Tom Morello’s Occupy Wall Street New York Performance Captured on Video
The arrival of cooler autumn weather in New York put a bit of a dent into the number of protestors taking part in the Occupy Wall Street movement, but the Nightwatchman wasn’t about to let that damper things on his, ahem, watch. Crowd estimates were not immediately available, but his appearance certainly brought the people out in full force.
“My name is Tom Morello, but my friends call me Nightwatchmen,” Morello told the gathered masses. “You can call me the Nightwatchman. It’s an honor to be with you today.”
Morello could’ve easily pumped up the crowd and whipped it into a frenzy of Rage-induced vitriol, ready to confront any resistance the nearby riot police might show. But armed only with a six-sting acoustic, he took a more low key and peaceful — but equally passionate — route. He performed ‘The Fabled City,’ ‘Save the Hammer for the Man’ and ‘World Wide Rebel Songs.’
He even busted out ‘This Land Is Your Land,’ a traditional folk tune rewritten by Woodie Guthrie and performed by everyone from Bob Dylan at ’60s civil rights protests through to Bruce Springsteen’s revamping of the tune at rallies for then-Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008.
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