Todrick Hall - "Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels" (information, video, & selected comments)

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Latest revision: June 5, 2019 , 7:38 AM

This is Part I of a four part pancocojams series on Todrick Hall's "Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels" song and video.

This post presents an excerpt of an interview with Todrick Hall and showcases the official YouTube video of "Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels". Selected general comments from the discussion thread for this video are also included in this post along with a link to this song's lyrics and a link to another video published by Todrick Hall entitled "Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels - Behind The Scenes".

WARNING: This song contains profanity and other language that may be considered inappropriate for children.
Unfortunately, there's no clean version of this song available (yet?).
This post presents definitions of & comments about some of the gay lingo that is found in Todrick Hall's song "Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels".

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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/06/online-definitions-of-article-excerpts.html for Part II of this series. Part II presents online definitions of, article excerpts, & comments about some of the gay lingo that is found in Todrick Hall's song "Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels".

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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/06/examples-of-comments-from-youtube.html for Part III of this series. Part III presents some examples of comments from the discussion thread for the official music video for Todrick Hall's song "Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels" that refer to "wigs being snatched".

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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/06/examples-of-internet-jokes-question-how.html for Part IV of this pancocojams series. Part IV presents some examples of the "Question - How many ___? Answer - Yes" jokes from the discussion thread for the official music video for Todrick Hall's "Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels". Some comments that are part of these exchanges are also included in this post.

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The content of this post is provided for socio-cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Todrick Hall and all those who are associated with this video. Thanks also to Chris Malone, author of the article excerpt given below, and thanks to others who all those who are quoted in this post.
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This series is part of a larger ongoing pancocojams series that showcases the creativity of Gay cultures. Posts in that series can be assessed by clicking on the "Gay culture" tag that is given below. This post is also related to an ongoing pancocojams series on African American Vernacular English [AAVE]. Those posts can be assessed by clicking on the African American Vernacular English tag given below.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels by Todrick



todrickhall, Published on May 23, 2019
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Statistics as of June 4, 2018 at 3:21 PM
Total # of views -324,967
Total # of likes - 204,000
Total # of dislikes - 3,700
Total # of comments - 12,619
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Click https://genius.com/Todrick-hall-nails-hair-hips-heels-lyrics for the lyrics to this song.

Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikq_CLlF4hU&t=1s for the YouTube video published by Todrick Hall entitled "Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels - Behind The Scenes".

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ARTICLE EXCERPT:
From https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8512924/todrick-hall-interview-pride-month-haus-party
Todrick Hall Talks Pride Month, His Inspirational Fans & His New EP 'Haus Party, Pt. 1'; 5/23/2019 by https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8512924/todrick-hall-interview-pride-month-haus-partyhttps://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8512924/todrick-hall-interview-pride-month-haus-party
Todrick Hall Talks Pride Month, His Inspirational Fans & His New EP 'Haus Party, Pt. 1'
5/23/2019 by Chris Malone
“Todrick Hall is one of the hardest-working people in show business. The triple-threat artist often balances behemoth solo projects like his Straight Outta Oz and Forbidden visual albums with his duties as RuPaul’s Drag Race’s resident choreographer, and is now gearing up for a jam-packed Pride month.

Today, Hall is releasing Haus Party, Pt. 1, the first installment in a series of EPs he created specifically with the LGBTQ+ community in mind. Following the EP’s release, Hall will be headlining a dozen different Pride celebrations all around the country throughout the month of June, performing some of his favorite tracks from Haus Party, Pt. 1, along with some fan favorites, before embarking on a thirty-city tour later this fall.

To celebrate the release of this love letter to the LGBTQ+ community, Hall spoke with Billboard on why he wanted to create this project, why this Pride month specifically means so much to him, and what he hopes will inspire his fans who often inspire him.

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Let's talk some more about the music on the EP. Besides “I Like Boys” What songs do you hope will resonate with fans?

