Jake Wesley Rogers, Pluto | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶

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On the 8^th edition of LGBTQ Bopz (2021), we highlight the song, “Pluto” performed by Jake Wesley Rogers.

ring on the B-O-P-Z, like #SLAYYY! LGBTQ Bopz is a column t that embraces, highlights, and celebrates singles and tracks by LGBTQIA musicians. On LGBTQ Bopz

we provide background info and insight into the respective musician(s), as well as analyze + go gaga over the 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 and the BOPZ can be classics or brand-spanking new. So, without further ado, on the 8^th edition of LGBTQ Bopz

(2021), we highlight

“Pluto” performed by

Jake Wesley Rogers.

Theme & Lyrics

“When I was a kid / Pluto was still a planet / I’m still kinda sad about it, oh.” I totally agree Jake Wesley Rogers. Pluto not being a planet – it just doesn’t feel right! What does feel right is Rogers’ epic ballad, “Pluto,” that graces his 2021 EP, also titled, Pluto. On the emotional first verse, Rogers goes on to reflect on life and his emotional state: “Thought I was the shit / ‘Til someone made me doubt it / I’m still kinda mad about it.” Sigh, there’s an authenticity that Rogers has that is so easy to connect with. Furthermore, his voice is to die for – like, slayyyyy! The thing is, on the verses, Rogers maintains poise while drawing you in with what affects him.

“I Think of my mom
She loves me no matter what
And that really fucks me up.”

So true. Jake raises the stakes and goes ‘all in’ on the centerpiece – the memorably written chorus:

“Hate on me, hate on me, hate on me, hate on me
You might as well hate the sun
For shining just a little too much
Hate on me, hate on me, hate on me, hate on me
Maybe at the end of the day
You and me are both the same
We just wanna be loved, loved
We just wanna be love.”

That hits something fierce, elevated further by a higher dynamic level and Rogers’ ad-libs and nuances. Also raising the bar is the songwriting, a collaboration between Rogers, Francis Anthony White, and Michael Seamus Crossey, who also produces. Crossey puts in serious work behind the boards, yielding ample ear candy. That ear candy includes keys, subtle, tasteful synths, and soaring strings enhancing the feels.

Final Thoughts

Bitmoji Image Learn his name: Jake Wesley Rogers. He kills it on “Pluto,” the bop I just didn’t know that I needed in my life. The song benefits from his awesome performance as well as authentic, relatable songwriting. Furthermore, you don’t have to be a member of the LGBTQ+ community to heart and spin this one. It’s heaven-sent baby!