9 thoughts on “With love to Vladimir”

  1. I remember it as a smash hit (wasn’t it?) and in a Goldie Hawn film (did I make that up?).

    Very upbeat still…

  2. Ha! I’ve still got my Village People LP.

    Really, Eric, thanks for lightening things up. This weekend was a bear.

  3. This song was released when I lived in the West Village. For all the places I’ve lived since, I’ve never felt more at home – and talk about “earthy”, there was a good deal of normalcy. even then. to what we see in this video (or what felt like people being “normal” or at ease) –although I probably didn’t notice too many “indian” headdresses on the street on a M-F basis. lol. Good story Fe. Recently had friends dress as the Village People for the West Hollywood parade (Halloween). Fun, but not the same.
    Anyway, “good times!”.

  4. My fave is when they played this at the SF Giants games when they were still at Candlestick. Everybody got up and did full-body letter shapes for the “Y”, the “M”, the “C” and the “A”.

    It was a way to keep warm during a night game.

  5. It’s funny that what once seemed so outrageous or over the top now seems perfectly down to Earth and organic. And the basic message of the song is, don’t be lonely! come on over, hang out, have sex, have dinner…

  6. Ah, the McBurney Y! Memories and stories….where I stepped on Al Pacino’s contact lens in the stairwell after a paddle-ball game…

    They don’t need costume changes! They’re alllll costumed up! 😀 So great.

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