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The Village People


YMCA - The Village People

The Village People provided a fine anthem extolling the virtues of the Young Men's Christian Association, with absolutely no camp sexual overtones whatever.

It was sung by six men dressed as a GI, biker, cop, construction worker and cowboy and indian.

The highlight for kids was learning to form the letters Y M C and A with their bodies while singing along with the disco beat.

Follow up hits 'In The Navy' and 'Go West' also became party classics.


1979 Music: Jukebox | Ska and 2Tone | Village People






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