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pstokely

(10,754 posts)
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 04:06 PM Jan 13

Village People to perform at Trump rally in DC, inaugural ball

Source: The Hill

The Village People, performers of Trump rally staples like “Macho Man” and “YMCA,” are set to bring those songs to the nation’s capital as part of President-elect Trump’s inauguration festivities.

The disco group will perform at Trump’s “victory rally” on Sunday at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., and at the Liberty Inaugural Ball, one of three major galas being held Monday night as part of Trump’s inauguration, a spokesperson with Trump’s inaugural committee exclusively told The Hill.

Charlie Kirk, a conservative media personality and close Trump ally, previously said the group would appear at an inauguration weekend event hosted by his organization, Turning Point USA.

“Macho Man” and “YMCA” routinely blared from the speakers at Trump campaign rallies during his 2020 and 2024 campaign rallies. But it was in 2024 that Trump’s dancing to the tune of “YMCA” became a viral sensation, with athletes and politicians alike impersonating it.

Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5083042-village-people-performing-trump-inauguration/



the original members or just one like the current touring Beach Boys (Mike Love, also a magat)?
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Village People to perform at Trump rally in DC, inaugural ball (Original Post) pstokely Jan 13 OP
Rage-bait of the hour, courtest of The Hill. Gotta get them click$!!!!111! PSPS Jan 13 #1
Are they unaware of just how hokey and uncool their music is? Dennis Donovan Jan 13 #2
Is this a joke? Dave Bowman Jan 13 #3
Hey.... Dumpy Jan 13 #21
Lol, sorry! Dave Bowman Jan 13 #22
lol Dumpy Jan 14 #49
It's ok Dumpy, Just ignore the big meanie as we're here for you 🫂 cstanleytech Jan 14 #43
lol Dumpy Jan 14 #50
I can't wait to not watch one second of endgenocide Jan 13 #4
Yes. It's a real Must Miss Jerry2144 Jan 13 #31
i find that entertaining Macrophylla Jan 13 #5
Do you think they'd get it if the Village People changed their name to the Stonewall Sisters? hedda_foil Jan 13 #7
Are the Village people gay or faux gay? keithbvadu2 Jan 13 #6
Vic Willis is Straight, but at least 4 of the other 5 original members were gay. Wiz Imp Jan 13 #27
Maybe they will trump Trump? GreenWave Jan 14 #53
Log Cabin Republicans can now claim victory Zambero Jan 13 #8
YMCA William769 Jan 13 #9
In The Navy. William769 Jan 13 #10
Those of us, old enuf to remember -- Bob Hope ust'ta do Christmas benefits for servicemen. 3Hotdogs Jan 13 #26
YMCA,Marker: 3:00, note the RamRod bar in the background. That, and Triangle were leather bars in th '70's. 3Hotdogs Jan 13 #16
Thanks was on in NY once. William769 Jan 13 #20
Macho Man William769 Jan 13 #11
Just one, as you suggested... Gruenemann Jan 13 #12
Village People singer backtracks on refusal to let Trump use YMCA for surprising four-word reason William769 Jan 13 #13
Rofl Joinfortmill Jan 13 #14
How many of the original members are still performing? 3Hotdogs Jan 13 #15
appears to be just one pstokely Jan 13 #17
Only one... Dave Bowman Jan 13 #19
To be clear, he had nothing to do with the group for 35 years Wiz Imp Jan 13 #25
The Village People - a GOP booking agent did this as a joke. SupportSanity Jan 13 #18
Victor Willis, the original lead singer (played the cop character) is the only original member of the group. Wiz Imp Jan 13 #23
much like Mike Love and the current touring Beach "Boys" pstokely Jan 14 #44
The enemy is everywhere. The Grand Illuminist Jan 13 #24
So when Donnie has celebrities and musical acts it's cool Blue_Tires Jan 13 #28
Way to tarnish your legacy. Basso8vb Jan 13 #29
Must be The Villages People. C_U_L8R Jan 13 #30
This might be uncool MustLoveBeagles Jan 13 #32
Well now when I hear one of their songs I will change the station and never listen again, kimbutgar Jan 13 #33
Hope their agent was smart enough to get them cash, in advance, in the full amount. SeattleVet Jan 13 #34
I'm hoping he was NOT smart enough. bluestarone Jan 14 #48
You've got to be shitting me. LudwigPastorius Jan 13 #35
Pitiful. H2O Man Jan 13 #36
Could you imagine Trump in assless chaps.... SergeStorms Jan 13 #37
Is Donny going to do his double fisted jerkoff dance? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 14 #38
Just Sad Roy Rolling Jan 14 #39
"S-Y-K-O, I'm talking 'bout the S-Y-K-O." NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 14 #40
Idiots C Moon Jan 14 #41
They're hoping to get the Greenwood bump to their faltering careers. JohnnyRingo Jan 14 #42
how much $ do they get everytime their songs are played at ball games? pstokely Jan 14 #45
If they play the entire song ASCAP pays them a couple bucks. JohnnyRingo Jan 14 #46
Do not watch. Do not attend. travelingthrulife Jan 14 #47
I will stay home, turn off the TV, and listen to Gil Scott Heron DBoon Jan 14 #51
They were fit back then Laurelin Jan 14 #52
Though I hear Steve Laurance and Eddie Gorme are playing the after concert ... marble falls Jan 14 #54

