Of the many ridiculous, bigoted, factually if not morally incorrect comments Donald Trump made during last night’s third and, thank god, final presidential debate, his “such a nasty woman” has been the soundbite setting the internet, most specifically its music streaming services, alight. Where debate watchers had once Googled “lepo” (not Aleppo, the devastated Syrian city), they last night searched Spotify for “nasty,” and in doing so, upped plays of Janet Jackson’s 1986 hit by 250%, according to the streaming platform.
Trump interrupted Clinton — a woman he deemed “the devil” in a previous debate — with the “nasty woman” barb when she made a clever jab about the fact that he remains the only presidential candidate in modern history who hasn’t released his tax returns, and has pretty much admitted to taking advantage of tax code loopholes. He certainly wasn’t very law abiding in 1986, either, the year Jackson released “Nasty” as the second single from her smash record Control. Its music video, much like her others, contains intricate dance choreography that only Hillary and Ken Bone in this insane edit can achieve.
The Spotify boost bodes well for Jackson’s chances as a recently announced Rock and Roll of Fame nominee, a distinction she shares with artists including Depeche Mode, Pearl Jam, Joan Baez, Kraftwerk, and Tupac Shakur. That last nominee possibly inspired Clinton’s wardrobe choice at last night’s debate, while, at least according to Twitter, his former labelmates influenced her style at previous debates.
We gone sit here and act like Hillary Clinton ain’t been representing Death Row Records at all 3 debates? pic.twitter.com/z6ZWzQJ6O6
— NetflixNextDoor (@double_cupp_me) October 20, 2016
Oh, you nasty boys — sorry, “bad hombres.”
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Text Emily Manning