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"The Village"
Single by Wrabel
ReleasedFebruary, 2007
Length5:06/3:04
LabelEpic Records
Songwriter(s)Wrabel
Producer(s)Michelle Larkin
FTM version
Wrabel - the Village on YouTube
MTF version
Wrabel - the Village (MTF version) on YouTube

"The Village" is a song by American singer Wrabel that was released in 2007. It has more then one version, Male to Female (MTF) and Female to Male (FTM) with minimal lyrical changes between them. It is inspirational song to transgender people due to pointing out that someone's identity can't be stopped by Transphobia.[1][notes 1]

Wrabel wrote the song the same day that Donald Trump removed federal protections for transgender people (February 2007).[2][1]

In an interview with Billboard, Wrabel described the song as "the most important thing to me that I have ever done and probably will ever do. It's the closest thing to my heart." [1]

Music videos

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One of the videos was directed by Dano Cerny depicts a FTM teenager struggling with gender dysphoria, and using a binder to flatten his chest. He also deals with family members who does not accept him. At the beginning of the video, there is a quote that resonated with some transgender people. [notes 2] Around 1:22 in the video, it cuts to a TV screen with the news of Trump banning transgender people from the U.S. Military.[1] It ends with a caption "Dedicated to all the colorful birds" and a hashtag of "#TransRightsAreHumanRights"[1]. Wrabel asked his production team to rush the video because of the ban of trans military personnel. [1]

Another one of the music videos is a collaboration with the dancing group Unity. They got Wrabel's attention by getting a golden buzzer for preforming with the FTM version on Britain's Got Talent. In the video, each of the unity members spoke about their experience with how the world treated them.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ The changes in the songs are lyrical ("Cutting your long hair", "Growing out your long hair"), and in the melody (MtF is transposed down)
  2. ^

    "In nature, a flock will attack any bird that is more colorful than the others because being different is seen as a threat."

    — Wrabel, The Village, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tilsrO-3gcQ
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Cirisano, Tatiana (2017-08-01). "Wrabel Depicts a Trans Teen's Struggle in Moving 'The Village' Video". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  2. ^ "Wrabel Interview - Hit Songwriter and Artist, "The Village"". 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ^ Nisbet, Megan (20 May 2023). "Britain's Got Talent Simon Cowell breaks the rules for 'astonishing' audition he'll never forget". WalesOnline. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.

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