Songs about Bisexuality

[robbie09]

Does any one know of any musicians who have written songs about bisexuality? (excluding kate Perry)

I would like to volunteer Australian Artist Missy Higgins who is gorgeous and openly bisexual. Her debut album "Sound of White" released some years ago is one of my favourite albums of all time. The track "Scar" touches on bisexuality.

Any others?

[MaybeSayMaybe]

Spike Jones...

[izzfan]

Tom Robinson did an album which seems to be about bisexuality called "Having it both ways": http://www.tomrobinson.com/records/albums/hibw.htm, he's also set up a website about bisexuality: http://bothways.com/

I can't think of any other songs about bisexuality at the moment.

[elastisexual]

what about "Lola" by the kinks its about love with a cross dresser is that close?


also a song by a band called living color called "Bi" its off their stain album

Thats all i can think of off the top of my head illl get back if i find another one.

[MaybeSayMaybe]

What about Arnold Layne's strange hobby?

[Lonewolf76]

Hi Robbie,
You may find this interesting...

http://www.queermusicheritage.us/feb2004.html Enjoy! LW

[Cherokee_Mountaincat]

Hmmm, well there are some subtly nuiances in certain songs, but I can only think of a couple at the moment. (Not enough caffein yet this morning..lol)

One is from pet Shop Boys called West End girls, "Which do you choose, a Hard or Soft option?" The hard denoting men and the soft meaning women.

Depeche Mode: "We're different colors and we're different breeds, and different people have different needs"
:bibounce:

[Cherokee_Mountaincat]

lol Mitch Rider??? My Ex husband would have a coronary if he knew this! LMAO
And all the Mitch Rider and the Detroit Wheels LP's would go flying out the damn door like Frisbies!!! Love it!:bigrin::rolleyes:
Laughing Cat

[Lonewolf76]

Hi Robbie,
You may find this interesting...

http://www.queermusicheritage.us/feb2004.html Enjoy! LW


I would be remis without including Part II! Hugs. LW

http://www.queermusicheritage.us/mar2004.html

[MarieDelta]

Violent Femmes wrote a bunch of Punk songs about being queer and bi-

"Black Girls"

"Blister In The Sun" (Perhaps? It is to me anyhow)

"Kiss Off" (More about being different/queer)

"Johnny"

[softfruit]

Ani DiFranco's "In or Out"

Almost anything by 90s Manchester indie popsters "The Man From Del Monte" whose songs were heavy on the bi.

[gfofbiguy]

Violent Femmes wrote a bunch of Punk songs about being queer and bi-

"Black Girls"

"Blister In The Sun" (Perhaps? It is to me anyhow)

"Kiss Off" (More about being different/queer)

"Johnny"

Ahhh, one of my favorite groups, Marie!:bigrin:

I agree with you on "Kiss Off", but I never really listened to "Blister in the Sun" and felt it was a bi-song...I will have to re-listen to that one

Agree with "Black Girls" and "Johnny" as well

[billy_campbell]

Here is another site for lesbian songs: http://rabdrake.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/the-g2g-love-song-list/

[robbie09]

Thanks for the all suggestions.

Many of these songs I have heard but missed the bisexual references/connotations.

The one that intrigues me most is the Violent Femmes as they are one of my favourite all time bands.

I cant quite see it in "Kiss Off". Can you enlighten me?

[cand86]

"If Only I Were Bi"- technically not "bi", but I love it anyways:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UxXPZTwdw8

"Bi-Curious George" by Precious:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enxX-9-rPLM

"Bicurious George" by The Wet Spots (such a fave of mine!)

"Curious" by BQE & Lil' J:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDt6EEGUyls

"My Girl Got A Girlfriend" by either Ray Lavender or T-Pain:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZzhCrb0Ov4

"Mama's Got A Girlfriend Now" by Ben Harper:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fha0aMiB9I

"I Spent My Last $10 On Birth Control and Beer" by Two Nice Girls:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HtG9ef5XI4

A couple of other great ones:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z3Hh9oi3A4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riE-GI0PxnE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljHQajHlHSM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vH4q93DJKc

[billy_campbell]

Here is a bisexual video: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/b776c00c54/weekend-plans-from-riegel-blatt

[MarieDelta]

Thanks for the all suggestions.

