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1980. Movie: Can’t Stop the Music

Gay in the 80s Posted on February 14, 2013 by Colin ClewsFebruary 14, 2013

This extraordinary vehicle for the hits of the Village People was panned mercilessly on it’s release (“Please Stop the Music!”). Even today it’s seen as a milestone in the death of Disco. As the following clip shows, it was indeed … Continue reading →

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Ready for the 80s: The Village People.

Gay in the 80s Posted on March 6, 2012 by Colin ClewsMarch 9, 2017

I thought I’d start this blog by letting the masters of high-camp and gay innuendo sing us out of the 70s. Ready for the 80s? Of course we weren’t – although it’s interesting to speculate whether we would have been … Continue reading →

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