first heard this onthe film of secret policeman's ball. My big brother saw the pain on my face and said "coffee afterwards?
He said to me 'I have heard a version with an extra verse. I won't go into details it talks about getting attacked in the street. Horrible. Promise me you will always be careful."
If you're in LA - you should see What's Wrong With Angry - a play from when the age of consent for gays was 5 years older than for heterosexuals CelebrationTheatre DooT com
How did I miss this song all these years? Glad for my friends being who they are! 20 people are scared gay people will find them attractive or, god forbid, not be interested in them at all.
Tom was a guest for Amanda Palmer at Heaven, London last week. I only knew him as a radio DJ on 6 Music, so didn't know what to expect. As an audience we were as one singing this at the tops of our lungs, regardless of sexuality. It was beautiful.
@kinea7 This song is about 30 years old.. I heard it in that time when I was 20 years old.. And I think he was the first who was coming out as a Gay of the singers, (there were some singers who were Bisexuell, but that was something else..) & even make a song about it, a Gay-Political Song..!!!! It was heavy in that time, you see.. and very important for us, Gay guys and girls...
@kinea7 It is ok for me too.. I have shared 2 Glad to be Gay-songs by Tom Robinson on F-b, 1 from -77 & 1 with a different textversion from -79. In Sweden it was, by the Law, a Psychical Sickness to be Gay, I was 16 years old -77, and they took away the Psychical-Sickness Law -79 here in Sweden, so that is such things he is singing about; Be Gay but be it in secret.!! About -95 when the young singers started to sing and kisses each other on MTV, the young kidz without prejudices, it changed..!!
I'm not gay but this song is great and shows how little we've progressed as a society and how like schoolboys, political correctness deems that gay people are wierd and their not.
I am not gay, but I am a big proponent for peoples' rights. While many tire of my arguments for such causes, my passion remains undiminished. I come back to this song often, not specifically for gay rights, but for rights for all. This was from an era before music was industrialized; when music was still a means to rally the people for important social causes. I fear those times are gone (popularly), so I come here to reminisce about what might have been had we stood for each other.
> This was from an era before music was industrialized;
If you're 29, then with all due respect, you weren't around when this song was in the charts. Music as a whole was just as commercial in the 1970s, as it is now. The likes of TRB, Billy Bragg, and Linton Kwesi Johnson with their protest songs were an exception rather than the norm. A lot of progress was made at the time on discrimination, but somewhere along the line the fight lost momentum.
Tom's expresses himself well, his lyrics have strength. I am not gay, but all people who are discriminated against should stand up and fight for equality, recognition, whatever they feel is missing.,
dude this song has a great melody and robinson's voice is so smooth. i'm glad to be happy, but i guess this song is about something else. oh well, nice song though.
Not quite so revolutionary, as this was released three years AFTER black American singer Valentino recorded "I Was Born This Way" (US/UK GAIEE records, 1975), a fairly well-known club record.
@drwhatson Thank you for the heads up on classic gay-positive music. I will definitely look it up. (Honestly hadn't heard of it until you mentioned it.)
Always love this since i bought the "Rising Free" EP in 1978! I am straight and always will be but to write & shout this in 1978 took more than a lot of balls! Love you Tom!! x
Never gay, but probably one of the songs that made me political. Tom and Billy Bragg, Where does the youth of today go to get it's ideas? They must be going somewhere cos they're out on the streets again, and that can only be a good thing...If the state ever tries to oppress music, then we know they've finally woken up to the truth that we get our politics in our bedrooms listening to songs that stay with us for the rest of our lives.
All I know is that I am not gay, but I am certainly for standing up to oppression. For the second half of last century, music was a way of spreading messages about social issues, and probably the most effective way of communicating the direness of some topics to a larger audience. Everyone from Donovan, the Bee Gees, the Beatles, the Doors, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa ... all making intelligent pleas, trying to fix the social injustices of society. Now look at what music has become. It disgusts me.
when he says the line about police men calling dudes queer he actually looks pissed off. im glad to see a person who isnt in a metal band making music with a point and being pissed off about something.
Not gay - but I would sing with my friends that are just to say I stand shoulder to shoulder with them because what has it got to do with anyone what your private life is all about? live love be happy whatever your choice of partner - as long as you love them and they love you that's all that matters.
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@simnebrael Why oh why do you heterosexuals always always always have to start by publicly stating your heterosexuality before claiming one's sexual orientation is private and shouldn't matter to anyone else? Oh the irony.
