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I know the Village People are on most disco lovers least favourite list and I am dead sick of "YMCA". But I must admit I enjoy listening to their not-so-mainstream disco, so here's a list of my favourite Village People songs:
San Francisco 1977 (although mainstream it would have to be on of their best songs)
In Hollywood 1977 (another one I like listening to a lot)
Just A Gigolo 1977 (I like how the they go "gigolo gigolo gigolo")
Key West 1977 (This song is fantastic)
Ups & Downs 1978 (Although this song is about pills, it's got a great sound and it's my favourite from the Cruisin' LP)
Get Away Holiday 1979 (My No.1 favourite from the "Go West" LP)
Magic Night 1980 (Although the movie was the biggest flop in movie history I must admit I enjoyed the songs on the soundtrack LP, please don't egg me for saying this)
These days I rarely listen to Village People as I listen to the extremely rare disco grooves I download from Audio Galaxy or get on record but the above songs are my favourites. If any of you actually like any Village People at all, which would you consider your favourites?
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Funky Dude--Refer back to "Best From Artist 6" on Page 3.
\"...a once in a lifetime feeling that returns every week...\"
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Jeff H says the truth...there was a Village-
People-Fave-side on side 3...
Nevertheless here are my favorites:
- VILLAGE PEOPLE"Village People"(77)
- I AM WHAT I AM(78)
- SAN FRANCISCO(77)
- GO WEST(12"/Disco Version/79)
- CAN΄T STOP THE MUSIC(12"/Spec.Disco V./80)
I read that the Biker died last year from
LungCancer...
Cosmic Love & Kisses From SIRIUS & DARKTUNES
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My fave Village People songs are:
1. "Fire Island"
2. "Go West"
3. "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"
4. "I Am What I Am"
5. "Sodom and Gomorrah"
Dance With Me In The Disco Heat
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Robbie
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YMCA
Go West
Can't Stop The Music
San Francisco
In The Navy
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San Francisco/Hollywood
YMCA
Macho Man
In The Navy
Keep the faith and everything will come your way as time marches on!
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Village People is not among my faves, but I like "SAN FRANCISCO".
Blaxman
SENHORES DO GROOVE - BRAZIL
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all of their best known songs are horribly overplayed and I wouldn't mind not hearing ANY of them ever again, but I'm pretty fond of the little known "Sleazy".
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My all-time fave is GO WEST but I always had a soft spot for KEY WEST,the extended version of CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC,CITIZENS OF THE WORLD [great strings and singing by Victor Willis.] and the laid-back VILLAGE PEOPLE.
KRIS
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My fave picks are:
San Francisco
Sleazy
Go West (but the best version is the Pet Shop Boys version)
New York City
Save Me (Up Tempo Version)
5 O'Clock In The Morning
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I'm with Kris . . . my fave tune by the group is: Go West.
HOWEVER . . .my favorite VERSION of one of their songs (for sheer lunacy) is a Muppetized version I have on VHS of one of their 1979 big hits. Unfortunately, couldn't find it on youtube, BUT the SPANISH version is there (which is even more insane):icon_eek:
YouTube - En la armada
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San Francisco, Citizens of the world, New York City.
Not at all camp of course!!!!
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"San Francisco / Hollywood" & "Fire Island"
It sounds elitist (and I know all their biggest hits came later), but everything after the first LP sounded like re-treads.
Except Glenn Hughes' accapella version of "Danny Boy", from Can't Stop The Music.
My God!:icon_eek: I swear I lost 2 buttons off my 501's and you had to scrape me off the chair with a spatchula, the first time I saw that!
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San Francisco
and
YMCA (U.S. 12")
are the only cuts I would want to revisit. Just a little to camp for my taste.
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Originally Written by STEPHEN L FREEMAN
Except Glenn Hughes' accapella version of "Danny Boy", from Can't Stop The Music.
My God!:icon_eek: I swear I lost 2 buttons off my 501's and you had to scrape me off the chair with a spatchula, the first time I saw that!
I know I remember thinking ; OMG he can sing !!! [Must be something about a big leatherman showing his mushy side.]
CAN'T STOP...is one of my guilty pleasures because I spent the summer of 1980 in NYC...so to watch Valerie Perrine skip through the park while licking her cone brings me back everytime :icon_biggrin:
The "dts" sound on that DVD [killer artwork BTW] is great...I swear I turn on the home theater system and it's like I'm in my bubble for an hour & 1/2.
KRIS
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