WATCH: A string quintet entertained crowds at pro-democracy protests in Causeway Bay late on Monday, playing the well-known song, “Do You Hear the People Sing?” from the Broadway musical Les Misérables.
TORONTO – The umbrella has become a symbol of the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong – and now it’s been joined by an anthem.
A typical protest late Monday in Causeway Bay – which would normally consist of a loud stereo or a protester with a megaphone – was instead interrupted by a string quintet. Violins and all.
But it was a particular show tune the band played that raised eyebrows.
“Do You Hear the People Sing?” from the famous hit musical Les Misérables filled the ears of nearby protesters. In the musical, the song is a rally cry first sung by students as they prepare to launch a rebellion against the government in the streets of Paris.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have flooded downtown Hong Kong streets since Sept. 28 as part of Occupy Central, a protest movement over Beijing’s decision to reject calls for open nominations for the election of Hong Kong’s chief executive in 2017.
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