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LISTEN: How Judy Garland’s lovelorn ballad gave the gays their own torch song

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A Star is Born birthed a swaying torch song that doubles as gay anthem? No, not *that* A Star is Born. And not that one either.

We’re talking about “The Man That Got Away” from the 1954 iteration starring Judy Garland and James Mason. Esther Blodgett (Garland) is an aspiring singer and actress who falls for the established Norman Maine (Mason).

Though his introduction (and suggested stage name) lead to success in silver-screen musicals, his alcoholism and their doomed romance take a toll on her career.

However, this slow burning ballad finds us at a happier place in their love story: the moment we realize how much raw talent this rising star wields.The club has closed its doors for the evening.

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