A Sweet Queer Love Story Unfolds in Girl in Red's New Holiday Song

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A Sweet Queer Love Story Unfolds in Girl in Red's New Holiday Song 
Out Norwegian musician Marie Ulven opines that there's "no mistletoe above our heads" in her song "two queens in a king sized bed." 
 Tracy E. Gilchrist
          
          Dec 22, 2020
          
        
Tracy E. Gilchrist
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP of Editorial and Special Projects at equalpride. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
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Beautiful and melancholy, girl in red's "two queens in a king sized bed" is a Christmas song for the times. And there's a new video with a queer love story to accompany the song ahead of the holiday.
"Two queens in a king-sized bed / There's no mistletoe above our heads / But I'll kiss you anyway on Christmas day / Yeah, I'll kiss you anyway on Christmas day," sings out Norgwegian musician Marie Ulven.
At a time when many are separated from loved ones for the holidays, the video for the song features Ulven and her true love afloat on the ocean on a king-sized bed at Christmastime.
Ulven debuted on Soundcloud nearly five years ago and has wowed critics with her sound that leans into her queer identity. "Two queens in a king sized bed" is the first single off of her upcoming debut studio album.
Watch the charming video below.

        
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