“Don’t F**k With My Money,” the new single from Penguin Prison (aka Chris Glover) was already poised to raise a few eyebrows for its forthright admonition alone. But who would have predicted that Occupy Wall Street, a grassroots movement you might have heard a little about, would come along, with folks taking to the streets in New York City and in cities from coast to coast, expressing feelings similar to those in his tune.

A moment of serendipity for an up-and-coming artist like Glover, for sure, but one best handled delicately, lest he be accused of brazenly co-opting Occupy Wall Street for his own personal gain.

“I wrote and recorded “Don’t F**k with My Money” some time before the Occupy Wall Street protest began but I felt that some of the lyrics reflected the sentiments that a lot of people have right now,” Glover explains. “Inspired by OWS and by the other protests that have sprung up all over the world I decided to film a video for ‘Don’t Fuck With My Money’ at the Occupy Wall Street March that went from Zuccotti Park to Times Square. I intended the video to be a tribute to and not an exploitation of the protest. Filming it was an amazing experience and I hope the video can help to bring their message to even more people than it has already reached.”

Since New York’s Zuccotti Park was cleared of protesters and their tents early Tuesday morning, Penguin Prison’s video for “Don’t F**k With My Money” will no doubt serve as one of the lasting documents of the initial phase of the Occupy Wall Street movement.

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