Piers Morgan Reacts To Village People Suing Donald Trump Over 'YMCA' Song
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Piers Morgan Uncensored is joined by songwriter and lead vocalist for Village People Victor Willis and MAGA rapper Forgiato Blow to debate the band's recent decision to sue Donald Trump after having a lookalike group perform their music at an event in the former President's Mar-a-Lago residence.
Victor explains that he does not have a problem with Trump playing his music at rallies as he believes it is well within his right to do so and that he is flattered when anyone plays their music. He however explains that when the lookalike group performed 'YMCA' at Trump's residence, many people were under the impression that the band were endorsing him - and they prefer to stay out of politics.
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YMCA should b sued for all the years I thought they were gay 😂😂😂
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Lol😂
40 years and still wears a cop uniform everywhere 😂😂😂
What a clown still hanging on to that shit.Village people are pony, who'd want to play that crap.
Wasn't he supposed to be defunded by BLM, probably the reason he wants to sue Trump!
So he’s married I thought they were gay 😂
Impersonating a police officer is also a crime!! Wtf is this world coming to? 🤔🙄🤡🌍
No he doesn't. Why are YOU all playing stupid.
Let me translate from American to English...."my wife told me there is a rich man who we can pimp for a few pounds!"
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tRumpf rich??? He's biggest lying grifter known to man. And what's with the fuzz on the face of the pillock with the 47 hat......🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
YMCA!! BTW… who in their right mind would think those YOUNG men were the Village People (who are probably near 70 years old or older) 🤣🤣🤣
How can anyone think it was Village People at Maralago... the original guys are pensioners..these guys are clearly young guys 🤦♀️
Exactly what I thought 😉🇬🇧
It's kike copyright infringement . A misrepresentation of their brand..Their within their rights.
@@AlexAlex-yf7yw only because fans thought that the tribute band were the real band members. lol
I'm just listening to this guy try to make his case, all the while thinking out loud 'You have no case, you have no case, you have no case'
His wife is the manager, a lawyer, dislikes Trump AND her name is Karen? 😅
LOL The irony.
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😊☺️😂😂😂🤣
Karen YOU CAN'T STOP THE MOOSIC
She IS THE manager...this karen is undefeatable
My late husband used to be their booking agent.
Along with every huge act you can think of past until the time of his death. I also inherited his company because I helped run it.
I know the laws of copyright better than the back of my hand .
As Victor stated himself and we all know there's no such thing as bad publicity in our line of work .
It's skyrocketed their song and open them up to a generation of people they had never nor never would have reached before .
Where I take difference with Victor is when he says, and it's my understanding his wife is the one who is pursuing this so I understand his back is a bit against the wall,
However tribute bands have been playing his music and every other 70s 80s and now even 90s bands music with great regularity.
They even have cruises devoted to cover bands.
No one has ever to my knowledge pursue legal action against a cover band.
Also Victor's wife may want to reconsider whom she's going after in this lawsuit
As Donald Trump only hired the band.
And in all actuality we know Donald did not hire the band it was hired through the events manager at Mara largo.
This entire thing is rubbish and 100%
Politically motivated.
Many tribute bands have been sued.
@@curtisthomas2670 Successfully? 🤔
And yet almost everything you said was wrong. This is NIL. Name image and Likeness. Not about the music. Did they state clearly they weren't the actual Band? If not, then that's actionable. A Cover or Tribute band promptly states they are as such. It's on the Ticket/Flyer/Bill, etc. Cruise companies get clearance through BOLA (Legal Departments). You can not do anything to make people believe you are the ACTUAL band. 30 years in Television and Music Videos and I can tell you most bands don't sue because it's a win(free advert) and the Cover bands don't have enough money to offset the legal fees. But if you overthrew a government, installed yourself as a dictator (as the actual people in the group), how is it you think the actual band wouldn't sue? It's NIL, not too hard to understand. And BTW Mar a Lago IS Trump's residence so yeah he can be a party to the suit.
