2:50
single, 2025
Written by Jesse Welles
This folk-rock protest song is delivered in an off-hand, laid-back manner, but both the delivery and the lyrics are drenched in irony. Welles' song depicts the would-be recruit as a cruel, unfit loser who finds solace in being given power over the oppressed. "Just last week was kind of tough, I put a kid in cuffs / I zip tied a lady to a van / We can sneak around town, hunt workin' folks down / I hear they got a great benefit plan." Welles' guitar playing is serviceable and his voice is John Prime-croaky, but he's got a sharp eye and uses his pen to puncture those who need poking.
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