Gay Bar

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"Gay Bar"
Single by Electric Six
from the album Fire
Released	2 June 2003
Format	CD, DVD, 7"
Recorded	2001
Genre	Glam rock, Comedy rock
Length	1:51
Label	XL
Electric Six singles chronology
"Danger! High Voltage" (2003) "Gay Bar" (2003) "Dance Commander" (2003)

"Gay Bar" is a song written and performed by the Detroit-based rock band Electric Six. It was the second single off their debut album, Fire released in 2003.

While both the song and music video received significant airplay, various lyrics mentioning war were edited due to their possibly offensive nature since the song made its air debut at the start of the Iraq War. It remains among the band's most well known songs.

Music video

The music video, directed by Tom Kuntz and Mike Maguire, was recorded in April 2003 at a movie studio in Toronto, Canada. The video depicts a series of Abraham Lincoln look-alikes in the White House, portrayed primarily by the band's lead singer Dick Valentine, but stand-ins were used for some scenes.^[1] The video contains many sexual references.

Track listing

CD

1. "Gay Bar"
2. "Don't Be Afraid of the Robot"
3. "Take Off Your Clothes"

DVD

1. "Gay Bar" video
2. "Gay Bar (Peaches remix)"
3. "Rock Show"

7"

1. "Gay Bar"
2. "The Living End"

Censorship

In the clean version of the song, the words nuclear and war are cut out and a whip lash sound is used instead.

Charts

References

External links

• "Gay Bar" music video on the band's official website

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