by Brooke Mallory
December 3, 2024
(L-R) Nicholas Manelick and Victor Willis perform during the 91st anniversary of the Hollywood Christmas Parade, supporting Marine Toys For Tots on November 26, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Associated Television International)Village People singer and co-writer Victor Willis, who dressed as the group’s “policeman” in relation to the band’s memorable costumes throughout the years, recently defended President-elect Donald Trump’s usage of the song “Y.M.C.A.”
During a Facebook post on Monday, Willis stated that when he first composed the lyrics, he initially “knew nothing about the Y being a hang out for gays,” denying that the catchy dance song was meant to be a “gay anthem.”
Y.M.C.A. stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association” (YMCA).
Willis maintained that his knowledge of the global youth organization at the time, especially the YMCA chapters in San Francisco’s cities, truly inspired his writing of “Y.M.C.A.”
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