re: Favorite anti-establishment or anti-music industry song or lyrics

That is probably my favorite.


I also like The Spirit Of Radio - Rush

Though it is sort of a contrast of what music aught to be and what the music industry turns it into, even though they still provide us with some great music.

It starts off with how music can really brighten up our lives.

Begin the day
With a friendly voice
A companion, unobtrusive
Plays the song that’s so elusive
And the magic music makes your morning mood

Off on your way
Hit the open road
There is magic at your fingers
For the Spirit ever lingers
Undemanding contact
In your happy solitude.

Invisible airwaves
Crackle with life
Bright antennae bristle
With the energy
Emotional feedback
On a timeless wavelength
Bearing a gift beyond price –
Almost free…


Then it starts to hint at the issues

All this machinery
Making modern music
Can still be open-hearted
Not so coldly charted
It’s really just a question
Of your honesty


Then sort of moves into the darker side and skepticism that occurs especially when you see how the sausage is made.


One likes to believe
In the freedom of music
But glittering prizes
And endless compromises
Shatter the illusion
Of integrity

“For the words of the profits,
Are written on the studio wall,
Concert hall –
Echoes with the sounds…
Of salesmen.”



All the while with upbeat almost bright sounding music, if that makes sense.