‘Padam Padam’: You Hear It and You Know It’s Pride
When “Padam Padam,” the Australian pop star Kylie Minogue’s 77th (77th!) single, was released last month, it was embraced almost instantaneously by a certain type of listener.
L.G.B.T.Q. people, especially gay men, greeted the campy song with gleeful incredulity, and its infectious chorus quickly spawned memes upon memes upon memes.
As is often the case with pop music phenomena, it’s hard to say exactly why the track makes so many people’s hearts go, to borrow a lyric, “padam padam.” But the song has already asserted itself as a fixture of this year’s Pride festivities, cropping up on parade floats, dance floors and parties in Los Angeles, Chicago and Provincetown, Mass.
We asked several D.J.s who are booked to spin for Pride events in New York for their thoughts on the inescapable dance gem and their remix recommendations.
