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Unwritten Gay Romantic History (Greta & Mercedes)

from The Great Failed Romances of the Twentieth Century by Teddy Grey

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A celebration of many of the gay historical romances you weren’t supposed to know about, including Greta Garbo and Mercedes DeAcosta.

lyrics

It’s been rumored that Greta and Mercedes
Were entangled in love throughout the thirties
And yes, there’s no clear proof
But I’m betting it’s the truth
These things tend to get written out of history

Just look and see
Oh yeah

Since as far as time goes back
There has never been a lack
Of ones to choose from, despite what the books might say
On records it will show
That they must have died alone
Or have been cared for by a friend until their grave, how fucking quaint

Isaac Newton had affairs
With Nicholas de Dullier
He wished to marry him but Nicky fled the scene
It drove Isaac to his death
But he’ll be remembered as
The lonely virgin who discovered gravity
Doesn’t sound like one to me

Unwritten gay romantic history
Might be a shock to you, it was to me
They’ve tried to wash it out, gotta learn about it now
Here’s some unwritten gay romantic history

Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Well Marie, she stole her heart
And so they belted out the music of the soul
That guitar slinging girl
Singing gospel to the world
And not long after, she invented rock n roll
Thought you might like to know

Unwritten gay romantic history
Might be a shock to you, it was to me
They’ve buried it with lies, we’re left to hypothesize and find
Unwritten gay romantic history

Margaret Mead, Zeus, and Athena
Socrates and Queen Christina

William Shakespeare, Gladys Bentley
Julius Caesar and Tchaikovsky

Unwritten gay romantic history
Can’t stop what you’re pretending not to see

Cary Grant and Walter Whitman
Florence Nightingale and Lincoln

And King Richard and King James and
Anne Lister, don’t ever forget

Unwritten gay romantic history
Could fill the shelves of untold libraries
It’s time they had their turn, cuz there’s so much more to learn about
Unwritten gay romantic history

Plato, Billie Holiday and
Herbert Hoover, Katherine Bates and

Roosevelt and Langston Hughes and
Dickinson, J Edgar Hoover

Joan of Arc and Oscar Wilde
Donatello, Gomer Pyle

Sappho and Igor Stravinsky
Florence Nightingale, DaVinci

Unwritten gay romantic, unwritten gay romantic
We’ll shout it from our rooftops, sea to sea
And share our history

So if some say that Greta and Mercedes were in love
I say we believe them, sometimes rumors are enough

credits

from The Great Failed Romances of the Twentieth Century, released October 22, 2021
Unwritten Gay Romantic History:
Teddy Grey - Vocals, Guitar
Michael Lepore - Bass, Organ, Backing Vox, Harmonica
John Vito - Trumpet
Michael LaRoca - Drums
Carly Kerr, Samantha Tullie, Angie Meller - Background vocals

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Teddy Grey New York, New York

Teddy Grey is a New York-based singer/songwriter. Past projects include double concept album "The Great Failed Romances of the Twentieth Century", mixtape "Rock N Roll McDonalds", and the cult independent movie "Garfeld: The Musical (A Garfield Parody)". More classics are on their way. Not rushing em this time. ... more

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