Just listened to the Okkervil River version of "The End of the Innocence" and oh my gosh, it sucks HARD. Poor Don. Leaving his critique at "I wasn't impressed" was actually kind of him.
In addition to sucking, it has some disturbing lyric changes:
"We're beating plowshares into swords but too cowardly to kill our kings" (!!!)
"Lawyers clean up all details since Daddy had to die"
I can understand why Don wouldn't want his name associated with that kind of sentiment...
I won't bother to type out the two craptastic last verses he made up entirely. LAMENESS.
I kind of wish Don hadn't given this guy publicity - perhaps it would have been best to let the song remain buried in obscurity, as this whole thing has actually gotten this guy into Rolling Stone - but I sure as heck don't blame Don for being pissed off.