Trump's favorite song is a gay anthem.

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Following the announcement that the Village People would be performing at several upcoming inauguration events, what is it about their songs that appeals to the President-elect?

Village People's YMCA is a high-energy disco hit that encourages young working-class men to meet like-minded individuals at Young Men's Christian Association hostels. It's been interpreted as an ode to the delights of picking up sexual partners at them – it appears on an album entitled Cruisin' – and it was first performed by a group of chiselled dancers sporting moustaches and figure-hugging fancy dress costumes.

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How YMCA became Donald Trump's unlikely anthem

Following the announcement that the Village People would be performing at several upcoming inauguration events, what is it about their songs that appeals to the President-elect?
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The composer says otherwise, but what does he know?

Victor Willis, the lead singer and lyricist, has repeatedly stated that he wrote the song about the YMCA's community and recreational aspects, not specifically for the gay community. He has also mentioned that the phrase "hang out with all the boys" was 1970s black slang for friends hanging out, not a coded message for gay activities. Willis has publicly stated that "YMCA" is not a gay anthem and has threatened legal action against media outlets that describe it as such, arguing that such interpretations are defamatory and based on false assumptions.

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