Karoke? Was he seriously suggesting that the performers didn't get paid? Cause that would be Karoke. Foolish.
Lastly, just looking at the comments here proves his wife doesn't want the group personally involved in this sh!te show.
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Donald has a history of using people’s music when it hasn’t been approved, he did the same thing in 2016 with Led Zep, the fact that he uses unauthorised music to publicise a political party is beyond rude, to dress the copyright musicians in exactly the same garb is telling but because the nazi is using a gay anthem to promote his pathetic cause is gold 😅
The YMCA should sue the village people for useing there name in the song
LMAO - come on these guys, the Village People need to chill out
why. it made the ymca a household name worldwide when most people outside of the usa hadnt heareed of the ymca at that time, i remember singing it as a child , not even knowing what ymca was. then looked it up. so it was free publicity
@@sadev101 we have the ymca In england buddy
Missed their point
@@jellebag If he doesn't like it he should go west - it's just a song and people know it's a cover band, after 40+ years!
OMG!!!! 40+yrs later I think most people seeing these young cats dressed up like the village people are going know they aren't the originals.
They are broke and need money, hence, the lawsuit.
My thoughts exactly. They old and washed up.
I just asked Siri Victor Willis's net worth and as of 2022 he is worth $30 Million-so much for that theory...
Or maybe VP and their fans world over are offended that T**** would adopt and re-purpose their music.
@@js-ek3mcJust for your information, being WORTH doesn't mean YOU HAVE, Elon musk is WORTH over a 132 billion dollars with most of that value held in his companies but his actual CASH ON HAND is only likely to be several hundred million.
@@js-ek3mc elon musks net worth is around $190 billion, but he DOESN'T HAVE that net worth in his bank account.
Net worth generally means, real estate, businesses value, stocks etc etc.
He didn't write the song, he "co-wrote" it. The fact he has to do this interview with a helmet on tells you all you need to know.
Yeah doing the interview in a maga death cult outfit must be cool then😂
He looked ridiculous in that stupid cheap plastic toy helmet.
By that logic no one wrote the song because the other guy also "co-wrote" the song.
It's suprising to me that a village person has a wife.
me too I thought they where all gay
@@DavidTLomax me too bud, ya learn something new everyday tho apparently.
Yeah the public should sue the village people for deception....go woke go broke😂....🌈
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Many gay men have/have had wives.
Hard times calls for hard measures but this is ridiculous!
There are 150,000 Elvis impersonators in the USA alone. Lets hope they don't all decide to sue Graceland.
Why would the impersonators sue Graceland?
I think that person means Graceland suing impersonators
This has 20 likes and makes literally no sense.
You are aware that the Elvis estate is actually trying to stop and even sue people being Elvis impersonators...
How don’t you see the difference between people dressing up, and a political figure using the image and music of a band whilst campaigning?
Victor has not been in the group for 38 years! He just rejoined 4 years ago & made up new members that had nothing to do with the original group whatsoever!!
A shame this blowhard still gets attention. I hope Can’t Stop pull their heads out and do not renew their license with them.
I was wondering about that.
He was the original member, and wrote all their hits. The group was formed around him as they were initially just backing singers. He just got the rights back to the name Village People and the rights to all the hits He wrote which he was screwed out of
He left Village People in 1979 and didn't come back until 2017 😂
2019!!!
Looks like he ate all the band members 😂😂😂😂
@@ryanpape9815 Hahaha Ouch!
@@ryanpape9815 ty
He must have lost his gaydar 🤣🤣🤣
The Village People should be lucky somebody still listens to them or even wants to play their music they've been out of the business for 40 years.
This is beyond silly-there must be a 1000 tribute bands-at least-mind you anything for a spot of cash.
In the uk, there is a festival called fake festival, its all tribute acts. Its been in my town of chester le street a few times.
If the village people get to sue, then all the American artists can sue those playing the fake festival.
So the people who contacted him didn’t even know it was a tribute band and thought it was the real thing" they must be true fans then 😂
lol
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He seems like a nice guy. But bro, all you need to do is put out a statement and clarify the situation. No need to sue anybody
He mentioned his wife was in charge :D
@SuperZwezda
Oh, yeah; that's the salient point.
