June 2023 Playlist

It's JUNE! And it actually still is June, because I wanted to get this playlist out while it was still officially Pride Month since I'm proud of this queer little playlist. I'd shared some possible covers earlier, but of course, I settled on the Dio-inspired one. As much as I love dance-pop, at my heart, I am just a power-metal guy.

At 71 songs, this is the most packed list so far and is longer than even my birthday month playlist. I took a lot of inspo from a friend's playlist "Songs where the narrator is a lesbian against all evidence," as well as snagging quite a few songs from it (though I will note that Ginuwine's "Pony" had already made its way onto the playlist well before I'd figured the theme/vibe). Though a LOT of these songs are by queer artists of various flavours, there are also quite a few that are songs I enjoy recontextualised through a queer lens.

I don't know if you've ever made a playlist for a character* (whether an OC or your personal blorbo), but I've often found it to be a good exercise in the malleability of interpretation. Specifically, a very gay interpretation in the case of most of my character playlists. I tried to go no emotionally lower than wistful, because damn, friend, let's embrace joy. 

And also, if you don't know why I ended this playlist with the song I did well, I finally played Portal 2 because of a Tumblr post.

Related media to some of the songs:

• I'm not going to tell you what Mariah Angeliq's "Bobo" is a cover of, just start listening (and here's the music video) and enjoy.
• "Lovefool" by The Cardigans is because of Romeo + Juliet, with  Harold Perrineau's beautiful heartbroken Mercutio and the best possible Tybalt.
• I remain a fan of Pom Pom Squad's vibe and enjoy when a cover is a direct copy when you do it with your whole ass.
• Hello, can I interest you in the good word of Velvet Goldmine?
• Big Freedia has been a constant fave for a long time, her latest album dropped recently, and "Bigfoot" is a jam.
• Sure, you've seen Miike Snow's "Genghis Kahn" video but have you seen this version of it?

*And I do mean any flavour of character playlist - either songs they'd put together themself, songs about them, or vibe-based character playlists.

Anyway here's a link to June's playlist on Spotify, with the track list below.

• 'Lovefool' - The Cardigans  
• 'Never Get Ahead' - Bobby Conn  
• 'Unusual Heat' - Foreigner  
• 'Hang on to Your Love' - Sade  
• 'Boy' - Book Of Love  
• 'The Boys Of Summer' - Don Henley  
• 'Shake Ya Ass' - Mystikal  
• 'Dangerous' - Big Freedia  
• 'I Touch Myself' - Divinyls  
• 'Big Jeans Boy' - Louie Zong  
• 'Papa Was a Rodeo' - The Magnetic Fields  
• 'Daddy' - MAN ON MAN  
• 'Career Boy' - Dorian Electra  
• 'Hanging Around the Day, Pt. 2' - The Polyphonic Spree  
• 'Us' - Jennifer Lopez  
• 'Facility Girls' - Soft Cell  
• 'Qui est cette fille?' - Yelle  
• 'Heels' - Sir Babygirl  
• 'The Way I Loved You' - REYNA  
• 'All I Wanna Do' - Sheryl Crow  
• 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' - Cyndi Lauper  
• 'Pepper' - Butthole Surfers  
• 'She Is Beautiful' - Andrew W.K.  
• 'Jolene' - Dolly Parton  
• 'I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No' - BlackHawk  
• 'Faces' - Sam Buck  
• 'Sunday Morning' - No Doubt  
• 'Here In Your Bedroom' - Goldfinger  
• 'Kiss' - Prince  
• 'Sucked Out' - Superdrag  
• 'BOBO' - Mariah Angeliq  
• 'Bad Liar' - Selena Gomez  
• 'Satellite Of Love' - Lou Reed  
• 'Baby's On Fire - 2004 Digital Remaster' - Brian Eno  
• 'Boys of Summer' - Daddy Issues  
• 'Normal' - Kodie Shane  
• 'Red Wine Supernova' - Chappell Roan  
• 'Hate Dancin'' - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard  
• 'Don't Speak' - No Doubt  
• 'Cost Your Love' - Miya Folick  
• 'Genghis Khan' - Miike Snow  
• 'Grace Kelly' - MIKA  
• 'Let 'Em Talk (feat. Eagles of Death Metal)' - Kesha  
• 'Get Around To It' - Arthur Russell  
• 'Caro' - Bad Bunny  
• 'Mystery of Love' - Boy Jr.  
• 'Rainbow in the Dark' - Dio  
• 'Walk The Night' - Skatt Bros  
• 'How Soon Is Now?' - t.A.T.u.  
• 'Man To Man' - Dorian Electra  
• 'You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)' - Sylvester  
• 'Are They Actually Attractive?' - Boy Jr.  
• 'Hounds Of Love' - Kate Bush  
• 'Faith - Remastered' - George Michael  
• 'A Little Respect' - Erasure  
• 'Kiss from a Rose' - Seal  
• 'It's Okay To Cry' - SOPHIE  
• 'Why Did You Separate Me from the Earth?' - ANOHNI  
• 'Hollow Days' - Twin Shadow  
• 'New Slang' - Porridge Radio  
• 'Popular (feat. Matthew Caws of Nada Surf)' - Pom Pom Squad  
• 'Dead of Night' - Orville Peck  
• 'Your Motion Says' - Arthur Russell  
• 'It Don't Fade' - Mya Byrne  
• 'Take Me Home' - Phantogram  
• 'Tomboy' - Princess Nokia  
• 'Louder (feat. Icona Pop)' - Big Freedia  
• 'Say Nothing' - Kalifa  
• 'MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)' - Lil Nas X  
• 'Crush on Me (Outro)' - Sir Babygirl  
• 'Want You Gone' - Aperture Science Psychoacoustic Laboratories  

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