polyamory in music
Y'all gave me such a lovely bunch of poly music recs, I thought I should collect them in an unlocked post!
There's a couple of things I haven't looked into yet: Penelope Swales's album "Skin: Deep," which is indie and Australian, and I can't seem to get my hands on it; and the band Gaia Consort, which is apparently very popular in pagan/poly circles, so I'm quite intrigued. There is also a huge list of songs in a polyamory wiki.
And now for some specific songs. :D
David Rovics - Polyamory Song
I heard a woman talking
And to me what she said just made sense
She was lamenting the state of affairs
How some people can be so dense
She said she had three wonderful children
Two girls and their little brother
And nobody gave her problems for loving
Each child as much as the other
Cyndi Lauper - Cyrus in the Moonlight
That's when Cyrus asks the moonlight
"Do I have to make a choice
'Tween Liza with her red hair
And Ramona with her blues?
And with all these gifts they bring me
Tell me, how can I refuse?"
Joan Jett - French Song
(omg, JOAN JETT!!!)
Don't you feel guilty, baby
I won't take long to understand
Don't waste time arguing
We'll make the most with what's at hand
I have to laugh out loud
When you say three's a crowd
Ani DiFranco - Light of Some Kind
She came up to me with the sweetest face
And she was holding a light of some kind
And I still think of you as my boyfriend
I don't think this is the end of the world
But I think maybe you should follow my example
And go meet yourself a really nice girl
Jefferson Airplane - Triad
I love you two
I don't really see-why can't we go on as three?
You are afraid-embarrassed too
No one has ever said such a thing to you
Your mother's ghost stands at your shoulder
Face like ice-a little bit colder
Saying to you-"You cannot do that.
It breaks all the rules you learned in school."
Nelson (performing as Power Tool) - Two Heads Are Better Than One
She said, "I'm feelin kind of lonely,"
And gave us a wink
Feeling bold we expressed our intentions
We said, "You gotta have both!"
She said, "That's a joke!
It takes two just to get my attention."
Ben Lee - Apple Candy
(I couldn't find a plain video of the mp3, so you get a bonus Kirk/Uhura/Spock video by talitha78, who is scary good at vidding. No bad here. :p)
I wanna know what he knows
I wanna hear your secrets
I want you and I want him...
'Cause I know you made a promise
And told him he's your lover
Make me feel the same
Britney Spears - Three
Three is a charm
Two is not the same
I don't see the harm
So are you game?
CONCLUSION: the songs about 1+1 relationships may vastly outnumber the poly songs, but there is still a fair amount of poly music, and that makes me very happy. I am still gonna write poems, though. :p
There's a couple of things I haven't looked into yet: Penelope Swales's album "Skin: Deep," which is indie and Australian, and I can't seem to get my hands on it; and the band Gaia Consort, which is apparently very popular in pagan/poly circles, so I'm quite intrigued. There is also a huge list of songs in a polyamory wiki.
And now for some specific songs. :D
David Rovics - Polyamory Song
I heard a woman talking
And to me what she said just made sense
She was lamenting the state of affairs
How some people can be so dense
She said she had three wonderful children
Two girls and their little brother
And nobody gave her problems for loving
Each child as much as the other
Cyndi Lauper - Cyrus in the Moonlight
That's when Cyrus asks the moonlight
"Do I have to make a choice
'Tween Liza with her red hair
And Ramona with her blues?
And with all these gifts they bring me
Tell me, how can I refuse?"
Joan Jett - French Song
(omg, JOAN JETT!!!)
Don't you feel guilty, baby
I won't take long to understand
Don't waste time arguing
We'll make the most with what's at hand
I have to laugh out loud
When you say three's a crowd
Ani DiFranco - Light of Some Kind
She came up to me with the sweetest face
And she was holding a light of some kind
And I still think of you as my boyfriend
I don't think this is the end of the world
But I think maybe you should follow my example
And go meet yourself a really nice girl
Jefferson Airplane - Triad
I love you two
I don't really see-why can't we go on as three?
You are afraid-embarrassed too
No one has ever said such a thing to you
Your mother's ghost stands at your shoulder
Face like ice-a little bit colder
Saying to you-"You cannot do that.
It breaks all the rules you learned in school."
Nelson (performing as Power Tool) - Two Heads Are Better Than One
She said, "I'm feelin kind of lonely,"
And gave us a wink
Feeling bold we expressed our intentions
We said, "You gotta have both!"
She said, "That's a joke!
It takes two just to get my attention."
Ben Lee - Apple Candy
(I couldn't find a plain video of the mp3, so you get a bonus Kirk/Uhura/Spock video by talitha78, who is scary good at vidding. No bad here. :p)
I wanna know what he knows
I wanna hear your secrets
I want you and I want him...
'Cause I know you made a promise
And told him he's your lover
Make me feel the same
Britney Spears - Three
Three is a charm
Two is not the same
I don't see the harm
So are you game?
CONCLUSION: the songs about 1+1 relationships may vastly outnumber the poly songs, but there is still a fair amount of poly music, and that makes me very happy. I am still gonna write poems, though. :p