Village People’s “Macho Man” Gets Busted
He probably wasn’t in uniform…
S.F. Chronicle reports: “The ‘Macho Man’ who co-wrote ‘In the Navy’ did some time in the clink this week after police reportedly found drugs and a pistol in his car, authorities said today.”
“Victor Edward Willis, the original policeman and lead singer in the over-the-top disco group the Village People, was arrested late Monday after Daly City police found the loaded weapon and what they believed was crack cocaine in his vehicle, said police Lt. Matt Bushong.
Willis also was wanted on an outstanding $15,000 felony warrant for possession of narcotics — which led to his arrest and the subsequent search of his vehicle, Bushong said. Willis didn’t have a valid license or identification and at first lied about his name and residence, according to a police report reviewed by the Associated Press.”
When Hillary said “It takes a village,” she was probably thinking of something else.
Once so high, now so low. But the song remains the same.
The band and its hit “In the Navy†proved so popular that the U.S. Navy considered using the tune — with lyrics that include “Don’t you wait to enter / The recruiting office fast / Don’t you hesitate / There is no need to wait / They’re signing up new seamen fast†— as part of a recruiting campaign. It ultimately scuttled that idea amid public concerns in some quarters that the band was “morally dubious.â€Â
Today, there’s nothing dubious about what they were talking about. Don’t ask, don’t tell.