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Ready For The 80's
"Ready for the 80's" is a song recorded by American disco group the Village People. It was released in 1979 as the lead single from the group's fifth album '' Live and Sleazy''. It peaked at #52 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop singles chart. On the US disco chart, along with the track, "Sleazy", "Ready for the 80's" peaked at #26. The song featured the debut of Ray Simpson as lead singer of the group, replacing Victor Willis (who appears on earlier tracks on the album). '' Billboard Magazine'' described "Ready for the 80's" as a "timely, upbeat and irresistible tip-of the hat to the upcoming decade" which "doesn't have the tongue in cheek humor of the group's three gold hits." ''Billboard'' specifically praised Simpson's lead vocals. ''Cash Box ''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', was an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village People
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, Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis following the release of the debut album ''Village People'', which targeted disco's large gay audience. The group's name refers to Manhattan's Greenwich Village, with its reputation as a gay neighborhood. The characters were a symbolic group of American masculinity and macho gay-fantasy personas. As of 2022, Victor Willis is the only original member of the group. The group quickly became popular and moved into the mainstream, scoring several disco and dance hits internationally, including the hit singles " Macho Man", "In the Navy", " Go West", and "Y.M.C.A.", which was their biggest hit. In March 2020, the Library of Congress described "Y.M.C.A." as "an American phenomenon", and added the song to the National Recording Registry, which preserves audio recordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
