Nemo, God’s A Raver | Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

In the 77^th edition of Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 (2025), we highlight “God’s A Raver” performed by Swiss pop singer-songwriter, Nemo.

Prepare to beam with P-R-I-D-E 🏳️‍🌈! Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 celebrates, embraces, and spotlights songs by LGBTQ musicians or allies.  Here, we provide background and insight into musicians, analyze, plus go gaga over the decadent bops served up.  When songs dictate deeper and more transcendent discussion, we ensure the point is fully articulated.  All styles of music are welcome, whether the songs are classics or brand-new. So, without further ado, in the 77^th edition of Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 (2025), we highlight “God’s A Raver” performed by Nemo.

“I’d join a cult for you, sell my soul to you / When we touch, it’s a miracle.” The religious imagery that Swiss pop singer/songwriter Nemo (Nemo Mettler, they/them pronouns) concocts on “God’s A Raver” sounds blasphemous to the nth degree.  That is intentional, and we Stan! They don’t stop there in the first verse of this gay bop! They continue, “I’m seeing the holy light, I could die tonight / When you touch me, it’s biblical.” Oh, damn, oh, damn, oh, damn, Nemo! Nemo, Maegan Cottone, and Jez Ashurst penned “God’s A Raver.” Nemo, Ashurst, Sacha Rudy, and Liam Maye produced it.

 

Beyond the blasphemous, heretical, and sacrilegious lyrics, the musical accompaniment is, dare I say, celestial.  The backdrop is bright, exuberant, and gay, gay, gay! The prominence of the piano is among the biggest selling points.  The incredibly satisfying groove provides a mighty anchor.  Nemo is gassed up thanks to stellar production.  Did it matter, though? Probably not, considering they’re on autopilot! Their vocals are playful, infused with personality… and sinfulness! “Oh, hey, girl, you say you wanna take me there / I’m just a little bit scared, uh, can you hold my hand for a second,” they assert in the second verse. The pre-chorus is a fabulous preface to the chorus, where Mettler sings, “Oh, I think I love you, love, you, love you, you.” Even so, it is the far-too-catchy, utterly blasphemous chorus that is the crème de la crème:

“If there’s a God, we just met at the gay bar

She is a raver just like me

If there’s a God, please, forgive my behavior

I just wanna taste her on my knees.”

Oh, snap 😳! Adding to the religious imagery, in the post-chorus, Nemo brings the Holy Ghost into the picture… “Touching heaven, met my maker, I believe that God’s a raver.” Ooh-wee, what more can you say? The most conservative Christians will be pissed off if they ever cross paths with “God’s A Raver”. But, as an inclusive, progressive Christian, I find Nemo’s song to be nothing short of a clever, irresistibly delicious bop.  Great addition to the LGBTQ+ collection, PERIOD!

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Nemo, God’s A Raver: Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 No. 77 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Universal Music GmbH; Elias Souza, Mario Spencer, Mizuno K, from Pexels; AcatXIo, All_CC0_Public_domain, CatsWithGlasses, David, ernestflowerss, Kelly, M. Harris, Marek Studzinski, OpenClipart-Vectors, from Pixabay]

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