Day 6 - 220 -- Music and Sociocultural Change

Last weekend a famous recording executive passed away. The news was not distributed until later this week. Henri Belolo was co-founder of the Village People. He reportedly stated that he formed that six person group as way of advocating for gay rights. If so, this was another example of using music to promote socio-political change. Many lyricists have used words to challenge status quo and protest situations of the time. Wars have carried specific songs that promoted ideological viewpoints. In fact, protest songs often have accompanied social change -- from feminism to racial equity and so much more, music has played a major role.

I rarely dip into the disco bag in this blog -- I have but not that often. <smile> Today sharing of such a song makes perfect sense. While much of the group's oeuvre has met with ridicule, I've chosen one of their major hits today. It is a fun song. Hey, I even stayed there for a couple of weeks when working the very early shift at the hospital in Toronto when public transit wouldn't have gotten me in by 6 AM from the burbs -- and yes that was with an M but it was on a W floor <grin>. Enjoy!

YMCA -- The Village People