A Week In Music - #3 "Sweetest Touch" by Gross Magic
April 03, 2012Writing a LGBTQ novel, what better mood music do you need that Joan Jett? As a kid I didn't know Joan was a lesbian, but I always felt uncomfortable with how arousing her videos could be. She exuded "hot" in my opinion, especially in the "Crimson and Clover" video. "Crimson and Clover" lyrics are written about a woman, double hot coming from her. But you can't listen to only Joan Jett music the whole book or all my characters would have mullets and bad attitudes.
So, when I found "Sweetest Touch" by Gross Magic, I got excited. The lyrics talk about a girl's touch and how "thoughts of you are running through my brain." The lead singer's voice is soft and breathy. I thought, "Yes! another girl-singing-about-a-girl song." I thought wrong. The lead singer is NOT a girl but a boy, barely out of his teens. None the less, the sound of his feminine voice is enough for me to interpret it as a lesbian song. And of course, like all my favorite tunes, it has that teenage angst and yearning I love.
*BTW, if you know of any gay songs (and not Adam Lambert music), let me know.
Lyrics "Sweetest Touch" by Gross Magic
why I'll never know
I know
2 comments
Lady Gaga - Born this Way. Loved Sweetest Touch, you have such an amazing ear.
ReplyDeleteLeslie, Yes, I forgot about Born This Way, I don't listen to much Lady Gaga. I'll have to go check it out. Thank you. I'll be emailing you this week. Hope you're feeling good.
ReplyDeleteLove hearing from my friends.♥