Mishkin Fitzgerald
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Dear Daniel Ek (A Love Song for Spotify) 😉
🕑 Added 2025-08-21 19:44:43 +0000 UTCHello Humans,
I’ve just recorded a new little number for you called Dear Daniel Ek (The Spotify Song)
It is a comedy song. If by comedy song you mean “singing about the Spotify boss who made his billions off musicians, then decided to invest in an AI arms company that builds drones and drops bombs.” haha.
Well... sometimes I have to laugh or I will just cry.
To be honest I sort of feel like the only power I have in this situation is to write a song, so that's what I've done.
The first video/song playthrough is up here , so you get the premiere! I might release it to the public but I'm looking for your feedback first - is it a bit much?
The whole thing is meant to be tongue-in-cheek. I don’t want to be moany about streaming (okay maybe just a little moan), but it still blows my mind that the man who pays us fractions of pennies per stream is now profiting off, well… actual explosions. Yuk.
Anyway, I’d love to hear what you think:
Is it fair game to poke fun at this, or does anyone actually care?
Is the song even any good? I don't do much cabaret these days so a little off my game.
How do you feel about artists calling out these big tech/music giants? Should we be doing more to stand up against billionaires?
Should I send Daniel a copy of the lyrics? 😂
Should I release it to the public?
Thank you for always listening, and supporting me.
Your presence here on Patreon makes such a difference and it feels like the antidote to all this corporate bollocks.
Here are the lyrics if you fancy a singalong:
Dear Daniel Ek
I thought I might write you a letter
But then I knew, a song might reach you much better
One of my tunes has passed a million streams
If I thought that it meant I could now pay my rent
Then you wouldn’t be hearing from me
You’re one of a few who made billions in a pandemic
And the right thing to do would be share just some of your profits
But I see that you are investing in military robots
Well that’s fucked up and wrong so I wrote you this song
Have you anything to say?
Cos we made the music and yes we produce it
We made it with our sweat and tears and blood
You made us believe you
Now we can see you’ve
Spent it all on a fancy football club
Dear Daniel Ek
How can you be so entitled?
I’m telling my friends to switch over to Tidal
I won’t make a cent but maybe this song will go viral?
Or else I’ll just cry
Get fucked by AI
Thanks to you and Spotify
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Love,
x Mishkin x
Comments
Mishkin Fitzgerald
Ok! It's going up live asap!
Halvor
Absolutely love it an yes its very much okay to make this. Art that criticizes and uncovers serious issues like this is extremely important for spreading awareness. PLEASE release it so i can send it to people!
Mishkin Fitzgerald
Alright! Good to know and yes I am very fortunate most people here are already avoiding Spotify 😇
Mishkin Fitzgerald
Ok!! 👍🏻 thanks Darren for the encouragement 🥰
Mishkin Fitzgerald
Yes you’re right most people are kind of oblivious…
Mishkin Fitzgerald
Wonderful!! Thanks Richard 🙏🏻
Mishkin Fitzgerald
Thanks Tammie! Means a lot to hear that 🙏🏻
David Lloyd
Love it. Nothing wrong with it all. I don't do Spotify. I try to buy direct from artists or places like Bandcamp. Not enough protest songs out there so spread the word far and wide
Darren Robinson
All the good art should be saying something. There isn't enough biting social commentary right now. So yes, definitely send this out into the wild.
Chris Regan
You should definitely share it. People don't realise how bad Spotify is.
Richard Bennett
It's great, it doesn't need to be too polished, that's not the point. Get it up in all the places.! Too bloody kind to him, if anything :)
Tammie Cook
I love it! I think share it widely and Def send to Daniel Ek!
Mishkin Fitzgerald
awwww Pete, thank you. You're a total babe. Haha, ok yes why not, might even try and get Not Saints behind it and involve some other musicians xxx
Pete Jordan
Hurrah! Yes, release it, send him the lyrics and, for maximum irony, put it on Sp*tify. If they'd have it 🙂 It's absolutely *not* too much.
