Not too much to say about the song in general, except that it is a powerful political critique of politicians and the media reporting on them and topics of the day. That is, it is not just about someone having a bad day.
The main thing I wanted to add was the whole bit about "please don't take a picture." To me that has always been a funny tongue-in-cheek reference to political scandals and ethical / legal issues, where the white collar criminal always looks so stupid trying to hide their faces.
Everyone knows who it is, but in the era of images that stick around forever, they just don't want that clear, precise image of their face while they are in shackles. So people will go to great lengths to cover their faces . . . ducking, putting their hands up.
It has just always seemed obvious to me that they are playing on that in the "it's been a bad day. Please (a very pleading please) don't take a picture" riff.
Not too much to say about the song in general, except that it is a powerful political critique of politicians and the media reporting on them and topics of the day. That is, it is not just about someone having a bad day.
The main thing I wanted to add was the whole bit about "please don't take a picture." To me that has always been a funny tongue-in-cheek reference to political scandals and ethical / legal issues, where the white collar criminal always looks so stupid trying to hide their faces.
Everyone knows who it is, but in the era of images that stick around forever, they just don't want that clear, precise image of their face while they are in shackles. So people will go to great lengths to cover their faces . . . ducking, putting their hands up.
It has just always seemed obvious to me that they are playing on that in the "it's been a bad day. Please (a very pleading please) don't take a picture" riff.