The Village People
The Best of the Village People
Mercury Records
** (out of 5)

The Best of the Village People could really be three songs&151;Y.M.C.A., Macho Man and In The Navy. Unfortunately for this collection, the wad is blown before the fourth songs starts. If you're planning to get wasted and dance to the campy, irrationally upbeat sextet's sing along songs, you'll be better off getting this collection than trying to track down all of the individual albums. You can even jump and attempt the dance to the Y.M.C.A. 12" mix.

And just in case you've ever wondered who's who in those silly costumes, here's the breakdown: The Indian: Felipe Rose
The Cowboy: Randy Jones
The Construction Worker: David Hodo
The Biker: Glenn Hughes
The G.I.: Alexander Briley
The Policeman: Victor Willis (Ray Simpson taking over that role in 1979)

-Harold

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