by Douglas
Messerli
Chris Greenwell
(director) Rainbow / 2018 [music video]
All right, they’re
a cute boy band made up of Jay, Mike, Randy, David and Gama called ECHO V,
first names only. They’re cute and their songs and rhythms are a nice blending
of such boy band’s pleasing harmonies.
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But this boy band is slightly different
given the fact that all are openly gay and out. No hiding it in their first
release, “I am a Rainbow,” featuring visually a Gay Pride parade. The song with
lyrics by Mike March and Jay Maq, music by Zak Lloyd may be nothing special,
but it is a musical celebration of being gay, which speaks loudly to the LGBTQ
community and puts this pleasing group of young men on the map.
Walking down this
path of gold
trying to find my
way real life got
to fit a mold want
to fly like blue birds do
but my dreams I'll
see them come true
and one day I will
have a story
for you I won't be
afraid to say I know
I have the courage
to stand
I know the rhythm
of my heart will be
I know I am the rable
I am
the rainbow I am a
rainbow
It’s truly important that such young
groups are now being featured, and I enjoyed their energetic performances.
Los Angeles, April
15, 2025
Reprinted from My
Queer Cinema blog (April 2025).
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