lyrics

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A big corner of the internet has been singing and dancing to those lyrics over the last few weeks, with the red, white and blue of Puerto's flag emoji proudly sprinkled all over captions.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Thus, on the surface, the lyrics of “Y.M.C.A.” seem to promote the Young Men’s Christian Association and their new single-room occupancy units of the time.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

In 1940, Woody Guthrie sat in a Midtown Manhattan hotel, toiling over lyrics for what would become “This Land Is Your Land.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Headlining Glastonbury last summer, with Partridge at the side of the stage, she changed the lyrics from "I think I'm in love" to "'Cause I'm in love".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

I think of the last jumbled lyrics that I scribbled into my notebook, words and phrases like “where is your heart,” “missing you,” “are you home now,” and “the other half of me.”

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan