The Gays, Pretty Boys Make Me Feel Ugly | LGBTQ Bopz

In the 36^th edition of LGBTQ Bopz (2023), we highlight the song, “Pretty Boys Make Me Feel Ugly” performed by The Gays. 

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 36^th edition of LGBTQ Bopz (2023), we highlight “Pretty Boys Make Me Feel Ugly” performed by The Gays. 

“You got great hair / What does that say about me?” Well, honestly, Will Riley, not much…  But, maybe, just maybe, that’s the point the Montreal, Québec ‘collective,’ The Gays is trying to make .  The objectification that is “Pretty Boys Make Me Feel Ugly”, the fifth track from The Agenda, reissued in 2023 in a deluxe edition, continues: “White teeth / All the better for biting baby / Full lips / And they’re talking to me.” ¡Muy interesante! This raw, punk joint excels at expressing gay desire – we STAN.  That said, is this expression at a cost?

“Cause I don’t care

If they came to love me

You know

Pretty boys make me feel ugly.”

So, let me get this straight. Riley doesn’t care if these gorgeous, perfect men love him? That seems to be the case.  Of course, it depends on how you perceive ugly.  In the second verse, Will continues to paint a picture of that fine dude many a women and men would fall for, apparently at any cost. “And look out boy / Cause I’m coming for you,” he sings, “You don’t care / You’re cumming too…”  So, basically, um, … and no shame… “Every time they come around this is what they do.” To put a bow on this, The Gays () paint a picture of god-like men that are yummy AF, and even if they make them feel ugly, it simply doesn’t matter because the love below wants what it wants. “Pretty Boys Make Me Feel Ugly” is brief but ear catching to the nth degree whether you’re one the gays or just a music enthusiast .

The Gays • The Agenda • Island • 2018

The Gays, Pretty Boys Make Me Feel Ugly: LGBTQ Bopz No. 36 (2023) [: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Island; CatsWithGlasses, John Collins, TheQueerAI from Pixabay]