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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Letra YMCA - Village People
Young Man
There's no need to feel down,
I said, Young Man
Get yourself off the ground,
I said, Young Man
'Cause you're in a new town
There's no need to be un-happy..
Young Man
There's a place you can go,
I said, Young Man
When you're short on your dough,
You can stay there
And I'm sure you will find,
Many ways to have a good time..
It's fun to stay at the YMCA,
It's fun to stay at the YMCA.
They have everything for young men to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys..
It's fun to stay at the YMCA,
It's fun to stay at the YMCA.
You can get yourself clean,
You can have a good meal,
You can do whatever you feel..
Young Man - Are you listening to me?
I said, Young Man,
What do you wanna' be?
I said, Young Man
You can make real your dreams,
But you've got to know this one thing:
No man,
Does it all by himself,
I said, Young Man
Put your pride on the shelf,
And just go there -
To the YMCA,
I'm sure they can help you today..
It's fun to stay at the YMCA,
It's fun to stay at the YMCA.
They have everything for young men to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys..
It's fun to stay at the YMCA,
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
You can get yourself clean,
You can have a good meal,
You can do whatever you feel..
Young Man,
I was once in your shoes,
I said, I was -
Down and out with the blues,
I felt no man cared that I were alive,
I felt the whole world was so tired.
That's when,
Someone came up to me,
And said, Young Man
Take a walk up the street,
It's a place there -
Called the YMCA,
They can start you back on your way..
It's fun to stay at the YMCA,
It's fun to stay at the YMCA.
They have everything for young men to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys..
YMCA,
It's fun to stay at the
YMCA..
Young Man, Young Man
There's no need to feel down,
Young Man, Young Man
Pick yourself off the ground..
YMCA
And just go to the -
YMCA
Young Man, Young Man
I was once in your shoes
Young Man, Young Man
I was down with the blues..