Tuesday, January 24, 2023

THE ICONS GALLERY - ANTHEMS 
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Each month a song will be featured as the Icons Gallery salutes the GLBTI Anthems.


THE ANTHEMS 

2023
JANUARY

EXPRESS YOURSELF - Madonna
Madonna wearing a striped skirt and a half-opened black jacket.In 1989, Madonna's album 'Like A Prayer' was released. Its second single, "Express Yourself", ia an upbeat song of empowerment which can be applied by the various Rainbow communities in many contexts.
 

2022
HIM - Sam Smith
YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD) -
           Dead Or Alive
BARBIE GIRL - Aqua
PROUD - Casey Donovan
MAKE ME FEEL - Janelle Monáe
SIMILAR FEATURES - Melissa Etheridge
CHOSEN FAMILY - 
             Rina Sawayama & Elton John
HAND IN GLOVE The Smiths
MONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME) - 
           Lil Nas X
LOVE MY WAY - Psychedelic Furs
ALMOST HEAVEN - Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon
HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT - Bronski Beat
2021
GIRLS - Rita Ora, Cardi B & Charli XCX
THE OTHER BOYS- 
Nervo/ Kylie Minogue, Jake Shears, Nile Rodgers
THE KILLING OF GEORGIE Pts. 1 & 2 - 
           Rod Stewart
I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOVE ME - Bonnie Raitt
MATERIAL GIRL - Madonna
GRACE KELLY - Mika
ELTON'S SONG - Elton John
STUD - Troye Sivan
COME TO MY WINDOW - Melissa Etheridge
YOU DON'T OWN ME - Lesley Gore
AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK - Sting
STRONG ENOUGH - Cher
2020
I THINK I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU - 
              Jessica Simpson
PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE - Depeche Mode
TOGETHER AGAIN - Janet Jackson
TAKE YOUR MAMA OUT - Scissor Sisters
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE - Spice Girls
WHAT MAKES A MAN - Charles Aznavour
IN THE NAVY - Village People
THIS IS ME - Keala Settle & 'The Greatest Showman' Ensemble
CALL ME MAYBE - Carly Rae Jepsen
THANK U, NEXT - Ariana Grande
I LIKE IT BOTH WAYS - Supernaut
SEXUALITY - K.D. Lang
 2019
BOYFRIEND - Tegan & Sara
YOUR LITTLE SECRET - Melissa Etheridge
SUNSHINE, LOLLIPOPS & RAINBOWS -
                    Lesley Gore
BLOOM - Troye Sivan
MAN I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN - 
                            Shania Twain
I WANT LOVE - Elton John
THERE'S MORE TO LOVE  (THAN BOY MEETS GIRL) -           Jimmy Somerville
G.A.Y. - Geri Halliwell
SWEET TRANSVESTITE - 
                                 Tim Curry & Film Ensemble
DON'T STOP ME NOW - Queen
FREEDOM '90 - George Michael
I AM WHAT I AM -Village People 
2018
FREE - Ultra Nate
DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW - Abba
IT'S A SIN - Pet Shop Boys
A DEEPER LOVE - Aretha Franklin
I KISSED A GIRL - Jill Sobule
LIKE THE WAY I DO - Melissa Etheridge
C'MON C'MON Bronski Beat
ALL THE LOVERS - Kylie Minogue
EVERYBODY'S FREE (TO FEEL GOOD) - Rozalla
GIRLS AND BOYS - Blur
CHANGE - Christina Aguilera
BELIEVE - Cher
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE - Lou Reed

JANUARY - DECEMBER 2017 
A LITTLE RESPECT - Erasure
MACHO MAN - Village People 
(SING IF YOU'RE) GLAD TO BE GAY Tom Robinson Band
MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC - Mama Cass Elliot
I WANT TO COME OVER - Melissa Etheridge
SUPERMODEL (YOU BETTER WORK) - RuPaul
RELAX - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
FINALLY - Ce Ce Peniston
DANCING QUEEN - Abba
BEAUTIFUL - Christina Aguilera
SEARCHIN' - Hazell Dean
I FEEL LOVE - Donna Summer

JANUARY - DECEMBER 2016

WHY? - Bronski Beat
OUTSIDE - George Michael
SAN FRANCISCO - Village People
JOHN, I'M ONLY DANCING - David Bowie
VOGUE - Madonna
SOMEWHERE - Barbra Streisand
I WILL SURVIVE - Gloria Gaynor
RISE LIKE A PHOENIX - Conchita Wurst
I WANT TO BREAK FREE - Queen
SAME LOVE - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert
SO MANY MEN, SO LITTLE TIME - Miquel Brown
TRUE COLORS - Cyndi Lauper

JANUARY - DECEMBER        2015 

Y.M.C.A. - Village People
LEGENDARY HEROES  (ALL OF THEM QUEER) - Holly Johnson
WE ARE FAMILY - Sister Sledge
SMALLTOWN BOY - Bronski Beat
YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL) - Sylvester
I'M COMING OUT - Diana Ross
GIMME! GIMME! GIMME! (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT) - Abba
GO WEST - Pet Shop Boys
IT'S RAINING MEN -The Weather Girls
BORN THIS WAY - Lady Gaga
OVER THE RAINBOW - Judy Garland
I AM WHAT I AM - Gloria Gaynor


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