At the Protests, the Message Lacks a Melody

[Dover]

“Every successful movement has a soundtrack,” the songwriter Tom Morello told reporters after he had tried to fire up the crowd at the Occupy Wall Street Protest last week with a Woody Guthrie tune and one of his own labor songs.


Perhaps he is right, but the protesters in Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan have yet to find an anthem. Nor is the rest of the country humming songs about hard times. So far, musicians living through the biggest economic disaster since the Great Depression have filled the airwaves with songs about dancing, not the worries of working people.

Where have all the protest songs gone? (long time passing..)

cont'd

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/19/arts/music/occupy-wall-street-protest-lacks-an-anthem.html?_r=1


Posted in solidarity with Makana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-M07v8N_eU&feature=player_embedded

[ProgressiveProfessor]

1. I do like the drumming, but I understand that is a minority perspective to some

[Dover]

2. I agree. The drumming is wonderful and so important. Having no lyrics/words may suit this movement

more effectively. At least for now.
Not that music/lyrics can't serve an important purpose but it almost feels like
we are out of words and need to go some place different.
I'm not really concerned about this question of 'soundtracks'.
I trust that this 'movement' will take it's own unique form that may or may not
have a big musical component. It's still early. We will likely see a whole new
kind of creative self expression.

On edit - I changed my original statement because on second thought I feel we shouldn't
impose expectations on how this movement ultimately looks/sounds or expresses itself.

[musiclawyer]

3. Riot dog

By Holly Nichole Perfect occupy song

[Dover]

4. ,,,

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2302887