@ixlnxs I think thatsa great point sexuality is private and shouldn't be flaunted that way gays shouldn't have their big parades ramming their sexuality down everyones throat.
@daveshow2 I used to think that about gay pride parades too, but I've come to realize that it is part of what happens when you've been hidden and put down for so long. They are not shoving it down everyone's throats (...lol) but are celebrating the freedom to express themselves. If it is over the top and flamboyant, I get it, I understand it is compensating for spending 99% of human history being misunderstood, turned into Frankenstein, and forced to hide who they were in the closet.
@daveshow2 Plus, we live in a sexual society to begin with, it's not fair to ask gays to not flaunt sexuality in public when all of their straight friends are allowed to do it. It's a double standard. I can understand wanting to not see something that offends you. But how often do you run into a gay pride parade vs the million other things out there that make us feel uncomfortable on a day-2-day basis (rebecca black, charlie sheen, homeless people, misogyny in rap/billboard advertisements)?
This song is entirely too catchy for my comfort. Heard it last night on the radio for the first time, and ended up singing along for the entire thing... Does that make me gay?
Still remember when I bought Rising Free E.P. in HMV, London.
I was 15 in 1978, and this song really made me think very much about injustice towards the ones that are different in any way, not just in sexual orientation. Great lyrics, great social statement, very brave words from Tom Robinson.
There were very few direct references to homosexuality in British culture at the time (1978) except, of course, the camp 'humour' of people like John Inman, etc. Tom Rob deserves much credit for making gay rights an issue among the broader society. I was 14 when this song came out (no pun intended). Even though I knew I was straight, the song made me think about equality, discrimination and giving a shit about people who are victimised. It's a great tune and a great and brave social statement.
Respect! ..... but WOW, not a lot has changed. They're still raiding gay bars in the US ... and our magazines are still in the porn section, despite no nudity!
You can imagine the response from my mother when I bought this album when I was about 14. We were Argentine immigrants to NYC area. I am not gay either but I loved his bullocks. All the songs on this album were good and worth a hard look at the lyrics.
Very powerful stuff. This is one of the best protest songs of the 20th century if you ask me. Why isn't there more songs like this demanding gay rights? This seems to be the only one that I know of. You'd think the issue would be addressed more than once.
I'm not Gay myself but you have no idea what people wen't through to give you guys freedom. You owe them big time! Most people back then regarded homosexuality as being abnormal and a target for ridicule. You may not go gay bashing but you certainly didn't want one in the family.
I guess we can thank the AIDS virus for forcing us all to grow up and start talking about sexuality...well most of us!
I was a drummer in a school band, this was in our set list we used to play in morning assembly, along with all around the world (the Jam) paranoid and love gun, great days the seventies
sorry - obscure reference, the song was sometimes introduced as a "medical song" because "it concerns a disease" - protesting the inclusion of Homosexuality in the list of Mental Disorders in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases no. 9 (1977)
@conesuela1 Likewise, not gay. But Robinson did some fenomenal songs which really had the potential to lead the listener in just about any direction that he pleased. I don't agree with all of his ideas of the time (guess he wouldn't either today). In hindsight though, I think he was tougher than the Clash. It didn't last as long, but it was risky business so to speak, and it was, just as you say, brilliant!
Some people being gay never decreased the birth rate Robzes.
Human overpopulation is the biggest threat to world. There far too many people on the Planet right now. There are around 6.794 billion now and by 2040 it is expected to rise to 9 billion. Such growth is simply unsustainable.
Having said that, Tom Robinson is bisexual and he and his wife Sue have two children.
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Ok nevermind,more free girls for me then,good for everyone! But i dint speak about the world i was more specific about europe.Good he's got some kids,well beavo then to him,but we are still dying out with only foreigners to replace us.Not so nice at all:(
The elite is planning global genocide, with the aim of reducing the population to 500.000 according to the Georgia Guidestones (who's "orders" are followed by the Illuminati NWO-groups) :|
You have to wonder, what kind of 'person' goes to a YouTube channel labeled Glad to Be Gay and write such juvenile comments? Is your life that horrible and damaged that you must infect other people with the poison that flows through your veins? You claim to be 36 years old, but I've seen more intelligent, adult comments written by someone 20 years younger than your supposed age.
Oh you sad scruff. Must be a horrible life for you then I bet. I'm sure you will find your definition of happiness somehere. Just keep away from children and animals.
This guy is totally unknown in the States. But I was reading a book about post-punk music and I learned about this song, so I had to look it up. The book said he has a wife and kids now, which seems kind of funny.
