Rufus Wainwright wrote this song as a clever comment on sexuality and religion. It envisions the savior as a gay man wearing tube socks and hanging out at Studio 54. He'll also be visiting Fire Island, which the Village People recorded a song about. Wainwright was always upfront about his homosexuality, breaking the news to his parents when he was 14. Religion and the gay experience are common themes in his songwriting, and in "Gay Messiah," he brings them together. Wainwright wrote the song as a joke and played it for laughs at concerts. This was in the tradition of … read more
Rufus Wainwright wrote this song as a clever comment on sexuality and religion. It envisions the savior as a gay man wearing tube socks and hanging o… read more
Rufus Wainwright wrote this song as a clever comment on sexuality and religion. It envisions the savior as a gay man wearing tube socks and hanging out at Studio 54. He'll also be v… read more
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle (they divorced while he was a child). He began to play the piano at age six, and by age thirteen he was touring with his sister Martha Wainwright, mother Kate, and aunt Anna as the McGarrigle Sisters and Family. His song I'm A-Runnin', which he performed in the movie Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller (in which he also played a minor character), was nominated for the 1989… read more
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate…read more
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle (they divorced while he was a chil… read more