The person who wrote the song has recently spoken out about this. He says the song was NOT intended to promote a homosexual context, and he is happy all the way to the bank that Trump is using it.
Hmm. How one would explain the past 50 years of understanding of the song (minus those outside the cultural loop) + prior statements made by the artists would then be an interesting thing to behold
"Understanding of the song" or simple prejudicial assumptions? As a humble author, myself, I tend to support what the songwriter has to say about it. He says it is NOT a "gay anthem." Why is the author wrong, and everyone else right?
I don't know, it's hard to square with fellow band members saying it was a gay song + the culture of the day understanding it as such + the YMCA itself distancing from it due to the gay subtext and said cultural understanding + the context of the local YMCA in Greenwich Village which is the song's inspiration being a known gay forum + Greenwich Village itself being a known gay hotspot in NYC at the time and the fact that that place is where the band derived it's stage name from
The person who wrote the song has recently spoken out about this. He says the song was NOT intended to promote a homosexual context, and he is happy all the way to the bank that Trump is using it.
Hmm. How one would explain the past 50 years of understanding of the song (minus those outside the cultural loop) + prior statements made by the artists would then be an interesting thing to behold
"Understanding of the song" or simple prejudicial assumptions? As a humble author, myself, I tend to support what the songwriter has to say about it. He says it is NOT a "gay anthem." Why is the author wrong, and everyone else right?
I don't know, it's hard to square with fellow band members saying it was a gay song + the culture of the day understanding it as such + the YMCA itself distancing from it due to the gay subtext and said cultural understanding + the context of the local YMCA in Greenwich Village which is the song's inspiration being a known gay forum + Greenwich Village itself being a known gay hotspot in NYC at the time and the fact that that place is where the band derived it's stage name from
So, you go tell the songwriter he is wrong. I'm sure he will hear you respectfully.