“San Francisco’s own Sylvester sings an early anthem for the ’70s gay rights movement about feeling like your real and true self. “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real),” Sylvester (1978) And if you make all the way to the end of this list, you’ll find a bonus roundup of the Top 5 Pride ballads as well.ġ. Here are DJ Rotten Robbie’s Top 25 anthems (listed in no particular order). And, finally, for more information about many of the virtual events going on in the Bay Area for Pride 50, visit. To learn more about the man behind the turntable, search for “DJRottenRobbie” on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Soundcloud or visit. Pride were happening this month, there is no doubt you would hear all of these songs blaring on floats in the parade.”ĭJ Rotten Robbie is helping to kick off the big Pride 50 weekend by spinning a Virtual Pride Party from 7-9 p.m. There is a unifying message of freedom, strength and not giving up, no matter what society, your family or your church has told you to believe in yourself and find others like you. “These songs are about overcoming adversity and being told no, to go on to find yourself and your community. “The collective experience of being with your community, singing these songs at the top of your lungs, brings everyone together in celebration. “As a DJ at many LGBTQ+ Pride events in S.F., Napa, Sonoma, Yolo, and Solano counties, I have seen how joyful a dance floor at a Pride event can be,” he says.
