"One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces" by Ben Folds Five from Whatever and Ever Amen (1997)
Ben Folds strikes back at his elementary school bullies in the first cut from his group's sophomore album. Carried by his up-tempo piano playing, Folds style of "punk for sissies" humorously threw some fun into mainstream rock at a time when apathy and self-loathing were the name of the game. With such a great deal of indie rock nods to the past as of late, I've got my fingers crossed for a rock piano resurgence; 80s-style keyboards just aren't going to cut it.
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