June 10:  Holy as the sunrise… “Stronger” by Raveena.    Happy Birthday to Richard Foxhall, Maura Keating Hirschler and Sharon Freeman! LYRICS SPOTIFY SONG HISTORY 12 Uplifting Songs from Queer Asian Musicians

June 9: I’m just sayin’… “How Bad Can I Be?” from The Lorax sung by Ed Helms.  Watch THIS CLIP from the movie.  Happy Birthday and thanks for the song suggestion to my beautiful niece Sophia Sherman, who is the polar opposite of bad.  xo #PRIDE  LYRICS & CHORDS SPOTIFY

June 8: I couldn’t aspire to anything higher… “I Wanna Be Loved By You” written by Herbert Stothart and Harry Ruby and sung by Marilyn Monroe.  Happy Birthday to Dodo Bacharach!  LYRICS  SONG HISTORY SPOTIFY  Read: How Marilyn Monroe Became A Trailblazing Gay Icon #pride

June 7:  I’m not the man they think I am at home… “Rocket Man” by Elton John (written with Bernie Taupin). Happy Birthday to Griffin Burke & Mark Wexler. Missing Nan. #pride  LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY

June 6: Dream comfort memory to spare… “Helpless” written by Neil Young and sung by K.D. Lang.  LYRICS & SONGFACTS  SPOTIFY

Happy Birthday to Julie Owen, Lesley Addario & Cynthia Wallace!

June 5:  Play the fiddle with #pride….“Thank God I’m A Country Boy” by John Denver (written by John Martin Sommers) plus a live performance version by the Denver Gay Men’s Chorus. LYRICS & SONGFACTS CHORDS SPOTIFY  Please consider supporting The Trevor Project, fighting to defend LGBTQIA Youth.

June 4: Don’t go for second best, baby… “Express Yourself” written (with Stephen Bray) & sung by Madonna LYRICS & SONGFACTS  SPOTIFY  Live at the MTV Awards Thanks to GFS’ own DJ Mo and Duggie Fresh for the inspiration and the great PRIDE/DEI SPOTIFY PLAYLIST.

June 3:  What do they know about this love, anyway… “Come To My Window” by Melissa Etheridge.  LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY Check out the Rolling Stone list of 25 Essential LGBTQ Pride Songs.

June 2: Love is patient, love is kind… “Same Love”  by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert.  It’s LGBTQIA MONTH; for more information on Westport Pride and a list of Pride Month events, visit https://linktr.ee/Westportpride. OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO  LYRICS & CHORDS  SPOTIFY

June 1:  Only love can soothe that beast…“Love Will Come To You” by Emily Saliers and Indigo Girls.  Happy Birthday to Colleen Cooney, Ellen Hardy, Sarah Kochanski, Laura Curley Pendergast & Lesli Shapiro!  Also, let’s kick off LGBTQIA MONTH with love, insights, strength and a safe place for all.  For more information on Westport Pride and a list of Pride Month events, visit https://linktr.ee/Westportpride.  LYRICS & CHORDS  SPOTIFY