When I originally said "upbeat", I should have said "high energy". It should be a song that will make the audience want to cheer by the third measure—if not sooner. It doesn't have to be club music to be high energy, the opening chords of Star Wars (were they "gay") would be more than sufficient.
Homoerotic or dandy music videos are fun to watch, but the audience will only be hearing the song, not watching it, so gay visuals are irrelevant.
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