http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1163&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rssCampy is as campy does, and the Village People did it better than anyone else had even imagined possible in the late 1970s. The brainchild of Jacques Morali, the boys in the band were initially a novel concept -- a motley crew of stylized homosexual "types" (dressed in what's best described as same-sex drag) who would score big with the gay community and their straight and narrow counterparts. The shtick worked astonishingly well: none-the-wiser midwestern housewives (and their husbands) learned the words to "Y.M.C.A." as thoroughly as urbane gay men. When Disco faded, so did the Village People, and while they haven't had any comebacks on the charts, they've become cultural icons. Aside from crafting several Disco standards, the Village People should also be credited with giving Americans a reason to learn terms such as "leather queen," and teaching the clueless that a cowboy can be a "man's man" in several very different ways. - Kali HollowayDiscoen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:41:38 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1163&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Campy is as campy does, and the Village People did it better than anyone else had even imagined possible in the late 1970s. The brainchild of Jacques Morali, the boys in the band were initially a novel concept -- a motley crew of stylized homosexual "types" (dressed in what's best described as same-sex drag) who would score big with the gay community and their straight and narrow counterparts. The shtick worked astonishingly well: none-the-wiser midwestern housewives (and their husbands) learned the words to "Y.M.C.A." as thoroughly as urbane gay men. When Disco faded, so did the Village People, and while they haven't had any comebacks on the charts, they've become cultural icons. Aside from crafting several Disco standards, the Village People should also be credited with giving Americans a reason to learn terms such as "leather queen," and teaching the clueless that a cowboy can be a "man's man" in several very different ways. - Kali Holloway http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527865&variant=play&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Disco Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 2527865 tra.2527865 Village People art.1163 1.29 The Casablanca Records Story alb.301598 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/2/3/1323222_170x170.jpg 1994-09-13 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true YMCA tra.2527865 283000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527865&variant=play&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527865&variant=data&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3222471&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Disco Tue, 4 Aug 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 3222471 tra.3222471 Village People art.1163 0.0 The Very Best Of The Village People alb.270715 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/7/0/560768_170x170.jpg 1998-08-04 00:00:00.0 1998-08-04 00:00:00.0 false Macho Man tra.3222471 210000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3222471&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3222471&variant=data&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3222469&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Disco Tue, 4 Aug 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 3222469 tra.3222469 Village People art.1163 0.0 The Very Best Of The Village People alb.270715 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/7/0/560768_170x170.jpg 1998-08-04 00:00:00.0 1998-08-04 00:00:00.0 false Y.M.C.A. tra.3222469 228000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3222469&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3222469&variant=data&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527873&variant=play&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Disco Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 2527873 tra.2527873 Village People art.1163 0.99 The Casablanca Records Story alb.301598 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/2/3/1323222_170x170.jpg 1994-09-13 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Macho Man tra.2527873 312000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527873&variant=play&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527873&variant=data&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3222476&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Disco Tue, 4 Aug 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 3222476 tra.3222476 Village People art.1163 0.0 The Very Best Of The Village People alb.270715 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/7/0/560768_170x170.jpg 1998-08-04 00:00:00.0 1998-08-04 00:00:00.0 false Go West tra.3222476 213000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3222476&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3222476&variant=data&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9365637&variant=play&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Disco Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 9365637 tra.9365637 Village People art.1163 1.29 Disco Gold alb.9364450 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/0/3/1323069_170x170.jpg 2005-06-14 00:00:00.0 2005-06-14 00:00:00.0 true Y.M.C.A. (Single Version) tra.9365637 225000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9365637&variant=play&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9365637&variant=data&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2155589&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Disco Tue, 22 Mar 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 2155589 tra.2155589 Village People art.1163 0.0 The Best Of The Village People alb.220314 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/6/8/568696_170x170.jpg 1994-03-22 00:00:00.0 1994-03-22 00:00:00.0 false Y.M.C.A. (12" version) tra.2155589 407000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2155589&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2155589&variant=data&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527874&variant=play&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Disco Sun, 1 Jan 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 2527874 tra.2527874 Village People art.1163 0.99 Macho Man alb.217914 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/3/9/1079371_170x170.jpg 2006-09-26 00:00:00.0 