The United States Navy considered using the Village People hit "In the Navy" in a recruiting advertising campaign on television and radio. They contacted Belolo, who decided to give the rights for ...

T he Village People burst onto the disco scene in New York back in 1977, sporting iconic looks based on gay stereotypes and belting out chart-toppers like Macho Man, In the Navy, and Go West, with ...

Village People's songs, which play on special male bonds in military regiments ("In the Navy") or at the Young Men's Christian Association's hostels ("Y.M.C.A."), were quickly adopted by the ...

(Fittingly, the Village People also have a song called “In the Navy.”) Just look at the music video. The Village People are literally prancing around Greenwich Village.

(Fittingly, the Village People also have a song called “In the Navy.”) Adding to the legend, the Young Men’s Christian Association advertised its services with homoerotic imagery for decades ...