Cosmo Jarvis has just been on Loose Ends singing Gay Pirates. This song seems to have been "bubbling under" forever - the "sleeper hit" that just won't die. I wish it would. A lot of people - most famously Stephen Fry who tweeted the video to his army of fellow twits - have been getting very excited about it. But why? The song is pefectly dreary - it's not 1979 anymore, where the mere fact that someone has written and recorded a "gay song" is newsworthy and worth celebrating in itself. Are we meant to be thrilled because someone is singing about - gosh! - gay pirates? In interviews Mr Jarvis appears to think "Gay pirate" is interesting because it's an oxymoron. But it's not, you idiot - it's a tautology.
Three sad comments above. It's a great song. I heard it on Loose Ends months ago and can't let it go, so much so that I am learning to sing it with my dads 1929 Ukulele. I'm a 63 year old grandfather, not sure if I am gay or not(maybe I haven't met Mr Right yet!) and I don't care. This song makes tears come to my eyes every time I hear it for all the injustice in the world
Teh song is shite!
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ReplyDeleteThree sad comments above. It's a great song. I heard it on Loose Ends months ago and can't let it go, so much so that I am learning to sing it with my dads 1929 Ukulele. I'm a 63 year old grandfather, not sure if I am gay or not(maybe I haven't met Mr Right yet!) and I don't care. This song makes tears come to my eyes every time I hear it for all the injustice in the world
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