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Mercury Studios
Queer The Music
Jake Shears On The Songs That Changed Lives
Jake Shears celebrates the anthems that have dominated dancefloors and shaped queer lives. Throughout the history of popular music, queer artists have made huge contributions - often at great expense and risk to themselves personally and professionally. This podcast shines a spotlight on those who trailblazed paths towards self expression. Join Scissor Sisters’ frontman Jake Shears and his guests as he unearths these important stories song by song.
Executive Producer: Alice Williams, Producer: Debbie Kilbride, Research: Mark Wood and Luke Wheatley
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4.9 stars from 134 ratings
Inspirational
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“I just love this podcast - such an eclectic mix of guests with fascinating stories and all the music I love and have grown up with - highlights for me are Andy Bell, Sylvester and St Vincent, but particularly resonated with Self Esteem, especially being a similar age and growing up in the same...”Read full review »
NickAlexander Sheff via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/24/24
Original, Informative and Fun
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“Brilliant concept perfectly executed by Jake Shears! I love it! ❤️”
Forward Falling via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/09/24
Brilliant
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“Great guests and great interviews. Some nice insights into the guests, with anecdotes that I hadn’t hear before. I particularly enjoyed the Andy Bell and Rufus Wainwright episodes.”
south-paw via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/20/24
Recent Episodes
We have a bonus episode for you! Join us as we are celebrating the brilliant ‘Fast Slow Disco’ the up-tempo reworking of ‘Slow Disco’ by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Annie Clark, who goes by the stage name St Vincent.
Annie began her music career as a member of the Polyphonic...
Published 04/09/24
Published 03/05/24
For our last episode of this current series we celebrate the brilliant 'Going To A Town' by singer, songwriter Rufus Wainwright. The song, which was the first single from Rufus’s 2007 album 'Release the Stars', has garnered huge critical acclaim and has been covered by artists from George Michael...
Published 03/05/24
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