Donald Trump used the death of Village People frontman Victor Willis on Tuesday to boast about his own political rallies, posting a rambling tribute that repeatedly put himself at the centre of the story of 'Y.M.C.A.,' the disco anthem he adopted as a campaign soundtrack across the United States.
The Willis' family and management confirmed on Wednesday morning that the singer had died following what the band described on Facebook as 'a short but aggressive illness', just one day shy of his 75th birthday. Willis was the original lead singer and co-writer behind Village People's biggest hits, including 'Macho Man,' 'In The Navy' and 'Y.M.C.A.,' the song that later became welded in the public mind to Trump's rallies and his now-familiar shoulder-shimmy dance.