Glad you reminded me.
Well his wife is a lawyer so it would make sense?
he looking for a big payday.
Nice people don’t just sue
Wow, this guy, wrote YMCA, “Macho Man” and “in the Navy”, that’s pretty impressive.
Are the Village People in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame?
Yes, and so is Barry Manilow!
@@NipponKiwi Thank you for your reply.
I’m just curious; what was the purpose of also telling me that Barry Manilow is also in the Hall of Fame?
(with an exclamation point “!”)
As opposed to also telling me, the Beatles or the Rolling Stones or Elton John, are also in the Hall of Fame.
Was Barry Manilow in the Village People?
Let's be honest. NOBODY contacted Victor Willis or Village People saying that they thought those young men with six packs was the real Village People who are in their 70's.
Oh gosh, you're so right 😅
They buy “likes” on social media.
right,,, this Victor guy looks much larger
Let's be more honest; Trump representing Village People values? That just looks so creepy.
So true and thanks again for reminding me of my age.
I hope Trumps lawyers go after the one hundred million copies/sales he made!!! DID HE PAY taxes? That will shut his wife up.
Cover bands dress like the bands of the songs they sing all the time.
VICTOR SHOULD TALK ABOUT HIS BEING ARRESTED AND PUT IN PRISON FOR DRUG ARRESTS AND TALK ABOUT HIM BEATING UP HIS,WIFE YEARS AGO.
The Village People leader complains that guys are impersonating the Village people while he impersonates a Cop right here and they always impersonated others LOL. So will an Indian Chief sue the Village People now?
According to 18 U.S. Code § 912 - Officer or employee of the United States, “Whoever falsely assumes or pretends to be an officer or employee acting under the authority of the United States or any department, agency or officer thereof, and acts as such, or in such pretended character demands or obtains any money, paper, document, or thing of value, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.”
Police impersonation is what happens when someone attempts to impersonate a cop. This may be done through:
Dressing like a police officer, such as in a police uniform;
Using flashing lights on your vehicle, more specifically red and blue flashing lights, as many states also consider it to be a crime to use equipment that is used by law enforcement officers;
Using a counterfeit or stolen badge;
Flashing a fake police badge; or
Simply leading somebody to believe that you are an officer of the law.
@@bunnychowmuncher a police officer is NOT "an officer or employee acting under the authority of the United States or any department, agency or officer thereof." Local government is not affiliated with the federal government.
@@EdwardBartel You have a good case against the lead singer because he had a fake badge too. Who was he trying to impersonate then? A NASA Astronaut? A Fireman? A school teacher? Does he dress like that every day? I bet not so he cannot argue its normal - that was a serious own goal.
@@bunnychowmuncher the alphabetically Challenged won't be HAPPY
() ARE THEY EVER }( knowing he was a straight cop all along .
LETS GO BRENDON !
Will the Indian Chef sue the Indian Chief!!
i have seen just as many village people impersonators as I have Elvis ones and theres never been an issue, its the Trump factor
At his age, he is still pretending to be a cop! 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂 i would have never noticed that badge!!
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😮That’s impersonating a police officer, badly
Playing dress up 🤔🤔
Donald is still pretending to be a winner at 77 lol
America....where you can sue anybody for anything even stupid things.
The Village People quickly forget the YMCA was angry at THEM that the song was ever done. It went against their , I'll say values and the message the song was implying , the Village People put it out anyway ...so
there's that.Oh and the Navy wasn't happy either ....
Very good analogy excellent
Yeah there's nothing fun about sharing a room with 12 Men. That song is basically about Gay men hooking up for orgies in Cheap hotel rooms ewww
The Navy still hasn't recovered
The uniformed oppression brigades , would have had a job convincing anybody over similar complaints all those I MUSTACHIOED YOU A QUESTION BODS IN LEATHER !
And some were even more annoyed when they kept telling people to "Go West" wahoo!!
