“Cause if you’re not really here,
then the stars don’t even matter.
Now i’m filled to the top with fear,
that it’s all just a bunch of matter”

Australian musician, openly gay, and singing to some very sexy beats — Sam Sparro had a hit song with “Black and Gold”. You can watch the snazzy video full of suits, stretch limos and moody lighting: Sam Sparro — Black and Gold (I would usually embed it, but the option wasn’t available for this video).

Have you heard Jay Brannan’s Can’t Have It All?

Jay Brannan is a singer songwriter. Give this track a try, and if you like it, here’s his Youtube account (here he is for the Can’t Have It All again, promoting it) and official website. Quite a cute fellow. I’ve been listening to this track over and over again.

Lyrics snippet:

do you want a lover, or do you want a life?
one hand or the other, the butter or the bread knife?
do you choose winter, spring, summer, or fall?
its driving me crazy that i cant have it all

if these walls could talk, theyd probably cry out for mercy
til im outlined in chalk, ill be romantically thirsty
so i drink and drink from the proverbial time sink

fuck this, this cant be my life
tears flowing in full force tonight
why cant i sit down and write,
bring this question to light?

[ Totally NSFW Update ]

And I just discovered Jay Brannan did a song with….deng deng deng…MARGARET CHO!

Hi, how’s everyone doing? I have a video to share with you all, but first, an introduction:

screencap of “I’m F**king Matt Damon”

I don’t know if you people caught a particular episode of Jimmy Kimmel’s talkshow, in conjunction with his 5-year anniversary with girlfriend Sarah Silverman. They screen a duet Silverman performs with Matt Damon, called “I’m F**king Matt Damon“. The title sums it up, really.

So what does Jimmy Kimmel do? Why, get even.

screencap of “I’m F**king Ben Affleck”

With multitude gay references, this is Jimmy Kimmel and Friends with “I’m F*$king Ben Affleck”. Everyone, this is a list of Hollywood stars winking at you (with a clip of Silverman’s “I’m F**king Matt Damon” in the beginning):

Spot the celebrity cameos singing! Stop reading and just watch the video if you like to identify your own celebs!

There’s Brad Pitt as the Fedex guy, Perry Ferrell (of Jane’s Addiction!), the Madden brothers, Josh Groban, Macy Gray, Robin Williams, Cameron Diaz, Joan Jett(!), Harrison Ford, Christina Applegate, Lance Bass, Huey Lewis and of course, Ben Affleck. Identify the rest of them yourself, it’s quite fun.

Also, words cannot describe how surreal it is to have Josh Groban bellow that Jimmy Kimmel is …er, shtupping…Ben Affleck.

I may be spending too much time on Youtube, I know. I do love the shows available there though, from geek haven The Guild, to wacky Japanese talent shows. The sheer volume of content online means you can find queer-friendly content (or plenty more videos not related to sexuality). 

Right now, I have two videos I find hilarious, about people who are adamantly not gay.

This is a song by Ukulady, called “If I was gay”, written specially for (her Myspace friend?) Bridget McManus on her show. I think plenty of lesbians have been through some of these (or will be!) and can laugh at the cliches that get thrown in here.

If I was gay I’d totally make out with you

I’d touch your cooter and your boobies through your clothes

By the second date I might go below your skirt

But first we’d show each other photos of our cats

We’ll get matching tribal tattoos on our backs

And you’ll show me how to strap on that equipment

And we’ll giggle about my late gay development

(want to hear that second verse?)

 

If I was gay I’d totally make out with you

I’d make you mixed cds and text you all the time

And we’ll drink expensive wine and I’ll move in within a week

And all the lesbians will warn you that I’m straight

But we’ll ignore them because the sex will be great

And we’ll argue about adoption or the turkey baster

And my gay men will be so jealous

And my boyfriend will want to watch us 

 

If I was gay I’d totally make out with you

But since I’m not let’s just be best girlfriends

And I’ll hold your hair back when you barf on New Years Eve

And I’ll set you up with dykes that I keep up my sleeve

And there’ll always be a bit of sexual tension

Cause both of us love the extra attention

(cause we’re comedy whores)

Extra bolded sentences are from me, yes. *whistles*.

The next one is a series on Youtube. It’s brought to you by C Spot (also responsible for the awesome Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine show. I’ve just started watching it, so I can’t comment too much – this is what the website says:

Gaytown – great for gays, sucks for Owen. As a straight man living in a town where gay is normal, how can Owen fit in? He’s quest for acceptance begins in this first episode

Looks promising so far. To produce content like this, and the Ukulady’s song, you need a fair bit of exposure to some of the queer community’s quirks (and I talk as if we’re so different and share One Queer Hive Mind, my bad, I know).

Can you see why I’m on Youtube too much?

[ I may be developing a little, tiny, itty bitty, VERY HUGE crush on Bridget McManus :") ]