Welcome to Amoeblogay Music Lists Part IV, in the ongoing five-part series that began last Tuesday and was inspired in great part by the recent Out Magazine Top 100 Gayest Albums list. This second to last installment includes two lists -- both from Amoebloggers. Brad Schelden has compiled a list, in no particular order, noting that, "I did agree with a lot of the albums they (Out Magazine) listed. Seems to be a lot of disco and dance music missing as well."
The other list below comes from Amoeblogger Job O Brother, who says his list includes, "Some records that deserve a spot in any comprehensive list of recordings significant to the LGBT community. Word." Job also added that, "Some of these are so obvious it baffles me they were missed by Out Magazine. In scrutinizing their list, it seems rushed, haphazard, and the work of a small pool of people who would never get a job at someplace like Amoeba Music! I didn’t bother to include Pansy Division – again, so obvious! – because I know that other people contributing to your project will include them."
Special thanks to both Job O Brother (Another Witty and Unnecessary Blog) and Brad Schelden (Pen is mightier than the sword) for their time and insights in this series and check back here for the final Part V to be posted here in a few days. Meantime, be sure to check out the wonderful Latino Gay Music Icons Amoeblog immediately below this blog, compiled and posted by Gomez Comes Alive!
A Brief, and By No Means Complete, List of Records, as Compiled by Mr. Job O Brother, Which, Upon His Consideration, Are of Significance in Relation to Modern Music and the GLBT Community
1.) Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock (1957)
2.) The Blow The Concussive Caress or Casey Caught Her Mom Singing Along With the Vacuum (2003)
3.) Mirah Advisory Committee (2001)
4.) Ma Rainey Prove It On Me Blues (1928)
5.) William Finn Falsettoland Original Cast Recording (1990)
7.) Of Montreal The Bird Who Ate the Rabbit's Flower (1997)
8.) Jobriath Jobriath (1973)
9.) Wayne County & The Electric Chairs The Electric Chairs (1978)
10.) Wendy Carlos Switched-On Brandenburgs (1979)
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Brad Schelden's Amoeblogay Music List
Depeche Mode Speak and Spell
Utravox Vienna
Spandau Ballet True
Book of Love Book of Love
Suede Suede
Judas Priest British Steel
Joan Jett I Love Rock N' Roll
Erasure Wild
Dead or Alive Youthquake
Duran Duran Rio
Belle & Sebastian If You're Feeling Sinister
Pansy Division Undressed
Xiu Xiu fabulous muscles
Sigur Ros Agaetis Byrjun
Hercules & Love Affair Hercules & Love Affair
Matmos The Rose Has Teeth in The Mouth of a Beast
Christian Death Only Theatre of Pain
The Need The Need
Buzzcocks Love Bits
Germs-(GI)
ABC Lexicon of Love
Peaches Teaches of Peaches
The warden threw a party in the county jail.
The prison band was there and they began to wail.
The band was jumpin and the joint began to swing.
You should've heard those knocked out jailbirds sing.
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin to the jailhouse rock.
Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone, Little Joe was blowin on the slide trombone.
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang, The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang.
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin to the jailhouse rock. Number forty-seven said to number three: You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see.
I sure would be delighted with your company, Come on and do the jailhouse rock with me. Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin to the jailhouse rock.
The sad sack was a sittin on a block of stone
Way over in the corner weepin all alone.
The warden said, hey, buddy, dont you be no square.
If you cant find a partner use a wooden chair.
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin to the jailhouse rock.
Shifty Henry said to Bugs, for heavens sake, No ones lookin, nows our chance to make a break.
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, nix nix, I wanna stick around a while and get my kicks.
Lets rock, everybody, lets rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin to the jailhouse rock.