Ty Cobb

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The last single off Down on the Upside, released shortly before the band first broke up, “Ty Cobb” is an fast-paced and heavy song featuring mandolins and copious swearing.… Read More

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Ty Cobb Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm sitting in a magic hat with smoke and mirrors
And tire-rubber fires watch me disappear, yeah
And what made it slow you down sucking on a ball and chain
Another motherfucker down the drain, yeah

[Chorus]
Hard-headed, fuck you all
Hard-headed, fuck you all
Hard-headed, fuck you all
Just add it up (To the hot rod death toll)
Hard-headed, fuck you all
Hard-headed, fuck you all
Hard-headed, fuck you all
Just add it up (To the hot rod death toll)

[Verse 2]
Sick in the head, sick in the mouth, can't hear a word you say
Not a bit, and I don't give a shit, yeah
Got the glass, got the steel, I got everything
And all I need is your head on a stake, yeah

[Chorus]
Hard-headed, fuck you all
Hard-headed, fuck you all
Hard-headed, fuck you all
Just add it up (To the hot rod death toll)
Hard-headed, fuck you all
Hard-headed, fuck you all
Hard-headed, fuck you all
Just add it up (To the hot rod death toll)

[Bridge]
Hard-headed, fuck you all (Hard-headed)
Hard-headed, fuck you all (Hard-headed)

[Chorus]
Hard-headed, fuck you all
Hard-headed, fuck you all
Hard-headed, fuck you all
Hard-headed, fuck you all
Hard-headed, fuck you all
Hard-headed, fuck you all
(Just add it up to the hot rod death toll)
(To the hot rod death toll)
(Hot rod death toll)
(Hot rod death toll)
(Hot rod death toll)

[Outro]
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The last single off Down on the Upside, released shortly before the band first broke up, “Ty Cobb” is an fast-paced and heavy song featuring mandolins and copious swearing. Originally titled “Hot Rod Death Toll”, the title was changed to reference Ty Cobb, a baseball player whose career was overshadowed by his surly temperament and aggressive playing style.

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What did Soundgarden say about "Ty Cobb"?

Chris Cornell on the title:

It’s not really about Ty Cobb. The original title was ‘Hot Rod Death Toll,’ but the lyrics reminded Ben of Ty Cobb, which is a cool name."

On the lyrics:

It was basically coming from a the frame of mind of some sort of hardcore pissed-off idiot, and that’s why we titled it that. We weren’t writing the song about Ty Cobb at all – I didn’t even know anything about him. I was just thinking of a character who was a combination of a lot of people I’ve met and didn’t like.

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