Noting that "your crystal ball ain't so crystal clear," the singer mentions a thorn in his side, before postulating the titular activity as the reason for whatever is going on in this song.
Near the end of this song, the singer proclaims that he's like Buddy Rich when he flies off the handle, and in the second verse asks whether "you'll shut me down with a push of your button." Noting that "your crystal ball ain't so crystal clear," the singer mentions a thorn in his side, before postulating the titular activity as the reason for whatever is going on in this song. Today, this song may be better remembered for its Spike Jonze-directed video, whose opening scenes include a police car plowing into some cardboard boxes, and which stars Sir Stewart Wallace as himself, Nathan Wind as Cochese, Vic Colfari as Bobby "the Rookie," and Alasondro Alegre as "The Chief." Including assertions by the singer that he is going to "set it straight, this Watergate," for ten points, identify this 1994 single by the Beastie Boys off Ill Communication, whose title is not a mirage, but a nefarious activity.
Near the end of this song, the singer proclaims that he's like Buddy Rich when he flies off the handle, and in the second verse asks whether "you'll shut me down with a push of your button."
{Sabotage}