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

Spoon - The Agony of Laffitte

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Still, to exorcise any lingering anger, Spoon released a 7-inch on Saddle Creek called “The Agony Of Laffitte.” The lo-fi, acoustic-based composition seethes quietly, calling Laffitte out for his lack of communication, two-faced behavior, and suspect moral character. Perhaps more pointedly, the sing-song chorus (“But you’re no better than Sylvia”) doubles as a dig at then-Elektra president Sylvia Rhone, who apparently reneged on a promise to keep Spoon around even if Laffitte left. Yet “The Agony Of Laffitte” and its B-side—the cleverly titled “Laffitte Don’t Fail Me Now,” a jangly psych-pop gem mainly obsessed with his dishonesty—are disappointed finger wags more than anything, songs that tsk-tsk about Laffitte’s shortcomings.

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Spoon did one album, “A Series of Sneaks,” for major label Elektra before being unceremoniously dumped. Apparently the label brass was a bunch of lying assholes who didn’t do anything they said they would do.