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YMCA" had grossed "several million dollars since the President-elect's continued use of the song
Willis wrote on Facebook
Why did he choose a gay anthem with an Indian and an African-American police officer instead of a song like 'Born In the USA' (by Bruce Springsteen) for example?"
Morali's niece Jessica Morali told the magazineLet's give President Trump a chance, regardless of what you may have thought about him in the past,
he addedWe do support that we have a new president now and we should all wish him well until he gives us a reason not to. But let's give him a chance and see what he's going to do,
he said in a post on social media
But you have a little special treat, ... They're slightly larger than they used to be, but that's the way it goes. We can all tell you, that's the way life goes."
Trump said, speaking at the rally at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., adding
This is the wildest end to a political rally I've ever seen."
Brian Lilley, political columnistYou won't recognize them,
Trump said at the rallyIt's the people that, 30 years ago, had a hot song, never hit number one, it hit number five, but 30 years later, it hit number one, week after week. And they're here to sing,
he saidYou´re going to see executive orders that are going to make you extremely happy
Trump,
First of all, our performances are not an indorsement of the President Elect’s policies no matter what you say to the contrary,
Willis wrote
As such, I simply didn’t have the heart to prevent his continued use of my song in the face of so many artists withdrawing his use of their material,
Willis saidSince 2020, I’ve received over a thousand complaints about President Elect Trump’s use of Y.M.C.A. With that many complaints, I decided to ask the President Elect to stop using Y.M.C.A. because his use had become a nuisance to me”
Willis explained his reasoning behind the letter last monthHowever, I don’t mind that gays think of the song as their anthem,
he later addedThere’s been a lot of talk, especially of late, that Y.M.C.A. is somehow a gay anthem,
Willis wrote in a December 2 statementWe believe that music should be shared across political spectrum and not preserved for one political side,
he addedWe said, ‘My God, look at those characters,
Belolo told disco-disco.com in 2000.
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We as a group don’t like labels, don’t like black-white, straight-gay, disco-rock & roll.”
David Hodo (the construction worker) told Rolling Stone in 1979Sorry, but I can no longer look the other way,
Willis wroteShe would have chosen the likes of John Legend and Beyonce, etc.,
Willis wrote in a long Facebook post last week, addingWe as a family love you so much. This is the greatest political movement ever created."
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