The Backstreet Boys have, um, quit playing games and released a socially-conscious music video for their new single āIn a World Like Thisā which offers a pro-gay marriage. Toward the end of the clip a lesbian couple is seen taking each otherās hands overjoyed watching a television report on the overturning of Prop. 8.
The video premiered on ABCās Good Morning America today. Band memberĀ A.J. McLean explained,Ā āThe concept of the video is based on the song, which tells a story of how love conquers all and āin a world like thisā that we live in, with all the craziness and negative energy that can go around, with real love you can overcome anything.ā
This marks just another demonstration of the bandās support for its many LGBT fans. Earlier this summer BSB performed during London Pride at popular venue G-A-Y.
h/t: Huffington Post
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Claudia
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wilbready
Nice to see the Boys back insync, ok I’ll stop now. I detected some auto-tuning, for shame! Not a bad video, just not as good as I remember them being.
balehead
They must really need the money now….
ShowMeGuy
Uuhhmmmmm o.k. Melody is earworm….lyrics are undecipherable….video images are the only thing saving this song.
tookietookie
I’ve given my sisters grief about their BSB worship, but then the ending with the lesbian couple brought the message of the song around, and I don’t know, I just ended up thinking they didn’t have to make a statement like that but they did. It’s very decent of them and they have my respect and gratitude for it.
gwydion
I’ve always liked them. Even when it wasn’t cool. This one is ok but they’ve had better songs.
Don’t be hatin… you all KNOW they’re cute. š
Nikkidane
Awesome!
Brian
I saw a tiny image of two men together on a TV screen – if you blinked, you would have missed it.
Randy
@Brian:
How about the 2 women holding hands in the foreground?
stfallon1028
How is this song any more or less pro-gay than the BSB’s entire musical output?
fredo777
Damn, Kevin Richardson is fine. Mmmph.