Nickelback has built quite a following for their music over the last two decades, releasing eight albums since 1996. Love them or loathe them, they have consistently put out the music they wanted to make. While the band has put out some decent tunes, there is no denying that some of the band’s lyrics tend to be on the strange side. Here are seven examples of Nickelback’s lyrics at their oddest. Number Seven: ‘This Afternoon’ Lyric: “We’ve got weeds in the backyard four feet tall/ Cheech and Chong prob’ly woulda’ smoked ‘em all.” “This Afternoon” is a feel good party song, akin to Kid Rock’s “All Summer Long.” It’s all about drinking beer, smoking pot and partying until “six in the morning.” There is nothing wrong with that, have fun. But …show more content…
The song uses every cliché about rockstar living, from mansions and cars to having “drug dealers on speed dial” and eating disorders. However, the oddest parts of the song aren’t sung by Chad Kroeger, they’re sing-talked by ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, who gave the songs such interjections as “been there done that” during the part about joining the mile-high club and “I’ll have the quesadilla” during the part about getting meals for free. Number Three: …show more content…
However, he’s singing about a photo he found on his floor that you can’t actually see unless you are watching the video. It’s strange because we’re not actually in on the joke; we don’t actually know what is on Joey’s head. Number Two: ‘Midnight Queen’ Lyric: “She's gonna lick, my, pistol clean,/ She's got a hold on me and ain't lettin' go!/ She's gonna be, my, sex machine,/ And I can never get her under control/ She's gonna climb all over me/ I'm like a pony in my own rodeo.” “Midnight Queen” follows Kroeger into a seedy bar where the patrons “might be plannin’ to jump” him, just to see this waitress who will “lick his pistol clean” and climb on him like a pony. The imagery is odd, very kinky and probably something no one should admit. Number One: ‘Something in Your
The overall sound of the album was combination of rap lyrics over some rocking beats. The instrumentation used is electric guitar and bass. In the song (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!), the guitar, and drums are clearly heard especially on off beats of the rap lyrics. The album has a very upbeat sound in general with some more traditional rock and roll guitars cords, but the rap lyrics is what made this album the first of its kind. The song (You gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!), was inducted into The Rock and Roll hall of fame’s 500 songs that shaped rock n roll. (Rolling Stones) Daniella Kohavy points out how in “Rhymin’ And Stealin,” the first track on the album, samples Led Zeppelin, The Clash, and Black Sabbath; the epitomes of rock and punk rock”. The album created in less than a year. They gained inspiration from the music of many rock bands, such as Kerry King from slayer.
The analysis of this song lead me to actually dislike the song because I found that my first impression of the song was much different than after analyzing it for weeks. I love the bands music but I just don't like this one particular song. I guess there are many ways to interpret this song but I feel as if the song is way to deep in thought for a singer such as Dave Matthews. As Dave stated at one of his concerts, "Some people drink, and some don't; some people like to smoke a bowl, and some don't. Some people do and some people don't but its ok `cause it was ment to be that way." Dave Matthews is no Wordsworth, but its ok because it was meant to be that way!
Track 12 (“SkyPager”): The song began with an introduction that lasts ten seconds. The real lyrics started at 0:10. I was really confused about this song. There were short intermissions of a computerized female voice talking about the “SkyPager.” I had wondered if the SkyPager actually paged the rapper’s imaginary people in the sky, or if it was actually a brand of pager. Sadly, I think it was used to reference some type of problem in the inner cities. Overall, I did not appreciate this song and will not listen to it
heard this song he thought it would be a good idea to write a response to the song.
The hippie aesthetic era was an important time in rock and roll during the late 60’s and on into the early 80’s. It was a time were rock had a sense of purpose. They sung about the issues that plagued the country. It was also a time where technology would play an important roll in the sound of music, with the advancement in recording and synthesizer technology (Covach, “The Hippie Aesthetic”). The hippie aesthetic was not immune to the advancement of music. This essay will go over three songs that represent the different aspects of this era. It’ll will review a song that is predominately hippie aesthetic, a song that is a little of both, and finally a song that has no trace of hippie aesthetic.
