Victor Willis acknowledged that the song's association with Trump's campaign has greatly benefited its chart performance and sales.
Decked out in his full policeman outfit on Saturday morning on CNN, Victor Willis, lead singer of the Village People, praised President-elect Donald Trump's dance moves despite his version of the 'Y.M.C.A.' dance veering from the original choreography.Appearing with CNN's Michael Smerconish to discuss his change of heart on Trump using 'Y.M.C.A.' at events, Willis said that Trump's stiff, twisting moves 'are his.''The moves are his...
A.' is because he seemed to genuinely like the song, and there were so many other artists that were stopping him from playing their music. Willis added: 'So I called BMI and asked them to not terminate his political use license and to let him continue using the song...because it was bringing so much joy to the American public.'Newsweek has reached out to the Trump transition team Saturday morning for comment.
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