What makes a gay anthem?
Vulture might have killed the song of the summer back in 2016, but if you\u2019re a member of the LGBTQ+ community, it\u2019s hard to argue against \u201cPadam Padam\u201d by Kylie Minogue. The track, released this May, has taken the queer community by storm, quickly becoming ubiquitous and inescapable \u2013 it's hard to even scroll on Twitter without a well-timed meme about the "padam-ic" popping up on the timeline. However, Minogue's song hasn't even cracked the Billboard Hot 100; instead, its status has morphed into that of a "gay anthem," a song widely celebrated inside the community but unable to garner longstanding success outside of it.\n\nThis episode of Switched on Pop, producer Reanna Cruz tackles a question that the LGBTQ+ community has debated over for decades: what makes a gay anthem? Through talking with everyone from academics to their close friends, the answer takes us from Judy Garland to 1920s cabaret to, of course, "Padam Padam."\n\nSongs Discussed:\n\nKylie Minogue \u2013 Padam Padam\n\n\xc9dith Piaf \u2013 Padam padam\n\nKylie Minogue \u2013 Supernova\n\nMischa Spoliansky \u2013 Das lila Lied (The Lavender Song)\n\nQueen \u2013 I Want To Break Free\n\nLady Gaga \u2013 Born This Way\n\nLondon Philharmonic Choir \u2013 Amazing Grace\n\nTraditional \u2013 God Save The King\n\nQueen \u2013 We Are The Champions\n\nTom Robinson Band \u2013 Glad to be Gay\n\nDiana Ross \u2013 I'm Coming Out\n\nJudy Garland \u2013 Alone Together (Live At Carnegie Hall/1961)\n\nCountess Luann \u2013 Chic C'est La Vie\n\nJudy Garland \u2013 The Trolley Song\n\nLady Gaga \u2013 La Vie En Rose\n\nBronski Beat \u2013 Smalltown Boy\n\nVillage People \u2013 Y.M.C.A.\n\nSylvester \u2013 You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)\n\nMiquel Brown \u2013 So Many Men, So Little Time\n\nDepeche Mode \u2013 Never Let Me Down Again\n\nThe Weather Girls \u2013 It's Raining Men\n\nGloria Gaynor \u2013 I Will Survive\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices