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

radio radio gets my vote b/c costello DGAF and played it on SNL after being told not to.

either a viral stage or quite the frick YOU

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Waylon

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Also - Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?



Another, in response to pop stars endorsing products (Michael Jackson in particular):

This Note's for You - Neil Young

Ain't singin' for Pepsi
Ain't singin' for Coke
I don't sing for nobody
Makes me look like a joke
This note's for you

Kinks "The Moneygoround"

Robert owes half to Grenville
Who in turn gave half to Larry, who
Adored my instrumentals
And so he gave half to a foreign publisher
He took half the money
That was earned in some far distant land
Gave back half to Larry
And I end up with half of goodness knows what
Can somebody explain
Why things go on this way
I thought they were my friends
I can't believe it's me
I can't believe that I'm so green

Eyes down round and round
Let's all sit and watch the moneygoround
Everyone take a little bit here and a little bit there
Do they all deserve
Money from a song that they've never heard
They don't know the tune, and they don't know the words, but they don't give a damn

There's no end to it I'm in a pit and I'm stuck in it
The money goes round and around and around
And it comes out here
When they've all taken their share

I went to see a solicitor and my story was heard and the writs were served
On the verge of a nervous breakdown, I decided to fight right to the end
But if I ever get my money I'll be too old and grey to spend it
Oh, but life goes on and on, and no one ever wins
And time goes quickly by, just like the moneygoround
I only hope that I'll survive...

Chicago
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young


Though your brother's bound and gagged
And they've chained him to a chair
Won't you please come to Chicago
Just to sing

In a land that's known as freedom
How can such a thing be fair
Won't you please come to Chicago
For the help we can bring

We can change the world -
Re-arrange the world
It's dying - to get better

Politicians sit yourself down,
There's nothing for you here
Won't you please come to Chicago
For a ride

Don't ask Jack to help you
Cause he'll turn the other ear
Won't you please come to Chicago
Or else join the other side

We can change the world -
Re-arrange the world
It's dying - if you believe in justice
It's dying - and if you believe in freedom
It's dying - let a man live it's own life
It's dying - rules and regulations, who needs them
Open up the door

Somehow people must be free
I hope the day comes soon
Won't you please come to Chicago
Show your face

From the bottom to the ocean
To the mountains of the moon
Won't you please come to Chicago
No one else can take your place

We can change the world - (Yes we can change the world)
Re-arrange the world
It's dying - if you believe in justice
It's dying - and if you believe in freedom
It's dying - let a man live it's own life
It's dying - rules and regulations, who needs them
Open up the door

We can change the world
We can change the world
You can change the world

Into The Wide Open - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
"...their A&R man said I don't hear a single.."

Surprised no one has mentioned Murder on Music Row.

The entire animals album is that.



Obviously against UK politicians, fricked up old hag in pigs is Margaret Thatcher. or maybe Whitehouse? I thought the song was about both or 3 different ones.






Bus stop rat bag
Ha, ha, charade you are
You fricked up old hag
Ha, ha, charade you are
You radiate cold shafts of broken glass
You're nearly a good laugh
Almost worth a quick grin
You like the feel of steel
You're hot stuff with a hatpin
And good fun with a hand gun
You're nearly a laugh
You're nearly a laugh
But you're really a cry

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A lyrical departure from Pink Floyd's previous albums, Animals is a concept album that focuses on the sociopolitical conditions of mid-1970s Britain.

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Radio Radio... Elvis Costello

And the radio was in the hands of such a lot of fools trying to anesetize the way that you feel...

Aaron Watson-Fencepost

It’s an anti-Nashville pop country song

“I’d rather be an old fence post from Texas than the king of Tennessee.”