The 80's one gay electro duo thread

[The Gentleman Scamp]

How come there was this sudden trend in the 80's of having an electropop duo in which one member (usually the singer) was either a batty boy or a dyke.

...And who started it, was it Erasure, Eurithmics, Carpenters or the Pet shop Boys?

[slimboyfat]

I thought all the members of Erasure and the Pet Shop Boys were gay. Thats certainly the impression I got from my Smash Hits magazines.


The Carpenters????????

[slimboyfat]

Dont forget Bronski Beat



sorry i didnt notice the bit about duo, but enjoy the picture anyway

[lom]

I think it started with Dire Straits - Brothers in arm..

[The Gentleman Scamp]

I thought all the members of Erasure and the Pet Shop Boys were gay. Thats certainly the impression I got from my Smash Hits magazines.

Bollocks, although Andy Bell from Erasure, after years of working on it, eventually suceeded in turning Vince Clarke into a woofta.

[slimboyfat]

ok back atcha with The Communards. Still Jimmy Somerville but this time a duo

[slimboyfat]

I thought all the members of Erasure and the Pet Shop Boys were gay. Thats certainly the impression I got from my Smash Hits magazines.

Bollocks, although Andy Bell from Erasure, after years of working on it, eventually suceeded in turning Vince Clarke into a woofta.

what i read was that Vince Clarke always fancied Andy Bell, but could never get into his pants on account of being a weedy nerd.

[kingwilly]

chemical brothers?

[Thetyim]

..And who started it,

Peter & Gordon circa 1964

[The Gentleman Scamp]

^ That looks like Mike Meyers on the right.

[slimboyfat]

The Two Ronnies

[danbo]

Blancmange I liked....not sure which bus they rode though.

[Spin]

flock of seagulls were a bit gay, or at least the haircut was

[The Gentleman Scamp]

^ Stupid fucking name, they don't deserve a second's listen with a name like that.