美國舞曲團體〔村民／Village People〕──同志舞曲名曲──迪斯可經典──〔YMCA〕



＜YMCA＞
Young man, theres no need to feel down.
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground.
I said, young man, cause youre in a new town
Theres no need to be unhappy.

Young man, theres a place you can go.
I said, young man, when youre short on your dough.
You can stay there, and Im sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time.

Its fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
Its 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 ...

Its fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
Its 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.
Im sure they can help you today.

Its fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
Its 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 ...

Its fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
Its 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 ...

Thats when someone came up to me,
And said, young man, take a walk up the street.
Theres a place there called the y.m.c.a.
They can start you back on your way.

Its fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
Its 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 ... youll find it at the y-m-c-a.

Young man, young man, theres no need to feel down.
Young man, young man, get yourself off the ground.

Y-m-c-a ... youll find it at the y-m-c-a.

Young man, young man, theres no need to feel down.
Young man, young man, get yourself off the ground.

Y-m-c-a ... just go to the y-m-c-a.

Young man, young man, are you listening to me?
Young man, young man, what do you wanna be?

村民（Village People）是迪斯可年代的超級團體
雖然成軍只有短短幾年時間　卻唱出多首世界性的暢銷曲
成為舞曲經典　並且像不死鳥一樣沒幾年最會被人翻唱傳誦
迪斯可本來就是在同志舞廳發展起來的
村民更是一個製作人為了吸引同性戀歌迷而組成的團體
黑白人均有　且團員的造型都經過設計以配合同志喜好
有牛仔 警察 士兵 自由車賽手　建築工人 印地安人酋長 ...等等
從他們身上可以看出７０年代末期美國同性戀圈的風尚

雖然製作人主要想吸引同志
卻沒想到村民的魅力不僅於此
事實上還擴及眾多異性戀歌迷
１９７７年村民推出首張專輯後　即在大西洋兩地走紅
１９７８年秋天推出第三張大碟〔Crusin’／巡航〕時　村民已是全美焦點
專輯首支單曲為＜YMCA＞
這是一首有著強勁節拍與華麗絃樂編曲的迪斯可
加上村民活力十足 有如軍樂的渾厚男性嗓音
一推出後即勢如破竹　直搗黃龍
此曲在流行榜得到亞軍(沒登上美國冠軍倒讓人蠻訝異的)　黑人榜＃３０　
另外和Hot Cop/(LP All Cuts)共同登上舞廳榜亞軍　 銷售超過百萬
＜YMCA＞當年是暢銷全球：英國三週冠軍　日本五週冠軍　德國八週冠軍　加拿大兩週冠軍　澳洲五週冠軍

這是村民最成功的歌曲
為迪斯可年代的經典之作
這首活力充沛的歌曲是迪斯可音樂的里程碑之一
也是歌迷表演最常被選用的歌曲之一 至今不衰

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS9OO0S5w2k    

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0wBUnAeF6k

TOTP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUoO4T_23pA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yzYk4yvJCo