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Dance Smash: Supermode "Tell Me Why"
Savvy Swedish production duo Supermode (aka DJs Axwell and Steve Angello) have turned Bronski Beats' 1984 gay classic "Small Town Boy" into a pumping Eurodance tune that they have retitled "Tell Me Why." The song features Jimmy Sommerville's instantly recognizable and emotion-laden falsetto vocals that haven't aged much over the past twenty-two years.
"Small Town Boy" was one of the first popular songs that brought the issue of homophobia to the mainstream spotlight. The song is a striking tale of a boy who was cast away from home for being gay. The video for the tune shows Sommerville running away from home, trying to make friends at a swimming pool and being attacked by a homophobic gang after which he is returned home to the police.
The reinvention of this song by Supermode can inspire a whole new generation of young gays and others to be strong and make a stand again homophobia and violence against gays. The video for "Tell Me Why" has nothing to do with this theme, but it is the song, its legacy and the lyrcis that matter.
September 20, 2006 in Dance | Permalink
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You do realise this song's been out since, like, June, right? Either way, this song is incredible...It's my ringtone :P
Posted by: Talal at Sep 20, 2006 7:13:55 PM
this songs been giving me chills since the first time i heard axwell play it on the essential mix(almost a year ago?). been playing it at as many gigs as i can :)
Posted by: mik at Sep 20, 2006 8:08:24 PM
i like that diplo le tigre mash up of this song better
Posted by: at Sep 22, 2006 12:45:53 AM
autoglass
Posted by: autoglass at Oct 19, 2006 4:07:49 AM
Hey this tune is wicked I can't help but get up and dance! :-P x
Posted by: Katie x at Nov 4, 2006 12:50:04 PM
