Plus, I've convinced myself that the "Show me a leader..." couplet in TNWW is about Bill Clinton.
Yeah, that's definitely who it was about. There are a few lines in Jewel's songs about him being a bit scummy I think.
I've always thought it was about Clinton. An acquaintance of mine, Thom, knows Ty and thinks it's more generalized than that. I think he's wrong. How do you miss a line like "What fun's power if you can't act like a rock star" and NOT think Clinton and his saxophone?
Plain Jane takes a great stab at NY socialites (as well as some of the DC queens I've run into) The lyrics are positively brilliant!