In , Willis filed a notice of copyright termination to the song as lyricist under the Copyright Act of which allows recording artists and writers to reclaim their master recordings and publishing. In a landmark ruling in , the United States District Court for the Southern District of California ruled that Willis can terminate his copyrights granted to the publishers Can't Stop Productions and Scorpio Music because "a joint author who separately transfers his copyright interest may unilaterally terminate the grant.
Taken at face value, the song's lyrics extol the virtues of the Young Men's Christian Association. In the gay culture from which the Village People sprang, the song was implicitly understood as celebrating the YMCA's reputation as a popular cruising and hookup spot, particularly for the younger men to whom it was addressed.
That said, he has often acknowledged his fondness for double entendre. Therefore, the group became more popular and more mainstream over time. Many different instruments are used throughout for an overall orchestral feel, another disco convention, but it is brass that stands out. As with other Village People hits, the lead vocals are handled by Willis and the background vocals are supplied by Willis and professional background singers.
The distinctive vocal line features the repeated "Young man! The background vocals join in throughout the song. Willis's version of the song is used in the film, Can't Stop the Music , though by that time Ray Simpson had replaced him as the policeman. The YMCA dance demonstrated in a photomontage. In this rendition, the M second from left is done in a popular variant.
One of the phases involves moving arms to form the letters Y-M-C-A as they are sung in the chorus:. The dance originated on Dick Clark 's American Bandstand. During the January 6, episode, which featured the Village People as guests throughout the hour, the dance was performed by audience members while the group performed "YMCA. Clark again played the song with the audience doing the YMCA hand gestures. Willis immediately picked up on the dance and mimicked the hand movements back at the audience as other Village People members stared at him with puzzled looks.
Clark then turned to Willis and said, "Victor, think you can work this dance into your routine? Following the sixth inning of New York Yankees baseball games at Yankee Stadium , the grounds crew traditionally grooms the infield while leading the crowd in the dance.
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There is no public event in American life where it sounds out of place. Donald Trump had to find out the hard way, but he is not one of the Village People. He is not a strange but beautiful freak artifact of American culture that will be cherished by all corners of the populace for generations to come.
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