Pandora_Z Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 I've changed Warhol in the first post. So, any idea about patience? Is it really the only word that's not a name?! Could patience be the British poet Patience Agbabi? Though she isn't a gay man she is bisexual and her works seem to be in the same vein as some of the other names mentioned. Just a thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyara Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 I've changed Warhol in the first post. So, any idea about patience? Is it really the only word that's not a name?! Weird indeed. I've looked it up too but didn't find anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 (edited) I've changed Warhol in the first post. So, any idea about patience? Is it really the only word that's not a name?! And I think there's some words to change in the second strophe as well,"romance" with "heroes" Edited May 2, 2015 by krysady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyara Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) Yes,''and to the romance when I was 14 years old/and to my heroes that were dressed up in gold''. That's what I hear. Also the very last line, I hear ''where have all the good guys gone?'' Edited May 3, 2015 by Alyara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilasko Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 GUYSS!!! The official audio is available worldwide via Spotify!!! THATS RIGHT!!! For all of us Thank you! Good guys are the best song so far But the spotify version is so strange, I can't help but hate Mika's voice :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~TheLoveYouBreathe Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 On iTunes Italy it's on the 57th place Anyway, I love this song so much, for the melodies and the lyrics both Another poetry born from Mika's Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Ok, I know I haven't posted on here in ages. But I really have to say that this is my new favourite song. I feel like I've found "my" old Mika back. And he quotes my favourite author (Oscar Wilde, but I guess I'm not the first one to have noticed). I love it. Simple as that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiaIchihara Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Mika explains why he wrote the lyric ‘where have all the gay guys gone?’ At the start of new track Good Guys, the out singer questions: “Don’t be offended, this might seem a little wrong… but where have all the gay guys gone?” Speaking to Gay.com, Mika explained the meaning behind the song, lamenting the disappearance of his gay role models. He said: “I found myself in very big business—commercial sessions in big studios my first week of writing for the album. I looked around and said, ‘My god, you guys basically write most of the pop music in the world.’ “And they were all eating takeout, two of them had just been to the gym, and I looked at them a minute and said, ‘That’s great, but… where have all the gay guys gone?’ “They looked at me kind of blank-faced. But really, where have they all gone in the tin-pan alley part of pop music—the writing and the production? I found it funny. They didn’t find it funny at all. “As I sat down to write, I thought about that conversation and realized it wasn’t as jokey or as dumb as it sounded. It was almost like a message to myself. Where are the people that inspired me when I was 15-years-old, all these heroes that I held up so high? “Where are they now? Why can’t I truly dare to be like them? How do I capture that? “How do I be in the canon of those men that truly lived their lives without feeling consequences even if they had to deal with them? “It was an exciting moment for me thinking, Okay, I’ll do it. I’ll go there. Let me try to be like the person I always wished I’d have the courage to be when I was younger. “The answer is not the objective; It’s the process of asking and the self-confrontation.” He also spoke about gay singers who fail to mention sexuality in their lyrics to adopt a broader appeal. He said: “[Historically] music has been one of the few places where, even with an intolerant society, there’s been freedom of expression. “Now, from a media perspective, it’s a different thing. Within mainstream media, the ideal is a non-reactivity and not even a mention. “So, no matter the sexuality or the sex that a singer is singing about in a love song for example, it will not affect the format that the song will fall into—it will not infringe upon any part of one’s commercial success or exposure.” Sam Smith has previously said he doesn’t mention his sexuality in his music so it can appeal to everyone. Source: http://www.pinknews....-gay-guys-gone/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Mastin Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 On iTunes Italy it's on the 57th place Anyway, I love this song so much, for the melodies and the lyrics both Another poetry born from Mika's Art I opened a chart thread for the singles and album. I'll find it and post this news there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMichaeeel Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I've done a cover! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreacher Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 (edited) I guess the is where we can discuss the Night Time Mix of Good Guys too? I like it.... i won't say more than the other version, but i like this mix a lot. Usually i'm ambivalent to remixes but is more just like an alternate studio mix of the song. Does anyone else get a "Walk On The Wild Side" vibe from Skyler's "do do do"s? Perhaps as an little homage to the late Lou Reed, possibly another of Mika's heroes who was gay/bi? Edited June 19, 2015 by kreacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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