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silence has been a powerful statement in the recent protests, but so has been blasting "fuck donald trump." protest songs are one thing, but starting a thread for some of the ways music has turned up as protest alongside the cowbells/drums. please add to this thread.
deep example of an old musical meme coming back. https://twitter.com/wayneandwax/status/1268134159542820869
marley in nyc. https://twitter.com/protest_nyc/status/1268667429036740609
not the first to say this, but instant hit. https://twitter.com/Remixgodsuede/status/1268373310410240001
and, of course, people in chicago jamming police scanners with wesley willis & tay zonday & NWA. https://twitter.com/Andrew_M_C/status/1267933397097369600
incredible example of music as an organizing tool rather than being reduced to "protest songs" https://twitter.com/amandapetrusich/status/1268985462657552384?s=19
stevie wonder's happy birthday sung for breonna taylor. intense. https://twitter.com/katewillett/status/1268993987429445632?s=19
always of note, the military weaponization of music. https://twitter.com/JennyJarvie/status/1269053889472614400?s=19
more context on the dancing curfew soldiers in atlanta. https://twitter.com/dancohen3000/status/1269079561490313216?s=19
local music as a tool for solidarity. https://twitter.com/madiidanae/status/1269100581840392192?s=19
local music solidarity & dancing action in DC today. https://twitter.com/SteveKiviat/status/1269296970134433794?s=19
a brass band in nyc. https://twitter.com/MarkLevineNYC/status/1269344785153867778?s=19
and a brass band in virginia. https://twitter.com/La__Ley/status/1268350074913988614?s=19
james brown jams as street-side support. https://twitter.com/natalieweiner/status/1269358863549169665?s=19
go-go action update from DC. https://twitter.com/abdallah_fayyad/status/1269407136574066695?s=19
and everywhere ludacris. https://twitter.com/jodyrosen/status/1269455543283920898?s=19
protest chant musicology. https://twitter.com/nmanabe/status/1269483262528958464?s=19
global protest, local movement (in multiple ways). insert emma goldman quote here. https://twitter.com/PrinceJron/status/1266957062984151047?s=19
definitely a party, though there do seem to be a few competing sound systems. https://twitter.com/bourgwick/status/1269762772419653633?s=19
march playlist report. https://twitter.com/macfathom/status/1269766626603393024?s=19
"you about to lose yo' job" remix blasting on driggs in williamsburg for dancing marchers.
speeches feed into a block party in williamsburg, kicking off with "a love bizarre" https://twitter.com/macfathom/status/1269781820062785537?s=19
after alternating speeches & dance jams, williamsburg action ends with singalong/recitation of anne feeney's "rich man's house" followed by kendrick lamar's "alright" on the sound system.
if it wasn't clear, confirmed instant classic. https://twitter.com/peoplepersson/status/1269826705809723392?s=19
sweet move, adding beats to chants. https://twitter.com/harharbinks/status/1269837555731705863?s=19
wow, the full story of johnniqua charles & the "you about to lose yo' job" video, with fundraiser. (ht @bryontreece) https://twitter.com/juliareinstein/status/1270097692694392835
wow & a cathartic brass band in norfolk, via @jhoffman. https://twitter.com/jones_mattryan/status/1270880505819549698?s=19
this whole thread from virginia tonight is an amazing document of how music has supported the joy of these very intense scenes. https://twitter.com/jones_mattryan/status/1270880234166988810?s=19
powerful family jams (via @sarahpaol) https://twitter.com/protest_nyc/status/1271878060124577793?s=19
more than ever before it seems, dance has been entwined with music as protest. great piece by @sio_burke. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/arts/dance/dancing-protests-george-floyd.html
music as protest, 1860s. this hasn't happened this year. yet. https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1272005990070849537?s=19
and now it's happened: the wide-awakes reembodying as a modern air horn orchestra. https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1273935487921782791?s=19
see/hear also: the wonderful & cacophonous air horn orchestra of raleigh, organized by @tinacurrin & @currincy. https://airhornorchestra.bandcamp.com/
a haunting soundtrack to police violence, making the music even more powerful. https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1277273696365879296
"which side are you on" (originating with protesting miners in 1930s harlan county, kentucky) gets an update at new york's #OccupyCityHall. https://twitter.com/Jawanza/status/1278282836966072321?s=19
one thing i have learned as an adult is that "which side are you on" isn't actually corny in the slightest.
lullabies for social justice. https://twitter.com/MrOlmos/status/1285427135746764800
and provocatory, participatory disco parties for social justice. https://twitter.com/Diego4Change/status/1286481839876706307
