Well, in defense of Bruce Hornsby and "That's Just The Way It Is", he was using the phrase ironically.

I don't care one way or another about Bruce Hornsby, seems like a good sort, plays ok, doesn't do much for me musically. But it is both funny and annoying to see his meaning completely twisted like that. Devadip, buddy, Bruce was saying exactly the opposite of what you seem to think.

heheh, kind of like the right-wingers who like to quote Orwell...