Nickelback - "Rockstar"

[Punchanello]

What a horrid song this is. Now I know why everyone hates Nickelback.

LYRICS:

I'm through with standing in line
to clubs we'll never get in
It's like the bottom of the ninth
and I'm never gonna win
This life hasn't turned out
quite the way I want it to be

I want a brand new house
on an episode of Cribs
And a bathroom I can play baseball in
And a king size tub big enough
for ten plus me

I'll need a credit card that's got no limit
And a big black jet with a bedroom in it
Gonna join the mile high club
At thirty-seven thousand feet

I want a new tour bus full of old guitars
My own star on Hollywood Boulevard
Somewhere between Cher and
James Dean is fine for me

I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I'd even cut my hair and change my name

[CHORUS]
'Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger's
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With her bleach blond hair

Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

I wanna be great like Elvis without the tassels
Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes
Sign a couple autographs
So I can eat my meals for free

I think I'm gonna dress my ass
with the latest fashion
Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion
Gonna date a centerfold that loves to
blow my money for me

I'm gonna trade this life
For fortune and fame
I'd even cut my hair
And change my name

'Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger's
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With her bleach blond hair
And we'll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary and
today's who's who
They'll get you anything
with that evil smile
Everybody's got a
drug dealer on speed dial
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

I'm gonna sing those songs
that offend the censors
Gonna pop my pills
from a pez dispenser
When they ask why I drink all day
I'll say because I can

I'll get washed-up singers writing all my songs
Lip sync em every night so I don't get 'em wrong
Then listen to the fans tell me how damn good I am

I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I'd even cut my hair and change my name

[CHORUS]

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

I think we need to enact a tariff on Canadian music imports

(Except Nelly F and Sarah)

[Punchanello]

jerseyboy said:

I think we need to enact a tariff on Canadian music imports

(Except Nelly F and Sarah)

heh, yeah. Those two are the only good Canadian imports I can think of. That is embarrasing.

[That Skipping Rope.]

Does this sound like their previous singles? haha Stupid question.

[Punchanello]

haveyoueverbeenlow said:

Does this sound like their previous singles? haha Stupid question.

Well, yeah I guess. Its just Nickelback trying to be "fun". But it really reminds me of Kid Rock.

[tyler46]

Awul choice . Wtf are they thinking? This is the worst song on the album. They should've gone with "Side of a bullet."

[tozion]

This is the worst single they've ever released, by far.

[video545]

ONe of my favorite songs ever.

[duh5]

I'm used to them releasing crap, so this song is no surprise. On a more positive note, at least they're consistent.

[Punchanello]

video545 said:

ONe of my favorite songs ever.

I hope you're being sarcastic.

[video545]

tortuga said:

video545 said:

ONe of my favorite songs ever.

I hope you're being sarcastic.

I'm dead serios it's my myspace profile song and everything

[The Seldom Seen Kid]

tortuga said:

heh, yeah. Those two are the only good Canadian imports I can think of. That is embarrasing.

Er, Arcade Fire, Metric, The Dears..

Far more interesting rock music coming out of Canada than America IMO.

[video545]

dannyuk said:

tortuga said:

heh, yeah. Those two are the only good Canadian imports I can think of. That is embarrasing.

Er, Arcade Fire, Metric, The Dears..

Far more interesting rock music coming out of Canada than America IMO.

Oh, and you forgot to mention Nickelback!!!

[That Skipping Rope.]

And Hedley!!!

[tyler46]

...and Billy Talent, Sloan, K-OS, Broken Social Scene... really there's a lot of great Canadian artsts/bands.

[Punchanello]

Silverstein.

But yeah, I think he or I meant imports that have had major success in the States. The Arcade Fire and Metric sure have their hipster fans but they are not household names in the U.S.

[picpak]

We have plenty of good stuff. Mobile, The Trews, Joshua's Habit, Rocketface, Pilot Speed, Stabilo, Matt Mays and El Torpedo, etc, etc...

What does the US have for rock right now? Crossfade? Gimme a break.

[The Seldom Seen Kid]

^Ooh yes, I've heard some of Mobile and Pilot Speed (formerly Pilot ) and I liked them quite a bit. ;D

[backintime]

Arcade Fire

damn right!

[video545]

picpak said:

We have plenty of good stuff. Mobile, The Trews, Joshua's Habit, Rocketface, Pilot Speed, Stabilo, Matt Mays and El Torpedo, etc, etc...

What does the US have for rock right now? Crossfade? Gimme a break.

I hate to admit it, my Canadian pal, but you are 100% correct.