Crosby And Nash Perform At Occupy Wall Street

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Graham Nash and David Crosby were out of the country the past few weeks, but returned to perform at Occupy Wall Street Tuesday. The pair told Rolling Stone as they got back to the States they knew they had to head down to the demonstrations and show their support. “Everybody is realizing that they’re getting screwed,” Crosby said. “People are recognizing the basic truth that the system is loaded against them, and they’re looking for equality,” says Nash. “It’s a simple thing.”

Nash continues,”It’s the people waking up. That’s what we do as musicians. We want to wake people up. I don’t want to talk to sheep – I want people that are alive and thinking and trying to do something positively to change their situation. That’s what we’ve always been about.”

Crosby & Nash are the latest musicians to play for OWS in New York City joining Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie,Tom Morello, Sean Lennon, Rufus Wainwright, Talib Kweli, Katy Perry, Kanye West and more.

Rolling Stone reports after their final number, Crosby and Nash led the crowd in a series of chants: “KEEP GOING! KEEP GOING! KEEP GOING!” followed by “STAY HERE! STAY HERE! STAY HERE!” “We will,” a protester shouted in response.

Here’s some clips of the Crosby & Nash OWS performance:

And some classic protest tunes