Nov 28
Gay Anthem (Yes, It Is) 'YMCA' More Popular Than Ever Thanks to the Trump Bump
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NBC News is reporting that "YMCA," the Village People's disco anthem to the place where "you can hang out with all the boys," has had massive surge in popularity. The reason? It becoming a campaign staple for Donald Trump.
"The President-elect played the famous 1978 gay anthem at almost every single event during his successful run to reclaim the White House, often busting out his specific set of moves," the Independent reports in writing about the trend.
"Trump began dancing to the song at the end of his rallies in 2020, bouncing to the beat with his fists poking at the air," writes NBC News. "You know what gets 'em rockin? YMCA," Trump said on a podcast in 2022. "YMCA gets people up and it gets them moving."
In data from Last.fm analyzed by NBC News, the song's listenership more than tripled, jumping by around 366 percent from late May until November 5. Since the election, that number has dropped off, but it was still up 183 percent during the same time period.
In addition, NBC reports, data from Google Trends shows more searches for the song this month than in any month in the search engine's published records. The song also reappeared in the top 15 songs on the Billboard dance/electronic sales chart at the end of October before climbing its way to the Number 1 spot during the week of November 17.