Good point!
So if this lawsuit is successful will that spell the end of the long list of tribute bands around the world that not only play entire sets of the bands they pay tribute to, but also dress and style their hair to appear to be the bands they're paying tribute to???
Will the pathetically weak then start complaining about certain Halloween costumes and who has the "right" to wear them??? Oh....wait.
The obvious up side would be…no more Elvis impersonators 🤣🤣🤣
Just kidding
@@peggyford3801 Now that you mention it....
The pathetically weak are crying about other people who they don't like drinking the same beer as them, so anything is possible.
If the fans think that the tribute act was ther real YMCA group, they aren't the real fans, they are more likely political adversaries
That's what I was thinking.
They might be real fans, fans stuck in the 1970's, they haven't been relevant at all this century.
It really is that obvious . I was a bit embarrassed for the old guy, appearing in the costume with that silly helmet atop his rotund head!🫣
They have the Village People look alike performing at bars. That’s a tribute to you for your amazing song. All you have to do is make a statement to please state that it is not the original group performing. Trump could have chosen Queen’s “We Are The Champions” or Katy Perry’s “Roar”. He chose your song written by a true American. 😊
They just want money!!
nope!
@@tecumseh4095 Yep!
He
There is a rumor going around that the YMCA is planning to sue the Village People.
Victor’s wife is a litigious type of person. Not surprised him and his wife stooped this low.
They gonna loose! He toots his own horn… hope trump gets a NEW SONG!
and trump isn't a litigious type???
Indeed it’s bottom of the barrel stooping!
They should be thankful somebody remembered them.
Why the hell is he still dressed like that....😮
Probably because nobody will know who he is if he doesn't dress like that.
@@corybarrett2394 it's a news outlet.. introduce the Man. Like they did. No need for the get up 😂 funny too see though
When people are broke, they sue. He didn't break any rules legally.
It's not just one Village People fan that is upset, it is both of them.
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LOL! I can’t stand it! 😂
Your parties must be fun js
@@keithgiblin2636 Doesn't even apply to what he said haha nice one big man
More like the village idiot
Legally can someone impersonate and be legally liable for it?
Why would Victor Willis claim to NOT care about his music being played at Trump events, but on the other hand have an issue with VP impersonators appearing at Mar-a-Lago? It's because, contrary to his assertion that he doesn't mind YMCA being played at rallys, he indeed does have concerns about his association with Donald Trump. But he tolerates the music because the renewed interest in his music, generated by Trump, is lucrative...
I like Trump but I get what he's saying. A live performance is different than a recording which everyone has access to and everyone can play. That said, I don't know anyone who thought that the surviving members of the original Village People were standing by the pool at Mar-a-Lago. It was clearly a cover band...most likely some local dancers
Lol you're saying Trump renewed interest in the YMCA. Nonsense
I mean, he is kind of being a douche, but you have to know the backstory and what it took for him to get back the rights to music he himself wrote. He is the original Village Person, he was scouted by a record company to sing all the songs and have a bunch of backup dancers. He signed a pretty weak contract to sing the record company's songs, but then they got absolutely huge only AFTER he started writing the songs two years later.
He left 4 years later, and it's been hinted they forced him out because they wouldn't renegotiate his contract despite the fact he wrote all the major hits. It could be argued that his original contract was void when he started writing the songs.
All those backup dancers went on, got a new singer, and performed the music he wrote for 35 years, despite the fact that none of those dancers can, or did, sing on their recordings. He got decent money from royalties, but deserved way more. He then sued and won an extended case where he got 50% ownership of the songs and barred all his former bandmates from singing or performing the music.
So I can understand why he's really protective of his music even if this is kind of dumb.
“Bombarded by fans thinking it was us performing for trump”
Yeah right lol!!!😂😂😂
That's not what he said
@@retinalcircusclean you ears…that’s exactly what he said..3:20
Haha the fact he is still wearing the outfit 😂😂😂😂😂
Very true...😂😂
Probably sleeps in it
The Village people playing at Mar-a-Lago are young fit guys. Nobody could honestly think they are the real original old and fat Village people! Give me a break! They just going WOKE and we all know what’s next. 😂
Piers telling him off at the end 😂😂😂😂😂
It was 🤣.
