HONG KONG: The ever-evolving soundtrack to Hong Kong’s summer of rage has been bolstered by three new songs that take satirical aim at the police – the most popular a remix of Australian singer Sia’s hit “Chandelier”.
Then earlier this month an anonymously-penned protest anthem called “Glory to Hong Kong” went viral, chanted at flashmob gatherings in malls, from the tops of some of the city’s best known peaks and at football matches. “Bloody corrupt cops/Not responsible at all/Won’t even try to improve,” the chorus begins in Cantonese.The song is a vivid illustration of how Hong Kong’s online community plays a huge role both in organising the largely leaderless protests and the meme-heavy culture behind them.
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