{"id":132748,"date":"2024-12-03T07:10:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T00:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132748"},"modified":"2024-12-03T07:10:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T00:10:46","slug":"village-people-singer-defends-trumps-use-of-y-m-c-a-says-song-isnt-a-gay-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132748","title":{"rendered":"Village People singer defends Trump&#8217;s use of &#8216;Y.M.C.A.,&#8217; says song isn&#8217;t a &#8216;gay anthem&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cY.M.C.A.\u201d singer and co-writer Victor Willis of the band Village People defended President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s use of the song Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=1106985040831833&amp;id=100045610422721&amp;rdid=sLoysbGZhyZBGNmX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Facebook<\/a>. Willis denied that the disco tune was intended as a \u201cgay anthem,\u201d saying he \u201cknew nothing about the Y being a hang out for gays\u201d when he wrote the lyrics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Willis said he wrote \u201cY.M.C.A.\u201d based on what he knew about the worldwide youth organization at the time, particularly the YMCA branches in the urban areas of San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWhen I say, \u2018hang out with all the boys\u2019 that is simply 1970s black slang for black guys hanging-out together for sports, gambling or whatever. There\u2019s nothing gay about that,\u201d he said of one of the song\u2019s most notable lines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Willis said he has received more than 1,000 complaints about the use of \u201cY.M.C.A\u201d at Trump\u2019s\u00a0campaign rallies. Trump began dancing to the 1978 hit at the end of his rallies in 2020 \u2014 and still does. Data suggests the staple campaign moment drove the song up the charts, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/data-graphics\/another-winner-trumps-2024-election-village-people-ymca-rcna181817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">search interest and listenership soaring<\/a> on Election Day. <\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\" data-testid=\"embed-widget\"\/>\n<p class=\"\">Athletes began <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/now\/video\/athletes-partake-in-trump-dance-trend-raising-questions-about-politics-in-sports-225436741618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mimicking Trump\u2019s dance<\/a> to the disco classic on the field soon after, raising questions about the presence of politics in sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Willis said he asked Trump to stop using the song because his use became a \u201cnuisance.\u201d He said Trump had obtained a political use license for the song from BMI, which enforces music performance rights, and therefore had every right to continue to use it \u2014 which he did.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-12\/241202-Trump-dance-aa-431p-57e276.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-12\/241202-Trump-dance-aa-431p-57e276.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-12\/241202-Trump-dance-aa-431p-57e276.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-12\/241202-Trump-dance-aa-431p-57e276.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-12\/241202-Trump-dance-aa-431p-57e276.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrity Sightings In New York City - May 23, 2024\" height=\"1467\" width=\"2200\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Donald Trump dances at a campaign rally at Crotona Park in New York City on May 23.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">James Devaney \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">As other artists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/opinion\/msnbc-opinion\/trump-campaign-music-lawsuits-copyright-rcna174749\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">began to oppose<\/a> Trump\u2019s use of their music in campaign rallies, Willis said he didn\u2019t \u201chave the heart\u201d to prevent him from using \u201cY.M.C.A.\u201d He said he told his wife, who is also the band\u2019s manager, to inform BMI not to withdraw Trump\u2019s licensing to use the song.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In turn, Willis said, he made more money off it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cFor example, Y.M.C.A. was stuck at #2 on the Billboard chart prior to the President Elect\u2019s use. However, the song finally made it to #1 on a Billboard chart after over 45 years (and held on to #1 for two weeks) due to the President Elect\u2019s use,\u201d Willis wrote in the post, adding that \u201cthe financial benefits have been great.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-12\/241202-Village-People-1-aa-428p-2fdee4.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-12\/241202-Village-People-1-aa-428p-2fdee4.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-12\/241202-Village-People-1-aa-428p-2fdee4.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-12\/241202-Village-People-1-aa-428p-2fdee4.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-12\/241202-Village-People-1-aa-428p-2fdee4.jpg\" alt=\"The Village People in 1980\" height=\"1467\" width=\"2200\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Village People in 1980.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Archive Photos \/ Getty Images file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">Willis said the \u201cfalse assumption\u201d that \u201cY.M.C.A.\u201d is a gay anthem may be due to several factors: His writing partner and several members of the Village People were gay, the band\u2019s first album was \u201ctotally about gay life,\u201d and \u201cthe YMCA was apparently being used as some sort of gay hangout.\u201d Nonetheless, he stressed that the song is not a gay anthem and said people should get their \u201cminds out of the gutter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Willis said that he doesn\u2019t mind that the song is considered a gay anthem but that the false assumptions are \u201cdamaging to the song.\u201d Starting in January, he said, his wife will sue any news organization that refers to \u201cY.M.C.A.\u201d as a gay anthem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">Trump\u2019s team didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-pop-culture\/village-people-singer-defends-trumps-use-ymc-says-song-isnt-gay-anthem-rcna182538\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cY.M.C.A.\u201d singer and co-writer Victor Willis of the band Village People defended President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s use of the song Monday on Facebook. 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