Sophie B. Hawkins Gave Us A Queer Pop Hit In The ’90s. Then Came The Backlash.

I sat on a mountainside with peace of mind
And I lay by the ocean
Makin’ love to her with visions clear
Walked the days with no one near
And I return as chained and bound to you

Sophie B. Hawkins Gave Us A Queer Pop Hit In The ’90s. Then Came The Backlash.

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Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover Original Music Video Sophie B. Hawkins

The original banned version of the video for Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover by Sophie B. Hawkins. Sophie’s record label at the time requested she film another version – the black and white version you’re probably more familiar with. Note the blue butterfly hands and the fingers walking up her cheek and how those moves reappear in her later videos.

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