Who can’t get the party started when they hear the outspoke ally, P!nk sing this song? 4) Bag It Up, Geri Halliwell, 2000 Geri Halliwell also released a version, but you can’t beat the original, which stars the vocals of Martha Wash and Izora Armstead. So loved by the gay community that in 2014, when a UKIP councillor suggest that the unusual flooding in the UK at the time was caused by same-sex marriage, the song was released again and reached number 21 in the UK charts. This is an ultra-camp classic that stood the test of time. 2) It’s Raining Men, The Weather Girls, 1982 It’s the perfect way to kick off any pride playlist – and was the way in which Ms Ross used to kick off her concerts since 1980, the year in which it was also released. If ever there was a feel-good song to celebrate coming out from Ms Diana Ross. We’ve teamed up with Deezer to showcase our pick of the top 40 gay anthems.
Some songs become gay anthems because of their message. Some concrete themselves because of a film they were in, some because of the artist who sung it.
