<P> As the attempted serial killer "Lasermannen" shot several immigrants around Stockholm in 1992, Prime Minister Carl Bildt and Immigration Minister Birgit Friggebo attended a meeting in Rinkeby . As the audience became upset, Friggebo tried to calm them down by proposing that everyone sing "We Shall Overcome ." This statement is widely regarded as one of the most embarrassing moments in Swedish politics . In 2008, the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet listed the Sveriges Television recording of the event as the best political clip available on YouTube . </P> <P> On June 7, 2010, Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame, released a new version of the song as a protest against the Israeli blockade of Gaza . </P> <P> On July 22, 2012, Bruce Springsteen performed the song during the memorial - concert in Oslo after the terrorist attacks in Norway on July 22, 2011 . </P> <P> In India, the renowned poet Girija Kumar Mathur composed its literal translation in Hindi "Hum Honge Kaamyab (हम होगें कामयाब)" which became a popular patriotic / spiritual song during the 1970s and 80s, particularly in schools . </P>

What is the meaning behind the song we shall overcome