1984: The Year Pop Went Queer
eBook - ePub

1984: The Year Pop Went Queer

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

1984: The Year Pop Went Queer

About this book

'MAGNIFICENT!' CAITLIN MORAN 'A riveting read about a pop revolution hiding in plain sight' PETE PAPHIDES 'Very funny and very moving' JUDE ROGERS In 1984, pop came out of the closet - even if not all of the artists felt that they could - and, in the process, charted the course of the rest of the decade.In 1984: The Year Pop Went Queer, writer and musician Ian Wade charts where these artists, including Queen, George Michael, David Bowie, Pet Shop Boys, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Madonna - who all enjoyed chart success in 1984 - were during that epoch-making year. It studies the impact these groundbreaking musicians had before, during and after on the gay community and popular culture, and it demonstrates how they were able to break down barriers, raise consciousness and set in motion the first nascent ripples in a pond that are still being felt today.As a backdrop, it explores the strides made in the name of the cause and how the wider surrounding culture reacted with equal parts glee, bafflement and disgust.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Introduction
  8. Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  9. Queen
  10. Judas Priest
  11. Cyndi Lauper
  12. Madonna
  13. Soft Cell / Marc Almond
  14. Pet Shop Boys
  15. Bronski Beat
  16. High Energy
  17. Divine
  18. Hazell Dean
  19. The Smiths
  20. Elton John
  21. David Bowie
  22. Culture Club / Boy George
  23. Sylvester
  24. Prince
  25. Dead or Alive
  26. Wham! / George Michael
  27. Outroduction
  28. Playlist
  29. Bibliography
  30. Acknowledgements