OLD MAN , You can't STOP the Music .
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He helped get the record back up the charts and all he is moaned about is a bunch of people dressed up as the village people, MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY
How petty can a 70 year old get 😂😂😂
Just look at Trump. Ron DiSanctimoniuos
The Donald?! No one on earth is more petty.
He wrote the song jackass
@Alex Alex it is
Trump brought the song back to life. Let's start with a thank you president Trump 🇺🇸
Only if he goes away.
Trump is a raving gay
I see no harm in what Trump did. Get over it already. You should be flattered.
That's his intellectual property and he does not want to be perceived as supporting Donald Trump. Most of us thinks he's a fraud.
The twice impeached one term disgraced convicted sexual predator playing music should flatter him? Wow you people live in a alternate universe
America has evolved into 'It's all about the Money Labowski". Not just to gain monetary wealth, but to punish someone financially because you disagree with them on ideological grounds.
Its called copyrights.
@@truth4004And yet under US law if you're parodying a song/a motion picture or a piece of art in some cases it is acceptable to use it especially if the parody comes before an immediate form of commentary, in this case social.
What a great debate. This happens when people know how to wait for their turn
I am not fond of Donald Trump. But oh my God, when you buy a cd, you have a right to play it wherever you like.
but if the shoe was on the other foot i cant imagine trump wouldn't sue
@@paulrichards6894 Saturday Night live alone took the piss out of Trump for a long time. He didn't sue them or Alec Baldwin.
@@bunnychowmuncher you cant sue for satire
@@bunnychowmuncher you can for copyright
@@paulrichards6894
No, copyright infringement is not relevant here. Works of art are for public dissemination and are meant to be played, viewed etc but attributed to the author.
What about a local band just dressing up as village people and playing in a nightclub
I love Trump.
OMG....I'm next.....I've been singing YMCA at karaoke for the past 15 years. Anyone know a good Swiss bank to hide my 2,000 life savings?
#idiocracy
He should be delighted that Trump is breathing new life into his 45 year old song AND that a "Tribute" band is paying tribute, further popularising his music.
Just take a look at Don the Con supporter....!!!..He is a good example of why Don the Con stated: "I love the poorly educated.".....LOL
Isn’t Mar-a-largo his private estate? Then, he can do whatever he likes with it. No one thinks those younger guys were the actual village people 😂
You can't deny this but everything Trump touches turns to Gold he was an extraordinary President he made YMCA Great Again!!!! Bet the Village Peoole have made an absolute fortune thanks to Trump making the song popular again
He’s being petty and his wife just wanted money.
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Two of the current members are openly gay, and the group has performed at several Pride events. However, the group still includes straight members, and they continue to play up their campy image. So, while the Village People may not be an exclusively gay band, their image and music are still beloved by the LGBTQ community.--Trump has repeatedly lashed out at the LGBTQ+ community in his desperate bid to get back into the White House. Trump have no idea that two of the original village people are gays
It was a private Event-
1. Gay guys anthem vs. Trump and Fascists AGainst America
2. Desantis vs. Disney
Shhhh! Don't say "gay" though! 😂😂😂
The villagers see a big chunk of money and they want some of it .
40 years on and he still feels he needs to wear that helmet and shades everywhere?
They should be greatful
Wow - what happened to him? I doubt this is how he wants to be remembered as one of the dozens of people who are suing Trump lol
"Your wife, Karen.."
Kareem? 🤣
So, he got loads of calls and emails from fans, that couldn't clearly see that those guys guys performing, don't look anything like the original band, who are now 45 years older than when they first dropped the song? 🤣🤦♂️. This smells a whole lot like "money is dried up, so lets take a shot at this and hope we get something out of it" 😂.
