https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 05 May 2026 23:13:20 +0000 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:00:13 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5040 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5040&PID=22917&title=village-people-y-m-c-a#22917 Author: budaniel
Subject: 5040
Posted: 13 July 2009 at 8:00am

I believe the alternate vocal take was originally recorded for the movie and soundtrack of "Can't Stop the Music." That was the first place I ever heard the second singer doing the vocals. Oh, and it wasn't his brother who replaced him. I believe it was the brother of Valerie (Ashford &) Simpson.

Edited by budaniel]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:00:13 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5040&PID=22917&title=village-people-y-m-c-a#22917 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5040&PID=22895&title=village-people-y-m-c-a#22895 Author: crapfromthepast
Subject: 5040
Posted: 11 July 2009 at 7:43pm

According to MMathews from a post in 2005:

Shortly after the lead singer was replaced (if I recall, by his brother) the new singer re-cut the lead vocal track over the same backing track.

I don't know how I missed this all these years, considering that I used those very CDs to DJ dozens and dozens of frat parties, weddings, you name it. It was my main source for the song for the first few years of the radio show, and no one caught it! I wouldn't have even noticed it, if not for this forum.

The new lead singer is certainly capable, but his voice is a little higher than the original singer, and you'd certainly be able to tell which was which in an A/B test.

I have this alternate vocal take on these CDs:

• Silver Eagle's Dancin' The Night Away (1988)
• Priority's Mega-Hits Dance Classics (Volume 3) (1989)
• Time-Life's Sounds Of The Seventies - 1979: Take Two (1991)
• Rhino's Billboard Top Dance Hits - 1978 (1992 - for shame, Rhino!)

The last one is particularly egregious, since Rhino had already put out a proper 45 version on a Greatest Hits and a Disco Years CD.

It appears that all the 4:00 versions use the wrong vocal take. All of the version I have that run 3:4x use the hit vocal take.]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:43:47 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5040&PID=22895&title=village-people-y-m-c-a#22895