Team Trump Indicted To Play YMCA Of The Village People | Abroad

The 1978 song was also used in a campaign video of the Republican candidate. The video showing the president dancing to the song was viewed at least 40 million times on Twitter. Trump himself shared the video on the social media platform, writing VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! (VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!).

The lawyer of the rights holders, including record label Scorpio Music, announced on Thursday that he would file an official complaint. Rightsholders “were amazed to discover this abuse and, moreover, they would never have accepted Donald Trump’s use for party and election purposes,” said attorney Richard Malka.

The Village People’s song YMCA was an international hit 40 years ago. The American music group became a symbol of the gay community worldwide.

Trump’s dance video brought the song back into the US charts. Music group lead singer Victor Willis previously told the BBC that the Village People does not support presidential candidate Trump and has even asked him to stop using their song.

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