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Village People – YMCA: Horns, Strings, and Pure Disco Energy 🎺 That huge chorus energy comes from the arrangement. A full horn section — saxes, trombone, trumpet, and baritone sax — working together, with the strings mostly supporting in long, legato lines… until moments like this right before the chorus. Add the horns and strings together, then layer in the lead vocal and those punchy backing vocals accenting the lyrics, and suddenly the whole thing turns into undeniable disco energy. Released
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