A song that unites Native Americans, cowboys, soldiers, construction workers, police officers and even motorcyclists has finally achieved its place in history.
The 1978 disco anthem YMCA by the Village People, has been admitted to the Library of Congress. It was one of 25 recordings added to the library’s National Recording Registry on Wednesday in its annual selection of works older than ten years deemed worthy of preservation due to their impact on American culture.
“The National Recording Registry is the evolving playlist of the American soundscape,” Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, said. “It reflects moments in history captured through the voices and sounds of the time.”
Victor Willis, an African-American musical theatre performer, wrote YMCA with Jacques Morali, a gay French disco