You CAN Stop The Music

"Mayhem At The Chicago White Sox Stadium -- After The Mass Disco Record Burning The Entire Movement Collapsed Into A Smoldering Heap"

If you were honest with yourself -- you will have a memory or two of these yokels. They appeared in the club scene and really did come from the Village.... you know the one, you sinner.Their songs were gay codes, BUT WE ALL KNEW THIS.....

What is really funny, (if you can find this footage) is of the VP's appearances on mainstream American shows in the 70's. Bob Hope would have them on his variety shows and they would do really campy schtick. I liked how ABC and NBC would stick these guys, (gays?) in mainstream television shows where their campy demeanor was somewhat accepted and their real personas were simultaneously lost.

If you are really a treasure hunter and a culture junkie then you got to see their ill fated movie, "YOU CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC" with the untuous Steve Guttenberg. This flop also starred unfunny funnyman Bill Conty and Pete Rose and Bruce Jenner, (the guy who used to hawk Wheaties -- when he wasn't doing his day job.... Olympic Hopeful).

This movie bends, twists and turns and goes nowhere. Somewhere along the "plot" the... "boys" all end up on a pointless flight to a ... club? The movie ends with a concert. Don't forget the infamous "Milkshake" scene... very disturbing stuff. This movie was supposed to be the next GREASE and it was created by ... Alan Carr.

But this movie BOMBED BIG TIME.After punk rock imploaded there were serious mishaps all about. The Police became THE BIG SOUND, and so did THE CLASH, (more important than THE POLICE in my opinion) AND music held fast with CLASSIC ROCK.

Disco was heavily frowned upon. The idols were dying. Sid Vicious was dead. Keith Moon died too and in that short but brilliant time music shifted all over the place.MTV was coming up next.

The Village People, were not on that playlist.... (aw damn). The music scene opened up to THE DEAD KENNEDYS, BLACK FLAG and THE CIRCLE JERKS. Bob Hope continued on without the girls in boys clothing to the sounds of taped and live laughter. That magical time of 1978 -1979 was soon to be forgotten forever.

Still..... this video.....

IS PRETTY HYSTERICAL.

Cantu 2007