The Big City

Pastor George Hargreaves was talking on Radio 4 on Tuesday from a demonstration that he helped to organise outside the House of Lords. He and his fellow protestors were objecting to a new law that will make it illegal to discriminate against gay people. He made his money as a song writer and he had his biggest hit in 1985 with “So Macho” sung by Sinitta. He still makes £10,000 a month in royalties from the song and let’s face it, that’s almost entirely from plays on Gaydar radio.

In his interview Mr Hargreaves said that one of the problems with the new law is that it would prevent him from denying a gay singer the right to record a gay version of his song. This song:

So Macho
He’s got to be
So Macho
He’s got to be big and strong enough to turn me on
He’s got to have, big blue eyes
Be able to satisfy
He’s got to be big and strong enough to turn me on.

Luckily the protest didn’t succeed and so we can look forward to ever camper versions of the song from the Pet Shop Boys, George Michael and even Mark Feehily out of Westlife, while Pastor Hargreaves can look forward to bigger and bigger royalty cheques. Isn’t it great when everyone can be a winner?