February blues

With another Valentine's Day upon us, which is supposed to be a happy occassion, and depressed as I felt today, I found it appropriate to check out the 30 greatest, gayest videos of all time as listed by Out magazine. Of that list, I'm not familiar with all, but the following have always, and still do, tickle my fancy:

29. Dead or Alive, “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” (1985)
"Classic in all its ugliness". Ugly? Those were Pete's best years. I just wish his lip surgery didn't go as wrong as it did. Although his new personas are just as engaging - if not more - as the one he bagan with.

22. Bronski Beat, “Smalltown Boy” (1984)
"A heartbreaker". Jimmy Sommerville had the most amazing voice, loved to hear him sing.

21. Deee-Lite, “Groove Is in the Heart” (1990)
"A loopy, tranced-out masterpiece." This was sublime and no song ever came close, musically or visually. And won't, either.

20. The B-52’s, “Love Shack” (1989) "Yes, that afroed beauty going into orgasmic convulsions is a pre-“Supermodel” RuPaul". One screaming (David Byrne-influenced?) heck of a party that was.

19. Erasure, “Take a Chance on Me” (1992)
"Andy Bell and Vince Clarke make the shabbiest drag queens ever." They're so cute !!! And the song - what can I say - immortal.

16. Right Said Fred, “I’m Too Sexy” (1992)
This makes me giggly and happy quite instantly. The meshed muscle, the bald heads, the seductive smiles are just as good as the lyrics. A blast.

14. Eurythmics, “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” (1983)
Annie Lennox looked so stunning in this video I almost couldn't watch but never had enough. I absolutely adored her looks, act, voice.

9. Village People, “Y.M.C.A.” (1978)
"Pure vintage NYC" in a nutshell. Why oh why do I keep browsing forgotten NY and other such blogs. Bringing back memories and dreams, old and new, of people whose hearts I touched, places whose soul held me still, lives lived with passion.

6. Marc Almond, “Ruby Red” (1986)
"Flaming". Well, this one I didn't know. But definitely, "They just don’t make queens like Marc anymore." While not many of his own songs are remembered, Marc had a striking persona, lots of visual appeal and quite a powerful voice. Loved him in duos with Gene Pitney and Jimmy Sommerville.

5. Madonna, “Vogue” (1990)
Now this was one darned hit when it first came out. Love the mustached black? Latino? dancer - in fact all the male dancers are quite gorgeous, the white ones least so - and their flowing shirts towards the end. Beautifully styled.

2. Wham! “Club Tropicana” (1983)
"It’s not just that it’s the campiest song ever or that George looked so hot back then, but that the video really, really tries to make these lads look butch." A-men.

I peeked into the readers' comments and hey, true! They forgot about Geri Halliwell's chico latino! Understandably, Geri looks so much better than any of the guys in this video. I like her soft voice - a perfect holiday song. For hot guys, see Madonna's Don't tell me.

Back to life, back to reality.. Three more working days to go before my long deserved vacation.