Donald Fagen, under the nudging of the great
Todd Rundgren, follows his inner Aristophanes and writes a protest song.
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"'What am I protesting'?" Whatta ya got?" |
I'll link to the YouTube video, but please do me a favour: listen to it,
don't watch the video. Tab to something else, or just shut your eyes, 'cos this is a case of visuals getting in the way of a really good tune. Promise?
Alright,
here it is.
I like it. It's snappy, and so far as trenchant political criticism goes, nearly content-free. Which is fine -- it's meant to get under the target's skin. Whether or not it "succeeds" is beside the point, in a way -- it'll succeed if you hum it while walking to work tomorrow.
2 comments:
Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Yes, groovy song.
Yes, abysmal video.
Yes, I'll be humming that for a week.
Weird how low it's flying under the radar, no? Anyhoo. (Whistles cheerfully as he hits "post comment")
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