y.m.c.a

Y.M.C.A是美國Disco樂團The Village People的代表作之一。收錄在1980年發行的專輯Can´t Stop the Music當中。但是作為單曲，Y.M.C.A早在1969年12月31日已經發行，由Henri Belolo ，Phil Hurtt ，Jacques Morali 和Peter Whitehead共同創作。這首單曲在1979年The Billboard Hot 100榜單中最高排名第2。

2014年《中國好聲音》楊坤戰隊四強所表演的Young Man就是這首歌的中文版。美劇Friends第二季21集結尾時Monica在餐廳表演時放的音樂也是這首歌。

基本介紹

• 外文名稱：Y.M.C.A
• 所屬專輯：Can´t Stop the Music 
• 歌曲時長：3分21秒 
• 發行時間：1969年12月31日 
• 音樂風格：Disco 
• 歌曲語言：英語
• 唱片公司：CASABLANCA 

歌詞

The Village People

Y.M.C.A

Young man, theres no need to feel down.

楊坤戰隊四強表演Young Man

I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground.

I said, young man, cause youre in a new town

Theres no need to be unhappy.

Young man, theres a place you can go.

I said, young man, when youre short on your dough.

You can stay there, and Im sure you will find

Many ways to have a good time.

Its fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.

Its fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.

They have everything for you men to enjoy,

You can hang out with all the boys ...

Its fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.

Its fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.

You can get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal,

You can do whatever you feel ...

Young man, are you listening to me?

I said, young man, what do you want to be?

I said, young man, you can make real your dreams.

But you got to know this one thing!

No man does it all by himself.

I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf,

And just go there, to the Y-M-C-A.

Im sure they can help you today.

Its fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.

Its fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.

They have everything for you men to enjoy,

You can hang out with all the boys ...

Its fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.

Its fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.

You can get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal,

You can do whatever you feel ...

Young man, I was once in your shoes.

I said, I was down and out with the blues.

I felt no man cared if I were alive.

I felt the whole world was so tight ...

Thats when someone came up to me,

And said, young man, take a walk up the street.

Theres a place there called the Y-M-C-A.

They can start you back on your way.

Its fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.

Its fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.

They have everything for you men to enjoy,

You can hang out with all the boys ...

字母舞蹈

受到美國拉拉隊文化的影響，美國樂迷發明了一種字母舞來配合這首歌。

YMCA舞

Y--伸開雙臂，斜向上揚。

M--在Y的基礎上，手向內彎。

C--兩臂向左彎

A--雙手伸至頭上

歌曲解釋

YMCA本來是指The Young Men's Christian Association ，基督教青年會。“The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), founded in London in 1844 and brought to the United States in 1851, began as an effort to protect vulnerable men from the dangers of the city. By the early twentieth century, YMCAs had become popular havens for men who sought sex with other men.”(該組織1844年在倫敦成立，1851年引進至美國，原本旨在保護城市中弱勢年輕男性。但是，從20世紀早期開始，YMCA變成了男同性戀者尋歡作樂的集中地。)

於是這首同名歌一發行就成為了男同性戀社區的代表曲，受到男同性戀者的追捧。

2007年，The Village People樂隊的主唱和成立者Victor Willis在接受採訪時表示 :“the lyrics in Y.M.C.A. were not meant to be innuendo about gay cruising but about hanging out with your straight buddies.”（Y.M.C.A.的歌詞不是暗指同性戀間的尋歡作樂，而是指直男之間的普通玩樂。）

銷量認證

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