Remy's Occupy Wall Street Protest Song

As the Occupy Wall Street movement spreads like a, well, financial contagion through global markets, intergalactic Internet sensation Remy and Reason.tv give the movement its anthem.

Written and performed by Remy and produced by Meredith Bragg.

About 2.45 minutes. Go to http://reason.tv for downloadable versions. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get automatic updates when new material goes live.

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Lyrics to the "Occupy Wall Street Protest Song"

Come gather round people
come and join your hands
we're taking Wall Street
and we're making demands
and we're heeding the call
and we're crying for help
only 1% of us have wealth

but first we need posters
we need to make signs
but to do so it seems
that we need some supplies

We need poster board
I can't make it myself
but it's 10 cents a sheet
at the store it's on sale
an example of economies of scale
it's so evil

They're saying that freedom
has done little to stop
Corporations from keeping
the wealth at the top
But at what point in history
would a kid and a king
both have clean water to drink?

George Washington was
the richest man of his age
But he lost all his teeth
at a very young age
Because they didn't have Scope
and they all crapped in trays
we're not wealthy?

now there's fountains on streets
from which clean water pours
Four dollar generics
at all big box stores
a sultan and student
both have iPhone 4s
it's not fair

Come gather young people
come on everyone
and I'll tell you a tale
of a fortunate son

He's born in a country
and given vaccine
and rendered immune
to all kinds of disease
the Kardashians are on
all his TVs
it's not perfect

Banks don't need bailouts
on that we agree
so let's start up a group
and let's take to the streets
because if we do that then
you know what that means
we're racist.
[End]

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[FickEntupp]

...You all realize he's actually poking fun at Occupy Wall Street?

[kingwilliam14]

Remy is very libertarian. That's awesome!

[hailmary7283]

2:49 is not nearly enough time to expose all of Occupy Wall Street's stupidity.

[furtim1]

This song rocks.

[bricks23]

Remy is the best. Amd all the butthurt proggies who wanna hate just reveal the classic insecurity of a man who knows he is wrong but won't admit it.

[Sherockit62]

I love it. Thanks for sharing it. Thumbs up

[Jennifer Cogswell]

Arrested development is coming back ;) (netflix)

[34lbs]

Actually, despite the satirical nature, this has some really inspirational lines.. like "But at what point in history would a kid and a king both have clean water to drink?" "George Washington was the richest man of his age But he lost all his teeth at a very young age" "a sultan and student both have iPhone 4s" Actually inspirational....

[khan mantis]

Thats whats remys all about.

[skoobie93]

How do people suddenly become totally immune to greed when they go to work for the government?  It's miraculous, I tell ya!