Village People

Village People

村民(Village People)是创建于上个世纪70年代的经典男子演唱组合。村民组合的成员分别装扮成警官、印第安酋长、建筑工人、士兵、摩托车手和牛仔。他们知名的歌曲有Macho man, Sex over the phone，以及最著名的YMCA。

早期成员

Alex Briley - 士兵

David "Scar" Hodo - 建筑工人

Felipe Rose - 印第安酋长

Glenn Hughes - 皮衣暴走族。2001年因肺癌去世。

Randy Jones - 牛仔

Victor Willis 警官

后进成员

Eric Anzalone - 皮衣暴走族。1995年开始

G. Jeff Olson - 牛仔

Ray Simpson - 警官

Ray Stephens- 警官。1985-1990。1990年去世。

Mark Lee - 建筑工人。 1982-1989

文化影响

U2乐队曾在其音乐录影带Discothèque中装扮成村民。

唱片列表

Village People (1977)

Macho Man (1978)

Cruisin'' (1978)

Go West (1979)

Live and Sleazy (1979)

Can''t Stop the Music (1980)

Renaissance (1981)

Fox On The Box (1982)

In the Street (1983)

Sex Over the Phone (1985)

Greatest Hits (1988)

Greatest Hits ''89 Remixes (1989)

The Best Of Village People (1994)

The Very Best Of (1998)

提起YMCA，估计80年代以后出生的朋友们大多不甚了了；而对于生于70年代或者更早一些的朋友来说，印象最深的大概莫过于那首存在众多不同语言翻唱版的Y-M-C-A以及那双手高高举过头顶（Y）、双手弯曲置于双肩（M）、双手向右（C）、双手面前交叉（A）的标志性集体舞蹈动作。当年这首歌曲在DISCO的流行程度至今让人难以忘怀，全场上下整齐一致的动作，将氛围急速推升至最HIGH点。

所谓YMCA，其实是Young Men''s Christian Association 的英文简写，中文名“基督教青年会”；它是一个遍布全世界的基督教青年组织，发源于英国伦敦，是由一位英国基督徒青年侨治威廉(George Williams)于公元1844年所立的。

YMCA是Village People最著名也是最经典的歌曲。

歌词：

young man, there'' 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

they have everything for you men to enjoy,

you can hang out with all the boys ...

Y-M-C-A...