The Baffler is a magazine of cultural, political, and business criticism that was established in 1988 and published until the spring of 2007. It was revived in 2009, with the first issue of volume 2 published in January 2010. The magazine was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and sold at bookstores across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Established in 1988 by editors Thomas Frank and Keith White and published by Greg Lane, The Baffler had up to 12,000 subscribers. A self-described goal was to be "the journal that blunts the cutting edge". It was known for critiquing "business culture and the culture business" and for having exposed the grunge speak hoax perpetrated on the New York Times. One famous and much-republished article, "The Problem with Music" by Steve Albini, exposed the inner-workings of the music business during the indie rock heyday.
The magazine is credited with having helped launch the careers of several writers, including Thomas Frank (What's the Matter with Kansas?), Ana Marie Cox of Wonkette, and Rick Perlstein (Nixonland).
(Verse)
We slide through the bright of the day
Say a lie and I will slip away to where you lay
And me oh my, I can please you right
'Cause I wanna show you something
Lovely and strange
(Chorus)
And I’ll make you love me,
Don’t you know
Oh Jackson I’m waiting for you
Oh Jackson please come back I’m true
(Verse)
We might go a little too far
As a lover breathing slow and late
Burning in time
And me oh my leave me to my ways
I divine another silver lane
Look what we’ve made
(Chorus)
And I’ll make you love me,
Don’t you know
Oh Jackson I’m waiting for you
Oh Jackson please come back I’m true
(Bridge)
Go faster, go faster you knew
I'm waiting, I'm waiting for you
(Chorus)
And I’ll make you love me,
Don’t you know
Oh Jackson I’m waiting for you