Gay Bar
Electric Six Lyrics
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I want to take you to a gay bar
I want to take you to a gay bar
I want to take you to a gay bar, gay bar, gay bar
Let's start a war
Start a nuclear war
At the gay bar, gay bar, gay bar
At the gay bar
Now tell me do ya
Do ya have any money?
I wanna spend all your money
At the gay bar, gay bar, gay bar
I've got something to put in you
I've got something to put in you
I've got something to put in you
At the gay bar, gay bar, gay bar
Hey
You're a superstar
At the gay bar
You're a superstar
At the gay bar
Yeah, you're a superstar
At the gay bar
You're a superstar
At the gay bar
Superstar
(Superstar)
The song "Gay Bar" by Electric Six is chock full of sexual innuendos that are both playful and provocative. The song is essentially an invitation from the singer to take his partner to a gay bar. However, it is not just about going and having a good time. The singer wants to start a war, a nuclear war, at the gay bar. This juxtaposition of the conviviality of the gay bar with the devastation of war is both ironic and intentionally provocative.
The lyrics continue with the singer wanting to spend all his partner's money at the gay bar. The chorus repeats the phrase "I've got something to put in you," which can be interpreted as a sexual reference. However, it is also an allusion to the traditional relationship between performers and audiences, with the performer offering something to the audience to consume. The final lines of the song state that at the gay bar, the partner is a superstar. This line represents a nod to the cultural significance of gay bars as both a space of acceptance and celebration of individuality.
Line by Line Meaning
Girl
The singer addresses a girl whom he wants to bring to a gay bar.
I want to take you to a gay bar
The singer expresses his desire to take the girl to a gay bar.
Let's start a war
The singer suggests the idea of starting a nuclear war at the gay bar.
Start a nuclear war
The artist repeats the idea of starting a nuclear war at the gay bar.
At the gay bar, gay bar, gay bar
The artist emphasizes the location of the gay bar, repeating it three times.
Now tell me do ya
The singer asks the girl if she has any money.
Do ya have any money?
The singer repeats his question, asking the girl if she has any money.
I wanna spend all your money
The artist expresses his intention to spend all of the girl's money at the gay bar.
I've got something to put in you
The artist implies that he has something to offer the girl at the gay bar.
Hey
The artist interjects a word to grab the girl's attention.
You're a superstar
The singer compliments the girl, calling her a superstar.
At the gay bar
The artist emphasizes the location of the gay bar once again.
Yeah, you're a superstar
The singer repeats his compliment to the girl, calling her a superstar again.
Superstar
The singer ends the song by repeating the word 'superstar'.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Anthony Selph, Cory Martin, Joseph Frezza, Stephen Nawara, Tyler Spencer
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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@RyanGuzzling
Ahhh yes, Gaybraham Lincoln, my favourite president
@brovid-19
Your gayvorit president
@Pol-Pot
I really like how he was on top of the South he really got in there deep and filled it with freedom...
@sarielthrawn
Four score and twenty loads to go… at the gay bar 🍆💦
@diamondrhino6465
Smh
@simonwood4783
Freed the slaves and created the sub
@RoboBoddicker
The first time I heard this song was when somebody at the bar played it literally a dozen times in a row on the jukebox. By the third repeat, I hated it. By the tenth, I never wanted it to end.
@thisismagacountry1318
Now you know what you have to do next time you're in a bar.
@fuzzluvver69
Lol!
@kalikanandini1234
Gotta pay it forward my man