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"In the Navy" is a song by American disco group Village People. It was released as the first single from their fourth studio album, Go West (1979). It was a number one hit in Canada, Flanders, Japan and the Netherlands, while reaching number two in Ireland, Norway and the UK. In 1994, a remix charted at number 36 in the UK.
Go West is the fourth studio album by the Village People, released on March 26, 1979.It features their hit singles "In the Navy" (No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 2 in the UK Top 40) and "Go West", which the Pet Shop Boys did a successful cover of in 1993.
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.
The Village People, "In the Navy" After so many heavy themes, it's time to add a little levity to your Memorial Day playlist. Enter the Village People, which their extremely danceable ode to ...
", "In the Navy", and "Go West". In 1980, as preparations for a Village People feature film Can't Stop the Music were underway, Willis left the group. Although he does not appear in the movie, he wrote the lyrics for two of the film's songs, "Magic Night" and "Milkshake". Can't Stop the Music is listed among Hollywood's bigger movie flops. [2]
"Y.M.C.A." and other Village People hits, including "Macho Man" and "In The Navy," were early on embraced as an anthem by the LGTBQ+ community, a point that came up in some of the shocked comments ...
On December 31, 2008, "Y.M.C.A." set a Guinness World Record when 40,148 people danced to Village People's live performance of the song at the 2008 Sun Bowl game in El Paso, Texas. [44] [45] In 2001 it was part of the "Swamp Karaoke Dance Party" in Shrek (2001) performed by Monsieur Hood and the Merry Men.
Donald Trump closed his pre-inauguration victory rally in Washington, D.C. with a live performance of “Y.M.C.A.” The president-elect hosted the “Make American Great Again Victory Rally” at ...