["Y.M.C.A." singer and co-writer Victor] Willis received thousands of complaints about the use of "Y.M.C.A." at Trump's campaign rallies.

The 73-year-old singer-songwriter has come out publicly and defended Trump's use of the song in a Facebook post.

"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. So I told my wife to inform BMI to not withdraw the Trump campaign political use license."

As you would expect, Willis made a lot of money.

"For example, 'Y.M.C.A.' was stuck at #2 on the Billboard chart prior to the President Elect's use. However, the song finally made it to #1 on a Billboard chart after over 45 years (and held on to #1 for two weeks) due to the President Elect's use," Willis wrote in the post, adding that "the financial benefits have been great."

"Therefore, I'm glad I allowed the President Elect's continued use of 'Y.M.C.A.' And I thank him for choosing to use my song."

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The musician also made a point of denying that the disco tune was intended as a "gay anthem," saying he didn't know about "the Y being a hangout for gays" when he wrote the lyrics.

"When I say, 'hang out with all the boys' that is simply 1970s black slang for black guys hanging-out together for sports, gambling or whatever. There's nothing gay about that," he said of one of the song's most famous lines... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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