Īccording to the sheet music published at by Alfred Publishing, the song is written in the key of G major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 76 beats per minute. It has also sold 4.5 million copies in the United States. "Rockstar" is one of Nickelback's most popular singles to date, peaking at number two in the United Kingdom (their highest-charting single in that country) and being certified Platinum. Spoken-word vocals between each verse are provided by Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top.
The lyrics feature the hopes of someone who desires to be a rockstar. It was initially only released in the United States and Canada, and has since been re-released worldwide. single by the Canadian rock band Nickelback from their fifth album, All the Right Reasons (2005). However on NOFX's end the song fell on deaf ears and actually led to Le tigre selling out, being used by many major corporations, including a jewerly company that has a history with blood diamonds.Mountain View ( Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada) Le tigre then put out deceptacon(which is catchy as fuck, but when you are as subtle as calling lyrics dumb, well it ruins the point). Speaking serious shit against a band because of obviously sarcastic lyrics(even though in 'Liza and louise' there is an undertone of women's liberation) is pretty lame in the first place and Kill Rock Stars was probably nothing more then a press release on to what they thought of the situation. And since the rest of the band played the songs, they got brought down with him. Kathleen did in fact hate Fat Mike for his songs about (fat) S and M lesbians. Anyway since it was awesome to see a flood of le tigre/ bikini kill fans, I'd figure I would have a go on the side of NOFX. General CommentYeah not to mention theres actually only one white person in NOFX, that being smelly their drummer. It's what they do and they aren't bad at it.
In fact, I don't even think I have a favorite NOFX song, but I think that simplicity and occasional outright stupidity is part of the NOFX aesthetic. This is history, in music and pop culture terms. We have the legacy of riot grrrl, but not the actual movement anymore. It's kind of like acid rock - it existed in a certain space and location and was not just about music-there were pretty specific politics involved. So it's not a philosophical matter of simple oppression, but a lot more complex with more axis of identity to examine.įurthermore, I contest the labeling of anyone now as a 'riot grrrl' because riot grrrl as a movement is beyond dead. And I think it is particularly tired and boring in application to so-called 'Third Wave' feminists (which coincides with the rise and fall of the riot grrrl movement) because we really see power in a more postmodern sense, in which it is constitutive and embedded within us - power "from below" as Foucault would have had it. I think that the whole "hating" or "blaming" men thing is a really tired, overused argument against feminists. It is more likely a dig at Kathleen Hanna's scenester punk status and the fact that she kind of became the face of the whole riot grrrl scene. General CommentThe "you've been crowned the newest queen" couldn't be a message about Le Tigre and Kathleen Hanna's increased fame because of that group - the song / album was released before Le Tigre had even formed (1998).
And while Kathleen Hannah is a prominent feminist she does not hate men. Ultimately Fat Mike is not a sexist, in fact he started the record label Pink and Black Records purely for female artists. Kathleen pressed charges and Courtney plead guilty to assault.įrom what I know some of the tension between Fat Mike and Kathleen arose when NOFX and Bikini Kill shared the bill at a festival in Hawaii where Fat Mike dedicated the song "Liza and Louise" to Bikini Kill (Liza and Louise being a song about a comical lesbian romance and Bikini Kill being a very open feminist band)Īll that aside “Kill Rock Starts” and “Deceptacon” was just an school feud between bands nothing more. Days later Courtney referred to Kathleen as "Ratface" in an AOL message board. Courtney retaliated by flicking a lit cigarette at Kathleen, pelting here with candy and punching her in the face. General CommentThe line "I wish I could have seen Courtney demonstrate some real misogyny" refers to a fight between Kathleen Hannah and Courtney Love which happened backstage during the Lollapalooza tour on 4 July 1995.Īpparently Kathleen remarked that Frances Bean (Kurt Cobain and Courtney’s child) was in another room with an I.V referring to the fact that Courtney was known for having taken several dangerous narcotics while pregnant.
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