"A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd Into Submission)" by Simon and Garfunkel from the album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme. 1966.
I'll direct this specifically towards the modern audience, for any oldies fanatic knows Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel better than "The Sounds of Silence" or "Mrs. Robinson". While some of the lyrics most certainly will get served flat in this generation (via culture clash of the pre-summer of love environs), the overall theme applies: the woes of an inundating society. Pop culture, politics, expectations, and social norms- BAM! It's all there and it all applies even moreso in today's world. Oh, and if you had to Google the definitions of "desultory" and "philippic", don't worry- I had to double-check for accuracy's sake. In complete layman-of-layman's terms, "desultory" translates to "half-assed" and "philippic" to "rant." Essentially then, there's another connection to a widely spectated phenomenon in the current era: half-assed rants! Much like some of my posts here, and those by others on blogs world-web wide!
