The Village People’s construction worker rebuts the traffic cop’s claim that “Y.M.C.A.” isn’t a gay anthem
bemoaning the notion that “Y.M.C.A.” is a gay anthem, another member of the group is pushing back. David Hodo, who performed in the band as the “construction worker” for 30 years over two different stints, released a statement responding to Willis’ bold assertion.
In it, he credits the late French producer Jacques Morali, who co-wrote the song with Willis, for “Y.M.C.A.’s” enduring hook.
Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Importantly, Morales was gay. (He died in 1991.)“Just to be clear, there would be no YMCA song without Jacques Morali,” Hodo posted on Facebook. “He came up with the hook, as he did with all the VP music, after Randy Jones took him to a YMCA and introduced him to several gay [adult film] stars who worked out there.”David Hodo (Construction worker) just posted this….
