It's a Hit

I don't necessarily take the chimp reference to relate directly to George Bush - Jenny doesn't write lyrics that pointless. I think she's really just criticizing the politcal system in general, saying that any chimp could run for office and go to war. I also don't see why a song that emphasizes the evils of hypocrisy is necessarily uninteresting. In poetry or song, the matter is less of what is said than how it is said. But even still, she brings up good points. Overall, I'd say it's a good song and surely not the "weakest song Jenny has written."

lame, really? though it wasnt like the other rk songs that tend to perfectly articulate the most hard-to-explain emotions, i thought this was really clever in the way it bites at so many things in just one song. and i very much understand this part: "Any idiot can play Greek for a day and join a sorority or write a tragedy and articulating all that pain and maybe you'll get paid

but it's a sin when success complains and your writers block, it don't mean shit "

Holy CRAP some of you are FAR too critical. This is a hell of alot better than most of the inane shit you'll hear when you turn on the radio, or pick up most of the CDs that are selling themselves in DROVES off the shelves. This is a catchy, clever, amusing little song, not everything has to be so mind-blowingly deep that you have to sit down for a moment to reflect upon the complexities. And let's suppose for a moment that it WAS one of RK's weaker songs...SOMETHING has to be the weakest! Just be glad that they didn't start selling out and writing for the average 15 year old paris carbon-copies.

Don't be so pompous you disconnect.

Contrary to apparent popular opinion Jenny did a hell of a job on this song. Rather that rating this as one of her weakest songs; I would rate it as one of her best--well known songs. The song has a lot of truth, and is not only pertaining to political hypocrisy, but religious as well.

"It's only a switch or syringe Exempt from eternal sins But you still wear a cross And you think you're going to get in "

This is obviously examining the everyday christian or protestant that hold double standard for themselves. The song also leads on into how religion is entertainment, and basically, it keeps peoples lives occupied.

This subject is a long lived debate that Jenny refers to in many of her songs with the Watson twins and Rilo, so I would barley call it boring.

^Yeah...I mean really what modern American president is great (or even good)?

I like that the chimpanzee metaphor isn't just used and left, the whole "jungle" and "throwing your own shit" makes it stronger than just another lame (yet very easy) George Bush quip.

I just think that slightly sarcastic, cynical tone in certain places of the song are what make it better than just your average "I dont like ____" song.

to me it's all about how so many things in life are overrated, plainly quite lame... Like the president seems like really respectable like he really earned it. And then the second verse seems to examine the overrated-ness of optimism and the third verse of pessimism. i guess a lot of her lyrics evoke the triteness of the world and people around her (at lease to me) and i think she creates some really entertaining, yet powerful images. all you critics just aren't used to this different idea of song writing (which, yes, could be considered quite out there...but i wouldn't say inane).

My favourite part is probably "And I'm not buying it either but I'll try selling it anyway" referring to the uy "opening up a museum", it's like she's saying yeah, in the end we all sorta do that. so there is absolutely no self-righteousness in this song and that's what makes it special in my opinion.

...not to mention the "you'll panic and throw your own shit at the enemy" part of course XD

I agree with the guy who said everyone's being far too damn critical. How are these lyrics inane? Turn on the radio and you'll hear some inane shit.

Hahaha. I'm reading the comments. I guess Dubya had a small group of cultists who assumed this was about him, so they came here specifically to trash the song. This is a perfectly solid tune that I just heard for the first time today when my brother texted me the link. The lyrics are clever and there is absolutely no reason to hate on it UNLESS you suffer from snowflakism and were triggered. Imagine if this song came out today and was about Trump. Our entire country would immediately be smeared with the feces of MAGA's army of insufferable maniacs