![]() Her instinct was right: "Same Love" was nominated for Song Of The Year at the 2014 GRAMMY Awards, where Lambert - alongside Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Madonna and Queen Latifah - delivered a powerful performance of the song that saw gay and heterosexual couples get married on live television. (She alludes to her sexuality in the chorus, in which she sings, "And I can't change/ Even if I tried/ Even if I wanted to/ My love, my love, my love/ She keeps me warm.") While she wasn't sure how the song would be received, Lambert knew she was part of something special - so special, in fact, that she told her three bosses that she may need Sundays off during awards season. Lambert, then 22, had a different personal connection to "Same Love," as she came out as a lesbian when she was 17. "I just wanted to hold myself accountable," Macklemore said, "and hold hip-hop accountable and bring up an issue that was being pushed under the rug." Macklemore was partially inspired by his gay uncle, who is mentioned in the song's first verse, when writing "Same Love." But he felt particularly inclined to write the song upon reading about a teenager who killed himself after being bullied for his sexuality, he revealed in a 2013 interview with New York Times. ![]() While songs like Madonna 's "Express Yourself" or Whitney Houston 's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" have long been hailed as Pride anthems, "Same Love" was one of the first mainstream hits to outwardly vocalize support for LGBTQ+ rights and marriage equality, and to condemn stereotypes attributed to people of the community. It became a radio hit around summer 2013, when the Defense of Marriage Act was struck down. "Same Love" - a call to action to support marriage equality - was released in July of 2012, nearly three years before same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide. 1 hit with 2011's "Can't Hold Us." But more importantly, she was able to provide her voice to one of the decade's biggest LGBTQ+ anthems. An aspiring singer/songwriter on the side, Lambert landed the feature through her peer in Seattle's art scene, Hollis Wong-Wear, who had worked with Macklemore and Lewis on their track "White Walls." It was a big opportunity for Lambert, as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were coming off of a No. I remember doing the math like, “Yeah, I’m good at little league.When Mary Lambert recorded the chorus of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ' "Same Love" in early 2012, she was working three jobs. Yeah, I guess she had a point, didn’t she? She’s like “Ben you’ve loved girls since before pre-k, trippin’.” I told my mom, tears rushing down my face ‘Cause I could draw, my uncle was, and I kept my room straight. When I was in the third grade I thought that I was gay, ![]()
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