Playing Barry Manilow to disperse protesters

[Bright Halo]

Just when you thought things could not get any crazier
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-60362529

[BabySharkDooDooDooDooDooDoo]

Playing Jacinda’s speeches would be more effective.

[Dastardly Dick]

Gotta be against the Human Rights convention.

[JulianHJ]

I don’t agree with their cause, but I’m disappointed the protesters didn’t respond with RATM’s Killing In The Name.

[Mobile Chicane]

It's a 'thing'.

In 1992 I passed through Guangzhou, at a point were people were nigh on killing each other to board trains to Shenzhen where the government were giving away free shares (or something like that).

Thousands of people had arrived in the city to get their chance. Picking my way over people, people, everywhere, some clearly (very) down on their luck, camped out in front of the station.

Richard Clayderman was playing on the PA system. WTF? Whether this is the norm in China, or to quell protest, it was utterly surreal.

[bobthemonkey]

The Canadians are at it as well, is a somewhat more NSFW way. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/...

[PBCD]

BabySharkDooDooDooDooDooDoo said:

Playing Jacinda’s speeches would be more effective.

...or your username?

[rscott]

James Blunt offered to help if Manilow didn't work - https://www.nme.com/news/music/james-blunts-music-...

[eharding]

rscott said:

James Blunt offered to help if Manilow didn't work - https://www.nme.com/news/music/james-blunts-music-...

"Hell" by the Tiger Lillies might be a marginally less cruel instrument of torture than anything by James Blunt, although after the third consecutive playing of the track I'm finding the kazoo solo makes me pine for some waterboarding and something vile involving a car battery.

[GravelBen]

PBCD said:

BabySharkDooDooDooDooDooDoo said:

Playing Jacinda’s speeches would be more effective.

...or your username?

They tried that one too, on repeat for about 15 minutes apparently! I saw a bit of someone's livestream of it, the crowd of protestors were just having a good laugh and dancing away.

Preferable to the police violence they tried last week anyway, even if it is a pretty childish response thats unlikely to achieve anything.

The protests could be over already if politicians climbed down from their ivory tower to talk to people and acknowledge their concerns.

[Tony Starks]

Didnt the CIA do that to some dictator or Cartel leader?

Shame its another 18 months until elections

[IAmTheWalrus]

If the protest was in a cultural location where they knew the singer could play disgraced singers songs eg Gary glitter you wanna be in my gang..

[bucksmanuk]

Tony Starks said:

Didnt the CIA do that to some dictator or Cartel leader?

Shame its another 18 months until elections

I think it was Noriega (pineapple face) and they belted out AC/DC mainly...

Edit - according to the book of wiki - it was Van Halen

[Halmyre]

Tony Starks said:

Didnt the CIA do that to some dictator or Cartel leader?

Shame its another 18 months until elections

President Noriega of Panama? Played heavy metal at high volume. Doesn't sound too bad to me.

[rodericb]

Halmyre said:

Tony Starks said:

Didnt the CIA do that to some dictator or Cartel leader?

Shame its another 18 months until elections

President Noriega of Panama? Played heavy metal at high volume. Doesn't sound too bad to me.

Were they doing that in Guantanamo Bay too? But it was thrash metal all night so they could't sleep.....

[Halmyre]

rscott said:

James Blunt offered to help if Manilow didn't work - https://www.nme.com/news/music/james-blunts-music-...

In a similar vein:

James Blunt threatens to release new music on Spotify in protest against Joe Rogan

Blunt's such a decent bloke, pity his music's such pish!

[coppernorks]

God love his surgically enhanced face, but Bazza can write a decent melody.

How about The Smiths, their tuneless, miserablist dirges are legendary for inducing torpor
and ennui.

[A Winner Is You]

JulianHJ said:

I don’t agree with their cause, but I’m disappointed the protesters didn’t respond with RATM’s Killing In The Name.

Have a look at their Twitter, should rename themselves Rage For The Machine

[Iamnotkloot]

Halmyre said:

rscott said:

James Blunt offered to help if Manilow didn't work - https://www.nme.com/news/music/james-blunts-music-...

In a similar vein:

James Blunt threatens to release new music on Spotify in protest against Joe Rogan

Blunt's such a decent bloke, pity his music's such pish!

He's a good egg and splendid on twitter