Protesters at the event sang songs and then walked out, leaving the hall half empty.
A few people selling CDs at the event sang songs about self acceptance, and a dumpy middle-aged male politician got up and talked about being yourself.
Call ARTINFO lazy, but we want to let the press release for this one-night event sing a little: "In the middle of this sweltering madness, what could be better than falling into an ocean of ambient droned-out beats, synthed cords, electro-acoustics with improvised soundscapes and hallucinated visuals?" Nothing, we suppose.
Over the holidays, Mr. Healy, 58, attended more than a dozen local events, singing tunes from the CD.
UN Women rented a karaoke booth and delegates to the International Women's Day events sang and recorded it -- look for that video on youtube.
No one waved an American flag, a stark contrast to the Romney rally, where supporters began the event by singing the national anthem.
Her voice resounded tirelessly -- and tiresomely -- throughout the afternoon, from every corner of the event, sometimes singing three different tunes at once.
When water began to pour through the elaborate system that year, throngs gathered in City Hall Park to celebrate, reading poems to commemorate the event, and singing anthems of lavish praise.
In recent weeks, the faction has mocked the president at party events, singing, "The shower man is giving us problems," a reference to Mr. Zuma's admission several years ago that he took a shower to prevent infection after having unprotected sex with an H.I.V.-positive woman.
