So I was listening to The Dudes’ “Girl Police” earlier. I’ve heard the song before, but I didn’t really pay attention to the lyrics…
“‘Cause Stephy likes Jimmy, but Jimmy likes Eric, and Eric likes Jess.“
Alright. The Dudes aren’t exactly the first band that comes to mind when I think queer music, and I’m pretty sure I misheard something…
“‘Cause Jenny likes Marvin, but Marvin likes Arnold, and Arnold likes Jess.“
…Or maybe not.
The Dudes are an Alberta band– a group of 20-somethings singing about girls and partying. And while I’ve seen plenty of 20-something musicians make claims that discrimination against queers is wrong, it’s not so often that they sing songs not only placing same-sex crushes on the same level as opposite-sex crushes, but actually refusing to differentiate between the two beyond the use of gendered names.
And that’s what makes this so cool.
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