Harry Strange, god damn shame | LGBTQ Bopz

In the 10^th edition of LGBTQ Bopz (2023), we highlight the song, “god damn shame” performed by Harry Strange.  

Be prepared to #SLAY! LGBTQ Bopz embraces, highlights, and celebrates singles and tracks by LGBTQIA musicians or allies.  In this column, we provide background and insight into the respective musician(s), as well as analyze + go gaga over the decadent bops being served up.  Furthermore, when the music dictates deeper, more transcendent discussion, we ensure the point is articulated to the fullest.  All styles of music are welcome while the BOPZ can be classics or brand-spanking new. So, without further ado, in the 10^th edition of LGBTQ Bopz (2023), we highlight “god damn shame” performed by Harry Strange.

“What a god damn shame.” Wow! What a bold (and profane) statement, Harry Strange.  According to Strange, he makes music for “gays guys girls & all in between.” Cool! Focusing on the gay POV, he drops a surefire bop with “god damn shame”.  The two-and-a-half minute cut fittingly appears as the second track (and title track) on his four-song, 2023 EP, What a God Damn Shame.  If nothing else, Strange serves up plenty of relatable emotion, whether your straight as an arrow, or, queer AF.

“Cut me down just a little bit / Come back round, say you’re missing it,” Strange sings following the first verse, adding, “Break my heart / Yeah, you break my heart.” Ah, those pesky matters of the heart are what fuel this god damn shame he proceeds to sing about.  More evidence arrives in the second verse, where Strange masterfully illustrates his partner (or former partner’s) weaknesses:

“All of the times I picked up the phone

To call you but you’re never home

You say that you see the best part of me

But you’re speechless when I ask you to speak.”

Damn! More like, god damn, of course.  Strong language from Harry Strange but clearly, love, or the lack of love, will make you cuss something fierce.  Beyond the lyrics, Strange sings well, while the production ( Jamie Clarke) and sound are #Winning.  Also, shout out the EP cover art, which is, well, giving those gay vibes, too.  All told, Strange might be singing about a god damn shame, but there is nothing shameful about “god damn shame” as a song.

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Harry Strange • What a God Damn Shame (EP) • Harry Strange • 2023

Harry Strange, “god damn shame”: LGBTQ Bopz No. 10 (2023) [: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Harry Strange; Anna Shvets, Monstera, Polina Tankilevitch, RODNAE Productions, Spencer Cooper, Uriel Mont via Pexels; Jim, Kurious via Pixabay; Hugo Herrera on Unsplash]