Nevermind that the song was written more than a decade before the film was made, or that the song’s writers were American and likely would never have even heard of a lesbian bar on the other side of the world. To get in to Gateways you had to go through a green door (see where this is going?)Īnd, just like that, with nothing more than that one flimsy piece of information a rumour was started and spread that the song was about Gateways.
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And, so, I’m giving the band the benefit of the doubt.
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I wasn’t able to find any evidence to confirm or contradict my concerns.
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Was it celebrating or mocking queer culture? Tapping in to some illicit thrill many straight people feel when they pass through the doors of a queer bar? Or just embracing the fact that it’s the most fun place to be on a Saturday night? I was never really sure about the intention behind the song. You can’t create a list like this and NOT include the song that soundtracked many a mid-00s indie disco or school yard chant.īut I’ve got to admit that I almost didn’t add it to the list.