1978-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Macho Man tra.2527874 316000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527874&variant=play&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527874&variant=data&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527863&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Disco Tue, 16 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 2527863 tra.2527863 Village People art.1163 0.0 Casablanca Records Greatest Hits alb.247303 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/5/3/6/306357_170x170.jpg 1996-04-16 00:00:00.0 1996-04-16 00:00:00.0 false YMCA tra.2527863 228000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527863&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527863&variant=data&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677896&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Disco Thu, 1 Jan 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 2677896 tra.2677896 Village People art.1163 0.0 The Best of the Village People: The Millennium Collection alb.127249 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/1/0/630129_170x170.jpg 2001-08-21 00:00:00.0 1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 false San Francisco (You've Got Me) tra.2677896 205000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677896&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677896&variant=data&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2429735&variant=play&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Disco Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 2429735 tra.2429735 Village People art.1163 0.99 The Casablanca Records Story alb.301598 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/2/3/1323222_170x170.jpg 1994-09-13 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true In The Navy tra.2429735 223000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2429735&variant=play&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2429735&variant=data&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677894&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Disco Thu, 1 Jan 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 2677894 tra.2677894 Village People art.1163 0.0 The Best of the Village People: The Millennium Collection alb.127249 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/1/0/630129_170x170.jpg 2001-08-21 00:00:00.0 1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 false In Hollywood (Everybody Is A Star) tra.2677894 208000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677894&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677894&variant=data&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527872&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Disco Tue, 16 Apr 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 2527872 tra.2527872 Village People art.1163 0.0 Casablanca Records Greatest Hits alb.247303 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/5/3/6/306357_170x170.jpg 1996-04-16 00:00:00.0 1996-04-16 00:00:00.0 false Macho Man tra.2527872 210000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527872&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527872&variant=data&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20668558&variant=play&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Disco Sun, 2 Nov 2008 22:23:04 -0800 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 20668558 tra.20668558 Village People art.1163 0.99 Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht. alb.20665857 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/6/6/1/1231663_170x170.jpg 2005-05-30 00:00:00.0 null true Ymca tra.20668558 284000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20668558&variant=play&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20668558&variant=data&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677892&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop Thu, 1 Jan 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 2677892 tra.2677892 Village People art.1163 0.0 The Best of the Village People: The Millennium Collection alb.127249 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/1/0/630129_170x170.jpg 2001-08-21 00:00:00.0 1998-01-01 00:00:00.0 false In The Navy tra.2677892 228000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677892&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677892&variant=data&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527875&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Disco Tue, 22 Mar 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 2527875 tra.2527875 Village People art.1163 0.0 The Best Of The Village People alb.220314 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/6/8/568696_170x170.jpg 1994-03-22 00:00:00.0 1994-03-22 00:00:00.0 false Macho Man tra.2527875 315000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527875&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527875&variant=data&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2155585&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Disco Tue, 22 Mar 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 2155585 tra.2155585 Village People art.1163 0.0 The Best Of The Village People alb.220314 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/6/8/568696_170x170.jpg 1994-03-22 00:00:00.0 1994-03-22 00:00:00.0 false Can't Stop The Music tra.2155585 219000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2155585&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2155585&variant=data&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527868&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Disco Tue, 22 Mar 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 2527868 tra.2527868 Village People art.1163 0.0 The Best Of The Village People alb.220314 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/6/8/568696_170x170.jpg 1994-03-22 00:00:00.0 1994-03-22 00:00:00.0 false Y.M.C.A. tra.2527868 288000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527868&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2527868&variant=data&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25113426&rws=%2Fvillage-people%2Ftop-tracks.rss Disco Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:17:50 -0800 Top Tracks by Village People on Rhapsody Online 25113426 tra.25113426 Village People art.1163 0.0 Direct Hit - Volume 5 alb.25109812 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/5/3/1523594_170x170.jpg 2008-11-10 00:00:00.0 null false Y.M.C.A. 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