The New Yorker: You Never Give Me Your Money: A Soundtrack for Occupy Wall Street

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You Never Give Me Your Money: A Soundtrack for Occupy Wall Street
Posted by Ben Greenman


Wall Street is now officially occupied, as are government and financial institutions in other cities across the nation. And the accompanying rhetorical war is in full swing, with the protesters exposing what they believe are unacceptable disparities in the American economy, and their opponents deriding their motives, morals, and even hygiene.

Economic justice isn’t the most popular theme in pop music. It’s a distant third behind girls and cars. Oh, wait. We made an accounting error: it’s behind girls, cars, surfing, drinking, food, technology, space travel, dogs, boys, and other topics. But there is a persistent strain of pop songs about haves, have-nots, and the distance between them.

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