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