Well said glueman. Mind you, I hadn't even thought about this song in years until MtheGM mentioned it and I imagine that's true for a lot of people.

I think the attitude we're talking about goes a long way beyond folk music (or 'roots music' or 'world music' or whatever it's called this week). I think it can be found right across the subsidised arts world among people whose livings depend to one extent or another on the taxes of exactly the sort of hard-working, decent people they take such pleasure in taking the piss out of.

Mind you, I still have a laugh at the thought of folk singers playing songs about saving the planet on Brazilian Rosewood guitars.