PSPS

(14,268 posts)
1. Rage-bait of the hour, courtest of The Hill. Gotta get them click$!!!!111!
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 04:09 PM
Jan 13

Why is this LBN in the first place?

Dennis Donovan

(28,488 posts)
2. Are they unaware of just how hokey and uncool their music is?
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 04:13 PM
Jan 13

They really have super-shitty taste in music!

Dave Bowman

(4,352 posts)
3. Is this a joke?
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 04:14 PM
Jan 13

If true then it shows once more how ignorant and out if touch dumpy and his court are.

 

endgenocide

(166 posts)
4. I can't wait to not watch one second of
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 04:14 PM
Jan 13

any of it, the Inauguration, the balls, speeches, hell I'm going to turn the channel anytime I see his fat fucking face or diaper don is even mentioned. Thank God baseball starts in six weeks!

Macrophylla

(201 posts)
5. i find that entertaining
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 04:17 PM
Jan 13

The macho maga can shower down together at the YMCA after they finish their work in the Navy.

Nothing wrong with that, I just find it funny that the Village People sing the soundtrack for maga and they see no irony in that.

hedda_foil

(16,593 posts)
7. Do you think they'd get it if the Village People changed their name to the Stonewall Sisters?
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 04:43 PM
Jan 13

keithbvadu2

(40,915 posts)
6. Are the Village people gay or faux gay?
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 04:42 PM
Jan 13

Are the Village people gay or faux gay?

https://www.bing.com/search?q=are+the+village+people+gay&form=ANNTH1&refig=43b2b560eba0486d823166f170a8dc9c&pc=U531&pqlth=0&assgl=26&sgcn=are+the+village+people+gay&qs=HS&smvpcn=0&swbcn=10&sc=10-0&sp=1&ghc=0&cvid=43b2b560eba0486d823166f170a8dc9c&clckatsg=1&hsmssg=0

The group's name refers to Manhattan's Greenwich Village, with its reputation as a gay village. [2] The characters were a symbolic group of American masculinity [ 3 ] and macho gay-fantasy personas. [ 4 ] See more

Wiz Imp

(3,158 posts)
27. Vic Willis is Straight, but at least 4 of the other 5 original members were gay.
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 06:22 PM
Jan 13

1 of the 2 founders of the group (neither were actual members) was gay and explicitly marketed the group to a gay audience.

Zambero

(9,795 posts)
8. Log Cabin Republicans can now claim victory
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 04:46 PM
Jan 13

"Let it be known that Dear Leader Donald is God's gift to gays, Hallelujiah!!"

3Hotdogs

(13,771 posts)
26. Those of us, old enuf to remember -- Bob Hope ust'ta do Christmas benefits for servicemen.
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 06:19 PM
Jan 13

The Village People were contracted (or volunteered) to be part of one of the presentations.

Somebody in the Raygun administration got wind of it and the Village Peeps were disinvited.

Bob Hope advised, if they weren't going, he wasn't going to go.

The Village People were there.

3Hotdogs

(13,771 posts)
16. YMCA,Marker: 3:00, note the RamRod bar in the background. That, and Triangle were leather bars in th '70's.
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 05:29 PM
Jan 13

Dutchess was a lesbian bar off of 7th Avenue.

William769

(56,549 posts)
20. Thanks was on in NY once.
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 05:56 PM
Jan 13

Flew into LaGuardia only to get to JFK to fly out of. Going from Detroit to Naples. Left Detroit on Republic flew out of JFK on Pan AM. I was only 17 at the time & was stranded at LaGuardia not knowing how to get to JFK. Called Dad & he had sense enough to get me a helicopter between the two airports. Only time I ever rode in a helicopter.

Sorry for the short story but thinking about it brought back some fond memories.

William769

(56,549 posts)
13. Village People singer backtracks on refusal to let Trump use YMCA for surprising four-word reason
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 05:02 PM
Jan 13

Village People frontman Victor Willis is beginning to welcome ex-President Donald Trump using his group’s hit song Y.M.C.A. at his campaign rallies.

Initially, Victor used to speak out against the GOP presidential candidate using the Village People’s song at his rallies, but he’s since changed his tune with the onset of publicity. Following the outrage that ensued online after the politico danced for 40 minutes to different songs, which included Y.M.C.A. at his town hall Monday, Victor issued a formal response.

