The Village People

This post is sort of a non sequitur. It's about the music group The Village People. It is spurred by the startling realization that no one knows who The Village People are. For years I have brought up The Village People in conversations. They are an easy target, given their resume of ridiculous songs and even more ridiculous outfits. 

More often than not I get blank stares blinking at me. I had looked for a laugh, or a chuckle, or even a smile. But I don't even see recognition in people's eyes. 

I'm not speaking another language. I'm not referencing an obscure hipster band that only I have heard of. Everyone in the entire universe has heard at least one of their songs. 

So let me explain, to anyone else still ignorant to my very simple references, who the Village People are. 

Remember YMCA? Macho Man? In the Navy? All of those are Village People songs. 

 So now you know what I'm talking about when YMCA is played. I'm not talking about a village somewhere, I'm talking about the people singing the song.

Now the other thing of significance about the Village People is that they all dressed in ridiculous costumes. One was a police man, one an Indian--sorry, Native American, one a naval/army officer, one a cowboy, one a biker, and one a construction worker.  As far as I can tell, every member of the group was gay, and every members costume was appropriately sexualized. 

So when I see a cop walk by in tight pants and say, "he looks like someone out of the Village People", again, I am not talking about an actual village. I'm talking about one of the six men who spent their entire musical careers dressed in sexy uniforms. 

There now you know. Go google images The Village People, or watch their music videos on YouTube.