"He puts the 'Pluto' in 'Plutocrat...'"

Donald Fagen, under the nudging of the great Todd Rundgren, follows his inner Aristophanes and writes a protest song.

"'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.