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"I'm Coming Out," from Diana Ross's Diana album, is perhaps the apex of gay anthems. First recorded in , the song's refrain, and its urging to "to break out of the shell" spoke directly to. Diana Ross' "I'm Coming Out" has become an LGBTQ Pride anthem, but the singer was warned four decades ago that the song could ruin her career, according to songwriter Nile Rodgers.

Since its release, "I'm Coming Out" has been regarded as an anthem for the LGBT community. In , Ross commissioned Chic founders Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards to create material for a new album after taking her daughters to see the band in concert. Nile Rodgers says Diana Ross had no clue "I'm Coming Out" from her album, "Diana," was about being gay.

"She didn't understand that that was a gay thing," he says. Now, the co-writer of the song has made a hilarious disclosure: Ross didn’t know what the song was actually about. Nile Rodgers, co-wrote and co-produced the song with Bernard Edwards, told the. Remember Me? Results 1 to 9 of 9. Join Date Mar Posts 2, Join Date Aug Posts 10, There was that incident after Frankie Crocker told her what the song was, she came back to Nile's house crying, "you're trying to ruin my career?

Since it's come out, no pun intended, she's used that as her opener. Join Date Nov Posts Ross had the pulse of the clubs with this hit. Upholds quite well today! Join Date Aug Posts I thought that it was a song about a hostage situation. Join Date Mar Posts 5, Join Date Aug Posts 5, It's funny because Nile Rodgers has told this story dozens of times, and each time the details change slightly, in regards to what he actually told Ms.

Ross about the song at the time and her supposed reaction. He now makes it sound like he was giggling in the corner, after knowingly writing a gay anthem song and having Ms. Ross record it unaware. I'm sure she was not completely oblivious, but perhaps initially questioned the meaning and how people would perceive her, in light of releasing this song.

For him to say something like, "Oooo she didn't know what 'coming out' meant! I know Ms. Ross already had a strong connection with her gay audience through different avenues at that time. But in my opinion, the concept of 'coming out' was not as prevalent as it is now. The gay scene was still sort of secret and an "underground" thing when she would have recorded the song.

So whether she actually didn't initially understand the meaning of the song or the implications Join Date Aug Posts 2, Originally Posted by carlo. Bookmarks Bookmarks Digg del. All times are GMT The time now is AM. All rights reserved.

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