Trump 2024!!!❤️
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you would think that the Villiage(Idiots) would want their music to be played to large crowds as much as possible as long as possible....
People would sue for anything now….
All Decent Americans Should Sue TheLiar45 for Damages to USA, That's Patriotic...Bring Back FDRs Wealth Tax Act Retroactively when Reagan created the Trickle Down Act which Ruined America and The Politicians Writing Laws for The Benefit of Themselves...True Evil Exists in Stupid Spiritually Sick Republicans ...
YMCA... Young Men's Christian Association. Not sure that what some of these young men do is all that Christian, according to the Bible, that is.
I think piers purposely said Karen 😂. He could of simply said “your wife” 😂
IS SHE WHITE THOUGH?
@@AfricanHeavyMetalGuy DOES IT MATTER THOUGH?
@@AfricanHeavyMetalGuy DON’T KNOW, DON’T CARE.
I just believe Piers knew what he was doing and playing to the audience.
The fact that he went out his way to call her by her name, which happed to be a Karen, you know, the one that likes to be petty
Looks like the many years of eating at McDonalds has not aged well with the dude wearing the police garb. Such a ridiculous argument.
Mar-largo is a private residence, Trump can whom ever he wants to perform at his home. village people are cutting their nose off to spite their faces
In Philippines, we have group dressed as the village and did performance. Will he also sue them?? Bloody childish, I must say!
Petty! Trump will still be as popular as he ever was. A song won't take away from that.
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I never saw Priscilla Presley crying like a baby about how many Elvis impersonators there are singing his songs. What a joke
YES, I’ve been a two rallies and loved hearing that song there. I thought music was yours to do whatever you want after you pay for it.
Wrong. You buy a CD, you have the right to use it for personal use. If you want to use it for any mass commercial/political use, at a rally, for instance, you need permission from the copyright owner and to pay the royalties associated for with such use.
Nobody wants a orange tub of lard using there song 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
No one cares about the village people in 2023 at all at all at all without Trump bringing attention to them.They should be grateful.
I don’t even like Trump but c’mon, this witch hunt is so childish, if this guy breathes, is someone gonna sue him?
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President Trump should have picked a better song than the LGBTQA+, etc.. national anthem!
People will try anything for money... Willis needs to grow up and wind it in.
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He's impersonating a police officer and suing someone for impersonating a police officer.
Victim runs thru his veins.
His wife Karen is leading the battle against Donald Trump....there ya go😂😂😂
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Either, they need the money and are suing him and/or his missus doesn’t like Donald Trump and is using an excuse to attack him..
Or, they just don't want to be affiliated with him.. It's their right.. Their song and style.. They're letting him play the song, so what's the problem?
Swear to god, it would be pure comedy gold if you had Bryson Gray on your show 😂
The delicious irony is that Donald Trump seems completely unaware the song he's using to promote his brand is a gay anthem...
They should be honored.
Why??
You got to be kidding me! You’re a cult member too!
No piers, this has never been played at a bar mitzvah... are you out of your mind? Says more about you that you played this song on repeat in your teen years...
Probably gone broke so looking for opportunity :D
exactly what i just left in the comments section here.
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Its kind of weird he complain about Trump having Tribute band, because people complaining who wasn't even invited :D aren't it was a private event?:D
The village people have a brand to protect, they are trying to protect their image and copyright is on their side, it's not personal it's just business
Victor had 1 song 40 years ago and still has the cheek to pipe up
@@Michael-fl9ge yip in the utube comments that were designed for ppl to do exactly that 😂 you twonk
First off why would you care what other people think secondly you guys should just be taking the residuals and enjoying the fact that you still have a certain amount of popularity!
If Victor Willis is the song writer for the Village People, then I want to know the secret to his eternally-youthful appearance.
Some people will do anything to get money these days
The guy who wrote YMCA the song is some people? you must be a big shot.
@@coyoluo ok mr sensitive
@@eyeoftruth4094 cheap insults will not suffice, please answer my question.
💥💥💥 Cops should sue him for wearing police uniform. Has he got permission from Police? 😳