Many of these songs I have heard but missed the bisexual references/connotations.

The one that intrigues me most is the Violent Femmes as they are one of my favourite all time bands.

I cant quite see it in "Kiss Off". Can you enlighten me?


I need someone a person to talk to
Someone whod care to love
Could it be you could it be you
Situation gets rough then I start to panic
Its not enough its just a habit
Hey kid your sick well darling this is it
You can all just kiss off into the air
Behind my back I can see them stare
Theyll hurt me bad but I wont mind
Theyll hurt me bad they do it all the time
Yeah yeah they do it all the time
I hope you know this will go down
On your permanent record
Oh yeah well dont get so distressed
Did I happen to mention that Im impressed

OK?

I mean this is pretty much my experience of being queer/different in small town. Pretty much you shut down to avoid this situation. Hide under a veil of conformity to avoid being harassed. It also maybe reflective of a certain era.

Any questions?

[Rabdrake]

"Jolene" by "White Stripes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8LEx8DfMf4

[imaphuqer2]

Frank Zappa

"Bobby Brown" and "Another Muther" are two that come to mind. There are a few more Zappa songs with bisexual references...just can't recall the titles. Check him out.

[Rabdrake]

Tonight's the Night by Janet Jackson (Rod Stewart song)

The Album Velvet Rope was honored by the National Black Lesbian and Gay Leadership Forum, and received the award for Outstanding Music Album at the 9th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.[73]


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhLznjDg3BA

[Rabdrake]

"The Weakness in Me" by Joan Armatrading. The lyrics are universal for any combination of a triangle. All women, all men and woman with two men, man with two women, a women with a man and a woman, and a man with a woman and a man. The concete comes with the gender of the singer.

The version below is visually about three women. But sans the video, Melissa could be singing about a triangle involving her and two men or her and woman and a man. It follows that if The White Stripes, Jack White is singing then he could be singing about two men, two women or a man and a woman.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q61l43q3dJE&feature=related

[NjbiGuy01]

Joan Jett has has written and played a few in her career.

[crowley]

I would like to point out "Two guys for every girl" by Peaches.

It turns me on for some reason

[Trinity-Fl]

I remember a cute number by a female singer:

"My Boyfriend's Girlfriend Isn't Me."

Hmmmm - Maybe it's more poly. :)

[Cherokee_Mountaincat]

Pinks "Oh My God" is a hot one too..:}
Cat

[codybear3]

Cat... Sexting = phoner?? LOL... Now thats funny... :bigrin:

How bout that song, Take a walk on the wild side?? I know who sings it but the name won't roll off my tongue.... :paw::paw:

[djones]

um. yeah. there is this guy, kind of the most famous bisexual of the 20th century - David Bowie. for some odd reason, i think he has a few songs about bisexuality, but i'm just guessing

[ubersmack]

um. yeah. there is this guy, kind of the most famous bisexual of the 20th century - David Bowie. for some odd reason, i think he has a few songs about bisexuality, but i'm just guessing

I never even thought about Mr. Bowie.

[Rabdrake]

Joan Jett has has written and played a few in her career.

"Baby Blue" by Joan Jett. To paraphrase "switch hitter you know she plays the field...Top bottom, she does either always in control she's a teaser."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-5HKMrbxzA

How about her bi/lesbo "Crimson and Clover." 1983.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdhonK8NMm8

[Rabdrake]

While we are on the subject of punkers, e.g. Joan Jett, how about Blondie as a drag king in "Sunday Girl." 1979.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obwanhb6kww&feature=related

[djpapabear]

No one has mentioned the Red Hot Chili Peppers !!

Dave Navarro is confirmed, Anthony Keadis and Flea are rumored.

The Other Side

My Lovely Man

Hearing that the RHCPs were BI was the first time I ever put a positive view on my own sexuality.

