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Village People’s Victor Willis Admits to ‘Double Entendre’ in ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ But Insists the Song Isn’t About Sex

Village People's Victor Willis explained the "double entendre" in "Y.M.C.A.," and why he sent a cease and desist letter to Jim Jeffries.

Village People frontman Victor Willis is clearing the air after he sent a cease and desist to Jim Jeffries, after the comedian joked on his At This Moment podcast that the 1978 classic “Y.M.C.A.” is about men “f—ing in showers in a hostel.” Willis joined TMZ ‘s 2 Angry Men podcast this week, where hosts Harvey Levin and Mark Geragos asked the singer about his song being a “gay anthem.” However, Levin then followed up by noting that a number of lyrics in “Y.M.C.A.” could be interpreted in different ways, including the chorus: “It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A./ They have everything for young men to enjoy/ You can hang out with all the boys.”

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