“The Trolley Song,” a second-act standout from the 1944 movie musical “Meet Me in St. Louis,” was sung by Judy Garland in striking Technicolor.
And yet it has found new life online nearly 80 years later as an unlikely anthem for LGBTQ Pride.
“Happy pride month (sic) to Judy Garland in the trolley song.
Kelleher likened it to Cher’s 1998 autotune fantasia “Believe” but “somehow even more gay.”Like Cher’s hit, “The Trolley Song” is dripping in artifice.
“The Trolley Song” has been adopted by LGBTQ people since Garland first started singing it in concert.
Persons:
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Organizations:
CNN, LGBTQ, Turner, TCM, Warner Bros ., Pride, Broadway, Carnegie Hall, Capitol Studios, Gay Boys
Locations:
St, Ireland, Missouri, New York, London, Los Angeles