Ohhhhh. And today is my birthday too! I'm happy now 😁

The innocence....melts your heart.

"I see the different jobs"....oh My God guys....you're soo sweet and inocent!!

I can't with the cute innocence. OMG to be a fly on the wall when they finally realize .... 🤣😉

If you were at a club and this song came on, EVERYONE was up on the bar, dancing with the hand motions. Thanks for the memories!

If the twins have not heard this, they have never been to a white, working class wedding reception. YMCA is mandatory!😂😂😂

And can we please get a shirt that says "Back with another Banger" on the front and "No more talking!" on the back???? Please??? Love you guys!

Man, this came out when I was in high school back in the 70s, when being gay was still a scary bad thing. This was probably a lot of my friends' first time seeing a group that was out. (We loved the song anyway!) This silly cheerful thing is more historic than you might think!

The Black police man character: Victor Willis wrote all of the songs. He once dated Phylicia Rashad for a brief time. All of the group members did drugs back then but Victor eventually became a notorious crack fiend and was at one time kicked out of the group and lost the house that he owned on Haight Street. All of the other members, unlike Victor, were gay and this song was in reference to the YMCA being at that time a place where gay men would hook up on the low. In the street scene you see the sign of a gay bar called "The Ramrod" that used to be there in NYC. When I lived in SF, Victor lived down the block from me. Another video: "NAVY" was more identifiably "gay" than "YMCA" and is hilarious! Victors songs were a spoof of masculine Gay men. Another hit: "Macho Man". Victor has in recent years cleaned up his drug habit and he continues to own the royalty rights to his music.

"It was really uplifting" - And that right there is all that matters.

No ones going to tell them what this song is actually about?!? Lololol “I like this message... with all the jobs...”

I couldn't love these two young men more.

this 59y o follower lady just danced through the kitchen. this was the hymn of my disco time! village people, gay icons!!

I had to scroll the comments and see how we were gonna contextualize this for our sweet twins 😂 The purity and love you two put out, it’s everything. Keep going 🔥

"The message" is about jobs and ethnicities... Oh, you boys are so sweet and innocent... :)

*laughing to himself the entire time wondering is someone is gonna tell them........

"I definitely understand what he was talking about..." ALL I could think is nooooo you really don't! 😂🤣😂

The Village People get a lot of shit, and while their lyrics were crazy sometimes,they had great voices and the music was great

These poor boys have no gaydar. We still luv em!😄

Life was better when everyone of all types just did the ymca dance and had fun

Not much is more fun than when they play this song at every NY Yankees game, and 54,000 people get on their feet and do the YMCA dance. 🔥

I just adore your innocence listening to this.

I’m still waiting for y’all to do Joan Jett’s I Love Rock and Roll 🤣🤞🏻

Nothing gets a crowd going like YMCA. Guilty pleasure. 👍👍

I must say your genuine, positive reaction to this ‘70’s classic made me really focus on the message it conveys and feel like I was just hearing it for the first time! I appreciate you for that. 😊 Thank you young men for doing what you do...we need more positive energy these strange days. ✌️ and 💓

I was listening on my way home. When one of you said "I really like their message" I almost drove off the road.

YMCA - Young Men's Christian Association. A place where poor people could rent a place to stay in the big city.

I am so very impressed with the comments. I am older and am aware of the origins of this song, but I'm very content like most of the comments to just let the twins enjoy it with their own poetic interpretation. I like it. It shows how kind they are.

You Spin Me Round by Dead or Alive Come On, Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners

This song was HUGE back in the day, to this day if this comes on at a party everyone is up on the floor.

This was a big hit and is played at sporting events, weddings, tons of sites even today, lol. Lots of folks made fun of this campy group in their funky costumes, but the songs have lasted a long time.There is even a dance move that spells out the letters YMCA with your arms, really corny. People often roll their eyes when this song plays, but most EVERYONE of a certain age knows it and the moves.😂

I remember skating to this at the “roller rink.”😂😂

NEW IDEA: When you fellas figure out the truth about the music and people you're viewing, do 'Aha Moment' videos.😊

"#Generations are a lens through which to understand change..." Tim, when your Mom agreed to allow you to forfeit college, and start this KZfaq, YT, channel- who knew? Who knew, that through your lens~ your Reaction to music, would bring multi~generational~ Baby~Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y~ Millenials, Gen Z, with no major generational faux pas, together, in a harmonious relationship. From listening to the symphonious tunes of Stevie Wonder, the acoustic country sound of 'Jolene,' the melodious beat of 'In The Air of Night', to the harmonious and symphonious voices of the Bee-Gees... and, Yes! Barry Gibb's well-known falsetto voice, your YT channel, through the harmony of music, has brought smiles, laughter, unity, fun... Togetherness- young, old; black white... Americans, Australians, 'Aussies,' What!?! all, reminiscing and singing to their favorite melodious tunes. Tim, You and your brothers, Twin~ Fred, and Dom (#DomDolla 219) have achieved some phenomenal things. Your effort is a great asset and deserves to be recognized, respected, and celebrated. Thank you... for music, for 'Love & Happiness' ...for harmony, for You. Happy Labor Day! Gents! In the lyrical content of Stevie Wonder... 'Music is a language we all understand!' Sir~Duke Blessings✝️

I suggest y’all boyz should try Waterfalls by TLC it is a timeless r and b classic

It’s a fun song regardless what people say this song is about.

