BRONSKI BEAT LYRICS


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FORMED: 1983, London, England
DISBANDED: 1991

British pop band.

The band was set up by keyboard players Steve Bronski with
Larry Steinbachek, and lead singer Jimmy Somerville.

This may have been the first openly gay pop group in
Britain, or even the world. They first established
themselves at gay venues in London, and then were given a
support slot for a Tina Turner show. They were then signed
by London Records. The group were successful in the British
pop charts in 1984, and then in the US charts in 1985.
Their song Smalltown Boy, with its video, referred to the
dangers of being queerbashed in provincial Britain. It
reached number 3 in the UK charts and also did well in the
US and in Europe. Their debut album Age of Consent, which
included a pink triangle More...

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