La rivista OUT ha reso noto i risultati di un sondaggio condotto tra attori, musicisti, scrittori, dee jay, discografici e critici musicali alla ricerca dei 100 album migliori e più "gay" di tutti i tempi. Il concetto di "album gay" francamente mi sfugge, ma la lista contiene alcuni dischi oggettivamente splendidi e - naturalmente - due titoli di Donna... Che ne pensate?
100 The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 99 Joni Mitchell - For The Roses 98 Ferron - Testimony 97 Janis Ian - Between The Lines 96 Nick Drake - Bryter Layter 95 Culture Club - Kissing To Be Clever 94 Hair Original Broadway Cast - Hair 93 Sade - Lovers Rock 92 Morrissey - Viva Hate 91 Grace Jones - Nightclubbing 90 Kate Bush - The Kick Inside 89 Fifth Column - To Sir With Hate 88 Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade 87 Madonna - Confessions On A Dance Floor 86 Madonna - Madonna 85 Nina Simone - Anthology 84 Cyndi Lauper - True Colors 83 Bette Midler - The Divine Miss M 82 Cher - Believe 81 Scissor Sisters - Ta-Dah 80 Rufus Wainwright - Want One 79 T. Rex - Electric Warrior 78 Various - The Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack 77 New Order - Substance 76 Ani DiFranco - Imperfectly 75 Carole King - Tapestry 74 Michael Jackson - Off the Wall 73 Various - Fame Soundtrack 72 Donna Summer - Once Upon a Time 71 Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy 70 Rent Original Broadway Cast - Rent 69 Frances Faye - Caught In The Act 68 Nirvana - Nevermind 67 Hüsker Dü - Candy Apple Grey 66 Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret 65 Le Tigre - Le Tigre 64 Patti Smith - Easter 63 Björk - Debut 62 Jeff Buckley - Grace 61 Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out 60 R.E.M. - Automatic For The People 59 Bronski Beat - The Age of Consent 58 Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville 57 Prince - Dirty Mind 56 Team Dresch - Personal Best 55 David Bowie - Diamond Dogs 54 Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes 53 Culture Club - Colour By Numbers 52 Kate Bush - Hounds of Love 51 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome 50 Rufus Wainwright - Poses 49 Patti Smith - Horses 48 Cris Williamson - The Changer and the Changed 47 The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs 46 Madonna - Ray of Light 45 Bikini Kill - Pussy Whipped 44 Pet Shop Boys - Very 43 Prince - Purple Rain 42 ABBA - Gold 41 Melissa Etheridge - Yes I Am 40 Pet Shop Boys - Behavior 39 Laura Nyro And Labelle - Gonna Take A Miracle 38 Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis 37 Blondie - Parallel Lines 36 Madonna - Erotica 35 Yaz - Upstairs At Eric's 34 Donna Summer - Bad Girls 33 The Smiths - Hatful Of Hollow 32 The Smiths - Meat Is Murder 31 Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstacy 30 Diana Ross - Diana 29 Pet Shop Boys - Actually 28 Queen - The Game 27 Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) 26 Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters 25 k.d. lang - Ingénue 24 Sylvester - Living Proof 23 Deee-Lite - World Clique 22 The Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control 21 David Bowie - Hunky Dory 20 Queen - A Day at the Races 19 The B-52s - The B-52's 18 George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. I 17 Lou Reed - Transformer 16 Queen - A Night at the Opera 15 George Michael - Faith 14 Erasure - The Innocents 13 Ani DiFranco - Dilate 12 The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico 11 Various - Hedwig And The Angry Inch Soundtrack 10 Antony And The Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now 09 Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual 08 Madonna - The Immaculate Collection 07 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 06 The Smiths - The Queen is Dead 05 Judy Garland - Judy at Carnegie Hall 04 Indigo Girls - Indigo Girls 03 Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman 02 The Smiths - The Smiths 01 David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
Mah, sinceramente sfugge anche a me il concetto di "album gay", con l'eccezione magari di alcuni storici artisti di denuncia sociale, come potevano essere i primi Bronski Beat.
E poi perché "Bad Girls" e non, poniamo, "A Love Trilogy"?
Comunque il fatto che Donna appaia in determinate liste e che quindi la sua importanza venga riconosciuta, non può che farmi piacere.
