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Village People were a novelty disco band of the late 1970s. The group were as well known for their outrageous on-stage costumes (the members dressing up as a police officer, an American Indian chief, a construction worker, a soldier, a leatherman (biker) and a cowboy) as for their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics.
The band was assembled in 1977 and managed by two French musicians, Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo, specifically to showcase and perform their disco music creations. Much like Frank Farian’s Boney M. or Spice Girls, the group was manufactured. Despite the French song writers, the songs were all in English.
The band’s name references a well-known gay area of New York City, Greenwich Village. Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo got the inspiration for creating an assembly of American man archetypes based on the gay men of the Village who frequently dressed in various fantasy ways. The police officer character is said to have been inspired by an actual Sacramento County (California) Sheriff’s Deputy - David Orth.
The United States Navy considered using the Village People hit “In the Navy” in a recruiting advertising campaign on television and radio. They contacted Belolo, who decided to give the rights for free on the condition that the Navy help them shoot the music video. Less than a month later, Village People arrived at the San Diego Naval base. The Navy provided them with a war ship, several airplanes, and hundreds of Navy men. When the video started showing and the Navy started the planned ad campaign, some newspapers protested using taxpayer money to fund music videos (especially for a group considered by some to be “morally dubious”).
The band was assembled in 1977 and managed by two French musicians, Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo, specifically to showcase and perform their disco music creations. Much like Frank Farian’s Boney M. or Spice Girls, the group was manufactured. Despite the French song writers, the songs were all in English.
The band’s name references a well-known gay area of New York City, Greenwich Village. Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo got the inspiration for creating an assembly of American man archetypes based on the gay men of the Village who frequently dressed in various fantasy ways. The police officer character is said to have been inspired by an actual Sacramento County (California) Sheriff’s Deputy - David Orth.
The United States Navy considered using the Village People hit “In the Navy” in a recruiting advertising campaign on television and radio. They contacted Belolo, who decided to give the rights for free on the condition that the Navy help them shoot the music video. Less than a month later, Village People arrived at the San Diego Naval base. The Navy provided them with a war ship, several airplanes, and hundreds of Navy men. When the video started showing and the Navy started the planned ad campaign, some newspapers protested using taxpayer money to fund music videos (especially for a group considered by some to be “morally dubious”).
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Ulubione88 wrote:
nigdy się nie zestarzej !!!!!
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pasteldark wrote:
delicia
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xD00mxx wrote:
Jacques Morali wrote the heaviest music ever Glenn Hughes had a deeper voice than Will from Mortician He wore chains before Slayer and Venom Jacques Morali was portrayed by Steve Guttenberg
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Hugo_AcesHigh wrote:
so 13 comes after 14 and 11 comes afterwards?fuck this,i'm going back to rebecca's logic.
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ellu- wrote:
If you don't like the Village People, you're fucking gay [12] They're fucking awesome.
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discotequedude wrote:
Happy New Year!
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Wantedblood wrote:
If you don't like the Village People, you're fucking gay [11]
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Chi-hiita wrote:
If you don't like Village People, you're fucking gay [13]
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luckass81 wrote:
not as gay as twilight
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Wantedblood wrote:
YMCA was scrobbled 666 times lol
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SunMan24 wrote:
Музыка для настоящих мужчин. Молодцы парни, жизненный тексты. Уважаю!
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Leoosable wrote:
If you don't like Village People, you're fucking gay [14]
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rofl
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FlyingWhael wrote:
If you don't like Village People, you're fucking gay [12]
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Claudio_00 wrote:
ótima banda, sou fanzaço deles !
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sir_ks wrote:
Não tem machão que se guente.
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NaikS wrote:
If you don't like the Village People, you're fucking gay [11] fuck yea! =)))
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DouglasRai07 wrote:
Não compare Restart com Village People, por favor... u-ú
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Bubimann wrote:
If you don't like the Village People, you're fucking gay [10]
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If you don't like the Village People, you're fucking gay [9]
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