Music by Nickelback appropriate for young kids?

[JESW]

I have no idea...any help here??

TIA!

Jill

 

[LindsayDunn228]

If you don't mind your kids singing:

I'm through with standin' in line
To clubs I'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
(Tell me what you want)

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
(Yea, So what you need)

I 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
--(Been there done that)--

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
(So how you gonna do it?)

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 blonde hair
And well...

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 *******s
Sign a couple autographs
So I can eat my meals for free
(I'll have the quesadilla, on the house)

I'm gonna dress my ***
With the latest fashion
Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion
[Rockstar lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com]

Gonna date a centerfold that loves to
Blow my money for me
(So how you gonna do it?)

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 blonde hair
And we'll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary of
Today's who's who
They'll get you anything
with that evil smile
Everybody's got a
Drug dealer on speed dial, well
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
Get washed-up singers writing all my songs
Lip sync 'em every night so I don't get 'em wrong

Well 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 of
Today's who's who
They'll get you anything
with that evil smile
Everybody's got a
Drug dealer on speed dial,well

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

So my answer would be, "No way, Jose."

 

[Nikel]

Some of it.

 

[wvjules]

Rockstar is my current favorite song. I crank it up when it comes on. I really like Nickleback and so does DD12.

 

[ducklite]

References to drugs, sex, domestic violence (not glorified), petty crime, and a handful of expletives on each CD. I guess it depends on your tolerence.

 

[wvjules]

References to drugs, sex, domestic violence (not glorified), petty crime, and a handful of expletives on each CD. I guess it depends on your tolerence.

I have a high tolerance for sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll, oh and crime and expletives.

 

[I'm a Divaaaaa]

There is one song that is all about a girl who is really easy and into oral sex and drugs. It's not done through innuendo either it's pretty straight foward stuff.

 

[ducklite]

There is one song that is all about a girl who is really easy and into oral sex and drugs. It's not done through innuendo either it's pretty straight foward stuff.

"Figured You out."

It was banned from radio in the UK.

 

[JESW]

Thanks for all the responses! (So sad when you realize you don't know the music on the Top 40..)

While I can't censor everything ds hears, I don't think I will be bringing it into the house. He hears their latest (can't remember the name..) on the radio and likes it. He also liked "If Everyone Cared" (?)

Thanks again!

Jill

 

[Youarehere]

There is one song that is all about a girl who is really easy and into oral sex and drugs. It's not done through innuendo either it's pretty straight foward stuff.

"Figured You out."

It was banned from radio in the UK.

My best friend had this as her "announcement song" for her wedding reception when the new couple are announced walking in.

"I like your pants around your feet
And I like the dirt that's on your knees
And I like the way you still say please
While you're looking up at me
You're like my favourite damn disease"

I thought it was awesome- they have a twisted sense of humor!


Anyway- I think it is appropriate for children. I do not think they would understand most of the references. Figured You Out is by far their "worst" song. Alot of their songs have a positive message like "If Everyone Cared".

"From underneath the trees, we watch the sky
Confusing stars for satellites
I never dreamed that you'd be mine
But here we are, we're here tonight

Singing Amen I, I'm alive
Singing Amen I, I'm alive

If everyone cared and nobody cried,
If everyone loved and nobody lied,
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride,
We'd see the day, when nobody died"

 

[gina2000]

I have a high tolerance for sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll, oh and crime and expletives.

Moi, aussi!

 

[Youarehere]

If you don't mind your kids singing:

I'm through with standin' in line
To clubs I'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
(Tell me what you want)

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
(Yea, So what you need)

I 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
--(Been there done that)--

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
(So how you gonna do it?)

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 blonde hair
And well...

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 *******s
Sign a couple autographs
So I can eat my meals for free
(I'll have the quesadilla, on the house)

I'm gonna dress my ***
With the latest fashion
Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion
[Rockstar lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com]

Gonna date a centerfold that loves to
Blow my money for me
(So how you gonna do it?)

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 blonde hair
And we'll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary of
Today's who's who
They'll get you anything
with that evil smile
Everybody's got a
Drug dealer on speed dial, well
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
Get washed-up singers writing all my songs
Lip sync 'em every night so I don't get 'em wrong

Well 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 of
Today's who's who
They'll get you anything
with that evil smile
Everybody's got a
Drug dealer on speed dial,well

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

So my answer would be, "No way, Jose."

