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Wall St. Occupied… and the songs of the past in support of similar movements! click on the link to go directly to the New Yorker Magazine website via newyorker.com (click here!)You Never Give Me Your Money: A Soundtrack for Occupy Wall Street
In part an answer song to Cole Porter’s “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire,” this is, on the surface, the most frivolous of the songs in this list—eighties dance-pop isn’t generally considered a bastion of progressive ideas. But a closer look at the lyrics reveals more depth: “I’ve seen the future and I can’t afford it,” Martin Fry sings, adding that “there are millions who often get nowhere.”
Listened to this album countless times since my college days! News reports say REM as as band no longer exist. Thank you, Mr. Stipe and Co. You defined an era of alternative rock– and I’ve been a fan all along!
I predict this will become a classic. The arrangement is brilliant, but even without the ‘stand by me’ refrain, the composition is terrific. Oh, and did I mention, the man can sing! Bravo, Mr. Shafqat Amanat Ali! (I’ll love to be your student!)
