Village people not gay

More Stories. Village People is an American disco group known for its on-stage costumes and suggestive lyrics in their music. It is a matter of money, of course. My First Time: the Bristol punks bringing light to dark times. The group was originally formed by French producers Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis [1] following the release of the debut album Village People, which targeted disco's large gay audience.

Earlier this week December 3it was reported that Victor Willis, who is still active in the group as its lead singer, came out on social media to decry the sentiment about the hit single, which as of late has been a publicly-known favourite of US President-elect Donald Trump.

The song was co-written by Willis and the late French producer Jacques Morali, who was gay.

The song is totally not gay and never was. David Hodo is pictured centre-left, and Victor Willis at the front. The Village People had a huge impact on the disco culture of the s. Village People photographed at an undisclosed date. However, one question that still lingers on the minds of many is, who was gay in the band?

The answer may surprise you, as it was not just one member who was gay, but rather the group was founded and created with the intent to appeal to the gay community. For the Village People, shedding the band’s gay identity is a practical kowtow. From Willis’ perspective, the gay anthem connotation hurts the brand.

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By Daniel Peters. David Hodo comes out his hole to comment on me and my writing partner Jacques…. Well, well, well, what have we here. Posted by Victor Willis on Friday, December 6, The Cover. News Music News. You May Also Like.

He died in Victor Willis performs with the Village People in Hodo joined the group to replace Mark Mussler, who later died in YMCA would have disappeared from the charts for good had it not been for the fact that the kids from American Bandstand came up with the arm movements.