It’s official: Born This Way by Lady Gaga is the favourite tune of queer fans across the UK
BY POLLY ANGELOVA
The UK’s LGBTQI+ community has named Lady Gaga’s timeless hit Born This Way as the ultimate Pride anthem in a new poll conducted in celebration of Pride Month.
Earlier this year, OnePoll surveyed 500 of the nation’s queer music fans to create a Top 50 Ultimate Pride Tunes playlist, and the results are chef’s kiss, featuring anthems such as I’m Coming Out by Diana Ross, Madonna’s Express Yourself, Freedom by George Michael and Cher’s Believe.
The top 50 tunes were selected from a longlist compiled by a jury of LGBTQI journalists, performers and personalities, including Sink The Pink founder Glyn Fussell, X-Factor’s Jack Remmington, DIVA editor Carrie Lyell and RuPaul’s Drag Race star Ginny Lemon, who has recreated Born This Way in their own inimitable style.
The poll was sponsored by Wildcat Gin, who are donating 10% of proceeds from every Pride bottle of their flavoured Gin or Vodka sold at Tesco throughout June to LGBTQI+ creatives fund Pink Noise, launched by drag collective Sink The Pink to support LGBTQI creatives during Covid-19, when numerous queer venues across the UK had to close their doors. The fund uses donations to commission new work across film, art, theatre, live performances, and more.
Despite the fact that Pride events throughout the UK have been postponed for a second year in a row, 80% of respondents said that celebrating Pride Month was still important to them; over half claimed that they feel more accepted during Pride, and 83% agreed that music is important to the Pride movement.
Ginny Lemon said: “Music and performing is a fundamental form of expression for me, so it’s been wonderful working with Wildcat to uncover the Ultimate Pride Anthems as chosen by the fabulous queer community.”
The Top 50 Pride anthems in order are:
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
I Am What I Am – Gloria Gaylor
Dancing Queen – ABBA
It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls
Believe – Cher
Freedom – George Michael
Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Express Yourself – Madonna
We Are Family – Sister Sledge
A Little Respect – Erasure
I’m Every Woman – Chaka Khan
Gay Bar – Electric Six
Man! I Feel Like A Woman – Shania Twain
I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
Everybody’s Free – Rozella
Sisters are Doing it for Themselves – Eurythmics
Spinning Around – Kylie
All the Lovers – Kylie Minogue
Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X
A Little Bit Of Love – RuPaul
Spice Up Your Life – Spice Girls
Movin On Up – M People
Free – Ultra Nate
Euphoria – Loreen
Summer of Love – Steps
Finally – CeCe Peniston
Let’s Have A Kiki – Scissor Sisters
On A Night Like This – Kylie Minogue
Standing in the Way of Control – The Gossip
Same Love – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Thinkin Bout You – Frank Ocean
Waiting For Tonight – Jennifer Lopez
Pynk – Janelle Monae
Left Outside Alone – Anastacia
Closer – Tegan and Sara
Touch – Shura
My House – Jodie Harsh
Black and Gold – Sam Sparrow
“La Vie En Rose – Grace Jones”
LUCID – Rina Sawayama
Professional Widow Remix – Tori Amos
“I Know A Place – MUNA”
Playing With The Boys – Kenny Loggins
The Day After That – Liza Minnelli
What I Need – Hayley Kiyoko feat. Kehlani
Higher – VINCINT
Hair Looks Fierce – Amanda Lepore
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