onanismaddict
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Day 21: A song from the 90s
I've talked before about how Tegan and Sara helped me come to terms with who I was, how their queer music shone a light into my world and showed me, in a time where "HBT" (homo, bi, trans) had yet to be coined in Sweden, that everything was alright.
They sang about love, about sapphic attraction, without highlighting gender but still including it; normalization.
Being gay wasn't spectacular, it was just life.
Their first album, Under Feet Like Ours, was an indie release in 1999 and featured songs the twins had written while growing up, some as early as 15-16. How they came up with poetry like this is at such a young age is beyond me, but, I have an inkling that their enthusiastic use of LSD might've had something to do with it!
Tegan and Sara - Heavy
+1 Sexy song (Just listen to Sara murmuring you're all that I want in stereo through headphones... god, fffff)
+1 Kiss
+1 Sex (Do you want it all? You're heavy in my heart, you're heavy in my hands, you're heavy in my mouth)
= 11
I remember when this album came out. This album that I really liked... from a 'local-ish' duo, who I really liked. But I had no idea this album would even catch on here, in this country... let alone make its way across the ocean... and be enjoyed by people all around the world... and play such an important role in normalization and empowerment. I thought that it was just a "local" record by a small band that I liked personally. It's really lovely to hear about the far-reaching positive impact that good music can have! Powerful.
I luv Tegan and Sara... and I luv when you write about them! Thank you. Excellent song selection!
