{"id":4698,"date":"2022-02-17T18:23:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T18:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/?p=4698"},"modified":"2022-02-17T18:23:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T18:23:16","slug":"5-gay-anthems-turning-20-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/?p=4698","title":{"rendered":"5 gay anthems turning 20 this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The year was 2002. Skinny jeans ruled, Justin and Britney broke up,&nbsp;<em>The Anna Nicole Show<\/em>&nbsp;premiered on E! and Michael Jackson caused an international incident when he dangled his baby off of a balcony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, each of these songs was released and embraced by the gays. They may not quite be of drinking age yet, but here are five gay anthems turning 20 in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where does the time go??<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-christina-aguilera-beautiful\">1. Christina Aguilera \u2013 \u201cBeautiful\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Christina Aguilera - Beautiful (Official Video)\" width=\"749\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eAfyFTzZDMM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBeautiful\u201d is often cited as Christina\u2019s best song, no disrespect to \u201cGenie in a Bottle.\u201d Its themes of self-empowerment and inner beauty were especially impactful to LGBTQ fans, especially those who ever faced bullying or societal stigma. And when an accompanying video was released that featured gay and transgender people, that message became even more powerful. It even earned Aguilera a GLAAD Media Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-kylie-minogue-love-at-first-sight\">2. Kylie Minogue \u2013 \u201cLove at First Sight\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Kylie Minogue - Love At First Sight (Official Video) [Full HD Remastered]\" width=\"749\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wf421JsG004?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s impossible to listen to this bubbly pop track and not start moving to the beat. \u201cLove at First Sight\u201d was a gay club staple, and we\u2019ve no doubt it helped facilitate more than a few instances of love (or lust) at first sight on the dance floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-mary-j-blige-no-more-drama-thunderpuss-remix\">3. Mary J. Blige \u2013 \u201cNo More Drama (Thunderpuss Remix)\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Mary J. Blige - No More Drama (Thunderpuss Remix)\" width=\"749\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ykIxQ40nOsw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s one for the circuit queens. Thunderpuss\u2019 \u201cNo More Drama\u201d remix takes you on a journey from house to R&amp;B to pop and back again. Just remember to stay hydrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-praise-cats-shined-on-me\">4. Praise Cats \u2013 \u201cShined on Me\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Praise Cats feat. Andrea Love - Shined On Me\" width=\"749\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BuHzxk9RysA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sure it\u2019s a song about peace and love, but don\u2019t expect \u201960s flower power from \u201cShined on Me.\u201d The vibe is more\u2026grab your best friends out of the coat check line for one more twirl before they call it a night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-moony-dove-i-ll-be-loving-you\">5. Moony \u2013 \u201cDove (I\u2019ll Be Loving You)\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Moony - Dove (I&#039;ll Be Loving You) - Original Video\" width=\"749\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QLdsGL5M1sQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You might have heard Moony\u2019s \u201cDrove\u201d playing at Abercrombie &amp; Fitch as you picked up a new bottle of Fierce cologne. Or maybe you took a cue from the music video and put it on your pool party mix. Either way, it always went down smooth. Actually, it still does.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The year was 2002. Skinny jeans ruled, Justin and Britney broke up,&nbsp;The Anna Nicole Show&nbsp;premiered on E! and Michael Jackson caused an international incident when he dangled his baby off of a balcony. Also, each of these songs was released and embraced by the gays. They may not quite be of drinking age yet, but<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4guysmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}