I always took this song as a tongue-in-cheek mocking of the stereotypical rock star behavior.

For instance "We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eat"

I think most people misunderstand this, just like the Eminem songs that caused controversy.

Then again, maybe I misunderstand it.... just offering another viewpoint. I think Nickelback is fine for kids.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

It's my opinion and only my opinion. But I would find it disturbing to hear a young kid (as quoted in the OP) singing about sex and drugs. Good grief, let them be kids.

Yes the song is tongue-in-cheek, but I don't feel it, and a few other Nickleback songs, are appropriate for young kids.

As far as Eminem, same thing. I'd be disturbed to hear a kid singing:

"All my life I was very deprived.
I ain't had a woman in years.
My palms are too hairy to hide."

and...

"Clothes ripped like the Incredible Hulk
I spit when I talk, I'll **** anything that walks
When I was little I used to get so hungry I would throw fits
How you gonna breastfeed me mom you ain't got no ****?"

Why would it be totally cool for a young kid to listen to that? IMO, and only MO, there is a time and a place for Eminem, Nickleback, etc., and a young child's ears and mouth are not appropriate.
Again, let them be kids.

 

[WeirdEyes]

I always took this song as a tongue-in-cheek mocking of the stereotypical rock star behavior.

For instance "We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eat"

I think most people misunderstand this, just like the Eminem songs that caused controversy.

Then again, maybe I misunderstand it.... just offering another viewpoint. I think Nickelback is fine for kids.

"Rock Star" is definitely suppose to be tongue-in-cheek. "If Everyone Cared" is an amazing song. "Side of a Bullet" is about the murder of Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott. I like them a lot because all of their songs are so different.

Nickelback is a fantastic band!

 

[Youarehere]

It's my opinion and only my opinion. But I would find it disturbing to hear a young kid (as quoted in the OP) singing about sex and drugs. Good grief, let them be kids.

Yes the song is tongue-in-cheek, but I don't feel it, and a few other Nickleback songs, are appropriate for young kids.

As far as Eminem, same thing. I'd be disturbed to hear a kid singing:

"All my life I was very deprived.
I ain't had a woman in years.
My palms are too hairy to hide."

and...

"Clothes ripped like the Incredible Hulk
I spit when I talk, I'll **** anything that walks
When I was little I used to get so hungry I would throw fits
How you gonna breastfeed me mom you ain't got no ****?"

Why would it be totally cool for a young kid to listen to that? IMO, and only MO, there is a time and a place for Eminem, Nickleback, etc., and a young child's ears and mouth are not appropriate.
Again, let them be kids.

I would not let a kid listen to Eminem. It is very different. I was only comparing to him based on the idea that I do not believe that what he is singing is to be taken literally at all.

The style of how it is said, and the content are cery different and I do not think Nickelback is offensive in any way. They have those 2 songs with some questionable lyrics, but alot of their music is positive or fun.

 

[ducklite]

"Rock Star" is definitely suppose to be tongue-in-cheek. "If Everyone Cared" is an amazing song. "Side of a Bullet" is about the murder of Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott. I like them a lot because all of their songs are so different.
Nickelback is a fantastic band!

Funny, I think that most of their songs after SSU are homogenized pablum written with such a cliched formula that you can barely tell where one ends and the next begins. (I do think that "If Everyone Cared" has great intentions and has a nice melody. I think that they way they perform that song live adds some class to their show.)

I prefer bands like Skindred, POD, or RHCP that truly have uniqueness to their music.

I do really like the earlier Nickelback CD's, Hesher, The State, Curb, and Silver Side Up.

 

[JCJRSmith]

Just a warning: Nickelback is NOT shy about dropping the F-bomb in their lyrics, nor do they shy away from singing about sex, drugs or violence (for the record, they come out AGAINST violence against women).

 

[JESW]

Well, ds is a big fan of The Beatles and XTC and I can handle their music.

Jill

 

[Chicago526]

Some songs are okay, other's not so much. You'd either need to carefully edit which songs are allowed or just ban it all together.

 

[JennyMominRI]

Can we define Young Kids