[UPDATE] Occupy Earplugs: Miley Cyrus Pens Euro-House Track For The Movement

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[Update below] Occupy Wall Street survived attempts by the 1% to co-opt the message, and arguably the movement itself sustained the removal of its original encampment at the hands of the NYPD. But can it survive Miley Cyrus? A new song, "Liberty Walk," was uploaded to Cyrus' YouTube account on November 23, and is "Dedicated to the thousands of people who are standing up for what they believe in." Homeland Security take note: dispersing crowds just got a little easier.

The video itself is a mashup of all the footage of the Occupy protests across the world, which makes sense because it costs nothing to use and packs a punch. But we're not sure if the Occupy movement needed a Euro-themed club mix as a call to action. We'll pick up a placard, but only because this stuff we just ingested makes it FEEL SOOOOO GOOODD.

Also, what the hell is a "Liberty Walk?" Sure, there was "Liberty Square" and lots of talk of "liberty," but would it be so hard to use an actual catchphrase from the movement itself? Mic Check? We Are The 99%? Are Stephan Jenkins and Miley Cyrus too good of artists to use such obvious terminology? And what's up with those rasta colors in the intro?

[UPDATE] This song is even sadder than we first imagined: Miley Cyrus already recorded a song called "Liberty Walk," on her third album, Can't Be Tamed, in 2010. This is merely a remix set to Occupy Wall Street footage. Our apologies, Stephan Jenkins: at least your terrible protest song is original.

This old boy's trying to hold you back / Tryin to make ya feel that you're less than that / Giving nothing more better than to make you crack / But you're really just tryna get your dreams on track / And you know in the end it'll be ok / Cause all that really matters are the steps you take / And everything else falls into place
All right / Yeah yeah / We gonna get it / Where we live

It's a Liberty Walk / Walk / Walk / Say goodbye to the people who tied you up/ It's a Liberty Walk / Walk / Walk/ [INDECIPHERABLE] Li-Li-Liberty Liberty Li-Li-Liberty Liberty / Walk

Don't like what you do / Don't take the abuse / Prove to the truth / Come on that means yooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

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By Christopher Robbins in Arts & Entertainment on November 28, 2011 1:19 PM

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remyngtin

Miley found a crowd who accepts her pot smoking

Nos Feratu

I wanna Hannah her Montana.

"Tim Osman"

Holy shit - we've gone from Bob Dylan to this? Fuck

birdtird

the times they r a changin

"Tim Osman"

For sure - what the hell is next an android?

Guest

I never fully understood the fascination with her...until I saw the picture for this article.

Holy mother of god!

Samantha Nicholson

TOO BIG TO FAIL, YA'LL!!

brooklynRick

Good for her for at least trying. What the fuck have you winers done but complain on an anonymous website

Samantha Nicholson

She embodies the OWS movement.

birdtird

Yeah, i'm with rick, good for her being shitty, ..oh wait, he said "trying", misread that.

Guest

nice ass. that is all.

TeddyNYC

Can't wait for the sex tape to show up.

seattlesnow

you seen it too *high five*

Colonel_Ingus

Say what you want guys, but Miley would be nothing without the 99%.

Obamatheracist

Wow before I laughed at this "movement" and the drug addict criminal simpletons that supported it,but now that Miley is onboard I need to rethink my position.

Samantha Nicholson

Yeah I am totally on board now. I hope she does a free concert at Zuccotti soon!!

JR

"Also, what the hell is a "Liberty Walk?"" I think its a marketing tie in to her short shorts.

brooklynRick

Liberty shorts, free your ass! I'm all for it

sleepswitheyesopen

Jeez Miley! Maybe you're the reason Radiohead didn't show up to play at OWS. Also, nice try claiming you're a pot smoker, trying to gain cred with the kids.

estragon_nyc

Beg to differ on one point: it's always a bummer when a musical act co-opts a political slogan to sell more copies of a single rather than coming up with a new catchy turn of phrase. It's actually to Miley's credit that she came up with this (admittedly meaningless) title rather than just swiping something from the Occupy movement.

This song is unlistenable, true...but she's on the right side and at least made an effort to push against the boundaries of the corporate box which has sheltered her for nearly her whole life. That should count for something.