China Daily:夏威夷歌手APEC晚宴唱“占領(lǐng)歌”

Makana was enlisted to play a luau, or Hawaiian feast, for members of the Pacific Rim who had gathered in Obama's birthplace Honolulu for an annual summit formulating plans for a Pacific free-trade pact. During the meal on the resort strip Waikiki Beach, he proudly pulled open his jacket to reveal a T-shirt which read "Occupy with Aloha" - using the Hawaiian word which includes love and peace. He went on to sing a 45-minute version of his new song We Are The Many, which features the refrain: "We'll occupy the streets, we'll occupy the courts, we'll occupy the offices of you, till you do the bidding of the many, not the few." Makana said the song prompted awkward stares from a few in the audience, but the Obamas appeared too engrossed with their guests to even notice what was happening. The attendees may also not have noticed the "challenging" nature of Makana's lyrics because the music was so mellow, it was mooted on CNN. Reports that, halfway through the performance, President Obama yelled "Play Freebird!" have not been confirmed. After the performance, Makana, 33, said: "I was pretty nervous. In fact I was terrified. I kept thinking 'what are the consequences going to be?'"