put their family jewels on full display in their painted on jeans every time they slid across the General Lee on friday nites in the 80s? i know i wasn't the only one out there want'n both Dukes to pillage thru their tight lil hazzard county (so don't act like some innocent on-licker kitten...cuz yer taint ain't!)
perhaps bein' the ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL cream cheesed fill'n forced between a JUDD NELSON and EMILIO ESTEVEZ breakfast club sammich was more titillate'n to yer taste buds...
or play'n with all the balls of the wild boys from DURAN DURAN as they spit roasted you relentlessly on their yacht thru the caspian seas til they plastered yer face like a Jackson Pollock paint'n
BUTT...however...
there was only one boy that molested my bedroom walls durin' the 1980's
which of course was the only BOY that mattered to me (at the time)
beginn'n his illustrious musical journey as LEIUTENANT LUSH in the new
wave band BOW WOW WOW along side ANNABELLA LWIN was very short lived with just 2 live performances nonetheless that was the catalyst to form the biggest new wave band that dominated thru-out the 80's with their infectious reggae pop sound
with BOY GEORGE turn'n 61 on june 14th and back out on the road once
again with CULTURE CLUB (click here fer dates) and it bein PRIDE month and all...i figered i'd countdown my fav-o-rit over-looked top 10 gayest solo gems from the biggest gemmiest solo gay in the biz (according to google)
start'n with a 3way tie first released in 1988 then followed by 2 more releases in 1989 this ménage 'a trois basically used the same photo shoot manipulate'n each cover slightly with every one contain'n extra tracks you couldn't get on the others...force'n you to buy all 3 to satisfy yer crave'n...my favs bein the the jamacian feel of "KIPSY" on #1 the sexually charged charm of "GIRLFRIEND" on #2 and the tongue-and-cheek dance beats of "DON'T TAKE MY MIND ON A TRIP" on #3
released in 1992 with his new band "JESUS LOVES YOU" that he formed under his new label MORE PROTEIN (you do the math) this was an EP contain'n only 2 songs with 2 remixes...dripp'n in gorgeous religious indian acoustics on "SWEET TOXIC LOVE" and the dance floor delights of "AM I LOSING CONTROL"
released in 1998 this was BOY's 6th studio album filled with everything from acoustic...pop rock...demo's and political punches like "GI JOSEPHINE" and "SHE WAS NEVER HE" and rock'n remakes like DAVID BOWIE'S "SUFFRAGETTE CITY" among many others
released in 1994 this is a MUST HAVE EP fer any BOY fan with thee best garage reggae euro house hits BOY had ever released at the time...rework'n the beats to his massive CULTUTURE CLUB hit "MISS ME BLIND" and the kaleidoscopic colored gravitational pull of "GENERATIONS OF LOVE"
#6 SWALLOW ME
released in 2002 this fuck'n unbelievably obscure underground dance record see's BOY goin under another pseudonym THE REAL FEMINEM which rapper M.C SPEE lent his vocals on along with a sample from the king of pop's "BILLIE JEAN" and spoken words from the great DIVINE...this tune was a venomously twisted and hilariously shade one off to Eminem's "FOLLOW ME" at the time
#5 YUM YUM
released in 2004 under the altered ego THE TWIN which was heavily inspired by the late great LEIGH BOWERY contain'n one after another of thee best electroclash toe tappers durin' the scene at the time with gems like "HERE COMES THE GIRLS" "SANATISED" and "FIRE-DESIRE" that featured Avenue D
released in 2010 this album contained killer remixes of tunes he previously released on myspace to youtube from 2001-2009 with brilliant beats like "TURN 2 DUST" and "LOOK PON U" include'n an amaze'n dance cover of FLEETWOOD MAC's "GO YOUR OWN WAY"
released in 2021 this was the much needed surprise album and the perfect distraction we desperately yearned for from the planets pandemic runn'n amuck...dropp'n his 1st single with a judo champ/dancer/singer/actor and hot fuck'n slice of challah ASAF GOREN on "RAINBOW IN THE DARK" also duet'n with 80's blonde bombshell alumni KIM WILDE on "NAME AND NUMBER" that also includes the stunn'n mellow dramatics of "WHAT WOULD YOU CALL UNREASONABLE" and the polychromatic uplift'n pulses of "OUTSIDE THE BOX"
released in 2013 this would become BOY's 1st full length album with all new recordings since 2010...his matured soulful voice is unmistakably present accompanied by powerful lyrics which are never lost on the title track "KING OF EVERYTHING" with "PLAY ME" hooked to dub steps work'n once again with rapper MC SPEE and "FEEL THE VIBRATION" that invokes a much deeper vocal and considerably darker lyrics about the Arab spring march'n fer basic human rights while dodge'n bullets...it also includes a throaty cover of YOKO ONO's "DEATH OF SAMANTHA" end'n with the bubbly toe-tapper "TURN ON A LITTLE LIGHT FOR ME"
released in 1995 BOY's 5th solo album is his most personal and most underrated LGBTXYZPDQ of his career where he no longer had to alter his lyrics to appease the radio audience since it coincided with his autobiography "TAKE IT LIKE A MAN" from the glam rocker dedicated to his bff MARILYN "GENOCIDE PEROXIDE" the country pop pride parade of "SAME THING IN REVERSE" to his emotionally haunt'n vocals backed by bleed'n cinematic strings on "IL ADORE" this album definitely deserves a re-release in today's homo climate...it also includes the killer rock'n remake of IGGY POP and DAVID BOWIE's tune "FUNTIME"
there you have it kittens...there are many many more hits that didn't make
this list like the top shelf tequila "MEXICAN WAVE" and featured on PETE TONG and HER-O's 70's throwback to the Studio 54 hay daze "SYMPHONY OF YOU" but are just as worthy of purchase'n...download'n or stream'n with yer finger tips tap dance'n across to yer fav-o-rit media outlet...here's wish'n BOY GEORGE a beyond brilliant 61st and anxiously wait'n fer the next release to click my cha cha heels to!
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