The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle sticks up for the Bieber

The Mountain Goats vocalist (and near poet laureate?) John Darnielle penned a brief song defending pop sensation Justin Bieber and criticizing the paparazzi who cover the singer.

Bieber most recently tried to unleash his army of pre-teens against Black Keys' Patrick Carney before getting soundly thrashed by Carney on Twitter.

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