That’s the basic premise and it’s fine, but the way the Narrator and Devil Guy describe the rockstar life is so incredibly odd it almost defies analysis (almost). The Narrator is immediately receptive and describes for the Devil Guy what he wants, which essentially boils down to “I wanna be a rockstar.” From what I can tell, Devil Guy is sort of a genie, like the “Murder was the Case” voice or the “Devil Went Down to Georgia” devil. Devil Guy first appears by saying “tell me what you want.” This begins our journey.
His life hasn’t turned out quite the way he wants it to be.īut then at the end of the first verse we’re introduced to a mystical figure of some sort (“Devil Guy”). When we meet him he tells us he’s through with standing in lines to clubs he’ll never get in. The hero of Nickelback’s “Rockstar” is a down on his luck guy (the “Narrator”). In fact, every time I sit down to write a post about another song I actually write out three or four practice posts about Nickelback’s “Rockstar” just to warm up and get loose.Īnyway, I’m tired today so I’m going to give myself a mini-vacation by finally addressing it. Nickelback’s “Rockstar” is like batting practice for a lyrics critic. The reason why I’ve avoided it so far is that its lyrics are so bad that it feels too easy. First off, I want to apologize that on a site dedicated to analyzing bad lyrics I haven’t discussed Nickelback’s “Rockstar” yet.