SPIN's Week in Review, May 26-30
What we learned this week: Weezer plus scooters equals danger. Sports fans already knew "Y.M.C.A." was gay. More punk bands from Jersey should emulate the Boss. And much more.
By Spin Staff 05.30.08 6:45 PM
Granted, it was a short week, and one that reminded us of summer's impending arrival -- mmm, barbecue -- but we did learn many things this week, with lessons coming from Weezer's Brian Bell, the commenters over at Deadspin, New Jersey punk rockers the Gaslight Anthem, pop duo She & Him, and... another pop duo, the Submarines. Here's a rundown.
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"Y.M.C.A." (An Oral History)
America's favorite ballpark sing-along is actually (gasp!) a disco anthem about gay sex. Or is it? On the 30th anniversary of the Village People smash, we get the full story from the folks who know best: the cowboy, the construction worker...
By Jeff Pearlman 05.27.08 3:22 PM
Henri Belolo (music producer, from a 2000 interview with disco-disco.com): [In 1975] I was talking to the gay community about what they liked, what they wanted to listen to musically, and what was their dream, their fantasy. One day [producer Jacques Morali and I] were walking in the streets of New York.
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