A college video of dancing Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has breathed new life into a 2009 song by French indie pop band Phoenix, Lisztomania, as the decade-old hit has seen an 116 percent increase in streams on Spotify, Business Insider reported.
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Social media users appeared to be excited to hear the song that was popular when Ocasio-Cortez was in college:
The only thing that pisses me off about the @AOC video is that I've had Lisztomania stuck in my head for 2 days now
— Mary H (@mhineman26) 5 January 2019
The scandalous Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dancing video has really only reminded me how much I enjoyed Phoenix's Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. Wonder if Lisztomania is trending on Spotify or iTunes.
— Lindsay McDonald (@linnyqat) 4 January 2019
I kind of like that song in the @AOC dancing music video so now it's on my Spotify list.
— Katie Breslin (@katiebreslin) 4 January 2019
It's Lisztomania by @wearephoenix.
Phoenix also shared the video and congratulated 29-year-old Ocasio-Cortez on being the youngest congresswoman in history:
@AOC,
— Phoenix (@wearephoenix) 4 January 2019
Congratulations on being the youngest woman ever being elected to Congress!
Tendrement, Phoenixhttps://t.co/iJSOSmmCnG@MollyRingwald
💘
The attempt to undermine the congresswoman’s image, however, backfired, with people on social media and beyond saying there was nothing wrong with dancing.
Responding to the criticism, Ocasio-Cortez decided to film another short clip:
I hear the GOP thinks women dancing are scandalous.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) 4 January 2019
Wait till they find out Congresswomen dance too! 💃🏽
Have a great weekend everyone:) pic.twitter.com/9y6ALOw4F6
Ocasio-Cortez was sworn into Congress on Thursday as a representative for New York’s 14th Congressional District (Bronx and Queens) after winning the support of 78 percent of voters in the November mid-term elections.