He admitted that though he wasn’t thrilled about the Village People anthem being spun at the far-right event, there wasn’t much that could be done to stop it from happening.

Victor explained that Trump can legally play Y.M.C.A. at any of his events since he had previously applied for a political use license from Victor’s performing-rights org, BMI, per TMZ.
He added:”...Trump's use of 'Y.M.C.A.' has greatly benefited the song. For example, when Trump started using 'Y.M.C.A' the song shot back up to #2 on Billboard's digital chart."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/village-people-singer-backtracks-on-refusal-to-let-trump-use-ymca-for-surprising-four-word-reason/ar-AA1slM8R

I'm not sure what to believe right now but this I do know, the Village People's music back then saved a lot of Gay men. Myself being one of them.

Dave Bowman

(4,352 posts)
19. Only one...
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 05:51 PM
Jan 13

Victor Willis is the only original member still performing with the Village People.

Wiz Imp

(3,158 posts)
25. To be clear, he had nothing to do with the group for 35 years
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 06:12 PM
Jan 13

He acquired the rights to the group name in 2017, apparently fired the last 2 original members of the group and has proceeded to grift money off of it, ever since. Not to mention, he's tried to straight-wash their history by claiming their hit singles (YMCA, Macho Man, In The Navy, etc.) were NOT gay anthems.

SupportSanity

(1,249 posts)
18. The Village People - a GOP booking agent did this as a joke.
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 05:49 PM
Jan 13

Partying with the Village People might make some unusual headlines.
It might let their inner-gayness come out.
News at 11.

Wiz Imp

(3,158 posts)
23. Victor Willis, the original lead singer (played the cop character) is the only original member of the group.
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 06:06 PM
Jan 13

And to be clear, he has become just another Trump supporting grifter. He left the group in 1980, returned in 1982 for just 1 year, then had absolutely nothing to do with the group for the next 35 years. In 2017, he apparently paid for the rights to use the name Village People and has been grifting money off it since then. There were several long term members who were apparently fired by Willis when he took over the group in 2017. Two of them had been there since the beginning, which tells you how big a scumbag Willis is. Seems the current version of "the Village People" is little more than big joke.

pstokely

(10,754 posts)
44. much like Mike Love and the current touring Beach "Boys"
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:35 AM
Jan 14

not surprisingly, he's also a magat grifter

 

Blue_Tires

(57,596 posts)
28. So when Donnie has celebrities and musical acts it's cool
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 06:27 PM
Jan 13

But when Kamala Harris has music acts and celebrities it's because she's "shallow," "lacks substance" and "is out of touch..."

Do I have this correct, media?

MustLoveBeagles

(12,848 posts)
32. This might be uncool
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 08:21 PM
Jan 13

But I've always liked them so this is disappointing. Dismayed to learn Victor Willis is a sellout.

kimbutgar

(23,944 posts)
33. Well now when I hear one of their songs I will change the station and never listen again,
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 08:25 PM
Jan 13

Friggin traitors!

SeattleVet

(5,625 posts)
34. Hope their agent was smart enough to get them cash, in advance, in the full amount.
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 08:52 PM
Jan 13

Or they probably will never see it.

SergeStorms

(19,379 posts)
37. Could you imagine Trump in assless chaps....
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 11:53 PM
Jan 13

doing his stupid two-step "dances" around the stage at a MAGAt rally? No, me either.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go bleach my brain for ever thinking of that in the first place.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(117,918 posts)
38. Is Donny going to do his double fisted jerkoff dance?
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 01:31 AM
Jan 14

What do I care. I'm not going to watch it.

JohnnyRingo

(19,559 posts)
42. They're hoping to get the Greenwood bump to their faltering careers.
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:12 AM
Jan 14

If it wasn't for Trump Lee Greenwood would be retired to The Villages and collecting SS.
The Village people already are.

JohnnyRingo

(19,559 posts)
46. If they play the entire song ASCAP pays them a couple bucks.
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 09:12 AM
Jan 14

It depends on how many people hear it, so if the whole song is broadcast they make more than if only a stadium full hears it.
If they only play a clip of a certain number of seconds they get nothing. Bands make their money touring and merch.

Greenwood is making the dough because MAGA have to have the album to hear at home while they raise the flag in the morning.
I have Lee Greenwood's greatest hits album. It's 45.

Laurelin

(667 posts)
52. They were fit back then
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:28 PM
Jan 14

I'm wondering if the current group is fat. I'm not curious enough to turn on the inauguration though.

marble falls

(62,842 posts)
54. Though I hear Steve Laurance and Eddie Gorme are playing the after concert ...
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:58 PM
Jan 14

... yeah, I know. Steve and Eddie Gorme are dead. But so is Villiage people.

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