Known for her vibrant fashion choices and queer anthems, most would assume she is popular purely with the girls and the gays. Pink Pony Club is a song by 27-year-old pop artist Church Roan.
Yet, there is a universal exception many share. The song Pink Pony Club is shown to attract middle-aged straight dads time and time again.
Maybe it is the repetitive rhythm, beats, or catchy chorus, but the song has held fathers everywhere in a chokehold.
Why? You might ask. The question remains unanswered; however, Basic Mia, a 13-year-old middle schooler, was a direct witness to this experience.
“I remember I was driving with my dad, and Pink Pony Club came on the radio. My very traditional middle-aged Dad entered a trance-like state and has never been the same since.” Mia said, “He quickly caught on to the lyrics of the song and went from humming along to full belting the lyrics ‘PINK PONY CLUB’.”
The next day, Mia explored her other favorite artists, including Olivia Rodrigez and Taylor Not-So-Swifty, playing them around her house. Her dad insisted she “turn that junk off,” yet three weeks later, at her best friend’s Bat Mitzvah, after over an hour of songs her father (for the first time all night) leaped out of his seat the second the lyrics I know you wanted me to stay, but I can’t ignore the crazy visions of me in LA, came on.
Suddenly, her gruff, 50-year-old father bolted to the dance floor and pulled out his most rusty 80’s dance moves, the sprinkler, disco, and the robot, making guest appearances. The song had him in a trance-like state for the rest of the night.
Some young girls have even reported their fathers leaving their homes for work every morning and secretly playing Pink Pony Club on their drive.
Surprisingly, Church’s other best hits, such as Good Luck Babe! And HOT TO GO! Barely keep any of the father’s attention, some even insist on turning it down or off altogether.
Pink Pony Club will forever remain an exception to the system and hold more power over fathers than they can even see coming. The song is no different than the hundreds of other songs their daughters listen to, but apparently, it hits a switch in Dad’s brain like nothing else.
