Earworm of the Day: Pussy Riot - I Can't Breathe

Pussy Riot's first song in English is a tribute to Eric Garner. Says Jessica Goldstein at Think Progress:

Pussy Riot’s invocation of “I Can’t Breathe” brings to mind the police brutality that Alyokhina and Tolokonnikova have experienced firsthand. But the fact that it’s become something of a pop cultural catchphrase is a source of some unease. [...] But these kinds of statements can be powerful if seen through a lens not of narcissism but solidarity. The idea, in its best form, isn’t “I can’t breathe because Eric Garner’s death is really about me.” It’s about connecting with a complete stranger because what makes you alike is more powerful than whatever makes you different. It’s about creating closeness where there is some kind of distance: racial, geographic, nationalistic. It’s about shared humanity as a trump card.