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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Victor Willis, quien cofundó Village People, coescribió los éxitos clásicos del grupo de disco “Y.M.C.A.”, “Macho Man” e “In the Navy”, y deleitó a las multitudes vestido como el policía del grupo, con casco y bigote, ha muerto. Tenía 74 años. “Estamos profundamente tristes de anunciar la muerte de Victor Willis, cantante principal de Village People”, publicó el grupo en su página oficial de Facebook.
Posts on Willis’s Facebook page and the band’s page announced his death, with his wife saying it was with “profound sadness”. The post on his page said: “It is with profound sadness that I must announce the death of my husband, VICTOR WILLIS. Victor passed away on Tuesday June 30, 2026 as a result of a short, but aggressive illness. The family request privacy at this time of great loss.” The post on the band’s page was very similar.
[Verse 1] Young man, there's no need to feel down, I said Young man, pick yourself off the ground, I said Young man, 'cause you're in a new town There's no need to be unhappy Young man, there's a place you can go, I said Young man, when you're short on your dough you can Stay there and I'm sure you will find Many ways to have a good time [Chorus] It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A. 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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