I know my friend I was being sarcastic - not my best trait but thanks for making it clear :-) Tom IS the bass player and long may he continue to be so!
Tow Robinson rocks. I was afan from the age o 16 and whether I have identified as straight, lesbian or Bi one thing hasn't changed Tom Robinson rocks!
The sun published the headline 'Glad to be Dad' when they found out he had a mrs and child. I don't like that paper but I must admit that made me laugh
I saw Tom Robinson live way back in 1983. He was part of a weekend concert at Nostel Priory near Pontefract. Other acts included John Cooper Clarke and David Essex.
When I heard this song I was shocked to the core. This was 1983 remember.
He wouldnt need to write this song now would he ? We live in a much more civilised society I hope.
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What a gay song
My dad took me to one of his concerts when I was about 10. I just wish my dad had've been into decent music into this time period. Hes a good musician just an awful song writer.
Music taste it based on complete opinion and more so how much different diverse styles of music you listen and from which source and collection do you prefer. By not letting yourself listen to a variety of music I'd say that is more bad taste by concept.
My favourite bands are Radiohead, The Smashing Pumpkins, Beck, the Fall of troy, weezer sufjan stevens, Jurassic 5, the work of quincy jones etc etc
My music taste is ever evolving through listening to different music that I encounter.
The majority of the music I listen to now isn't necessarily my all time favourites. I have no idea if I can say the same thing about you. I find people that listen to the same type of music over and over again extremely narrow minded and in fact fact more lulz than christians.
I completely agree. I listen to everything from classical to jazz and every kind of rock from soft rock to metal and hardcore punk. I don't care for everything, but I always want to find something else I have never heard. I read alot of stuff to find out about bands too.
He's a very talented musician. Both his daughters go to my school and he came in to give the music students a talk about the music industry. He really is a nice bloke, and really genuine.
(And bloody brave to release this song in the 70's)
fantastic performance!
comming from a bisexual metal Fan ^^
thom628b 6 days ago
I love his passion!
BlueMondayMo 1 week ago
He has an awesome voice :)
357Snowball 3 weeks ago
My mrs swore that this song existed but could'nt remember who sang it. I said she must have dreamt it, but als no, here it is. One nil to her.
TheWeeman37 1 month ago
when was this song made? love it by the way! so true
Surfarmia 1 month ago in playlist Gay Anthem (Pt.1 Old School)
@Surfarmia 1978.
Lovergir27 1 month ago
first heard this onthe film of secret policeman's ball. My big brother saw the pain on my face and said "coffee afterwards?
He said to me 'I have heard a version with an extra verse. I won't go into details it talks about getting attacked in the street. Horrible. Promise me you will always be careful."
dermie12 2 months ago 3
is this the pompey club song?
Nwfcocks23 2 months ago
all that punky politics of 70s..what ever happened to rock against racism, no nukies & saving whales.
missmarypickford 2 months ago
If you're in LA - you should see What's Wrong With Angry - a play from when the age of consent for gays was 5 years older than for heterosexuals CelebrationTheatre DooT com
MelindaAugustina 3 months ago
How did I miss this song all these years? Glad for my friends being who they are! 20 people are scared gay people will find them attractive or, god forbid, not be interested in them at all.
Kitsis 3 months ago 2
20 people refuse to Get Over It.
zionravescene 4 months ago 2
Sing if your glad to be gay! I'm not but I still sing!!!
dolanbetney 4 months ago 4
Tom was a guest for Amanda Palmer at Heaven, London last week. I only knew him as a radio DJ on 6 Music, so didn't know what to expect. As an audience we were as one singing this at the tops of our lungs, regardless of sexuality. It was beautiful.
Scarlettfever1991 4 months ago
20 people aren't glad to be gay.
RareMusic42 4 months ago 2
Not what I was looking for, but hey! Cool!
TheCalcuttan 4 months ago
Just amazing as it was back then
Nighthawkx15 5 months ago
gay also means happy btw
floorspeed 5 months ago
@floorspeed I don't think that's what he's singing about...
"searching their houses, calling them queer"
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meehee45 5 months ago
Still inspirational after all these years.
darbone 5 months ago
Power to all Oppressed! From a straight black man
darrouken 6 months ago 13
good 4 u
97Bluestars 7 months ago
I love this man. I love the fury on his face, in his voice, too. He should have gotten so many awards for this song.
