Queer As Folk

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Product description ------------------- Music from the U.S.version of the controversial cult hit TV show .com ---- Boy crazy, girl crazy, or somewhere in between, the Pittsburgh inhabitants of Showtime's eyebrow-raising Queer as Folk series all meet on middle ground: the dance floor. This relentlessly upbeat soundtrack of flavor-of-the-month dance-club anthems and campy synth-pop is confectionary fun that never loses its wits. Katty B.'s remake of the Footloose ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000D9VZ/%24%7B0%7D ) classic "Let's Hear It for the Boy" is a hoot, as is a cover of Divine ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/36200/%24%7B0%7D )'s 1984 single "You Think You're a Man," which devolves into a naughty call-and-response of "boy" and "toy" that would make Madonna ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/19495/%24%7B0%7D )'s early years seem tame. The good mood continues with Alcazar's frenzied "Crying at the Discotheque," which contains the intriguing couplet "The golden ties, the silver years / You wore a tie like Richard Gere." Add Kristine W.'s undeniable dance hit "Lovin' You," the Cher ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/45218/%24%7B0%7D )-like Heather Smalls ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/200959/%24%7B0%7D )'s "Proud," and Mint Royale ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/182774/%24%7B0%7D )'s Abba ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/26435/%24%7B0%7D )-kissed "Shake Me," and a taste of nostalgia kicks in. That said, the album knows when to quit; thankfully, there are no clichéd Gloria Gaynor ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/57693/%24%7B0%7D ) or Donna Summer ( /exec/obidos/ts/artist-glance/57281/%24%7B0%7D ) remixes to be found, just a batch of friendly, sexy tracks that perfectly complement the show's revved-up characters. --Kristy Martin