| Just saw Can't Stop the Music, which is
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| | on to mainstream success, they didn't
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| the Village People's big screen
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| | forget who had given them their original
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| debut...
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| | break. You don't have to go too far to
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| What a great movie. Lots of inside jokes,
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| | see plenty of gay references throughout
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| a good "time capsule" of disco culture,
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| | their songs, album covers, image, or
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| and a great lesson on the music business.
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| | anything else the group is involved with.
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| The movie wasn't entirely true, but the
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| | The very first album I owned was 1978's
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| Village People has been a business from
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| | Crusin'. I played it hundreds of times.
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| Day One and there is plenty to learn
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| | Years later, I asked my mother if she
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| from these guys.
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| | knew they were gay...
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| For one, they started with a market and
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| | "Of course," she said.
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| then put the band together. The first
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| | Good to see Mom was on top of things. I'd
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| album, a self-titled EP, was recorded
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| | hate to think she would miss that with
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| by studio musicians and made specifically
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| | songs like "I'm a Cruiser" and "My
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| for the gay audience and featured songs
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| | Roomate."
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| like "San Francisco" and "Fire Island."
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| | People did miss it though... The Daily
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| When that took off, the "band" was put
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| | Association used "Milk Shake" in its ad
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| together...
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| | campaign and the US Navy used "In the
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| And even though the Village People went
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| | Navy." At least for a little while...
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