Watching The World

On track 10 of their hit debut record album the rock band Chicago , then known as CTA Chicago Transit Authority , used what may be a copy of the real audio clip of the crowd chanting, "The whole world is watching.

The chant continues into the next song, track eleven, "Someday August 29, " but fades away after a few seconds, only to return again in the middle of the song backed by a haunting piano beat and a ride cymbal courtesy of Robert Lamm and Danny Seraphine respectively. In their release , Chicago reprised the chant in the third track, "All the Years". At about two and a half minutes into the track, the chant is played after a montage of other notable historical clips and concurrently with a harmonica solo.

Today, the phrase is regularly used in mainstream left movements such as the demonstrations against the Iraq War. Rightist commentators have also used the phrase to argue for such causes as U. President Barack Obama used the phrase during demonstrations in Tehran over the outcome of Iranian elections in June, The origin of the phrase is unclear. The phrase was used in the late s regarding international coverage of U.

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Civil Rights events, such as the Little Rock integration crisis. Don Rose, who was press secretary for the Chicago office of the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam , the primary organizer of the Chicago actions, has said in several interviews that he coined the phrase prior to a press conference on Monday, August 26, at which Mobe organizer Rennie Davis spoke.

The World Cup is ubiquitous. From waiting rooms to bus stations, beauty salons to banks, shops to supermarkets - everyone across Brazil seems to be tuning into the matches. For the entire month - everywhere you go - you can't escape the World Cup.

Top left - Rodrigo watches South Korea vs Belgium as he sits and waits for his motorbike to be fixed a mechanics in Rio. When Brazil play the country feels like everything comes to a standstill.

Watching the World

Public holidays are declared. During a match the country unites to shut up shop and everyone seems to be watching the game. Everywhere you look people are wearing Brazil shirts. The excitement of watching Brazil play is all too much for one fan. He woke up when Brazil scored. On the Rua 2 , shootouts between police and local gang members are a daily occurrence.

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Brazil games give residents a chance to celebrate and forget about it, even just for a few hours. Brazil vs Chile takes place on a wonderful sunny afternoon and spirits are high with roof terrace barbecues, and plasma screens, set up at countless parties across the favela.

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When Brazil wins the party begins with volley after volley of fireworks. Top left - Kids everywhere wear the Number 10 shirt of national hero Neymar. Bottom right - a rooftop barbecue with friends and family to celebrate the game. The excitement gets too much during the penalty shoot-outs. With everyone jumping up and down, a bench collapses and everyone cracks up laughing. Football is a universal game. American fans go wild when the USA beat Ghana England fans are out en masse in Brazil - yet despite a small army of fans in Brazil chanting, cheering, screaming and singing, England are eliminated after not winning any of their matches.

But there's no time to feel sad. As tourists flood to the 12 key World Cup host cities to watch the matches, daily life remains normal in most other Brazilian towns.

Yet across the country - everyone tunes in to watch the games. The match is screened on various different TV's throughout the club.

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Almost everyone is supporting Switzerland. They don't want Brazil's arch rival Argentina to win. But everyone wants to watch the game. As parties and barbecues happen throughout the favela even the soldiers can't resist following the match. Huge walls of speakers line the favela streets.

The whole community is out to dance, party and celebrate Brazil's win. There is funk, pagode and even the local samba band which turns out to play. Brazil make it to the final four , with only two matches to go. The sky looks ominus and grey in the build-up to the semi-final Brazil and Germany clash.

Dona Zefa watches the match in stunned silence outside her house. At everyone sits in shock. At someone orders another round of drinks. I may be crazy but I am certainly not alone. We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. Visit our adblocking instructions page.

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