Washed out writers (writers who are terrible, giving their songs no real meaning) Girls come easy (a purely sexual interest in women, an example of both shallow and worthless character) Drugs come cheap (It's well established that drugs can ruin a person, rather than instill happiness) King size tub that fits 11 + me (extravagance)Īnyone who could possibly require these things to be happy obviously doesn't know what happiness truly is.įinally, there are simply too many negative references in the song for it not to be satire. 15 cars (no one needs that many, it's purely greed) More of the satire can be found through the song's fairly extreme exaggeration. Why even make mention to what are essentially money leeches and groupies when you are trying to give praise to a life-style? It's a derogatory term, and if you don't no the meaning, I pity you. Regardless of the context, gold diggers is always negative. Another good example would be the line "All the good gold diggers". A word such as thin would make a much better fit if it was intended for this line to be somewhat positive. Skinny has a partially negative connotation. An example would be the use of skinny in the line, "We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eat. The diction or "choice of words" in this song is all one needs to reveal this meaning. This song, while open to interpretation, is obviously a satirical jest at the romanticized lives of the rich and famous, particularly those in the music business. General CommentThe people who think this song is about the gilded life-style of "rockstars" are the same people that listen to mainstream Rap and enjoy it. Lip sync 'em every night so I don't get 'em wrong Get washed-up singers writing all my songs They'll get you anything with that evil smileĮverybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial, well With the latest dictionary and today's who's who Gonna date a centerfold that loves to blow my money for meĮvery Playboy bunny with her bleach blond hair Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion
#Rockstar by nickelback for free
Sign a couple autographs so I can eat my meals for free Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes I wanna be great like Elvis without the tassels We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eatĮvery good gold digger's gonna wind up thereĮvery Playboy bunny in her bleach blond hair, and we'll
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap 'Cause we all just wanna be big rockstarsĪnd live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame Somewhere between Cher and James Dean is fine for me
#Rockstar by nickelback full
I want a new tour bus full of old guitars I'll need a credit card that's got no limit And a king size tub big enough for ten plus me