This Pride season, Jeangu Macrooy returns with his first ever queer protest song ‘Independent Girls & Nasty Evil Gays’. It hits the nail on the head - a satirical protest song against sexism and queerphobia that uses humor and anger to dissect the patriarchy: danceable resistance against scared little men with fragile egos. “It’s a funny, sarcastic protest anthem for the girls and the gays” says Jeangu. “I wrote it from the perspective of people who blame feminism and queerness for everything that’s “wrong” in the world - just to highlight how ridiculous and outdated that mindset really is.”

While working on his upcoming fourth album, ‘Young, Awkward & Lonely’ (out this fall) Jeangu realized that whilst he’s written protest songs in the past he’d never written one that directly addresses queer rights. “The time feels right. The world’s grown increasingly hostile towards LGBTQ+ people, and the rights we’ve fought so hard for are being challenged in real and terrifying ways. The song is also feminist, because women’s rights are under attack too. It felt urgent, it felt necessary and it felt like the right moment to make some noise.”

“I want queer people to feel empowered to live even louder”, he continues. “In the face of hate, we shouldn’t shrink ourselves. We deserve nothing less than full freedom to be our authentic selves - without apology, without compromise. I hope this song also inspires allies to speak up, show up, and join the fight for equality. Because silence is not neutral.”

SONG CREDITS:

Written by J. A. U. Macrooy & Jasper Zuidervaart.
Vocals by Jeangu Macrooy. Additional vocals by Oumnia Guigui. All instruments by Jasper Zuidervaart. Recorded. produced and mixed by Jasper Zuidervaart at Studio Zuidervaart. Mastered by Jeffrey de Gans at Da Goose Mastering.

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1. Digital 04.07.2025 (UR076D)