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      • " Smalltown Boy " is the debut single by the British synth-pop band Bronski Beat, released in May 1984. It was included on their debut album, The Age of Consent.
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  2. "Smalltown Boy" is the debut single by the British synth-pop band Bronski Beat, released in May 1984. It was included on their debut album, The Age of Consent . The lyrics describe a young man who is forced to leave home.

  3. ‘Run away, turn away’: The story of Bronski Beat’s Smalltown Boy. After the death of Bronski Beat co-founder Steve Bronski, Kevin E G Perry looks back at the band’s landmark 1984 debut single

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  4. May 2, 2024 · “Smalltown Boy” tells the story of a young gay man who is forced to leave his hometown due to the rejection and persecution he faces. The lyrics describe his feelings of isolation, loneliness, and the hopelessness that he feels as he tries to find acceptance in an unforgiving world.

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  5. The break-out first single on their debut album, The Age of Consent, “Smalltown Boy” by Bronski Beat was released in June of 1984. The song is a semi-autobiographical story of Jimmy...

  6. Aug 10, 2018 · 1M. 117M views 6 years ago #TheAgeOfConsent #SmalltownBoy #BronskiBeat. Pre-order ‘The Age of Consent (40th Anniversary Edition)’ on LP / CD / Digital / Blu-Ray editions:...

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  7. Jun 21, 2012 · 1984. Music: Bronski Beat, Smalltown Boy. Posted on June 21, 2012 by Colin Clews. Smalltown Boy tells the tale of a young gay man who packs up and heads for London in response to homophobic violence in his (un-named) home town.

  8. “Smalltown Boy” is a popular gay anthem, discussing the oppression and maltreatment of closest homosexuals in the 1980s, particularly in Scotland. Somerville wrote the song as a sort of autobiographical story of his life and experiencing that mistreatment.

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