The Occuponics’ Stephen Carl Baldwin jams with David Peel at Liberty Square (Zuccotti Park) in November 2011. In this clip, Stephen debuts his OWS song called “Zuccotti/Tequila.” The melody of this song may be familiar to many older people, because “Tequila” was a big hit for the instrumental group “The Champs” in 1959. The lyrics added by Stephen read as follows:

We’re occupying Wall Street
We’re occupying today
We’re occupying Wall Street
We’re never going to go away

Get your freedom on
Get your freedom on
Get your freedom on… Zuccotti!

We’re occupying Wall Street
We’re out here with our friends
We’re occupying Wall Street
We’re never going to let it end

Get your freedom on
Get your freedom on
Get your freedom on… Zuccotti!

We’re occupying Wall Street
Though many have gone to jail
We’re occupying Wall Street
The movement’s too big to fail

Get your freedom on
Get your freedom on
Get your freedom on… Zuccotti!

The reception to this song among the demonstrators has generaly been highly positive, and it is often requested when The Occuponics appear at any OWS-related demonstration. It appears to be especially popular with the original residents of Zuccotti displaced by police. Nonetheless, a small but vocal cadre of OWS activists has repeatedly protested that the term “Zuccotti” should be replaced by the term “Liberty Square” in order to reflect the park’s formal rebranding at the behest of the General Assembly. When challenged on this point, the author usually attempts to reason with such people, explaining that “Liberty Square” works very badly with the rhythm of the song. On occasion, however, it is necessary to invoke protection under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution in order to continue the musical performance without further interruption.