YMCA
Written by Jacques Morali and Victor Willis,
released by the Village People, 1978
Fabrics and polyester fiber fill
Evelyn Kain
YMCA stands for Young Men’s Christian Association which provided affordable hotel rooms for men in big cities in the 1960s and 1970s.
A disco dance tune, it became an anthem for the gay community, and then for sports fans: in 2008, 44,000 people acted out the letters in arm movements at a live performance at the Sun Bowl. These letters are dancing to the tune, too!
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