Lesbian Fan Base
Spiteri has a large lesbian fanbase, although she is heterosexual.
When Texas released their debut single, "I Don't Want a Lover", in 1989, Spiteri was adamant that she didn't want a 'girly' image and insisted on 'Big E' Levi jeans and a denim jacket. She wrote and performed the title track to the 1990s sitcom Ellen, and once appeared alongside Ellen DeGeneres in the opening credits.
In the music video of "Inner Smile", Spiteri appears as a drag king, impersonating Elvis Presley.
Additionally, according to an article in the Scottish tabloid Sunday Mail, Spiteri's song "Don't Keep Me Waiting" (from the Melody album) will be used in the final season of The L Word, Showtime's popular drama about a group of lesbians living in West Hollywood.
Her latest album, The Movie Songbook, includes at least two romantic songs which have been recorded with the original male-centric lyrics: "What's New, Pussycat?" and "Oh, Pretty Woman".
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Famous quotes containing the words lesbian, fan and/or base:
“Why is it so difficult to see the lesbian—even when she is there, quite plainly, in front of us? In part because she has been “ghosted”Mor made to seem invisible—by culture itself.... Once the lesbian has been defined as ghostly—the better to drain her of any sensual or moral authority—she can then be exorcised.”
—Terry Castle, U.S. lesbian author. The Apparitional Lesbian, ch. 1 (1993)
“A matchmaker after a wedding is like a fan after autumn.”
—Chinese proverb.
“Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)