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  1. Pre-order ‘The Age of Consent (40th Anniversary Edition)’ on LP / CD / Digital / Blu-Ray editions: https://bronskibeat.lnk.to/Consent40IDListen to the ‘Small...

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  2. It was included on their debut album, The Age of Consent. The lyrics describe a young gay man who is forced to leave home. "Smalltown Boy" is a gay anthem and is associated with the rise of British gay culture in the 1980s. In 2022, Rolling Stone named it the 163rd-greatest dance song.

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  4. Released in 1984, “Smalltown Boy” remains an immaculate dancefloor gem, which tells the story of a young gay man leaving provincial homophobia behind in search of a new life in the big city ...

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  5. This song is a semi-autobiographical story of Jimmy Somerville, who was lead singer of the band at the time. The song covers the oppression of homosexuals in provincial Scotland in the early 1980s. The music video was groundbreaking in its depiction of what the song meant. It showed Somerville being attacked by a homophobic gang and being ...

  6. May 25, 2024 · Take a look at his video post. 🚨MESSAGE FROM JIMMY 🚨 40 Years of 'Smalltown Boy'! Somervile recorded a new version of the song in 2014 to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Bronski Beat released their debut single Small Town Boy on this day in 1984. Its powerful message is still relevant today.

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  8. Sep 30, 2019 · One such song, mining an upbeat theme of liberation from a downbeat tale of homophobia, is Bronski Beat’s 1984 hit “Smalltown Boy”. It opens with an electro-pop pulse dipping into ominous, discordant notes — but then shifts gear, setting plaintive lyrics against the high-energy tempo of 1980s gay clubs. A few bars in, Jimmy Somerville ...

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