The chorus lines, saying ‘And if I could offer a kindly reminder / It’s not okay to grab women by the vagina’ refers to the offensive comments that Trump made about women during a recording for a television show in 2005. On a leaked tape, he said: ‘Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything.’ The use of the word ‘vagina’ instead of ‘pussy’ - like Trump did - emphasises the vulgarity of Trump’s
There is a misconception regarding rap music content about how it predominantly focuses on the topics of drugs, sex and money. Various people do not understand that rap music is a valuable method of expressing one’s emotions and thoughts. The lyrics in rap music are able to strongly represent a broader story of someone’s story. Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise is a story of what it was like as an African-American male to grow up in the ghettos. Through his lyrics, Coolio explains the real-life problems of living in Compton, his hometown. His music describes how immense the amount violence inner city violence that occurred and what he had to become in order to fit into that society. The point of this song was to show those who had not experienced what he had gone through some insight. Coolio mentions how his deviant actions have affected his relationship with his mother. He attempts to justify that murder and violence were the only way to survive on the streets he lived in. The song devises numerous associations to the situation of class, socialization and the conflict subculture. In his
Nevertheless, most of what is usually discussed in popular hip hop songs is how harsh the “gangster” life is. Now most middle class youth has no sort of experience when it comes to living a harsh life. That is what makes it so much more intriguing to these teenagers. They now have some sort insight into what that “gangster” life really is. Each hip hop artist has a very different “come up” story. Some may have encountered more hardship than others. For example, a very famous Brooklyn rapper named “Jay-Z” can definitely give insight to what one can face. In a song titled “Drug Dealers Anonymous” made by another rapper named Pusha T, Jay-Z featured on the track. In the song he says “ ‘89 in London pull the Benz up / Type it in, Google’s your friend bruh / 14 year drug dealer and still counting.” Here he is not exactly saying that he still continues to sell drugs, but now he has a different “hustle” which is the rapping. Selling drugs were a bad reality for many of these rappers. Some turned to the urban poetry to express one’s feeling, and that is when rapping comes into the picture. Once these artists are very well known and famous, they have this huge platform set up to allow others to know what they have faced in their life. The audience (middle class youth), now have a huge respect towards that person. This gives the listener an emotional connection between them, and their favorite hip hop artist. In the head of the listener, people now think that the rapper opened up to them to let them know what trials one has faced. Making the interest even stronger than it was before. Listening to their favorite hip hop artist also allows them to really experience the “gangster” life without putting themselves in actual dangers. In many of today’s hip hop hit songs, certain topics are usually discussed throughout the song such as: selling drugs to make money, having
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The relevance of the song was portraying that using drugs and alcohol will help you escape life situations. Regardless of how hard or tough it is. All you need to do is to get drunk or get high, than your problems will flush away. But the video don’t explain the reality of the outcome of how drugs and alcohol will or could affect your lifestyle and how it could lead you to lose your job, family and life. All it shows is the fun side of being intoxicated. Which, it raises a big flag on kids or teens that do have access to the media like the
The music video “Dark Horse” by Katy Perry portrays an Egyptian Queen searching for her love. The video takes place in a modernized version of Memphis, Egypt a crazy long time ago. It successfully combines Hip-Hop culture and Ancient Egyptian culture. Kings from a variety of places across the world come confidently to make the Queen their “one and only” true love. A far-reaching line of men bearing gifts await their judgement whether they are truly hers or not and meet their doom. In “Dark Horse” by Katy Perry the video takes the perspective of the mate less Queen, uses descriptive diction from the lyrics of the song, and symbolic imagery to convey the message that men are to beware of a powerful woman.
Songs are more than just a piece of entertainment. Songs are also used to send messages. Some of these messages are positive, while others can be damaging. Blurred Lines is a song that sends a harmful message about women. It is a song that promotes degradation, oppression, objectification, and violence towards women.
Reading the lyrics makes it seem like the song is a very depressing story about the writer’s life and how he is lost and does not know what to do with his life. At the beginning of the song the singer states, “Some nights I stay up cashing in my bad luck / Some nights I call it a draw” (1-2). The singer suggests that he is a gambler and that some nights he “cashes in his bad luck”, meaning he gambles his money away, and some nights he calls it a draw, meaning he went even. The song then states, “Some Nights I wish that my lips could build a castle / Some nights ...
Lawnge took charge of most of the production and his presence was an homage to famous DJ and rap crews. Similar to DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, each member played a crucial role in creating the production. In great hip hop fashion, samples were used such as Luther Vandross and disses were readily available. This was one of my favorite songs because it mentioned the famous “Funky Drummer” sample from James Brown and claimed rappers using it were unoriginal. In addition, they took fire against the thought of hip hop music one day being appropriated. When it comes to social relevance, this song stands the test of time and drops jewels to the listening audience.
In looking at the poems Nurse’s Song 1 and Nurse’s Song 2, one has to look at the titles of the book in which they are in, the words themselves, and the etchings that go along with the poem. In the Nurse’s Song 1, the book that it is in is called Songs of Innocence. The title of the book shows to the reader that the narrator is writing from the point of view that she is watching children play, watching the innocence of the children in front of her. The second poem, Nurse’s Song 2, falls under the title Songs of Experience. In this poem, the narrator talks of the memories she has from her childhood.