RoBert88321 7 months ago
@RoBert88321 you meant woman huh?
kinea7 7 months ago
@kinea7 ... What? Tom is no lady.
RoBert88321 7 months ago
@RoBert88321 then why he sangs glad to be gay? and com'on the most singers are gay!!
kinea7 7 months ago
@kinea7 This song is about 30 years old.. I heard it in that time when I was 20 years old.. And I think he was the first who was coming out as a Gay of the singers, (there were some singers who were Bisexuell, but that was something else..) & even make a song about it, a Gay-Political Song..!!!! It was heavy in that time, you see.. and very important for us, Gay guys and girls...
gayswedgirl61 4 months ago
@gayswedgirl61 ok i only found this from the site of billboard and i am straight so no comments!!!!!
kinea7 4 months ago
@kinea7 It is ok for me too.. I have shared 2 Glad to be Gay-songs by Tom Robinson on F-b, 1 from -77 & 1 with a different textversion from -79. In Sweden it was, by the Law, a Psychical Sickness to be Gay, I was 16 years old -77, and they took away the Psychical-Sickness Law -79 here in Sweden, so that is such things he is singing about; Be Gay but be it in secret.!! About -95 when the young singers started to sing and kisses each other on MTV, the young kidz without prejudices, it changed..!!
gayswedgirl61 4 months ago
I love how he sang this.
xMikanNamix 7 months ago
I'm not gay but this song is great and shows how little we've progressed as a society and how like schoolboys, political correctness deems that gay people are wierd and their not.
Chasa0010 8 months ago
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kirill33 8 months ago
@kirill33 yay
AndrisGreen 6 months ago
the pioneers of our time were before our generation today. they really set the standard for speaking out on what you feel. i'm inspired.
brannimikal 9 months ago
"It's a medical song. And it concerns a desease whose classification, according to the interntational classification of deseases, is 302.0." -Tom
GazeOnWaterlooSunset 10 months ago
I am not gay, but I am a big proponent for peoples' rights. While many tire of my arguments for such causes, my passion remains undiminished. I come back to this song often, not specifically for gay rights, but for rights for all. This was from an era before music was industrialized; when music was still a means to rally the people for important social causes. I fear those times are gone (popularly), so I come here to reminisce about what might have been had we stood for each other.
mrshaunce 10 months ago 2
@mrshaunce
> This was from an era before music was industrialized;
If you're 29, then with all due respect, you weren't around when this song was in the charts. Music as a whole was just as commercial in the 1970s, as it is now. The likes of TRB, Billy Bragg, and Linton Kwesi Johnson with their protest songs were an exception rather than the norm. A lot of progress was made at the time on discrimination, but somewhere along the line the fight lost momentum.
NeverMindTheBLX 9 months ago
I am so appaled that its not moved on much.. I am gay and its not much better than then.... I am singing coz I am glad!
fenric71 10 months ago
Tom's expresses himself well, his lyrics have strength. I am not gay, but all people who are discriminated against should stand up and fight for equality, recognition, whatever they feel is missing.,
LeRebelNoir 10 months ago
Islam will close down your pubs, no doubt.
bblontrock 11 months ago
@bblontrock then we fight islam
lucastrinkler 11 months ago
@lucastrinkler Shure thing, mate. I'm no Islam hater, nor a gay, but I'll be shure to join the right cause!
TheOBOM 11 months ago
dude this song has a great melody and robinson's voice is so smooth. i'm glad to be happy, but i guess this song is about something else. oh well, nice song though.
jstb0b 11 months ago
always loved this song, always been a huge fan of tom robinson. used to write to him as a kid and he always replied. thanks tom xx
berniemarie100 1 year ago
always loved this song, always been a huge fan of tom robinson. used to write to him as a kid and he always replied
berniemarie100 1 year ago
Not quite so revolutionary, as this was released three years AFTER black American singer Valentino recorded "I Was Born This Way" (US/UK GAIEE records, 1975), a fairly well-known club record.
drwhatson 1 year ago
@drwhatson Thank you for the heads up on classic gay-positive music. I will definitely look it up. (Honestly hadn't heard of it until you mentioned it.)
FreulerAZ 8 months ago
understanding and empathy - powerful tools indeed.
oldredun 1 year ago 3
Classic.
TZukiMrAxlson 1 year ago
Always love this since i bought the "Rising Free" EP in 1978! I am straight and always will be but to write & shout this in 1978 took more than a lot of balls! Love you Tom!! x
sehort 1 year ago
Never gay, but probably one of the songs that made me political. Tom and Billy Bragg, Where does the youth of today go to get it's ideas? They must be going somewhere cos they're out on the streets again, and that can only be a good thing...If the state ever tries to oppress music, then we know they've finally woken up to the truth that we get our politics in our bedrooms listening to songs that stay with us for the rest of our lives.