Well, my favorite one is “Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels.” That was such a random song. I was walking to get breakfast one morning and I just started writing the song. Most of the time I have a very clear narrative of where I'm going with the song, but this song came to me and it was just out the blue. And normally when I get a really random idea like that, I'd just shake it off and laugh to myself about it, but with this one, it was like really, really hauntingly catchy and I just kept singing it over and over and over again. It was difficult to say at first, but then I started being like, “I think people would actually like this song because I don't have a beat or anything in my head and the song is still catchy.”

When I first started going through the club before I was even old enough, any time “Get Me Bodied” by Beyoncé would come on, the floor would be completely flooded with people. It was like Simba being in the stampede with the wildebeests; you could not get to the dance floor fast enough to do your version of the dance, specifically when it got to the end of the song. Gay people love that song -- and it wasn't even made specifically for us and our community, but so many of the things we popularized were there. “Snap for the kids” and “Pat your weave” and “Do your Naomi Campbell walk” were some of the things that drag queens and people who were part of the queer community had clearly taught to Beyoncé and that she had seen.

I don't remember a song coming out since then that I've been that excited to see when it came on at the club, and I was like, “I want [‘Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels’] to be that song.” When it gets to the second half of the song, I want everybody to run to the dance floor and know all of the moves to do. So that's the song I'm the most excited about, because if it does what I hope it does, it will become like an LGBTQ+ phenomenon. That's what I'm hoping for."...

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SELECTED GENERAL COMMENTS* FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR THE OFFICIAL YOUTUBE VIDEO OF TODRICK HALL'S "HAIR,HAIR, HIPS, HEELS" (with numbers added for referencing purposes only)
Note: I didn't read all of the comments in this discussion thread, but I read a lot of those comments. I selected these comments for their informational, socio-cultural, and/or witty/entertainment value/s.

All of these comments are from May 23, 2019 to June 4, 2019, and are given in relative chronological order excerpt for replies.

*These comments don't include examples from the two sub-categories of comments that are showcased in Part II and Part III of this pancocojams series.
1. Britney Lee
"If you don't understand this language then we can't be friends"

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2. Maria Wool
"Okey I am russian

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3. Guilherme Albuquerque
"Aff, i'm brazilian"

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4. Not a prodigy!
"I'm Brazillian and I understood almost everything..."

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5. Greder23
"That's...not what she means, guys. Not understanding english, understanding the fierce sassiness of the rhythm, lyrics and dancing."

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6. Sean J
"guys she mean the gay lingo lool guuurl!!"

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7. Greder23
"@Britney Lee no problem, darling, it was a light read. 💅🏿"

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8. Theory Guy
"Not every gay guy speaks like that.
Its really a stereotype that hes feeding right into. Tbh"

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9. Sean J
"@Theory Guy n we love it thats why we here!"

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10. jordan pastry
"Shablam"

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11. Arthur Adams
" "shablam" is the new "hi""

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12. Enrique Castillo
"Gay culture is having this inner strength that no one gets, only you do"

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13. Toby Toast
"Yas queen"

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14. Theory Guy
"@Jaken Lich12 oh i got the joke, its just i didnt think it was a funny joke."

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15. Consuela Lemon
"@Sean J It isn't "gay" lingo. It's specifically black and latino lgbt lingo from the ballroom scene."

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16. Sean J
"@Consuela Lemon if u wanna be specific .. sure. Gay lingo is and has always been borne out of urban settings...free for all to use."

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17. LOL LOL
"All you people talking about how your russian and brazillian she means if you dint understand the slang and sass😂"

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18. foiv1
" "I don't play, I slay"

my new favorite catchphrase"

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19. Diana Martinez
"The first time I heard it: I like it!
The second time I heard it: I LOVE it!
The third time: THIS IS AN ANTHEM!!!!"

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20. Lauren Cook
"I love the evolution of todrick. From singing in Burger King to this. Sis, work."

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21. Natural4CHairPassion
"Vogue has been redefined. Thank you Todrick Hall for reclaiming it."
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"Vogue" here refers to the dance form known as "voguing". Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/08/voguing-death-drops-death-drops-in.html for a 2014 pancocojams post entitled "Voguing Death Drops & Death Drops In Other Performing Arts (information, speculation & examples)"

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22. Lovechild84 Booming
"Redefined what are you even talking about how can you redefine something that is already thriving and flourishing"

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23. Natural4CHairPassion
"@Lovechild84 Booming this has the feel of the oldschool underground voguing in the 60's-80's. The scene had changed, and this brings it back, with a modern twist.

