On the 4th edition of LGBTQ Bopz ๐๐ถ (2021), we highlight the LGBTQ bop, โGenesisโ performed by Ryan Beatty.
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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 4th edition of LGBTQ Bopz ๐๐ถ (2021), we highlight ๐ต โGenesisโ performed by ๐ Ryan Beatty.Theme & Lyrics โ
Sadly, ๐ Ryan Beatty doesnโt get enough recognition.ย From my perspective, he writes compelling and honest songs about, well, boys.ย In the mix, he also throws some spirituality into the mix.ย On his debut album, ๐ฟ Boy in Jeans, he spoke about a ๐ต โGod in Jeansโ.ย That said, Iโm pretty sure that God wasnโt G-O-D but g-o-d โ false idolatry? Regardless, I felt the vibe.ย Beatty is similarly spiritual on ๐ต โGenesisโ or for the most pious, staunch Christians, a tad bit blasphemous! From a musical perspective, โGenesisโ marks a gem from his 2020 sophomore album, ๐ฟ Dreaming of David.
Beatty dives into religion though mentions the fact that heโs โBasically an atheist.โ Red flags ๐? Of course, the reason why heโs an atheist is because he believes in a โ wait for it โ BOY! โHeโs all that I believe in right now.โ That โHeโ seems to โDavid,โ who heโs totally infatuated with and has been โdreaming ofโ the entire album.ย Okay, Iโm being a bit silly ๐ but not that silly! On the pre-chorus, he gets spiritual for an atheist, singing, โEver since Jerusalem, had a change of heart / You went back to Genesis, found God, found God.โย Of course, David is a big deal in the Bible as part of the genealogy of Jesus.ย The second verse is far more secular (and sexual):
โErasing my intolerance to nicotine and you are quite the opposite
Lace it with what you offered me (Ooh)
Cured from the ivy, yeah (Yeah)
Roses on loan (Seeinโ double)
Laid on a throne (Peripheral)
This is on the radio (Hold me tightly)
Say your name out loud
That's faith, that's fate (Now).โ
Thatโs some faith alright! Still, the chorus references God, or, a god (โAm I the one you were looking for?โ), and thereโs also โHeavenโs in the room / Heaven made the rules.โ True, though, again, itโs coming from a self-proclaimed atheist, right?
Final Thoughts ๐ญ
The best way to describe this LGBTQ Bop is thought provoking.ย Ryan Beatty gives us a little bit of everything.ย We get some faith and spirituality, some sexual innuendo, and some surefire VIBEZ. Iโm still at a loss for words why more people arenโt tuned into Beatty, particularly with his skills for writing some great songs aboutโฆ BOYS. Weโll give you your flowers Ryan!
Also appears on ๐ฝ:
๐ ๐ง 13 Songs That Are Biblical โ Sort of
๐ Ryan Beatty โข ๐ฟ Dreaming of David โข ๐ท Boy in Jeans / Mad Love / Interscope โข ๐ 2020
Ryan Beatty, โGenesisโ: LGBTQ Bopz ๐๐ถ No. 4 [๐ท: Anna Shvets, Brent Faulkner, Kurious, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]
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