13Marmalade 1 year ago
The right are the protectors of the Gays in Holland and on the left are the abusers and muslims gay bashers. Let's stand firm.
trythinkingmighthelp 1 year ago
This was the first pro-gay song I ever heard. At that moment ,I knew I wasn't alone! Yay, Tom!
gabsylv 1 year ago
All I know is that I am not gay, but I am certainly for standing up to oppression. For the second half of last century, music was a way of spreading messages about social issues, and probably the most effective way of communicating the direness of some topics to a larger audience. Everyone from Donovan, the Bee Gees, the Beatles, the Doors, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa ... all making intelligent pleas, trying to fix the social injustices of society. Now look at what music has become. It disgusts me.
mrshaunce 1 year ago
Wonderful song. I'm definitely happy this way
DieBlutgrafin 1 year ago
Lovely song! Can't believe it's not on my mp3 player yet!
b4k4chan 1 year ago
when he says the line about police men calling dudes queer he actually looks pissed off. im glad to see a person who isnt in a metal band making music with a point and being pissed off about something.
dayiiv 1 year ago
Love the Militant fist...
.... and the red star on his guitar!!!
tellyontellyon 1 year ago
@tellyontellyon It's a Rock Against Racism sticker
gotham61 1 month ago
Follow Tom on Twitter - @freshnet !
MouthfullUK 1 year ago
I feel like using this song to come out to the rents. >:P
<3
iloveaspr 1 year ago 4
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crap song
bongo2209 1 year ago
My incredible boyfriend makes me glad to be gay. Awesome song, as relevant and true now as it was then.
captainpanic08 1 year ago 28
Sing up Tom :))
custer1968 1 year ago
Not gay - but I would sing with my friends that are just to say I stand shoulder to shoulder with them because what has it got to do with anyone what your private life is all about? live love be happy whatever your choice of partner - as long as you love them and they love you that's all that matters.
simnebrael 1 year ago 29
@simnebrael
totally agree
Noisy666 1 year ago
@Noisy666
It is what I believe and I am happy to say it :D Thanks for your comment :D
simnebrael 1 year ago
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@simnebrael Why oh why do you heterosexuals always always always have to start by publicly stating your heterosexuality before claiming one's sexual orientation is private and shouldn't matter to anyone else? Oh the irony.
ixlnxs 2 months ago
@ixlnxs I think thatsa great point sexuality is private and shouldn't be flaunted that way gays shouldn't have their big parades ramming their sexuality down everyones throat.
daveshow2 2 months ago
@daveshow2 I used to think that about gay pride parades too, but I've come to realize that it is part of what happens when you've been hidden and put down for so long. They are not shoving it down everyone's throats (...lol) but are celebrating the freedom to express themselves. If it is over the top and flamboyant, I get it, I understand it is compensating for spending 99% of human history being misunderstood, turned into Frankenstein, and forced to hide who they were in the closet.
StealThisIdentity 2 months ago 2
@daveshow2 Plus, we live in a sexual society to begin with, it's not fair to ask gays to not flaunt sexuality in public when all of their straight friends are allowed to do it. It's a double standard. I can understand wanting to not see something that offends you. But how often do you run into a gay pride parade vs the million other things out there that make us feel uncomfortable on a day-2-day basis (rebecca black, charlie sheen, homeless people, misogyny in rap/billboard advertisements)?
StealThisIdentity 2 months ago 2
@ixlnxs
Why oh why must people like you whatever their sexual orientation always see the irony to find a reason to provoke an argument?
Guess what? You and your kind won't get an argument from me! Enjoy your life and I'll enjoy mine.
Love & Light
simnebrael 2 months ago 7
this is an amazing song - im not gay but some of my friends are and its sad that some people still cant accept that
bloodypedant 1 year ago 2
This song is entirely too catchy for my comfort. Heard it last night on the radio for the first time, and ended up singing along for the entire thing... Does that make me gay?
Browncoat666 1 year ago 4
@Browncoat666 yep lol
bongo2209 1 year ago
Q: Did Ray Davies produce this Album?
