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1. Village People Songwriter Threatens to Sue Anyone That Calls "Y.M.C.A." a Gay Anthem

Tue Dec 3, 2024, 03:08 PM

Dec 3

Willis clearly has his own agenda...

Village People Songwriter Threatens to Sue Anyone That Calls “Y.M.C.A.” a Gay Anthem

Village People member Victor Willis recently took to Facebook to defend Donald Trump’s use of the band’s iconic song “Y.M.C.A.” and in a stunning assertion, denies that the track was ever meant to be a “gay anthem.”

In a lengthy December 2 post, Willis shared that, since 2020, he has received over a thousand complaints about Trump using “Y.M.C.A.” For context, the president-elect often ends campaign rallies by dancing to the song. But in stark contrast to the song’s widely-accepted association with gay culture, Willis stated that such an association “is a false assumption based on the fact that my writing partner was gay, and some (not all) of Village People were gay, and that the first Village People album was totally about gay life.”

People should get their “minds out of the gutter,” he said.
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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/village-people-songwriter-threatens-sue-170826866.html

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Village People Songwriter Threatens to Sue Anyone That Calls "Y.M.C.A." a Gay Anthem DesertRain Dec 3 #1

At most the lyrics hint at it... lame54 Dec 3 #2

Are you serious? JCMach1 Dec 3 #6

That may be but... lame54 Dec 3 #8

The band's frontman claimed the hit dance song isn't gay, but his gay bandmates remember things differently. Wiz Imp Dec 3 #10

I always thought it was a gay anthem... lame54 Dec 3 #17

You apparently missed where the gay members of the group said 'YMCA' certainly has a gay origin." Wiz Imp Dec 3 #20

Obviously, it's a gay anthem... lame54 Dec 3 #21

"you can do whatever you feel" JCMach1 Dec 3 #34

A gay bar would be a better cruising spot! LeftInTX Dec 3 #18

To be honest he sounds homophobic. eShirl Dec 3 #9

THAT comment caught my attention. electric_blue68 Dec 3 #24

I noticed that too MustLoveBeagles Dec 3 #25

He makes money every time it's played Ex Lurker Dec 3 #16

I what? I stand to get millions of dollars. Well hell No y m c a is not a gay anthem Fullduplexxx Dec 3 #3

Most annoying song ever GusBob Dec 3 #4

Gay man here, if you need me to explain the gay part of YMCA, just ask. Duncan Grant Dec 3 #5

Breaking: "It's Raining Men" songwriter TheProle Dec 3 #7

It's a religious song, too. Duncan Grant Dec 3 #12

Here's hoping Victor Willis suffers the same fate as other trump suck-ups. Paladin Dec 3 #11

Not a gay anthem, but they shot part of the video outside of the Ramrod club, a gay leather bar in the West Village. LudwigPastorius Dec 3 #13

From "The Library of Congress" blog: HAPPY PRIDE! How "Y.M.C.A." Became a Gay Anthem! Wiz Imp Dec 3 #14

This is hilarious! Oneironaut Dec 3 #15

he stands to make "several million dollars" skypilot Dec 3 #19

I guess "It's Raining Men" isn't either tishaLA Dec 3 #22

I loved when the Pointer sisters did that... stillcool Dec 3 #30

It was actually the Weather Girls tishaLA Dec 3 #31

the Pointer sisters did the song... stillcool Dec 3 #35

That's "I'm So Excited," not tishaLA Dec 3 #36

oops...okay stillcool Dec 3 #38

So they did a cover of it then tishaLA Dec 3 #39

Yes...I thought I was clearer... stillcool Dec 3 #40

Lessee ... Emrys Dec 3 #23

Just because some gays have been using it doesn't make it a gay anthem Dem4life1234 Dec 3 #26

With all that makeup and hairspray, Donny tRump is looking FABULOUS!!! Blue Owl Dec 3 #27

It's a gay anthem. Think. Again. Dec 3 #28

And in breaking news: jls4561 Dec 3 #29

Sure, Jan... Mike Nelson Dec 3 #32

Are the Village people gay or faux gay? keithbvadu2 Dec 3 #33

Artists fall in line kwolf68 Dec 3 #37