Homosexual Love Songs?

[mjohnson2]

Posted: 9/30/14 at 11:26pm

Hello all,
So I was just listening to the LA CAGE OBC (still wonderful) and thought of how lovely "Song on the Sand" is and that it really is one of the better love songs in any musical. Can you think of other same-sex love songs like this one?

Updated On: 10/2/14 at 11:26 PM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 9/30/14 at 11:30pm

What's the essay question?

[ShakinBaconGirl]

Posted: 9/30/14 at 11:31pm

I'll cover you - Rent.
Best worst mistake - If/then
Half the score of Bare?

[mjohnson2]

Posted: 9/30/14 at 11:32pm

Wait, Namo, I'm actually really confused what you mean. Do you mean to say that I wrote too much for my original question?

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 9/30/14 at 11:36pm

I'm just hoping the essay is weighted more than the homosexual duets question.

[mjohnson2]

Posted: 9/30/14 at 11:40pm

That still makes no sense to me. This is not for an essay, I just am curious because I couldn't think of any more of them and I wonder if any compare to "Song on the Sand"

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 10/1/14 at 3:40am

"You are My" from See Rock City and Other Destinations is one of my new favorites, but I doubt you'd appreciate it. They also sing "Dark Ride" in the show. There are also a few duets in Zanna, Don't!

[LittleEdieFan]

Posted: 10/1/14 at 4:53am

"What would I do" from Falsettos

[AC126748]

Posted: 10/1/14 at 5:15am

"The One I Love" - HELLO AGAIN
"Why Can't the World Go and Leave Us Alone?" - DANCE A LITTLE CLOSER
"You and I", "Best-Kept Secret", and "Bare" - BARE
"If You Were Wondering" - THE BOY FROM OZ
"The Word of Your Body (reprise)" - SPRING AWAKENING
"The Best Thing That Ever Has Happened to Me" - ROAD SHOW
"Love is a Question Mark" - TABOO
"Just Go" - A NEW BRAIN

[tazber]

Posted: 10/1/14 at 6:35am

You Are My Bitch isn't really a "gay" themed duet. (btw, I love some of the lyrics in the song. I'd never heard the term "twat waffle" before, and I'm still not sure I know what it is, but it's hilarious in the song)

Dark Ride definitely fits the bill though.

Updated On: 10/1/14 at 06:35 AM

[Patash]

Posted: 10/1/14 at 8:02am

I'm honestly not sure what you mean by "homosexual duets". Most great love songs are about two people in love and often there is no mention or clarity of their being opposite sexes. Almost any great love song works as well for same sex couples as they do for opposite sex couples (although admittedly a few may require a couple slight lyric changes).

At a benefit I once saw two great male singers perform People Will Say We're in Love from Oklahoma and it brought streams of tears to my eyes.

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 10/1/14 at 8:18am

Once at Joe's Pub I saw Kyle Dean Massey and someone else from N2N at the time perform "Who Will Love Me As I Am?" and it was second only to Alice & Emily in emotional power.

If you are strictly looking for songs written for gays and lesbians then Falsettos is a good place to start. "What Would I Do" is the most heartbreaking, but "Thrill of First Love" is pretty funny and "Something Bad is Happening" is a good one for the lesbians.

[JRybka]

Posted: 10/1/14 at 9:39am

Any song can be turned into a "gay duet"
One of the best ones I know of are
I Know Him Well sung buy John Barrowman and Daniel Boys

[WOSQ]

Posted: 10/1/14 at 10:03am

In context it isn't even a love song. On its own and with interpretation:

"Our Time"

[CurtainsUpat8]

Posted: 10/1/14 at 10:47am

I don't get the point of your post. Song on the Sand isn't a duet.

[TFMH18]

Posted: 10/1/14 at 10:51am

"Love While You Can" from If/Then

[MartyO49]

Posted: 10/1/14 at 11:58am

Unlikely Lovers Falsettos

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 10/1/14 at 5:32pm

"Take Me or Leave Me" from RENT is a homosexual hate duet. Does that count?

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 10/1/14 at 8:56pm

"It's a Boy's Life" from BOY MEETS BOY is fun. We played it on the "mix tape" for our wedding.

[blaxx]

Posted: 10/1/14 at 11:59pm

I don't get the point of your post. Song on the Sand isn't a duet.

Exactly, first thing I thought.

Maybe by "duets" he means solos sung by a homosexual as he imagines himself singing the song at the same time as the homosexual.

[mjohnson2]

Posted: 10/2/14 at 12:02am

Yeah, sorry. I just kind of meant homosexual love songs song directly to a character instead of to the audience.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 10/2/14 at 12:05am

Are the two people who run your account homosexual?

[Wilmingtom]

Posted: 10/2/14 at 12:10am

We Kiss In a Shadow from The King and I, when sung by a same sex couple.

[Wilmingtom]

Posted: 10/2/14 at 12:10am

We Kiss In a Shadow from The King and I, when sung by a same sex couple.

[blaxx]

Posted: 10/2/14 at 12:23am

Any show tune when sung by a same sex couple.