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Why no LGBTQ love songs on the radio?

Discussion in 'Gay & Lesbian Rights' started by JakeJ, Sep 12, 2016.

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  1. JakeJ

    JakeJ Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    At least around here, not even 1 gay love song is ever played on the radio. I never hear any elsewhere either - other than the OLD Kinks "Lola" once on a oldies station. Why? Does this mean radio station owners and DJs are homophobic?
     
    JakeJ, Sep 12, 2016
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    Ronstar Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    how would u know?

    there have been more than a few Gay artists.
     
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    I kissed a girl and I liked it?
     
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    [video=youtube;hlVBg7_08n0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlVBg7_08n0[/video]
     
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    Perriquine On hiatus Past Donor

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    I wouldn't exactly call "Lola" a "love song", but whatever.

    Follow the money. What would they gain or lose by attempting to market to this niche demographic? Potential losses > potential gains. Whether or not anti-gay ideas play into that calculation probably isn't something we have any means of measuring.

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    Or is that just a case of marketing to a common male fantasy, with any lesbian buyers just being a bonus?
     
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    Perriquine On hiatus Past Donor

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    Nope. Not a gay love song, the imagery in the video notwithstanding.
     
    Perriquine, Sep 12, 2016
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    PARTIZAN1 Well-Known Member

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    Right the percentage of LGBTQ in the population does not warrant spending resources for LGBTQ.
     
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    vman12 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Is "Girl Crush" a gay song? I dunno.
     
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    Perriquine On hiatus Past Donor

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    Perhaps this qualifies:

    [video=youtube;i3G3xm1-spg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3G3xm1-spg[/video]
     
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    Perriquine On hiatus Past Donor

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    I think you missed the thrust of his question. The number of gay artists isn't the issue. It's getting airplay on mainstream radio that's at question. Some do, but with gay love songs? None come immediately to mind.
     
    Perriquine, Sep 12, 2016
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  11. MRogersNhood

    MRogersNhood Banned

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    Oh,You mad because I put it out there because it is what it is? Too damn bad.
    Guess what? Things are what what they are.
    And they ain't nothing else.
     
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  12. MRogersNhood

    MRogersNhood Banned

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    Your quote is about like the main stream media.Fallacious and omitting things.
    Your credibility just reached zero. :roflol:
    How does that make you feel?
     
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    MRogersNhood Banned

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    In response to your barb:
    Because 96% of people are hetero.The End.
     
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    crank Well-Known Member

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    Sam Smith "Stay"
    Soft Cell "Tainted Love"
    Eli Lieb ... any of his songs

    the list is endless
     
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    For the most part gay song writers had to stay in the closet, just like the rest of gay America, wrote songs that were superficially identified as 'straight romantic' but in fact were just as closeted as the lyricist.
     
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    So nasty you decided to pop into a discussion and watch a view videos on the subject...
    :wink:
     
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    I imagine there are tons of love songs that are written by a gay individual to or about their love. You probably would never know if they don't specify gender.
     
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    Radio stations normally play the top hits that are real popular. You know excrement.

    I listen to death metal mostly.
     
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    Listen to Turbo Lover again knowing that Rob Halford is gay:

    [video=youtube;RVoE3d3OYsM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVoE3d3OYsM[/video]

    Before the Dawn is literally about his breakup with his first boyfriend:

    [video=youtube;zOa3S2SJxtg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOa3S2SJxtg[/video]

    And has no one ever even heard of Lady fricken' Gaga?
     
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  21. JakeJ

    JakeJ Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Plenty of gay musicians. What about gay love songs that have lyrics clearly about same sex love?
     
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    JakeJ Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Good point. Born This Way is an outstanding song. Not really a love song, but definitely with a gay topic.

    As for only a small demographic, maybe its regional as there are definitely niche radio stations such as Hindu stations.
     
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    How would those lyrics differ substantially from songs about opposite sex love?
     
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    (*)(*)(*)(*)ing love Judas Priest
     
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    On the other hand, if you want your music to have broader appeal, you avoid making it gender-specific. The question being, does that mean sacrificing the personal for purposes of marketing? Or maybe accusations of stepping back into the closet?
     
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