Ben Folds wrote a new song that’s political satire and it’s good.
From The Washington Post
So what happened when we reached out to a famous musician for a contribution to this issue? We got a song about Rod Rosenstein, of course. Ben Folds was interested in our idea of combining journalism with pop music, and it was new territory for him as well as us. We discussed a range of possible subjects, but by that point Rosenstein already had a grip on him — for reasons that come through in his lyrics. We paired him with a reporter who sent him regular updates on Rosenstein’s role in the Mueller Russia probe. One particular detail that interested Ben was that President Trump had allegedly referred to Rosenstein, to aides, as Mr. Peepers, because of his glasses.
That imagery, in turn, led Ben to a character from literature known for his vulnerability. “I think the first thing that came to my mind was images of ‘Lord of the Flies,’ ” Ben says. “I thought of the thugs that break the little kid’s glasses.” Rod Rosenstein as Piggy, in a sense. Ben worked this into the song, using him in a way, as songwriters do, that wasn’t intended to be literal. “Now that we’ve established the glasses as simple imagery to tie you into ‘Lord of the Flies,’ now they’re what you see things through. Do we want this guy seeing facts?” He was drawn to the deputy attorney general, Ben explains, “because of the personal position he’s been put in and the position that we’re in at these crossroads, where we find ourselves deciding to stick up for our norms — or not.”
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