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Positive

from Boy Howdy by Jay Spears

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    Jay's sensational debut CD includes the toe-tapping youtube video smash "I Like Mike" as well as homo-pop faves "My Ray" and "Cryin' Over Brian". Fun beats, extra-crispy guitars, and juicy harmonies: What's not to like?
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On our first date, a guy told me he was HIV positive. The story of our date, practically verbatim, makes up my song "Positive". The chorus for “Positive” (“one of the finest songs about the stickiness of status disclosure yet written” per one reviewer) is adapted from a Haydn cello concerto!
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Spears' musings aren't always so lighthearted. "Positive" takes a sobering look at how HIV status can affect potential relationships. Despite its honest resolution ("So now we're pals and I tell you no lie/ I hope he finds a beautiful positive guy"), the track has caused some controversy among listeners. Such is the dilemma of difficult themes that deal with volatile emotions, and Spears triumphs by inviting people to think about the issues in a way that's moving and real. -- Jason Roush, Boston BAY WINDOWS

lyrics

Positive © 2002 JAY SPEARS MUSIC ASCAP

Met a big smiley jarhead,
And there wasn’t much doubt
He’s sizin’ me up;
I’m checkin’ him out.
Made a date for the weekend and I was delighted
Couldn’t wait, couldn’t sleep I was too excited.

So we went to the beach,
And I’m thinkin’ doggone
We’re hittin’ it off; it’s turnin’ me on.
Then he looks me in the eye,
Honest as the sky,
And he says “I’m an HIV-positive guy”.
And I go Oh. Ah. Uh... Hmm.

Positive. He says he’s positive.
Positive. He says he’s positive.

Well I looked out to sea,
And I gave a little cough
It’s bummin’ me out;
It’s tickin’ me off.
Well I felt bad,
But call a spade a spade
I don’t wanna dodge a bullet every time I get laid.
So I go Ah. Uh. Heh-heh. Eeeeeee.

Positive. He says he’s positive....

And he laughs. “This gonna be a problem for you?”
But I was just standing there starin’ at my shoe.
“Problem? Nah! Problem? For me?
Some of my best friends are HIV.”
Why couldn’t I be as honest as he?

Well I felt bad
But call a spade a spade
Don’t wanna dodge a bullet
Every time I get laid.
So now we’re pals, and I tell you no lie
I hope he finds a beautiful, beautiful positive guy.

Positive. He says he’s positive....

credits

from Boy Howdy, released August 13, 2002
Drum programming by J.D. Salbego
Words & music; guitar, bass, & vocals: Jay Spears
Recorded, mixed, & mastered by J.D. Salbego

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Jay Spears Los Angeles, California

Native L.A. singer-songwriter Jay Spears' debut CD "BOY HOWDY" features humorous, boy-meets-boy pop tunes with titles like I LIKE MIKE and CRYIN' OVER BRIAN.
Jay's sophomore CD "PLAYIN ON MY TEAM" includes the full-choir gospel rocker, SMAK DEM CHRISTIANS DOWN, the video for which has over 80,000 views on youtube.
Now here comes his third CD: We Are All Born Lucky.
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