Lebanese make a ‘song and dance’ about protests, have netizens hooked

BRO FI TOMORROWLAND B TRABLOUS 🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧 #لبنان_ينتفض pic.twitter.com/zW1lz9ykFt

— elias :p (@eliasjescart) October 19, 2019

The video shows Lebanese DJ Madi Karimeh playing beats for the protesters from a balcony in Tripoli on Saturday. The unique protest video soon went viral on various social media platforms. The protest also garnered appreciation from people all over the world. Here are some of the comments:

I guess best way to protest and involve the youth @snapnchat 🎼🎼🎼 https://t.co/XBReYXYNG1

— Salman (@salmanchelsea) October 23, 2019

Way to go Lebanon. Dance and protest.

— carpenoctem (@chrissyzee) October 23, 2019

This makes me cry everytime I see it…. can’t get enough

— sandra (@sandrarishani) October 20, 2019

good bless you tripoli ( #lebanon) from #tripoli libya

— Amin Alsharif (@AminAlsharif7) October 20, 2019

This is people revolution 🌹👏♥️

— Hugo (@hugoassaf) October 23, 2019

Let the youth beat it out of them https://t.co/98mLIlOBGe

— ❌Master Chief PO117❌ (@HaloChiefPO117) October 23, 2019

The unique method of protesting started when a toddler was caught in the midst of a noisy demonstration. To calm the distressed child, a protestor sang a popular children’s song” Baby Shark”. The incident went viral and gained massive appreciation from all over the world. The song also went on to become a rallying cry in Lebanon. Watch the video here:

A group of protesters singing ‘Baby Shark’ to a child in the middle of the revolution. This is Lebanon. This is what makes the Lebanese people the most special people in the world. Genuine, unexpected, positive, united and always so creative❤❤ pic.twitter.com/VSDEVmvJ0p

— Issa.Haram (@itsharammate) October 22, 2019

Let the youth beat it out of them https://t.co/98mLIlOBGe

— ❌Master Chief PO117❌ (@HaloChiefPO117) October 23, 2019

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The song, along with other tunes, has since been used in various protest marches across the country. Various Arabic break-up songs were also remixed and played, implying that people want to “break” their ties with the current government.

Flag-waving protesters kept roads blocked with vehicles and makeshift barricades for a seventh day on Wednesday. The whole country has been brought to a standstill, with schools and banks closed for consecutive days. Though the government approved an emergency reform package on Monday, the move did not persuade the protesters to leave the streets.