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In 2024, Billboard placed "Y.M.C.A." at #61 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Jock Jams of All Time". [44] The Village People recorded a version of the song for Pepsi in 1997 for a commercial featuring a group of dancing bears, changing the lyrics to match the drink and spelling out P-E-P-S-I. [45] A few months afterwards, Pepsi used the song ...
The 1978 hit by the Village People has had a busy month four decades later, with skyrocketing search interest on Google, a tripling of measured listenership on the song-tracking site last.fm, and ...
A founding member of the Village People and long-time critic of Donald Trump’s use of the group’s song YMCA is changing his tune and says he would now consider performing the 70s anthem at the ...
Village People is an American disco group known for its on-stage costumes and suggestive lyrics in their music. The group was originally formed by French producers Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis [ 1 ] following the release of the debut album Village People , which targeted disco's large gay audience.
Trump pumped his fist to the music before breaking out in his signature move dubbed “the double jerk.” Trump and his campaign were called out on social media for misjudging the tone of the event.
Cruisin' is the third studio album by the American disco group Village People, released on September 25, 1978.Its title is a double entendre, referring to either simply driving around or gay cruising.
Singer-songwriter Victor Willis revealed Trump’s use of the song has greatly benefited its streaming numbers Village People frontman says ‘YMCA’ isn’t a ‘gay anthem’ and supports Trump ...
Willis agreed to sing lead and background vocals under the guise of Village People, an at-that-point non-existent concept group.The album Village People was released in July 1977, including the hits "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" and "In Hollywood (Everybody is a Star)", and became a huge hit in the burgeoning disco market.