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[subjective]

if you were going to make a queer punk/queercore primer mix for someone who was completely unfamiliar with the genre, what essential songs would need to go on it? i mean the songs you'd absolutely need to hear to get a sense of what queercore is about.

a lot of my problem is not knowing what song to use, but here's a list of bands so far:

team dresch (fagetarian & dyke? growing up in springfield?)
huggybear (herjazz?)
the third sex (definition? roy? love in the basement?)
los crudos
bikini kill (rebel girl? suck my left one?)
pansy division
spitboy (in tradition?)
s-k (a real man? call the doctor? joey ramone?)
fifth column
god is my co-pilot (i'm pretty sure i'm using queer disco anthem)
the need (rim me isabella?)
heavens to betsy (she's the one? or maybe i'm just partial to that song)
tribe 8
longstocking
behead the prophet nlsl

i was also thinking of that cwa song "only straight girls wear dresses." anyway, suggest songs for above bands or suggest songs by other bands. thanks.

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[surlydemise.livejournal.com]

hi.

i think you should definitely use rebel girl, herjazz, she's the one.. and maybe musical fanzine by team dresch? i just love that song, and i love the lines, "don't kill yourself cos people can't deal with your brilliance", and "don't let the monster stay under the bed."

i'm not sure which s-k song you should use.. the joey ramone one is definitely a classic.
and anything by pansy division.

this isn't a queercore band at all, but the white stripes do a cover of dolly parton's jolene which is just fantastic. the lead singer is a guy, and he's singing, "jolene, i'm begging of you please don't take my man." it's just really really great.

xo

[subjective.livejournal.com]

i wish they would let you edit comments on lj, 'cause when i make typos i have to delete the whole thing & start over. anyway. i like the lyrics to musical fanzine, but not so much on the music. i feel that way about a few of the songs on that album actually.
anyway, thanks!