En la bulliciosa escena nocturna de Nueva York durante la década de 1970, una idea audaz surgió en la mente de Jacques Morali, un productor francés con un oído sagaz para la música disco y un ojo visionario para el espectáculo. Junto con su colaborador Henri Belolo, Morali ideó un grupo que no solo cautivaría con sus melodías pegajosas, sino que también encarnaría un espíritu provocador y festivo. Así se dió paso al nacimiento de Village People en 1977.
El nombre del grupo no fue una elección al azar; se inspiró en Greenwich Village, un barrio de Manhattan conocido por su vibrante comunidad LGTB y su rica diversidad cultural. Desde el principio, Village People tenía claro que su identidad no seguiría las normas convencionales. Un casting entre bailarines y actores reunió al elenco original compuesto por Victor Willis (el policía), Felipe Rose (el nativo americano), Randy Jones (el vaquero), David Hodo (el obrero), Glenn Hughes (el motociclista) y Alex Briley (el militar/marinero).
El primer gran éxito del grupo llegó con su segundo álbum, Macho Man, y más tarde con el icónico YMCA en 1978. La canción, con su coro pegajoso y coreografía inolvidable, se convirtió en un himno de fiesta en todo el mundo. El álbum Cruisin', donde se encuentra “YMCA”, catapultó al grupo a la fama internacional y estableció su estilo distintivo de melodías enérgicas combinadas con letras insinuantes.
La estética del grupo, con sus disfraces estilizados y personajes extravagantes,
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We were born to be, alive
We were born to be, alive
Born, born to be alive (born to be alive)
You see we're born, born, born, born to be alive
Times was on my side when I was runnin'in
down the street it was the By by by
A suitcase and an old guitar and
something new to occupy my Mind mind mind
You see we're born, born, born to be alive (born to be alive)
You see we're born, born, born (born to be alive)
People ask me why I never
find a place to stop and settle Down down down
But I never wanted all the things that
people need to find their Lives lives lives
You see we're born, born, born to be alive (born to be alive)
You see we're born, born, born
(born to be alive) to be alive, to be alive
It's good to be alive, to be alive, to be alive
It's good to be alive
--- Instrumental
It's good to be alive, to be alive, to be alive
It's good to be alive
Times was on my side when I was runnin'in
down the street it was the By by by
A suitcase and an old guitar and
something new to occupy my Mind mind mind
You see we're born, born, born to be alive (born to be alive)
You see we're born, born, born (born to be alive)
(Repat to fade)
You see we're born, born, born to be alive (born to be alive)
You see we're born, born, born (born to be alive)