Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
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THIS SONG IS ABOUT:
how the Information age (internet, new media, etc.) is all about doing the most outrageous, absurd drivel just to get ATTENTION...
hence, the song begins: "May I have your ATTENTION please? May I have your ATTENTION please?"
then it talks about attention-getting stunts, like Tom Green humping a dead moose, Aguilera/Spears/Durst/Daly sexcapades to get headlines...as well as Pam Anderson & Tommy
so Em playfully joins in the game, & says outrageous things -- like that he killed Dre...& talking about Viagra, etc.
he mocks how people are drawn in & attracked to the outrageous -- as w/ his parody of feminists saying that he grabs his you-know what, etc...
the point is that in this day in age, the attention goes to the vapid outrageous, so you play along -- by creating a persona (the Real Slim Shady)
amazingly, and ironically, this song comes right before Whatever You Say I Am on the CD... that song deals with an opposite reaction to the media/papparrazzi era that we live in... in that song he reacts violently against it -- but in this song (The REal Slim Shady) he has fun with it...
You can like some rap and dislike some. If you think you can't, you're just a closed minded asshole.
Eminem is easily the deepest rapper there is. He raps to be funny, deep, make money, to send messages, etc. He has songs for just about every mood anyone can be in. I'm pretty sure eminem has at least 1 song that ANYONE can relate to. He has so many different songs about so many different topics. This song, for example, is his skill of not caring and being funny(he succeeded). Eminem is very talented and very deep. Maybe the best ever ???
First off, whatever the media is trying to do with Eminem, I don't care. I like the majority of his music, and that's all that counts.
Second and lastly, all you cheese warriors pissing and moaning about how you hate Eminem, here's some suggestions:
Grow some fucking balls and stop whining If you really hate Eminem, why the fuck are you looking at his lyrics? Learn to type. Just because you're on the internet doesn't give you the excuse to talk like a retard. Get a decent argument. "Eminem iz shit" really doesn't cut it you bunch of under sexed morons.
Ted (that's me for all the nimrods) > Every cunt that has come on here so far and expressed their undying hate for Marshall Mathers. I rule.
The only reason i like eminem is cause he's donesn't gove a fuck which you gotta respect. Just like Andrew W.K, System Of A Down and Rage against the machine he isnt afraid to sing what he really thinks, even though he might seem extra rude and obnoxious, at least he's not fake. Lets see Britney Spears or N*SYNC or all them do a song like this, not goina happen
fuck yeah someone with a brain its about fucking time<br />
This song is like totally awesome he is like the best ever he is soooooo cute!!!!!!!
But I think he's married to Kim. Hee hee.
OK i dont understand u people, i came on this site to cheak out wht the lyrics mean, hench "songmeanings.net" and i get a bunch of shit about 'eminem sux', so dont read the lyrics then...leave this space for people who like him and want to discuss his lyrics....In my personal opinion Eminem is a genious....Hate him or love him he ahs made tons of money so he is sitting back laughing at y'all now. I actually dont like rap at all 5o cent, j-z all that shit is just that, shit!!! but there is something about eminem that i really like, not cause he is hot or what ever, i just love his lyrics. Some of his songs are really meaningful, like mocking bird and others are just plain hillarious. Good pick me up songs. He has major balls: he says stuff other people dont dare to and thats y i love him. Y'all wont believe that my favorite type of music is Metal, well it is, and i like it cause (like eminem) they say what they wanan say and they are sellouts!!! ROCK ON EMINEM...
There is no meaning to this song, it's just offensive and in bad taste!
bad taste? go fuck yourself u prick. it's rap music. what do u expect? u think he's gonna change shit up for the sake of being tasteful? fuck that. he doesn't care what people think or who it offends. he's speaking his mind, something this nation has forgotten to do.
It was funny to read the first page of the comments. rainbow8711 said "..it doesn't really matter because no-one even likes eminem anymore, it's totally uncool to like him (finally) and whats more, he has totally dissolved into the depths of music world along with spice girls, take that and westlife. whats that you say, westlife are still around. oh shit well we can but hope..."
I laughed and asked myself "WTF?" until I saw the year on that post: 2002. Forward to 2010, his most recent album is one of the best-selling of the year, and most people I know like his stuff, even if they're not fans of rap. Just earlier today, I put on this song for classmates and everyone was singing along! Eminem is far too iconic for rap to be forgotten, and we're certainly not going to be forgetting him anytime soon.
Anyway, this song is pretty good. Much of his stuff is good; there is some that I don't like, but the stuff that I do like outweighs what I don't. Keep it up, Em! And give us more fun pokes at society and the media.
first things first, i hate rap, i despise it in fact. However i do like this song cause its pretty funny and eminem does hold anything back, i like that.
NO..if u really love music...u'll love woteva sounds good...even if u r more of a punky person like me..but i still enjoy hiphop/drum n bass etc