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best piece of protest poetry i've heard ever. the emotion in his voice reinforce the meaning of the lyrics. shame it's still relevant.
indig0grrl 1 year ago
best protest poetry song i've listened to ever. the emotion in his voice really adds to the mesage of the song. such a shame its still relevant.
indig0grrl 1 year ago 4
Nice one!
dryadStone 1 year ago
Still remember when I bought Rising Free E.P. in HMV, London.
I was 15 in 1978, and this song really made me think very much about injustice towards the ones that are different in any way, not just in sexual orientation. Great lyrics, great social statement, very brave words from Tom Robinson.
cedomil 1 year ago
He didn't invent the telephone.
BillDFC 1 year ago
Finally.
Shame this was banned in the UK. (According to Yahoo.)
TheParadoxQueen 1 year ago
There were very few direct references to homosexuality in British culture at the time (1978) except, of course, the camp 'humour' of people like John Inman, etc. Tom Rob deserves much credit for making gay rights an issue among the broader society. I was 14 when this song came out (no pun intended). Even though I knew I was straight, the song made me think about equality, discrimination and giving a shit about people who are victimised. It's a great tune and a great and brave social statement.
garyjamesmerrill 1 year ago 4
I heard this song for the first time tonight. I may not be gay, but this song moved me.
njhollender 1 year ago
Respect! ..... but WOW, not a lot has changed. They're still raiding gay bars in the US ... and our magazines are still in the porn section, despite no nudity!
Joanne1974KiwiGirl 1 year ago
i laugh at the fact that people commented negatively on this video, seeing as they had to have searched proud to be gay in the first place....PRIDE!
Dtourrr 1 year ago
I am not gay, not katholic also
love has power against gay millitary killers
TabeKat12 1 year ago
You can imagine the response from my mother when I bought this album when I was about 14. We were Argentine immigrants to NYC area. I am not gay either but I loved his bullocks. All the songs on this album were good and worth a hard look at the lyrics.
10newjersey 1 year ago
A dude at work was singing along to 2 4 6 8 yesterday, and I said to him, "Just about the rockiest gay band ever." He's still none the wiser. X¬D
wordreet 1 year ago
Very powerful stuff. This is one of the best protest songs of the 20th century if you ask me. Why isn't there more songs like this demanding gay rights? This seems to be the only one that I know of. You'd think the issue would be addressed more than once.
FunhouseJr 1 year ago
I'm not Gay myself but you have no idea what people wen't through to give you guys freedom. You owe them big time! Most people back then regarded homosexuality as being abnormal and a target for ridicule. You may not go gay bashing but you certainly didn't want one in the family.
I guess we can thank the AIDS virus for forcing us all to grow up and start talking about sexuality...well most of us!
taxidude 1 year ago
I was a drummer in a school band, this was in our set list we used to play in morning assembly, along with all around the world (the Jam) paranoid and love gun, great days the seventies
roimlil 1 year ago
kind of a dull song musically, but gives a strong message lyrically
wiggy1988 1 year ago
I support Gay ;-)
GameBoyz2 1 year ago 2
amazing voice
Dharokgreatax 1 year ago
First time I listen to this song was on Norwegian radio. I was 13 and gay.
I was crying a lot in this period. I was so lonly and afraid for me feelings, but Tom
Robinson was good for me and my mind.
andreas366 1 year ago 4
Irons rule!
Arai64 1 year ago
wtf i got this on mystery google.
leeetia11 1 year ago
This song is dedicated to the World Health Organisation...
david552 2 years ago
WHO?
Smarpas 2 years ago
sorry - obscure reference, the song was sometimes introduced as a "medical song" because "it concerns a disease" - protesting the inclusion of Homosexuality in the list of Mental Disorders in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases no. 9 (1977)
david552 2 years ago
"Glad to be gay" has been the most important song in my life, as a means of hope and endurance against injustice, prejudice and hate.
nanozith 2 years ago 7
lyrics are great, was well advanced 4 its time
youarealucky1 2 years ago
@youarealucky1 Well said!
kuroistuc 2 years ago
the fact that this is still controversy shows how little as a people we've progressed.
Xero 2 years ago 52
@Xero there is no progression in uk only the thinly disguised veil of tolerance.
MegaRapture 2 years ago 3
@Xero TOTALLY AGREE WE'VE GONE BACK TO THE 10TH CENTURY WHAT WITH THE CRUSADES IN THE MIDDLE EAST
johnbarry1965 10 months ago
I'm not gay but this song makes me gay. Pun intended.
WhiskeyyWoman 2 years ago
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RAlphD187 2 years ago 26
good for you! :]
CoreyCoolins 2 years ago
Congratulations!
