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Thread #11352   Message #84515
Posted By: DonMeixner
06-Jun-99 - 11:08 PM
Thread Name: Historical gay/lesbian/bisexual songs?
Subject: RE: Historical gay/lesbian/bisexual songs?
I have heard a Donovan song mention several times but with never the same title. Are we talking of several songs or one song. I suspect we are talking about "Try For The Sun" from the "Fairy Tale" album. I seem to recall that in an interview when asked about this song Donovan said it was not about Homosexuality. But then I'm recalling an interview that I read in highschool(1968?) and a recording I haven't played in thirty years.

We Stood in the windy city, The Gypsy Boy and I,.....

And who is going to be the one, to say it was no good

what we done,

I dare a man to say I'm too young, for I'm going to try

for the sun."

Kat, I am unsure how to proceed with my comment. I feel that these songs and statements made by their songwriters are important and should be made. I simply worry that by categorizing them so strictly you are pulling them away from the mainstream.(Maybe a bad choice of words here) I hate going to Border's and looking at the CDs and seeing Male Vocalists and Female Vocalists. Whats wrong with with Vocalists or Vocal Musicians? I don't want to see an article about Holly Near, feminist vocalst. I want to see just Holly Near, pretty good singer.

Don