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oppositional defiant disorder
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A song about young Alex of Ever Reviled Records, and plenty of other people, who get diagnosed with something ridiculous like this because they don't follow the orders of authority figures well enough to suit those authority figures. Free Alex!
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"If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics." Andy Kershaw, BBC
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #102
Peak in subgenre #7
Author
david rovics
Rights
david rovics 2008
Uploaded
February 13, 2008
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MP3 2.4 MB • 320 kbps • 2:38
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A song about young Alex of Ever Reviled Records, and plenty of other people, who get diagnosed with something ridiculous like this because they don't follow the orders of authority figures well enough to suit those authority figures. Free Alex!
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Alex is a member of my record label Teenager though he is He joined the Ever Reviled Records collective And the indy music biz Well his parents didn't like such turns of events So they sent off a couple of thugs To bring him back to Utah, lock him up And pump him full of drugs They say he's got problems with authority Yes this is what they claim And their psychiatric analysis Has even got a name (Chorus) Oppositional Defiance Disorder I think I got it, too Oppositional Defiance Disorder He's sick and so are you If you think George Bush is a moron And Tony Blair's a liar If you fantasize about setting Your local Wal-Mart on fire If you don't like Tom Brokaw And you think he's full of it And you feel that a Rush Limbaugh punching bag Might be kinda fun to hit If bombing other countries Makes you feel appalled You have got a problem And this is what it's called (Chorus) If you think school is boring And your teacher is a fool If you don't like your congressman And you called him a corporate tool If you were not standing To sing save the Queen If you turned down hamburgers And ate rice and beans We've got a diagnosis No matter whether you agree Just do what the doctors tell you And thank God for psychiatry
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