Jamesbharris2 1 year ago
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@RAlphD187 r u gay? if u r then u r a pufter. queer.
MrManulover 1 year ago
Well I happen not to be gay, but I love this song. Brilliant.
conesuela1 2 years ago 93
@conesuela1 I am not gay either, but I adore having sex with other rmen.
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@brainburger what the fuck u r a pufter if u adore having sex with other men u queer.
MrManulover 1 year ago
@MrManulover Mr Man(u)Lover lmao
dannyneedham1 1 year ago
@conesuela1
haha, great, same here !!
Noisy666 1 year ago
@conesuela1 lol, song if youre not gay but you like this song
COMMUNISTPHILOSOPHY 1 year ago
@conesuela1 - wish I knew how to operate the thumbs up thingy, but ditto, you just have to be human. Merry Christmas !!!
oldredun 1 year ago
@conesuela1 Likewise, not gay. But Robinson did some fenomenal songs which really had the potential to lead the listener in just about any direction that he pleased. I don't agree with all of his ideas of the time (guess he wouldn't either today). In hindsight though, I think he was tougher than the Clash. It didn't last as long, but it was risky business so to speak, and it was, just as you say, brilliant!
RandallJonesey 9 months ago
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Be gay if you want to but keep it to yourself,Europe's population is in decline even with out many young men becoming gay.
Robzes 2 years ago
Some people being gay never decreased the birth rate Robzes.
Human overpopulation is the biggest threat to world. There far too many people on the Planet right now. There are around 6.794 billion now and by 2040 it is expected to rise to 9 billion. Such growth is simply unsustainable.
Having said that, Tom Robinson is bisexual and he and his wife Sue have two children.
GeriHew 2 years ago 4
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Ok nevermind,more free girls for me then,good for everyone! But i dint speak about the world i was more specific about europe.Good he's got some kids,well beavo then to him,but we are still dying out with only foreigners to replace us.Not so nice at all:(
Robzes 2 years ago
@GeriHew
The elite is planning global genocide, with the aim of reducing the population to 500.000 according to the Georgia Guidestones (who's "orders" are followed by the Illuminati NWO-groups) :|
Guitarscreech06 1 year ago
Robzes, be prejudiced if you want to but keep it to yourself. Europe's educational standards are falling even without your helping it along.
MattFrame 2 years ago
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@Robzes
that sucks. its true.
gays win darwin awards instantly.
demonbarber100 2 years ago
Classic!
mafra61 2 years ago
Tom Robinson is bisexual isnt he?
ACDCFan15Swe 2 years ago
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@ACDCFan15Swe homophobes are known for their lack of erection phsically and mentally. lol.
MegaRapture 1 year ago
You have to wonder, what kind of 'person' goes to a YouTube channel labeled Glad to Be Gay and write such juvenile comments? Is your life that horrible and damaged that you must infect other people with the poison that flows through your veins? You claim to be 36 years old, but I've seen more intelligent, adult comments written by someone 20 years younger than your supposed age.
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450Slash 2 years ago
"450Slash"is this song shit? No, this song is great. Gay liberation forever. Thank you.
michaelbalz 2 years ago
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450Slash 2 years ago
I guess it takes a scatty bastard to know a scatty bastard.
johnozed 2 years ago
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450Slash 2 years ago
Oh you sad scruff. Must be a horrible life for you then I bet. I'm sure you will find your definition of happiness somehere. Just keep away from children and animals.
johnozed 2 years ago
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450Slash 2 years ago
Yes Slashita. I want to be like you but I can not help walking erect. That damn evolution. When will you catch up?
johnozed 2 years ago
This guy is totally unknown in the States. But I was reading a book about post-punk music and I learned about this song, so I had to look it up. The book said he has a wife and kids now, which seems kind of funny.
kittyprydekissme 2 years ago
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babishanawowzi 2 years ago
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I love this song
19maxrob90 2 years ago 4
have you seen his caracter in "ashes to ashes" bbc? amazing amazing
1981
alex tells him: "you will fall in love with a woman"/
cult
LIVIKIA 2 years ago
i'm totally diggin the base line
plankboi 2 years ago
sorry bass... lol
plankboi 2 years ago
Good song anyway,can vaguely remember this.
ragingseas1 2 years ago
Check out the band, the cute bass player looks mortified!
shewasneverhe 2 years ago
Tom was playing bass; don't think he was too bothered!
lumbago12 2 years ago 3
hah i know!! lol
he's thinking 'but i'm not gay!' :P
Kaaaboomm 2 years ago
Uh.... you're half wrong there Kaaaboomm
zelda7792 2 years ago
Sorry I thought Tom Ribinson was the Bass player
simnebrael 2 years ago
Tom Robinson IS the bass player.
johnozed 2 years ago 2
I know my friend I was being sarcastic - not my best trait but thanks for making it clear :-) Tom IS the bass player and long may he continue to be so!
simnebrael 2 years ago
Same name as me. Haha.
