June 22, 2017
Looks like it really IS fun to stay at the YMCA, at least if you are a Friend of Dorothy:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jun/20/ymca-partners-with-boy-george-to-embrace-eponymous-gay-anthem-for-first-time
"Christian youth organisation the YMCA unexpectedly found itself the subject of a gay anthem when the Village People released what was intended to be a "filler†track as a single, in 1978.
Soon, whether you were five or 50, you weren’t just humming it but could do the dance too. These days, somehow, each new generation seems born knowing it – yet in 1978, rather than embracing it, the YMCA in America threatened legal action.
"The YMCA that didn’t like [the song], and they were going to sue us,†Felipe Rose, the Native American in the band, told News Limited. "But they realised they didn’t own the copyright to four letters.â€
It’s taken almost 40 years for any branch of the organisation to capitalise on the enormous popularity of the song – but on Tuesday, YMCA Australia took the leap, partnering with British singer Boy George to rerecord the song in support of the Why Not? campaign which aims to shine a light on issues that are important to Australian young people: marriage equality, mental health and youth unemployment."
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Somebody forgot what the C in YMCA stands for, it seems.
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