Didn't see it mentioned but in addition to the song having a socio-political context (Nixon especially I'm sure), I do believe Hunter addressed a good bit of the scorn towards the crew - which had become its own animal by the time the Wall Of Sound came around and the song was written. Hunter has talked about when the cocaine took control and it was all about egos and who is closest to Jerry, he checked out of the scene almost entirely and eventually moved to England for several years. I think this is his way of settling scores with a lot of the pre-hiatus tour crew.
Didn't see it mentioned but in addition to the song having a socio-political context (Nixon especially I'm sure), I do believe Hunter addressed a good bit of the scorn towards the crew - which had become its own animal by the time the Wall Of Sound came around and the song was written. Hunter has talked about when the cocaine took control and it was all about egos and who is closest to Jerry, he checked out of the scene almost entirely and eventually moved to England for several years. I think this is his way of settling scores with a lot of the pre-hiatus tour crew.