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in 1995, "Do You Hear the People Sing?" was sung by 17 different actors who had played Jean
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into combat and ignite a civilian uprising to overthrow the government, but their rebellion eventually fails. In the finale, the song transitions into a solemn hymn in which a world full of peace, freedom, and liberation is anticipated for all mankind.
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singing this song; It only later became the musical's finale song when it was revamped for the
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and the other students at the ABC Cafe as they prepare themselves to launch a rebellion in the streets of Paris during the funeral procession of
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in mainland China because of its widespread usage in anti-extradition bill protests, while its
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used the song in a rally in Miami under the parody title
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