# Are there any popular songs about bisexuals and/or pansexuals? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [October 12, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-popular-songs-about-bisexuals-and-or-pansexuals/1033793 "2026-10-12T20:57:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-popular-songs-about-bisexuals-and-or-pansexuals/1033793/61 "2026-10-13T16:23:28Z")
Frank Ocean’s “Chanel” seems to be about his bisexuality: [Chanel (Frank Ocean song) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanel_(Frank_Ocean_song)) ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-popular-songs-about-bisexuals-and-or-pansexuals/1033793/62 "2026-10-13T17:44:46Z")
Anyone mentioned ‘Nancy Boy’ by Placebo? Was pretty big in the UK in the late '90s; I think they had a few songs with bi themes actually. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-popular-songs-about-bisexuals-and-or-pansexuals/1033793/63 "2026-10-13T22:31:10Z")
(Unless the person in question is ALSO bi- or pan-sexual.) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-popular-songs-about-bisexuals-and-or-pansexuals/1033793/64 "2026-10-13T23:40:45Z")
Surely Queen’s “Bicycle Race” could be interpreted that way? ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-popular-songs-about-bisexuals-and-or-pansexuals/1033793/65 "2026-10-14T18:38:27Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I think it’s implied that the speaker in Green Day’s “Basket Case” is bisexual, as he seems to be unsure whether the prostitute he hired is male or female: Billie Joe Armstrong did write this from his point of view about his mental health struggles at the time. The line may be an allusion to his bisexuality. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-popular-songs-about-bisexuals-and-or-pansexuals/1033793/66 "2026-10-14T20:22:20Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I think it’s implied that the speaker in Green Day’s “Basket Case” is bisexual, as he seems to be unsure whether the prostitute he hired is male or female: > > _I went to a whore_ > _He said my life’s a bore_ > _So quit my whining 'cause it’s bringing her down_ First of all, he doesn’t seem unsure. I think the “she” in this context refers to his shrink > I went to a shrink > To analyze my dreams > She says it’s lack of sex that’s bringing me down > I went to a whore > He said my life’s a bore > So quit my whining 'cause it’s bringing her down Second, being unsure doesn’t mean he doesn’t care. (but I don’t think he’s unsure) Third, a male prostitute would just make him gay, not bi. (Assuming the narrator is a male) ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-popular-songs-about-bisexuals-and-or-pansexuals/1033793/67 "2026-10-14T23:22:16Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > That made me think of Aerosmith’s “Dude Looks Like A Lady.” It’s actually about Vince Neil. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-popular-songs-about-bisexuals-and-or-pansexuals/1033793/68 "2026-10-15T11:06:54Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Surely Queen’s “Bicycle Race” could be interpreted that way? In what way? I don’t see it. **Don’t Stop Me Now** , though has the lines: I wanna make a supersonic **man** out of you and I wanna make a supersonic **woman** of you [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-popular-songs-about-bisexuals-and-or-pansexuals/1033793.md?page=3)