THE ICONS GALLERY - ANTHEMS 
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Each month a song will be featured as the Icons Gallery salutes the GLBTI Anthems.

THE ANTHEMS 

2023

JANUARY

EXPRESS YOURSELF - Madonna

In 1989, Madonna's album 'Like A Prayer' was released. Its second single, "Express Yourself", ia an upbeat song of empowerment which can be applied by the various Rainbow communities in many contexts.

 

2022

HIM - Sam Smith

YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD) -

           Dead Or Alive

BARBIE GIRL - Aqua

PROUD - Casey Donovan

MAKE ME FEEL - Janelle Monáe

SIMILAR FEATURES - Melissa Etheridge

CHOSEN FAMILY - 

             Rina Sawayama & Elton John

HAND IN GLOVE The Smiths

MONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME) - 

           Lil Nas X

LOVE MY WAY - Psychedelic Furs

ALMOST HEAVEN - Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon

HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT - Bronski Beat

2021

GIRLS - Rita Ora, Cardi B & Charli XCX

THE OTHER BOYS- 

Nervo/ Kylie Minogue, Jake Shears, Nile Rodgers

THE KILLING OF GEORGIE Pts. 1 & 2 - 

           Rod Stewart

I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOVE ME - Bonnie Raitt

MATERIAL GIRL - Madonna

GRACE KELLY - Mika

ELTON'S SONG - Elton John

STUD - Troye Sivan

COME TO MY WINDOW - Melissa Etheridge

YOU DON'T OWN ME - Lesley Gore

AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK - Sting

STRONG ENOUGH - Cher

2020
I THINK I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU - 

              Jessica Simpson

PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE - Depeche Mode

TOGETHER AGAIN - Janet Jackson

TAKE YOUR MAMA OUT - Scissor Sisters

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE - Spice Girls

WHAT MAKES A MAN - Charles Aznavour
IN THE NAVY - Village People
THIS IS ME - Keala Settle & 'The Greatest Showman' Ensemble
CALL ME MAYBE - Carly Rae Jepsen
THANK U, NEXT - Ariana Grande
I LIKE IT BOTH WAYS - Supernaut
SEXUALITY - K.D. Lang

 2019
BOYFRIEND - Tegan & Sara
YOUR LITTLE SECRET - Melissa Etheridge
SUNSHINE, LOLLIPOPS & RAINBOWS -
                    Lesley Gore
BLOOM - Troye Sivan
MAN I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN - 
                            Shania Twain
I WANT LOVE - Elton John
THERE'S MORE TO LOVE  (THAN BOY MEETS GIRL) -           Jimmy Somerville
G.A.Y. - Geri Halliwell
SWEET TRANSVESTITE - 
                                 Tim Curry & Film Ensemble
DON'T STOP ME NOW - Queen
FREEDOM '90 - George Michael
I AM WHAT I AM -Village People 
2018
FREE - Ultra Nate
DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW - Abba
IT'S A SIN - Pet Shop Boys
A DEEPER LOVE - Aretha Franklin
I KISSED A GIRL - Jill Sobule
LIKE THE WAY I DO - Melissa Etheridge
C'MON C'MON Bronski Beat
ALL THE LOVERS - Kylie Minogue
EVERYBODY'S FREE (TO FEEL GOOD) - Rozalla
GIRLS AND BOYS - Blur
CHANGE - Christina Aguilera
BELIEVE - Cher
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE - Lou Reed

JANUARY - DECEMBER 2017 
A LITTLE RESPECT - Erasure
MACHO MAN - Village People 
(SING IF YOU'RE) GLAD TO BE GAY Tom Robinson Band
MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC - Mama Cass Elliot
I WANT TO COME OVER - Melissa Etheridge
SUPERMODEL (YOU BETTER WORK) - RuPaul
RELAX - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
FINALLY - Ce Ce Peniston
DANCING QUEEN - Abba
BEAUTIFUL - Christina Aguilera
SEARCHIN' - Hazell Dean
I FEEL LOVE - Donna Summer

JANUARY - DECEMBER 2016

WHY? - Bronski Beat
OUTSIDE - George Michael
SAN FRANCISCO - Village People
JOHN, I'M ONLY DANCING - David Bowie
VOGUE - Madonna
SOMEWHERE - Barbra Streisand
I WILL SURVIVE - Gloria Gaynor
RISE LIKE A PHOENIX - Conchita Wurst
I WANT TO BREAK FREE - Queen
SAME LOVE - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert
SO MANY MEN, SO LITTLE TIME - Miquel Brown
TRUE COLORS - Cyndi Lauper

JANUARY - DECEMBER        2015 

Y.M.C.A. - Village People
LEGENDARY HEROES  (ALL OF THEM QUEER) - Holly Johnson
WE ARE FAMILY - Sister Sledge
SMALLTOWN BOY - Bronski Beat
YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL) - Sylvester
I'M COMING OUT - Diana Ross
GIMME! GIMME! GIMME! (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT) - Abba

GO WEST - Pet Shop Boys
IT'S RAINING MEN -The Weather Girls

BORN THIS WAY - Lady Gaga

OVER THE RAINBOW - Judy Garland

I AM WHAT I AM - Gloria Gaynor