Boys

Song of the Day 09/19/2022

Boys by Charli XCX

Occasionally a song allows you to enjoy trash rather than disdain it. This is one such song, with a catchy melody and pop-hook. 

Boys has become an anthem of a certain, perhaps more commercialized, subset of the gay community, used liberally in the 2022 film Fire Island, played at pride parades and pop music parties in LGBTQ clubs across the globe. Whether this was intended or not is a mystery to me; it could have also been composed for lusty teenage girls. Certainly, though, in this era of every product having a target audience, I was not the intended subject. Either way, I think it’s great. 

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