Radio earlier this month. “‘Padam Padam’ has really taken us all by surprise, and I couldn’t be happier about it.
