it's fun to stay at the YMCA
- Modern pop songs, rewritten in iambic pentameter, at Pop Sonnets
"O sweet and noble lad, be not aggrieved,
Pray lift thyself from off the cursed ground
Thy travels long have left thee most deceived;
There is a sanctuary to be found.
They've pleasant lodgings for thee at a cost
Amenable to one of little wealth,
And pastimes there-too many to exhaust
To cleanse thy soul and fortify thy health
Let not thy pride dissuade thee from their aid
Or think I speak of what I do not know;
For in my troubled youth, 'twas there I stayed
To lift myself from poverty and woe
We've cause to thank them over and again,
This brotherhood for good young Christian men!"
Village People-YMCA
I'd also recommend Avicii's 'Wake Me Up' and Bon Jovi's 'Livin' On A Prayer'
"O sweet and noble lad, be not aggrieved,
Pray lift thyself from off the cursed ground
Thy travels long have left thee most deceived;
There is a sanctuary to be found.
They've pleasant lodgings for thee at a cost
Amenable to one of little wealth,
And pastimes there-too many to exhaust
To cleanse thy soul and fortify thy health
Let not thy pride dissuade thee from their aid
Or think I speak of what I do not know;
For in my troubled youth, 'twas there I stayed
To lift myself from poverty and woe
We've cause to thank them over and again,
This brotherhood for good young Christian men!"
Village People-YMCA
I'd also recommend Avicii's 'Wake Me Up' and Bon Jovi's 'Livin' On A Prayer'