Looking for songs from the point of view of un-selfaware awful people
Oddly specific i know, but lately I've been on a Steely Dan kick, and a lot of their songs are told from the point of view of these terrible, sleazebaggish characters. Knowing their whole discography, these songs are obviously written sarcastically as to essentially make fun of these type of people, but the moral is never made overly obvious, its just implied. I think this is genius storytelling and writing, and the only other songwriter I've found that writes similarly is Randy Newman. If you know of any other songs/songwriters that fit the bill please send them my way!
Posted Jul 10, 2026, 7:35 PM UTC
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