27 June 2014: it's... The Pride Set

[RGMike]

As expected. AL's thread is up early.

It's like Tax Day or Earth Day or Halloween -- some songs you gotta hear. But some new blood would be nice.

[RGMike]

Village People "San Francisco" -- a fine TOTHK tells the glory(hole) story.  BOS1.

[RGMike]

Tales of the City Michaels' mom coming to visit --> "Take Your Mama Out", Scissor Sisters.  BOS2.

[CapnJack]

I'll be listening in my car, so I won't be posting today.

[RGMike]

Ellen --> "I'm Coming out". Heh.  VHM Miss Ross, she da Boss!

[urth]

As expected. AL's thread is up early.

It's like Tax Day or Earth Day or Halloween -- some songs you gotta hear. But some new blood would be nice.

In her pre-set chat with Renee, RR asked if it was going to be strictly fun, or if we'd be paying homage to the plight of the gay community, and AL said it was going to be "queer and fun." So I guess that means Sylvester is in, but no "Glad to Be Gay" or songs with any sort of AIDS subtext.

I did enjoy hearing the clip from Tales. Haven't seen that in ages-- might be a good Netflix candidate.

[RGMike]

Jerry and George. "Not that there's anything wrong with that" --> Billy Bragg "Sexuality" -- my request! BOS3.

[urth]

Ellen --> "I'm Coming out". Heh.  VHM Miss Ross, she da Boss!

I know we've heard the Ellen clip before, but does this count as "new blood"?

[RGMike]

 TV clip about a lesbian kiss (??) --> "Miss Chatelaine", kd lang.

ETA: *that* was the Friends clip, feat Winona Ryder.

[RGMike]

Ellen --> "I'm Coming out". Heh.  VHM Miss Ross, she da Boss!

I know we've heard the Ellen clip before, but does this count as "new blood"?

I think the Diana Ross tune has made a previous appearance but it's hardly the Pride FF you might expect it to be.

[Big Fingers McGee]

AL said it was going to be "queer and fun."

While AL's sets haven't necessarily been all 'queer', she definitely leans towards 'fun' in her sets (I'm probably forgetting something obvious, but I can't recall any of her 10@10s being overly serious).

[RGMike]

more Ellen --> "I Was Born This way", the great, forgottten Carl Bean. BOS4

[urth]

TV clip about a lesbian kiss (??) --> "Miss Chatelaine", kd lang.

I was hoping you'd be able to ID that clip -- I got nothing.

But in the "new blood" column, we seem to be doing well. Both the Billy Bragg and kdl tunes are first-timers, iirc.

[RGMike]

AL said it was going to be "queer and fun."

While AL's sets haven't necessarily been all 'queer', she definitely leans towards 'fun' in her sets (I'm probably forgetting something obvious, but I can't recall any of her 10@10s being overly serious).

Dave, being older, and having had close personal experience with AIDS, tended to be far more political about it, yeah. Either approach works for me.

[urth]

more Ellen --> "I   Was Born This way", the great, forgottten Carl Bean.

I could have sworn Dave played this at least once, but it's not in the Shraytabase.

(Btw, I noted that for the 6 Pride sets documented in the Shraytabase, there are only 16 different artists, which tells me Dave def had his favorites and just kept repeating them year after year. Not that there's anything wrong with that. )