Art styles get redefined on a regular. I love the imeragery this envokes!"

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24. Lovechild84 Booming
"Natural4CHairPassion i think your wording just made it sound as if vogue was irrelevant but the present scene is thriving it’s changed to fit this generation"

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25. Natural4CHairPassion
"@Lovechild84 Booming the original vogue evolved into what is now. Vogue now is a wonderful amalgamation of cultures, history, dance styles, and the struggle of LGBTQ2+.
This song brings back the undergroundness of the original Vogue. The fact that most of the dancers are African American feels like an homage to the originals of Vogue, their struggle, and the fact that men were not supposed to love men.
To me, it elicits nostalgia."

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26. dimas rafael rodriguez
"This power ranger reunion was so sassy, i loved it"

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27. jodem7
"dimas rafael rodriguez 🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀"

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28. 천사 NOIR
"I DIED"

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29. Yoyo Fred
"😂🤣🤣"

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30. Rubie Ketsal
"The intro drew me in, but the on-point choreography and the song had me beyond hooked!"

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31. vlog on a buget
"This would be a great zumba class i would 100 percent go to"

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32. Kent Mattern
"I would love that!"

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33. RanchoFundo
"Have some respect for the gay art"

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34. Wilbur J
"My husband is a Zumba Instructor and by the guidelines they technically aren't supposed to use music with curse words in it. Many do tho... He wanted to get Dem Beats but its got cuss words..."

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35. HomeztuckTrazh 413
"Gay Zumba"

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36. Natasha Garcia
"Oh my god right?!"

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37. Guillermo Carvajal
"What kind of Black Panther suits are those? LOVED IT!"

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38. ellie
"Remember Head, shoulders, knees, and toes? This is her now.

Feel old yet?"

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39. Remy Cheonsa
"I'm laughing so hard omg 🤣"

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40. Hiuska
"I AM HOWLING"

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41. Chris German
1 week ago
ellie wow! Only a few hours later and your comment is over 1k likes and trending lol

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42. ellie
"@Chris German hahahaha, me too! I just went to bed, woke up, and it's already a thousand likes. I'm honestly overwhelmed. Hahahaha"
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As of 4:26 PM on June 4, 2019 that comment by Ellie has 8.9K likes and 1 dislike.

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43. Reece Williams
"I'm just imaging little kids doing this now in class 😂"

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44. Lil Kay
"You win the comments section"

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45. jordan pastry
"GARL!.... dam that's funny"

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46. Dean Merritt
"Baby graduated 😂"

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47. *•Gacha Lune•*
"SHE TURNED INTO A BADDIE!!"

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48. rachel kiarie
"Yaass , Imma do head, shoulder , knees and toes like this from now on."

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49. Joelle Priscilla Estrera
"This is probably the gayest workout music there is. I love it."

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50. Muzingaye Thaka
"😂😂😂😂😂idk why i died to this"

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51. Cheyenne Ellzey
"Joelle Priscilla Estrera hey we are gonna get fit the fabulous way."

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52. Lesley K
"As soon as I heard this -- this workout gunna kill me."

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53. Yue Zhan
"yeaaa gonna be my workout music too and I’m not even gay😂😂"

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54. Jaemin Jung
"This song is such a bop I literally lost it. LMAO "You're doing great sweetie!!" 😂😂😍"

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55. DarkStar 2225
"You did THAT PERIOD!!!!!!!!"

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56. Boo Johnstun
"A drag queen Cha-Cha Slide. And we are living for it"

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57. Sugarsh0ck 13
"Loving the look of this new Power rangers movie.


Love Todrick!"

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58. Faith
"The fact that he sticked on fake nails to those gloves just makes this whole Video perfect😂♥️"

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59. Ashley Taylor
"Omg this choreography is sickening!!! 😍"

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60. Jared Lum
"I, for real, just love the YASness and aesthetics of this video. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"

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61. Julie Morales
"The impact that this has, the slayage this has, the production level this has, the importance that this has, PERIODT! 🔥🔥🔥 Where can I sign up?!"