I am torn between being totally charmed at the fresh unburdened perspective on this song (being able to enjoy it just for its simplicity and seemingly straightforward message in today's time), and being sad about the context of the controversy and uproar and history behind the song when it originally came out, when this reaction is what it should have been about in the first place. But I am so happy that this is what people think now when they hear the song! I really encourage you gents to look up why this song was such a big deal when it first came out and the impact it had on the LGBTIQ community and society at the time. Thank you for doing what you do, it may seem to many people to be just a frivolous silly fun thing to listen to a bunch of old music but this is more than that. Music is such a massive part of telling human history, and bringing these songs up in a new context gives so many a chance to not just listen to things they've never heard before, but to explore that history behind what these songs meant at the time, and how we've changed, and recognising that songs like these were a huge catalyst for that change.

@TwinsthenewTrend... Fred said, "I definitely understand what he's talking about..." 😉 OMGoodness, so sweet. He's (Fred) not wrong, though. 🤔🙄 The WORDS THEMSELVES don't match the historical context so it's more like an inside joke that all of us old folk are in on...and let's face it, that's what the Y WAS supposed to symbolize, all the opportunities the song is talking about. The fact that it turned into a Mecca of gay cruising subculture is just incidental and now it's an interesting dichotomy...and HILARIOUS. Since the twins are always asking to be schooled on what the artist is talking about, in this case they're not wrong because that's exactly what he is talking about, except for the fact that the rest of us really know 'what's up' and can fill in the blanks. That's why this is an important discussion. It's like a history lesson. 👍🏼

When you realize you've never actually listened to the lyrics of a song you've heard approximately 1000 times...

This one seems unfair. Unless you’re of a certain age, you don’t even know what the YMCA was! It was not always the community pool. 😂😂😂

This was such a sweet & logical reaction. Bless your sweet hearts. I’m here for it.

OMG....YOUR LIFE HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN IF YOU JUST DISCOVERED THE VILLAGE PEOPLE😲👍❤

Ok! This was a major hit back in the day

Haven’t seen Victor for years. Years ago when the group broke up he was trying to get his own thing going. Victor use to come to my store and hang out, him and his brother Morris, good people.

Be careful listing to this when you're driving. You can get a speeding ticket to this song lol.

Where's my fellow children of the 70's who just sat here in front of the screen and did the full arm movements for Y-M-C-A ?!

This was the goofiest song on the planet and yet everyone loved dancing to it....🤠🤠

Never seen your channel before, but love seeing someone else discover the irrepressible joy of YMCA for the first time! Multiple generations have grown up with this song, and it still gets EVERYONE on the dance floor no matter where it's played.

Back on the 1970s- you could stay at the YMCA it was a prequel to a hostel- you could rent a room but shared a bathroom.. but now it’s a “gym”, etc.

LOL. You’ll love Macho Man💪🏼 and In the Navy 🇺🇸

ymca is one of the best party songs 👌🏻

"I ain't gonna lie"...every time I hear this I picture my elderly mom dancing with us at my niece's wedding reception. Too funny!

You two are so sweet & respectful! Love you! Thanks for the uplifts!🙏❤

Love that they are judging this song with fresh ears, listening on its own merits......but is anyone going to tell them?!

Next please check out either "Macho Man" or "In the Navy"

It was a gay anthem when it came out. It’s such a great song, everyone liked it, gay and straight.

I just love watching y'all comment and appreciate the music from my high school years! Our favorite past time in middle school was to go roller skating on Friday nights. This was one of the songs that everyone used to do the arm movements to... kinda like one of the first Tik Tok dances! Y'all are great- keep sharing the love 💕🌻

My brother interviewed a couple of these guys when he did his master's degree. They talked about the big anti-disco backlash (I remember disco record burnings, even). Some of the backlash was against the slick production and simple beats--we got punk as a result, but some of it was against the women, people of color, and gay artists that were embraced by disco. I still have a few of my brother's signed Village People records. A bunch of talented session musicians (including brass instrumentalists) suddenly lost their jobs when disco died.

Oh my gosh, I feel like this is one of those songs nowadays that you only listen to at parties because everyone knows the dance 🤣🤣🤣

Village people Sang YMCA 1978 it came Out. I was 8 yes old. Going on 9 I Sing danced doing YMCA. My Mom would Laugh you'll understand YMCA when you grow up. Always liked YMCA & didn't care what it meant.!!!

Also I noticed when you guys were listening to Journey you guys had a difference of opinion and instead of putting the other down you actually raise the brother up you keep up this philosophy and this action of class diplomacy in love for your brother we need more of that in this country again thank you and God bless you!

