Trump Dances To ‘YMCA’ In Viral Video And Twitter Has A Field Day
President Donald Trump’s last dance on the campaign trail to the iconic anthem “YMCA” did not sit well with some on social media.
Trump has taken to using the 1978 hit from the Village People, which surprisingly only hit No. 2 in the U.S. charts that year, as a boogie-down cue on stage at campaign events. The dance usually consists of using arms to form the letters "Y-M-C-A" during the chorus, though Trump’s interpretation was seen as a bit vulgar and off-beat by many.
Trending heavily on Twitter the morning of Election Day, others said the song was becoming an ear-worm of sorts. One critic, meanwhile, recast the lyrics to portray a Trump loss to Democratic challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden, saying Trump was “soon out of town.”
"YMCA" has long been considered a gay anthem of sorts, although the true meaning of the Village People hit is up for debate, even among some of the band members.
Founding member Felipe Rose, who donned Native American garb, told the Huffington Post in 2014 the song was a “filler” that evolved when a former producer wondered about the Geneva-based youth organization.
David Hodo, who dressed up as a construction worker in one iteration of the lineup, told Spin magazine, however, that the song “certainly has a gay origin.”
During the gay rights movement in the 1970s, YMCA centers were popular refuge for members of the gay community in New York City’s Greenwich Village.
Trump is likely using the song because it’s a catchy, well-known hit that usually inspires an audience to dance along. Trump during his presidency has been a frequent critic of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender advocacy groups.
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