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62. Just Pose Queen 😍😍😍
"Ballroom Fever is in da House

Greetings from Cologne Guuuuuuuuuurl 😘"

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63. Setiawan Jodi
"This is super gay.






and i live for that .


slayyyyy mama..."

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64. DarkStar 2225
"You did THAT PERIOD!!!!!!!!
No if’s, and’s or but’s PERIOD!!!!"

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65. Susie W.
"Welcome to the 2019 version of the 'Head, shoulders, knees and toes' song. Enjoy."

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66. RobertLoveLiveLife
"In time for Pride Month. Nice to see him use so many QPoC seeing how this is our culture. Werk Todrick!"

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67. Jenny Boom
"Yesssssss!!! This video is poppin!! WERK Todrick!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️"

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68. Keifer Bellajaro
"This is what Black Panther would look like if he was part of the LGBTQ+ community"

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69. Crystal Bruno
"Keifer Bellajaro OMG, I was thinking the same! 😎😎"

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70. Trimaine Elliott
"😂😂😂😂😂😂"

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71. Sharon Mahana
"I cant unsee it"

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72. Deyoncé W
"Lol Rainbow Kat 😂😂😂"

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73. Mario Fuertes Muñiz
"This is the true Black Panther!"

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74. ii_Graysxn
"😂😂❤️❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈"

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75. ERIN PYPER
"Keifer Bellajaro, FACTS! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥"

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76. Zzz Zz
"Rainbow panther!!"

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77. Asakei Alel
"pink panther"

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78. Photobomb
"* steps out of the portal with his entire nation *"

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79. Anna Roy
"😂😂😂😂"

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80. Jae L.
"I'm weakened by this comment lmfaooooooo"

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81. Julio Rojas
"Keifer Bellajaro I live for these comments 🤣🤣🤣"

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82. Liz like friz
"Truuuuue! See him running into battle in stilletos lmao"

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83. Nina Eripete
"Yassssss🤣🤣"

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84. Gregory Ray Dorff
"T'Challa chants: "Yibambe"
Wakanda warriors: "Yaaaaaaaaassss" ...Fan Sound
T'Challa chants: "Yibambe"
Wakanda warriors: "Yaaaaaaaassssss"....Fan Sound"

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85. EnniK Dance
"Who's to say that Black Panther ISN'T part of LGBTQ+?"

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86. Amiera Rice
"U RIGHT 😂😂"

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87. C. Kelly
"Period 💁🏾‍♂️"

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88. Jared Lum
"The pride parade in Wakanda is gonna be lit! 🔥🔥🔥"

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89. Lady Red
"@PhotoBomb 😄"

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90. Zia Sia
"This Song n Vid actually made me feel emotionally strong n confident bout myslf.. This oozes positivity n m feel proud to be Me.. Love it!!!!"

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91. JodiiAmber
"This video is beyond anything I've ever seen. It's giving me life! 👏"

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92. Ms TeaKnee
"My jaw is on the floor!!! YOU ARE A STAR BABE!!"

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93. Tyi Blackmon
"Watch this every time I need some positive energy"

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94. Shaunie James
"Yyyyaaassss Queen you did that... My summer banger 2019... I don’t play I slay 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"

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95. Amya Enlow
"I STAN QUEEN TODRICK YASSS QUEEN 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥰😍😍‼️🥵"

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96. tashabear16
"This gave me all types of life yaaaaaaaassssssss!!! 💃💃💃🎶🎶"

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97. S Monique
"You’ve got me!! Updating my curriculum: goodbye head and shoulders, knees and toes! Hello Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels!! Best deliciously gay video ever!! I love it💥"

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98. Rose Salvatori
"Always amazed by the choreography Todric. I stan."

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99. Jackie H
"Youtube Recommendations came THROUGH! 👏🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"

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100. Rieko Crowe
"My favorite was blink for these how's
OMG I LOVE IT!!!! This Sooo going on my music list."

