On the 6th edition of LGBTQ Bopz ๐๐ถ (2021), we highlight the song, โMichaelโ performed by Franz Ferdinand. ย
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ring on the B-O-P-Z, like #SLAYYY! LGBTQ Bopz ๐๐ถ is a column t that embraces, highlights, and celebrates singles and tracks by LGBTQIA musicians.ย On LGBTQ Bopz ๐๐ถwe provide background info and insight into the respective musician(s), as well as analyze + go gaga over the bops being served up.ย Furthermore, when the music dictates deeper, more transcendent discussion, we ensure the point is articulated to the fullest.ย All styles of music are welcome and the BOPZ can be classics or brand-spanking new. So, without further ado, on the 6th edition of LGBTQ Bopz ๐๐ถ (2021), we highlight ๐ต โMichaelโ performed by ๐ Franz Ferdinand.ยTheme & Lyrics โ
โSo sexy, Iโm sexy / So, come dance with me, Michael / Iโm all that you see, you want to see / So, come and dance with me, Michael.โ Hmm, Michael must be a total stud! Honestly, front man ๐ Alex Kapranos and Scottish alternative rock band ๐ Franz Ferdinand donโt get enough credit for the LGBTQ Bop ๐๐ถ that is ๐ต โMichael.โ The energetic indie-punk, dance-infused rock gem was released as a single from their self-titled, 2004 debut LP.ย โThis is what I am, I am a man / So come dance with me, Michael,โ Kapranos sings on the second verse of this record thatโs clearly about a gay experience.ย Perhaps you can debate Kapranosโ characterโs sexuality โ perhaps heโs merely attracted to Michael or experimenting โ but the homoeroticism is pronounced and Iโm here for it baby!
On the chorus, Kapranos paints Michael as nothing less than the Sugar Honey Iced Tea. ย Sure, thereโs not explicit details regarding his looks, but just use your imagination.ย What does your man crush look like? Heโs probably a Michael, right? Anyways, Kapranos โstimulatesโ for sure:
โMichael, youโre the boy with all the leather hips Sticky hair, sticky hips, stubble on my sticky lips Michael, youโre the only one Iโd ever want ... Beautiful boys on aa beautiful dance floor Michael, youโre dancing like a beautiful dance-whore...โ
Music Video ๐ถ๐ผ
Yes, there is a music video for โMichael.โ Unfortunately, if you were hoping for some hot guy-on-guy action, youโll be disappointed.ย Just the band performing this stellar, homoerotic bop, sigh.
Final Thoughts ๐ญ
For a โgayโ song, โMichaelโ is tame โ much more restrained than some songs that would join the catalog later.ย Still, with โMichaelโ not being heterosexual, it raised some eyebrows in 2004.ย But honestly, why does it matter if the nameless protagonist wanted Michaelโs โStubble on [his] sticky lips?โ ย Regardless, this is one of those under-appreciated โcurvedโ songs!
Also appears on ๐ฝ:
๐ ๐ง 12 Interesting Songs That Reference Bisexuality
๐ ๐ง A Compendium Comprised of 100 Notable LGBTQ+ Songs
๐ Franz Ferdinand โข ๐ฟ Franz Ferdinand โข ๐ท Domino โข ๐ 2004
Franz Ferdinand, โMichaelโ: LGBTQ Bopz ๐๐ถ No. 6 [๐ท: Anna Shvets, Brent Faulkner, Domino, Kurious, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]