Boney M or The Village People?

[Mr Badguy]

This is an arguement that has never really been settled...erm...in the pub, and I think it`s time for a definitive opinion.

Boney M had some quality songs like "Ma Baker", "Rasputin", "Painter Man", "Daddy cool" and "Sunny".

The Village People muscled in on the late `70`s disco craze with big hitters like "YMCA", "Macho man", "In the navy" and "You can`t stop the music".

I`m voting for Boney M as they tackled a tricky politcal situation with the classic "Belfast", a song that perfectly summed up the tension between the British government and Sinn Fein with a pumping disco beat.

[Wawazat]

Tough one

Hell Yeah

[MAPRamone]

The poll to end all polls!!!

[Seshmeister]

Boney M by a mile although only one of the women sang on the records or live. The others were just decoration.

[Mr Badguy]

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[Mr Badguy]

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[Coyoteface]

I am glad you brought this up.

Although The Village People's "In the navy" made many young men and women join the military in the hope they could contribute to world peace AND inspired people to come up with a - unbiased, non-patriotic - wonderful tv show called Jag, it is Boney M. who made the biggest impact on social and political life. You don't have to be a construction worker or an indian to understand that "Daddy Cool" brings up the topic of child abuse for instance, a matter no pre-Boney M. artist would have dared to touch.

[binnie]

Point taken!

[Seshmeister]

Originally posted by Coyoteface
I am glad you brought this up.

Although The Village People's "In the navy" made many young men and women join the military in the hope they could contribute to world peace AND inspired people to come up with a - unbiased, non-patriotic -

The Dutch navy in action...

[Mr Grimsdale]

i went with boney m

only cos' i've never seen a brown girl in the ring

we used to sing in the gravy at school

oh the comedáe!

[Tiki-Tom]

I just don't see the similarities here.
It's like trying to compare fruitcake to rumproast

[Tiki-Tom]

Sylvester get's the vote here. He, she, it owned both Boney and Village People.

Sylvester - You Make Me Feel
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[Mr Badguy]

Originally posted by Tiki-Tom
I just don't see the similarities here.
It's like trying to compare fruitcake to rumproast

Or horse shit and dog shit.

[Tiki-Tom]

Originally posted by Mr Badguy
Or horse shit and dog shit.

In the (immoral) words of Michael Jackson himself, that's a lotta "doodoo feces - thrown all over the walls, the floor, the ceiling."

[Mr. Vengeance]

Funniest thread in a long time, man!

And man will live for e-ver-mooooore, because of Christmas dayyyyyy

[SparkieD]

Funny, Tiki and I have debated this topic on many an occasion. He seems to think Boney is the master of the craft, but how can he possibly overlook the sheer passion those Village People share amongst themselves?

[Dan]

Boney M.

[Coyote]

Boney M.

"By The Rivers Of Babylon..."

[Panamark]

None of them can compare to the mighty "Manhattan Transfer" !!

[Tiki-Tom]

I already told ya, Sylvester was better than both of 'em. He/she, aw shit, that queen took it on up to the next level.

Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk
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