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As the Village People are set to star at The Donald's inauguration... TEN singalong things you never knew about Trump's very unlikely favourite band
The band, which has a huge gay following, is hardly what you would expect from the anti-woke new incumbent of the White House.
The Village People were created by French composer and producer Jacques Morali, a gay man who had enjoyed several hits in Europe before moving to New York in 1977 to break into the American market. By the time auditions were complete, dancer Alex Briley was cast as the GI/Sailor, roller-skater David Hodo became the construction worker, TV actor Randy Jones swaggered in as the cowboy and Glenn Hughes, a toll collector, became the leatherman/biker. That the gay anthem has been adopted by the MAGA movement has infuriated many in the LGBTQ community, with one post on the band’s Facebook page describing it as ‘a betrayal to the very people who have supported and celebrated your work for decades’.
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