You guys should react to Get Down Tonight - KC and Sunshine Band,

Listen to Peter Gabriel “In Your Eyes”. - beautiful song

What a great dancing tune. I don't know how many times I've done the spell out with my arms....good times 💗

The Living Years by Mike and the Mechanics never fails to choke me up.

Back Stabbers - The O’Jays

In the 70sand early 80s best song to roller skate to-disco ball and everything!

Glad to see they are dancing and enjoying to the tunes i enjoyed when i was 11. Now I am 50. Lol!

Back in the day we all loved this song. We Danced to it every time it was played, Most of us never even saw the video, so we had no idea about its actual context. I’m glad you guys actually liked it. I appreciate your spiritual upbringing and having a clean thoughts when you see things. Keep it up 👍🏻😊

This content is amazing its like seeing someone who was under rock discovering things for the first time lol

Y'all need to listen to some Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing

Omg this song dropped when I was four❤️❤️❤️ it's one of the first I remember... We used to do the little dance at birthday parties without a clue of what they were really talking about 🤣

The thumbnail for this 😁 and thanks for reacting to it. I forgot all those horns and strings. Also had forgotten there was an official video. 👍

The Archies: Sugar Sugar

FINALLY! A SONG I REQUESTED MADE IT ON HERE! SO EXCITED! MAKE THAT TWO! I JUST SAW BOYS II MEN AS WELL! 😊

I came from rough area in Scotland and we went the YMCA’ lol 😂 loved this

These guys are open minded, and I love watching them. Just because they do not interpret this group as gay, it doesn’t mean every one has to have a giggle over it. Their interpretation of the YMCA is a good one. As they say, many representatives here , and the YMCA is a good place.

These dudes make my day every time they upload

I'm surprised that no one mentioned how this was the first gay man's anthem in the 70's. They brought living out of the closet into the mainstream by being the first openly gay men's music group. The YMCA was a place where gay men could meet other gay men in a safe place. This song was so much more than a fun song to dance to . It was really important for the gay community. :)

Try Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, 'I Second That Emotion'.

Not only do I love your reactions to the music I grew up with, you have also expanded my musical horizons. Much love!

I don't know if they still do, but the YMCA used to rent rooms to men who needed a place to stay.

"A Change is Going To Come " by Sam Cooke

I love you two young men. I used to love going to parties and dancing to this song. We were young and having fun and all the other stuff meant nothing to us. We were just having a good time and loving life.

Loving your interpretation so much - this is why this song was so universally loved by people who had no idea what was up at the YMCA (I was a kid when it came out and felt exactly like you) :D --- Please do the Cars "Since You're Gone" (Tim you will LOVE the syncopated rhythms!) and the Archies "Sugar Sugar"

Come on Eileen by The Dexy Midnight Runners

The Village People are gay icons and this song is about cruising for a hookup, and the YMCA is where you’ll find the boys. 🏳️‍🌈

Yayyyyyyyy!!!! You just took me back to 1977, Junior High, dances. We danced this. YMCA. It is a great message guys. For sure! Your channel is a good message too. I’m your biggest fan in Minnesota.

I lived at the Washington DC YMCA in 1974 for $5 a night. Then a couple years they released my song. Great reaction to a cool song. You two are blessed!

I love the twins innocent and genuine take on this song. I remember doing the Y M C A dance as a kid.

I’m going to go with Tim & Fred’s interpretation of this song from now on. If you think about the YMCA today they are correct.

Who can resist dancing to this! Love your channel!!! And, admire you so much!

Exactly....the message in this song and the group is powerful!! Togetherness, believing in you and keep pushing forward!!

YMCA stands for Young Men’s Christian Association. It was originally started to have a safe and nice place for men to go and hang out, have a good meal, take a shower, play games, have different activities going on etc. and also have resources for jobs etc. I think they originally provided lodging & may still today...not sure. There’s also the YWCA, which stands for Young Women’s Christian association that has the same ideas and goals to provide a safe haven and nice place to go to hang out etc. I enjoy watching your reaction videos. God bless you both!

Raised in the 60s and most of the 70s by a single parent, the ymca gave me sports and after school activity. For some odd reason one was archery lol.

For real, tho, the YMCA is amazing. And they got them everywhere. When I was in college and broke af I wanted to see Europe and you know where I stayed everywhere I went? the local YMCA.

Just love you boys. I'm a 67 year old mom who raised my son on seventies music. Have a go at Moody Blues, Pink Floyd and Emerson Lake and Palmer.

Just made a cold, rainy, snowy day in Boulder, CO much better.💜💜💜

big ol smile on my face Living it for the first time all over again Thank you!!

My favorite reaction of yours to date, because it really moved me. Everything you enjoyed about YMCA is absolutely true. You felt the power of the song, and that it is proud. You appreciated seeing a diversity of representations of men without knowing their backstory, you were dancing there with them❤️🙏🏻Everybody knows this video/song is special, and it’s on a lot of layers. Gay life was more limited back then, and I think VP celebrating the culture in this way was a big deal. Tim & Fred, keep on feeling the commonalities, that’s what it’s about🌎🌍🌏That’s why we love you!