[Ununus]

Well I'm going to show my age here, but what about ACDC by Sweet . I believe the "album" was Desolation Boulevard. Another song on it was Ballroom Blitz

[PrettyFlowingGown]

um. yeah. there is this guy, kind of the most famous bisexual of the 20th century - David Bowie. for some odd reason, i think he has a few songs about bisexuality, but i'm just guessingUmmm, David Bowie is not bisexual!!! He admits he tried it in the early 70's a few times under the influence of drugs, but did'nt like it, plus his alter ego at the time, Ziggy Stardust was portrayed as Bisexual. Bowie has never come out as bisexual. Plus, hes been happily married almost 20 years and has a beautiful 11 year old little girl, Alexandria.

[Northerner]

Cat... Sexting = phoner?? LOL... Now thats funny... :bigrin:

How bout that song, Take a walk on the wild side?? I know who sings it but the name won't roll off my tongue.... :paw::paw:

Lou Reed

[bodysurfer]

Girls & Boys by blur. Great catchy pop tune, sort of a disco beat, wry lyrics by Damon Albarn

[Cherokee_Mountaincat]

And to add to this "Oh My God" by Pink...lol
Cat

[Diva667]

Raise Your Glass - Pink

The song isn't overtly bi, but the video definitely is...

[Rabdrake]

"Love on a Two-way Street" in 1972 makes 4 songs in as many years.
There is "Emmie" '68, "Timer" '68, "Désiree" '71 and "Love on a Two-
way Street '72. That's two originals and two covers. Not only was
Laura pioneering in open expressions of same-sex attraction, she was
also prolific. Somewhat as with "Désiree" Laura found the voice to
come out from under the covers again. The fact that she was married
and in a live concert in Japan made for a safe venue.

http://rabdrake.wordpress.com/category/love-on-a-two-way-street/

[ErosUrge]

um. yeah. there is this guy, kind of the most famous bisexual of the 20th century - David Bowie. for some odd reason, i think he has a few songs about bisexuality, but i'm just guessing

to say the least....it was because of Mr. Bowie that I was so bold and open about being bi in my youth before I went ultra-paranoid in my late twenties and until age 43 before I finally once and for all accepted and embraced it. Bowie completely inspired me and it was through him that I first heard the word bisexual and learned what it meant....

[djones]

Ummm, David Bowie is not bisexual!!! He admits he tried it in the early 70's a few times under the influence of drugs, but did'nt like it, plus his alter ego at the time, Ziggy Stardust was portrayed as Bisexual. Bowie has never come out as bisexual. Plus, hes been happily married almost 20 years and has a beautiful 11 year old little girl, Alexandria.

Ummm, yeah, Bowie has "admitted" to being Bisexual, spoke very candidly about being Bisexual, never owed it all to being under the influence of drugs. Yes, he has been married twice, each time with children, and for all public knowledge is completely monogamous with his current wife of 20 years (the uber beautiful Iman !). As has often been proffered in posts here, being in a monogamous hetero marriage does not "change" someone's sexuality - I was married more than 15 years to a woman, completely monogamous, but I was and still am Bisexual.


to say the least....it was because of Mr. Bowie that I was so bold and open about being bi in my youth before I went ultra-paranoid in my late twenties and until age 43 before I finally once and for all accepted and embraced it. Bowie completely inspired me and it was through him that I first heard the word bisexual and learned what it meant....

I knew I wasn't alone in this sentiment ! I think there must be millions of us out there in the Bi - and gay - world that owe a lot to Bowie. Plus, his music is Bitchin' !

So, back on topic - how about the song by Blur - "Boys and Girls" , and Franz Ferdinand's "Michael" . Both are very cool songs.

[djones]

Silly me, the Blur song is "Girls & Boys" . Listen to it and you'll know why I got the title backwards !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDswiT87oo8&ob=av2e

Andf the Franz Ferdinand "Michael"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktwlN_ocL-o&ob=av2n

[Annika L]

Is it possible that nobody has yet mentioned Jill Sobule's "I Kissed a Girl"?? Or did I miss it?

When I heard that one on the radio, I practically fell over...then rolled on the floor laughing...then got my hopes up that this meant society was finally prepared to accept bisexuals, or at least bisexual women. It turned out to be no such indication, but it was still a fun few weeks believing that!