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101. Dee Jay
"This is both the gayest and greatest thing I’ve ever seen in my life"

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102. V. Scott
"Dee Jay if this is the gayest thing you've ever seen, let me tell you you are living a sheltered life."

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103. Alejandro Blanco
"hanny, pls move to LA and go to hamburger mary'and 33 on a saturday night and you will LIVE"

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104. Eric Hufford
"Seriously? Guys dancing in heels is like day 4 of week 1 of gay 101 and this is actually kinda basic"

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105. Cyan N
"I love how when he says "sashay" they do a chase. I love word play. (im just being a nerd ignore me)"

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106. Forsaken
"Sisters' anthem. This is as iconic as YMCA. I pray this song makes history in the same way."

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107. monica gloom
"This is the gay cha cha slide I didn't know I NEEDED"

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108. Chiara Weiss
"I don't know why, but I can't stop watchin this! It's just so awsome xD"

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109. Selma Doll
"very this."

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110. Juan McCrory
"Come thru Todrick! I loved every second of this. ❤️"

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111. Carnaisha Baby
"Best version of Simon Says ever"

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112. King Tunchi
"I'm so proud of him he made our community proud thanks"

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113. K Qualls
"This is like the gay cha cha slide...I love this man 🤦🏾‍♂️"

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114. Aidan De Bruno Austin
"K Qualls the cha cha slide is already gay girl 😂😌"

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115. K Qualls
"@Aidan De Bruno Austin u know what...your rite🤣"

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116. Kelly B Creation
"Omg yass this gave me life hunty!"

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117. Jack
"I love it, I love them, I can't stop playing it. This is everything"

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118. Lady Dusk
"Happy pride month!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜"


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119. Not Carlie
"Y'all failed he didn't say Simon Says."

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120. Shemaine Fox -Pickens
"Omggggggggg!!!!! Yaaasssssssss Toddy!!!! Give the world LIFE HUNTY!!!!!! I love you to the GAWDS and BACK!! Please come back to Charlotte!!!"

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121. kanamekuran23
"I love the DIVERSITY"

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122. Kiki Qbaum
"This is the definition of Fabulous"

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123. Kyle Hearman
"This song is literally a gay dictionary lmao"

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124. Adora
"this is gonna be the drag linedance and i love it"

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125. Emy Pierre-Louis - Taeddie
"I don't dance, I WORK.
I don't play, I SLAY.
Words to live by."

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126. Rebecca Archibold
"How is this video so simple, complex, chaotic and organized at the same time?? Pure art, we stan"

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127. Michael De La Cruz
"MISS THING, this is my new anthem, my new walking tempo, my new EVERYTHING until your next work"

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128. Oh God
"So this what blackpanter did after End game. Oh yes we stan!"

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129. John Laurens
"Oh God 😂😂😂"

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130. Jordan Rayner
"This needs to be a lipsync for Drag Race"
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"Drag Race" refers to the television series RuPaul's Dray Race.

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131. Julie Morales
"The impact that this has, the slayage this has, the production level this has, the importance that this has, PERIODT! 🔥🔥🔥 Where can I sign up?!"

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132. Wig
"Iconic"

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133. Elizabeth Sinclair
"I agree would be great for a lip sync"

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134. Ralph Richter
"Im sure they' re gonna use it!"

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135. Cameron Shaw
"It will be."

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136. Brace Face Lace
"This would be a tough song to lip sync but yass they need to do this song"

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137. nanami akemi
"Black Panther: My costume is classy enough, nothing could be better
Todrick: Hold my heels"

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138. Teru _
""I'm livin for the nails over the gloves 😂"

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139. Jalen
"They gay Power Rangers preping for battle lol I can dig it! Been a while since I've watch a TH Vid."

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140. Carrie Like the Movie
"I absolutely love this! I suddenly found myself whipping out my fan and shablamming! And I felt absolutely fabulous doing it!"

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141. Klára Skořepová
"How do I suddenly feel so fabulous after watching this?"

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142. Monica Stewart
"I know right?!

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