Equality Just Found a New Anthem in Macklemore & Lewis Same Love Sam Douthit - The Eargazm
go to original October 5, 2012

Same Love, as featured on the debut album from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Heist, will be available 10/09/2012. (Ryan Lewis)

Earlier this summer, the Seattle duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis received a lot of attention when they dropped their single Same Love off their upcoming album The Heist, set to release October 9th.

The reason for the attention is the lyrical content of the song, progessivly supporting sexual and marriage equality and questioning how the media and hip-hop culture in particular view gay marriage. The song is catchy as hell, it’s very chill with heavy reliance on the piano for the beat as well as the smooth vocals of Mary Lambert for the chorus, I’m convinced that this song would still be a hit even if it didn’t have such a powerful message.

For the music video, Macklemore and Lewis wanted to visually portray exactly the message they make through the song.

Directed by Jon Jon Augustavo and Ryan Lewis himself, the video paints a story of one man’s life long struggle with being gay and finding love. The video is also mixed with iconic images of civil rights protests, making the message even more powerful.

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