The Last DJ

In 2002 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers released the song above, and its called "The Last DJ". It talks about how the corruption of the music industry. He talks about how the freedom of choice and individuality is lost. That being because artist, or DJ's, must now play and sing about songs that the industry chooses for them. No one gets to create music how they want to anymore. I do agree with the message as I feel like popular music now is all the same, and it not as meaningful as music such as classic rock. The video is ironic since it shows them in the studio performing the song. 

Well you can't turn him into a company man

You can't turn him into a whore

And the boys upstairs just don't understand anymore

Well the top brass don't like him talking so much

And he won't play what they say to play

And he don't want to change what don't need to change

And there goes the last DJ

Who plays what he wants to play

And says what he wants to say

Hey, hey, hey

And there goes your freedom of choice

There goes the last human voice

There goes the last DJ

Well some folks say they're gonna hang him so high

Because you just can't do what he did

There's some things you just can't put in the minds of those kids

As we celebrate mediocrity all the boys upstairs want to see

How much you'll pay for what you used to get for free

And there goes the last DJ

Who plays what he wants to play

And says what he wants to say

Hey, hey, hey

And there goes your freedom of choice

There goes the last human voice

And there goes the last DJ

Well he got him a station down in Mexico

And sometimes it will kinda come in

And I'll bust a move and remember how it was back then

There goes the last DJ

Who plays what he wants to play

And says what he wants to say

Hey, hey, hey

And there goes your freedom of choice

There goes the last human voice

And there goes the last DJ

The song sold 353,000 copies in the US. The song was also referenced in The Simpsons on an episode where Homer received lessons from Tom Petty.