Which Trump campaign song was a weirder choice?
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The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want		  
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The Village People - YMCA		  
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« on: September 30, 2023, 11:52:33 AM »
One is, in Mick Jagger's words, "sort of doomy ballad about drugs in Chelsea." The other, while definitely a song that gets you pumped up, is also a coded anthem of 1970s gay male hookup culture.
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« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2023, 12:14:19 PM »
Trump's campaign music is very... queer. Village People, Elton John, Queen... At least The Rolling Stones on the surface makes more sense as classic/boomer rock, rather than campy gay disco.
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« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2023, 12:18:23 PM »
The later, especially considering the later song was in 2020 and considering Trump shifted pretty rightward on LGBTQ issues during his Presidency.
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« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2024, 07:54:15 AM »
YMCA's gay associations are well-known but it's also an extremely popular generic party song. You Can't Always Get What You Want is a classic too but my instinct is that it's (slightly) weirder for it to be used in an electoral campaign at all.
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« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2024, 03:23:43 AM »
It was always surreal (and hilarious) to see him waddle off to YMCA. You Can't Always Get What You Want was a decent fit for the 2016 gloating.
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« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2024, 03:27:01 AM »
YMCA?
I prefer "Hold On, I'm Coming".
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« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2024, 10:24:20 AM »
YMCA is more outwardly comedic, but You Can't Always Get What You Want is funny in the same way it's funny when he calls Sunset Boulevard his favorite movie. It says more about him than he could ever possibly understand.
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« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2024, 10:27:47 AM »
The first one with hindsight. Although YMCA was the most iconic, especially with those moves.
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« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2024, 05:17:11 PM »
Quote from: Alben Barkley on September 30, 2023, 12:14:19 PM
Trump's campaign music is very... queer. Village People, Elton John, Queen... At least The Rolling Stones on the surface makes more sense as classic/boomer rock, rather than campy gay disco.

Campy gay disco is one of the most popular types of Boomer music.
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« Reply #9 on: June 07, 2024, 01:14:18 PM »
Both are great choices.
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