Wrabel, good | LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶

In the 11^th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight the song, “good” performed by talented singer/songwriter Wrabel.  

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 11^th edition of LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 (2023), we highlight 🎵 “good” performed by talented singer/songwriter 🎙 Wrabel.

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“Baby, let a good thing, day be good / … Don’t you let a good thing go bad.” Talented openly gay singer/songwriter 🎙 Wrabel (Stephen Wrabel) discourages those bad vibes on 🎵 “good” (💿 these words are all for you, 2021).  On this thoughtful record, he acknowledges a relationship with plenty of good – positives galore.  The problem is that good can easily be destroyed by getting inside one’s head or allowing the past to hinder the present or future.  Wrabel sets the tone on the first verse, which begins abruptly and initially, a cappella. He wows with his gorgeous instrument sounding expressive, nuanced, and authentic. Eventually, “good” expands, including warm backing vocals, prominent piano, and truly rich studio trickery (🎛 STINT produces).

“You see the end before the thing get started,” Wrabel sings in the second verse, adding, “You always bracing for the fall.”  Often, if we’ve experienced adversity, particularly with love, we anticipate the worst.  Wrabel wants to dissuade his partner against this – ruining what they’re building: “I know you still see him in your apartment / Let me in, I’ll paint the walls.” By the second chorus in particular, “good” has grown much grander, as Wrabel masterfully delivers a message filled with prudence and the utmost dedication.  The “ooh-ooh(s)” of the post-chorus only amplify the excellence of this utterly sublime gem from this pop standout.

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🎙 Wrabel • 💿 these words are all for you • 🏷 Big Gay / Nettwerk Music Group • 📅 2021

Wrabel, “good”: LGBTQ Bopz 🌈🎶 No. 11 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner/ The Musical Hype; Big Gay / Nettwerk Music Group; Anna Shvets, Monstera, Polina Tankilevitch, RODNAE Productions, Spencer Cooper, Uriel Mont via Pexels; Jim, Kurious via Pixabay; Hugo Herrera on Unsplash]