Hes great.
PANDAxTOM 2 years ago
Tow Robinson rocks. I was afan from the age o 16 and whether I have identified as straight, lesbian or Bi one thing hasn't changed Tom Robinson rocks!
Dommestique 2 years ago 3
Tom has female partner. They have kids.
His album Having It Both Ways" (Cooking Vinyl, 1996) is probably all the explanation he needs to give :D
Dommestique 2 years ago
The sun published the headline 'Glad to be Dad' when they found out he had a mrs and child. I don't like that paper but I must admit that made me laugh
splottpaddy 2 years ago
the bbc banned this song from radio 1 and refused to let him appear on top of the pops- how times have changed!
dwilpower 2 years ago 2
@dwilpower They did go on TOTP, but the BBC wouldn't let them play Glad To Be Gay, they played Don't Take No For An Answer instead.
gotham61 1 month ago
And an awesome perfomance of it.
DarthKreeg 2 years ago 3
Cool song.
DarthKreeg 2 years ago
ha, they should have sampled this for the "Surprise You're Gay" song...
USCTrojan2004 2 years ago
I'm bloody glad to be gay
whatawish 2 years ago 21
@whatawish Old Tom doesn't look very 'glad' though.
Glad means slippery in Dutch.
"Sing if you're happy that way",yeah that's some message.
Glad to be cynical.
PAULLONDEN 1 year ago
I saw Tom Robinson live way back in 1983. He was part of a weekend concert at Nostel Priory near Pontefract. Other acts included John Cooper Clarke and David Essex.
When I heard this song I was shocked to the core. This was 1983 remember.
He wouldnt need to write this song now would he ? We live in a much more civilised society I hope.
punditpete 2 years ago 3
What a totally excellent amazing discovery! :)
YuriCunhaBR 2 years ago
wtf m8!!
lukeguitarmaster500 2 years ago
This song is awesome, not to mention ahead of it's time.
drkstone 2 years ago
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What a gay song
My dad took me to one of his concerts when I was about 10. I just wish my dad had've been into decent music into this time period. Hes a good musician just an awful song writer.
mrdanny87 2 years ago
huh?? are you nuts? good stuff.
thinbutfun 2 years ago
he cant be that bad you're lookin his songs up on Youtube lol
Jzzy26 2 years ago
It was essentially to "rick roll" my friend.
mrdanny87 2 years ago
wow dude, you've seriously got some problems. This is a great song.
But you are right, it Is a gay song, since it's called 'Glad To Be Gay'. lol
But uh, I think this is great music. You must be into some bad music, dude.
XxWebkinzxPunkXx 2 years ago
Music taste it based on complete opinion and more so how much different diverse styles of music you listen and from which source and collection do you prefer. By not letting yourself listen to a variety of music I'd say that is more bad taste by concept.
My favourite bands are Radiohead, The Smashing Pumpkins, Beck, the Fall of troy, weezer sufjan stevens, Jurassic 5, the work of quincy jones etc etc
My music taste is ever evolving through listening to different music that I encounter.
mrdanny87 2 years ago
The majority of the music I listen to now isn't necessarily my all time favourites. I have no idea if I can say the same thing about you. I find people that listen to the same type of music over and over again extremely narrow minded and in fact fact more lulz than christians.
mrdanny87 2 years ago
Sorry about that comment.
My sister got on to my account.
XxWebkinzxPunkXx 2 years ago
I completely agree. I listen to everything from classical to jazz and every kind of rock from soft rock to metal and hardcore punk. I don't care for everything, but I always want to find something else I have never heard. I read alot of stuff to find out about bands too.
corgi4u 2 years ago
He's a very talented musician. Both his daughters go to my school and he came in to give the music students a talk about the music industry. He really is a nice bloke, and really genuine.
(And bloody brave to release this song in the 70's)
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potayto2 2 years ago 10
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imagine he is really gay. what's the problem? -.- helloooo, we're in the 21st century!
LUV U TR
sawytza4 2 years ago