Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Spice Girls “Holler” “I want to make you holler, and make you scream my name” a song on the third studio album of… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Spice Girls “Holler””…
DONNA SUMMER donna summer. the mere mention of her name evokes visions, feelings, and sounds of heaven on the dance floor. dubbed… Continue reading “DONNA SUMMER”…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Patti LaBelle’s “You Are My Friend” every year, just as pride season is about to kick off, the interwebs argue, fight and debate about who is… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Patti LaBelle’s “You Are My Friend””…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Shirley Murdock’s “As We Lay” “It’s morning, and we slept the night away” that’s how we are introduced to the soft and powerful voice of… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Shirley Murdock’s “As We Lay””…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Gwen Guthrie’s “Can’t Love You Tonight” dubbed the queen of paradise garage, legendary 1980’s new york night club, gwen guthrie scored her biggest hit when she… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Gwen Guthrie’s “Can’t Love You Tonight””…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Jermaine Stewart’s “We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off” in january 1986, the CDC reported more people were diagnosed with aids in 1985 than all of the earlier years… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Jermaine Stewart’s “We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off””…
PAULA ABDUL in the late 1980s, paula abdul’s popularity rivaled that of her contemporaries, janet jackson and madonna. paula had gone from… Continue reading “PAULA ABDUL”…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Pet Shop Boys “Being Boring” by the late 1970s, homosexuality had been decriminalized in multiple states including iowa, nebraska and wyoming. with the hypervisibility of… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Pet Shop Boys “Being Boring””…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Whitney’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” in 1987 the AIDS epidemic was still unfolding. it was still a death sentence. those living with HIV–who were still… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Whitney’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)””…
Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Epidemic: Janet’s “Together Again” Sweet harp chords flourish as “Together Again” starts, then it picks up momentum with these lyrics “There are times when… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked The AIDS Epidemic: Janet’s “Together Again””…
SYLVESTER sylvester, believed that god was found on the dance floor. his live performances were a revival and his lyrics were… Continue reading “SYLVESTER”…
My Ode to Ultra Naté’s “Situation: Critical” Sometimes we are late to the BBQ right? Well in the case of Ultra Naté (pronounced Na-Tay), I didn’t arrive… Continue reading “My Ode to Ultra Naté’s “Situation: Critical””…