Monday, October 17, 2011

The "Songs" of "Occupy Toronto"

Really bad rapper slams capitalist pigs. (Drake he ain't):


"Where did the money go?" sings guitar boy and chorus (at 3:52 of video):


Drummers drum; frenzied keffiyeh-wearers dance:


Repeat after him: "We the people"...(we the people)..."have found our voice"...(have found our voice). Ironically, "the peoples' voice" isn't theirs but the caller's in the call-and-response routine (which, come to think of it, is how it typically works under totalitarian power structures):


Update: Don't need to change a single word of this one:

You say you want a revolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
You tell me that it's evolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
But when you talk about destruction
Don't you know that you can count me out
Don't you know it's gonna be all right
all right, all right

You say you got a real solution
Well, you know
We'd all love to see the plan
You ask me for a contribution
Well, you know
We're doing what we can
But when you want money
for people with minds that hate
All I can tell is brother you have to wait
Don't you know it's gonna be all right
all right, all right
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah...

You say you'll change the constitution
Well, you know
We all want to change your head
You tell me it's the institution
Well, you know
You better free you mind instead
But if you go carrying pictures of chairman Mao
You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow
Don't you know it's gonna be all right
all right, all right
all right, all right, all right
all right, all right, all right

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