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Host Dick Clark then said to Willis that he would like to show him something, playing the song again with the audience doing YMCA hand gestures. [35] [36] Willis immediately picked up on the dance and mimicked the hand movements back at the audience as other Village People members stared at him with puzzled looks. Clark then turned to Willis ...
Willis co-wrote "Y.M.C.A." with late French music producer Jacques Morali, who was instrumental in creating the Village People. Morali, who was gay, died of complications from AIDS in 1991.
Disco group Village People performed at three inaugural events for President Donald Trump. Its song 'Y.M.C.A.' became a favorite at Trump rallies.
Village People is an American disco group known for its on-stage costumes and suggestive lyrics in their music. 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.
‘If he were to ask the Village People to perform the song live for him, we’d have to seriously consider it,’ Victor Willis says
Cruisin' is the third studio album by the American disco group Village People, released on September 25, 1978. Its title is a double entendre, referring to either simply driving around or gay cruising. The album features the hits "Hot Cop" and "Y.M.C.A.", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
Can't Stop the Music is the sixth studio album and first soundtrack by Village People, for their movie Can't Stop the Music, released in 1980.Though the movie was a commercial failure, the album was more well received, reaching No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart, [2] #47 on the Billboard 200 in the US, and #1 in Australia.
The Village People have had an on-again, off-again relationship with the president-elect and his use of “YMCA” in rallies. In February 2020, the band OK’ed Trump’s use of their music .