Filed under: The Hit List For many fabulous folks around the globe, June is Pride Month, when queers of all stripes celebrate being out and proud. But despite the diversity, Pride parades frequently resort to the same played-out gay anthems. There are certainly other options in the queer musical canon: They just might not be quite as obvious. Some musicians create equally powerful songs by wrapping [...]

I would be a tad worried if this were the person who – DAMN! – wished she were my lover, especially when she promises to "[walk] for days with no one near and … return as chained and bound to you." Still, in her 1992 top-five hit, "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover", Sophie B. Hawkins managed to make obsessive longing sound sexy. With its haunting melody and impassioned refrain – really, the title should have been written as "DAMN! I Wish I Was Your Lover" – the song probably made an appearance on many a make-out [...]

Black Kids - Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover [Sophie B. Hawkins]

An ingenious cover by the group that stole my pop heart in 2008, Black Kids . Their cover finds a way of keeping the meaning of the original intact, relevant to today's standards. WDPK is patiently waiting for brand new material from the 5-piece. For the record, I love that Black Kids is not the typical manifestation of a pop group. They go against the norm, I love it. Perfection is the most boring thing in the world. Black Kids - Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover [ [...]

Sophie B Hawkins was pretty legit back in 1991. Sophie B Hawkins - Damn (Fitforuse) (via Palms Out Sounds 's Remix Sunday 123 [RIP]) Beats™ Tagged: damn, fitforuse, Mp3, Palms Out Sounds, remix sunday, sophie b hawkins
It's difficult to summarize Sophie B Hawkins' debut album, Tongues and Tails. It's in the rock category for sure... with strong pop elements... yet full of soul, taboo, sexual energy, and power from both vocals and instrumentation. Really, for me this has it all, and deserves the label of a masterpiece. If you enjoy stunning lyrics, with heartfelt emotional vocals, and outstanding musicianship,

When Crew Love's come up, I'm usually too wrapped up in actually putting them together or some other task and not able to contribute. That as well as the fact that I feel like I bombard readers with my playlist on a daily anyways. In the comments of the CL post, I did mention that one of the songs that's getting burn in my rotation but probably not worthy of its own post would have to be Ozzy's "Walk On Water." [...]

I've been listening to a lot of early 90s rock lately, hence this week's 90s-riffic post. In doing research for interesting cover versions of this incredible song, I stumbled upon many a humorous YouTube videos that featured "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover" as a backdrop to a photo collage of the poster's sex symbol of choice. There was a Bon Jovi e-shrine, some Mr. Latino 2000-type shirtless telenovela stars whose names I can't recall, and also my personal favorite: an ode to Gerard Butler (good [...]

I've been meaning to write my (semi) annual Christmas post for the last couple of weeks, but the frenzy of the holiday season has nearly overwhelmed me this year. Still, I hope that this year's batch of songs will still be appreciated as people prepare for their holiday celebrations. Some of these songs have been featured here before. Some are brand new. But all of them are favorites of mine and will be great to hear year after year. On behalf of Womenfolk, I wish everyone a happy holiday season. Classics: [...]
Alright, for serious now.. The best part about blogging is all the cool people we meet from all over the globe. Fom the Mustard Pimp guys in France. While were on the topic of pimping, they've got some serious pimp action on their myspace which you should check out. Crookers - Il Brutto (Mustard Pimp el Burrito Remix) Max Justus is from Missouri, he [...]

Lets play games! Here is a mystery song remixed. The artist who sings it can be found by decrypting these images. Put it together. + + + Good luck! Press play for the answer.

Anna Leonora Kaufman. 1981 - 2005 Remix Sunday 123 Zipped Up. [195mb zipfile] uploading... Ben Mono - " Jesus Was a B-Boy " (Shir Khan Remix) Michael Jackson - " Dirty Diana " (Dexplicit Remix) Ghislain Poirier - " Go Ballistic " ft. MC Zulu (Toddla T & Duckbeats Remix) Lil Wayne - " A Milli " (Nadastrom Remix) Tricky - " Council Estate " (Drums Of Death Remix) Lil' Kim and 50 Cent - " Magic Stick " (Bitch [...]

Tracks from a couple more singles from the charity shop rummage - country pop star Sophie B Hawkins and dub reggae legend Bim Sherman. Sophie B Hawkins had a big hit in 1992 with "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover" from her album "Tongues and Tails". But she never repeated that success (in the UK at least). The featured track comes from a single taken from her follow-up "Whaler" album, with production bizarrely by The Grid (Richard Norris and Dave Ball - ex Soft Cell). Bim Sherman is one [...]

Time for Clint's Big Gay Mix! MP3: Bloc Party - "Two More Years" (MSTRKRFT Remix) MP3: Scissor Sisters - "Laura" MP3: Sophie B Hawkins - "Damn, I Wish I was Your Lover" MP3: Soft Cell - "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" MP3: Sleater-Kinney - "Call the Doctor" MP3: Buzzcocks - "Ever Fallen In Love?" MP3: Pet Shop Boys - "West End [...]
Yo Peeps, the Versus Halloween party has officially been announced. Vancouver, we're gettting down Saturday October 27th at the Bourbon @ 50 West Cordova. Arrive early as there will be the bands playing and Girls on Top will be doing a burlesque show. There will also be quite a few birthday parties including Versus own Dstrrr. The Versus crew, Christian Flores, Dstrrr & myself will be painting stripes 11pm onwards. Don't forget to wear ur costume! Until then we've got a mighty fine nineties selection to hold you [...]
The hustle and bustle of the holiday season has gotten the better of me. So much so, that I've not posted in nearly a month (which is longer than usual). As 2006 draws to a close, I want to extend a big 'thank-you' to everyone who have supported this site by purchasing copies of Womenfolk: Volume One and just regularly visiting and saying hello. Please enjoy the goodies below and have a safe and joyful holiday season. We'll see you in 2007! Downloads : [...]

Girl Talk's Night Ripper , this summer's hot blogness, has inspired many conversations between us music geeks. When I got the CD, I grabbed my pad and paper and started scribbling down every sample that I thought I recognized, however challenging it was. So then I e-mailed Heather of I Am Fuel, You Are Friends and after talking about a collaborative post lo and behold she sent me the wiki link to a list of samples and it made our [...]