I can't believe nobody in the LA protests hasn't already started a big sing along of "Do You Hear the People Sing?" Yet.

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• mriswith@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Truly spoken like a theater person.

  The vast majority of people don’t know anything beyond the first line or two, so it would never get going.

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  • starlinguk@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Hand out flyers with the lyrics, I see that a lot during demonstrations.

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• azertyfun@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That song is very hard to coordinate with a crowd of untrained singers. It was written to be sung on stage in a theater, not by a rowdy crowd. It can be (and has been) used as a dub over videos of protests though.

  The reason why La Marseillaise and its offshoot L’Internationale were so successful is that they’re slower songs, meant to be absolutely belted by a crowd of belligerant drunks. La Marseillaise is originally a literal revolutionary marching song.

  Plus La Marseillaise just goes harder lyrically. It would actually have been pretty scandalous if it was written in 1980 for a play.
  “To arms, citizens! Form your Battalions! Let’s March! Let’s March! So an impure blood can water our furrows!”

  Maybe one of them Angelino theatre kids should do a partial English and/or Spanish translation focusing on rhythmic accuracy.

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• Floodedwomb@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Probably because the song is bad.

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  • starlinguk@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You know that Trump justified went to see Les Mis, right? Does anyone in these comments realise that?

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    • mogranja@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I would wager he wasn’t paying attention. I wonder how many social media posts he made during that?

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• lepinkainen@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Hanging Tree from Hunger Games would hit harder

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• ViatorOmnium@piefed.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I wouldn't call that song auspicious for people trying to overthrow a tirant.

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  • liverbe@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Will you join in our crusade? Who will be strong and stand with me? Beyond the barricade Is there a world you long to see? Then join in the fight That will give you the right to be free

    I don’t know the song. Seems like a good choice, except for I’m guessing a lot of people dont know it as well. My pick would be Imagine by John Lennon.

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    • ViatorOmnium@piefed.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Les Miserables ends with the revolution being crushed and more than half of the cast dead.

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