There is something undeniably liberating merely about the very idea of the Village People, let alone the group's amazing crossover success and appeal. If you've never seen a straight dad at a wedding leading a conga line around the dance floor to the group's international hit "YMCA," you're truly missing something. Whether one was attracted to their campy style as a true-believing insider or to their sheer novelty as a fun loving outsider (remember this is pre-Bronski Beat, Pet Shop Boys, Boy George etc.), it was hard to resist the group's appeal.