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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Young man, there's no need to feel down
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground
I said, young man, cause you're in a new town
There's no need to be unhappy
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 y-m-c-a
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a
They have everything for you men to enjoy
You can hang out with all the boys...
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a
You can get yourself cleaned, 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 want to be?
I said, young man, you can make real your dreams
But you 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 y.m.c.a
I'm sure they can help you today
(Chorus)
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a
They have everything for you men to enjoy
You can hang out with all the boys...
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a
You can get yourself cleaned, 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 if I were alive
I felt the whole world was so tight...
That's when someone came up to me
And said, young man, take a walk up the street
There's a place there called the y.m.c.a
They can start you back on your way
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a
They have everything for you men to enjoy
You can hang out with all the boys...
(Chorus)
Y-m-c-a it's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a
Young man, young man there's no need to feel down
Young man, young man pick your self of the ground
Y-m-c-a it's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a
Young man, young man are you listnig to me
Young man, young man who do you wanna be
Y-m-c-a you'll find it at the y-m-c-a
Young man, young man does it all by his self
Young man, young man put your prideon the shelf
Y-m-c-a then justgo to the y-m-c-a
Young man, young man I was once in you shoes
Young man, young man I was down with the blues
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