Radio Stars
Insane Clown Posse Lyrics

Occasionally, the overwhelming temptation to reach
At times, even the most unpalatable representatives of the underground music industry experience a strong desire to become the pinnacle of pop music genre.

The pinnacle of the pop music genre, will reduce even
Becoming the best in pop music can make even the worst underground musicians abandon their artistic endeavors and strive to appeal to the mainstream.

The most deplorable examples of the underground music scene
Even the musicians who have little to no talent and produce terrible music will try to reach the top of the pop music charts.

To attempt to change their so-called artistic endeavors, in a
They will change their music style and try to cater to the mainstream audience values in the hope of achieving financial success.

Vain attempt to appeal to the public at large.
In the end, it's a futile attempt; nothing they can do will ever appeal to the wider public.

Behold, the metamorphosis
Their metamorphosis into mainstream music is complete.

Uh, fuck platinum, platinum just ain't enough
Platinum-level success isn't enough, ICP wants to be even richer than they already are.

We need more money, more house and cars and stuff
They want more money, more material possessions, and are willing to do anything to achieve these things.

I'm sick of juggalos, I want them other hoes
ICP is tired of their loyal fanbase and wants to appeal to a new audience.

We'll do whatever it takes to get some air play
ICP is ready to do anything to get their music played on the radio.

We'll make that bounce shit, triple our sales and pay
If they produce music that appeals to the mainstream audience, they could exponentially increase their income.

Yeah, come on Shaggy. What? Follow my lead. Let's go.
Violent J is taking the lead from Shaggy in this effort to make mainstream pop music.

It's time we change our shit up to get what we need. Come on.
Violent J believes it's time to abandon their roots and cater to the mainstream to achieve more success.

Uh, radio play!
ICP finally achieved what they've been striving for - radio play.

Yo! Yo! Come on and ride me, ride me,
They are begging the radio stations to play their music.

Pull! Pull! Come on and hide me, hide me,
ICP is pleading to the radio stations to recognize their music and promote it more widely.

Cat black I'm gonna grow one, gold one,
Even though their music style isn't perfect for the mainstream, they are still going to give it their best shot to achieve success.

Club Cat You want them old ones, old ones,
They don't want their old fans; they want new ones that appreciate their new style.

Black, black, ?
This line doesn't have any clear meaning and appears to be nonsensical.

Love me, I'm on the radio, radio,
Now that they are on the radio, ICP wants more love and attention from their fans.

Cut, cut, We gonna throw it away, throw it away,
They will abandon their old style and do anything to make their new, mainstream music a success.

Give up, Give us the radio play, radio play,
They're willing to give up their old style in order to get more radio play.

We in this woodie, what!
ICP are in this together and focused on achieving mainstream success.

We seeing forty forty
They see people enjoying their music and becoming more popular.

The pathetic attempts never cease.
No matter how hard ICP tries to fit in with mainstream pop culture, their attempts are always pathetic.

The moronic musical onslaught continues to insult
Their silly, ridiculous music style offends people who are used to serious music.

The intelligence of the savvy consumer.
ICP's attempt to break into mainstream music fails to impress clever music fans who search for something more.

How much more can an audience be asked to endure?
Their music is so painful to listen to, fans are tired of it and can't tolerate it anymore.

Didn't work, ah fuck, what happened?
Their efforts to produce successful mainstream music have failed again.

They always told us that we sucked at rapping
Even though they're trying hard, ICP still isn't good at rapping or producing quality music.

Well I don't know how to play a guitar
Violent J doesn't know how to play a guitar, so he focuses on producing pop music instead.

I'll play the skin flute to be a radio star
Violent J is willing to do anything to be a mainstream pop music star, even if it means playing the skin flute.

I'm sick of keeping it real, and underground
ICP is tired of being true to their roots and wants to make mainstream pop music.

I want the ten millions fans sellout radio sound
They want to sell out and be played on the radio for millions of fans to hear.

Even though we'll be played next summer
Even though it might only be for one summer, ICP is happy to be played on the radio.

Show me a radio dick, and I'll show you a hummer
If someone can hook them up with a successful radio producer, ICP will repay them with sexual favors.

Here we go, oh my god
ICP reacted with excitement when they discovered they were about to receive radio play.

Joey fell in love with a college girl
ICP tries to appeal to a new, younger audience.

She had a backpack and a ponytail
This girl they are targeting is a college student with a particular sense of style.

She said her name was Lisa but I do not know,
The girl's name is Lisa, but it's not important to ICP.

She drinks disco lemonade and cherry jello
ICP is trying to describe the appeal of this new image of cool, hip college students to their old fanbase.

I can put my Buddy Holly glasses on
ICP tries to emulate Buddy Holly, a well-known singer who was popular in their parent's generation.

I can even sing one of these faggot songs
ICP is willing to sing a mainstream pop song they might not like to appeal to this new audience.

I can play in checkered pants and never smile
ICP is willing to dress in any style to appeal to the mainstream audience, even if it doesn't fit with their wicked clown image.

Whatever's cool for your radio show
ICP is willing to do anything that's cool in the mainstream pop culture to be played on the radio.

Tommy fell in love with a college
ICP comes up with another example of appealing to college students.

The borish, bumbling buffoons are baffled in their journey
ICP looks like complete idiots stumbling through the music industry.

Through the music business. Each sonnet is more ridiculous
They produce music that is even more embarrassing than their previous songs.

Than the last. Their strides towards musical success are
Even though they're trying hard to be mainstream, they're struggling to have even a minor level of success.

Little more than a stumble into complete failure.
They made no progress in their musical career and ended up failing completely.

That was bullshit. What the fuck? You think of something!
ICP is struggling to come up with new music ideas to appeal to the mainstream audience.

I'm sitting here trying to write hits, your doing nothing
Violent J is frustrated because he's putting all his effort into creating new mainstream music while Shaggy does nothing.

You wrote the crump shit, but did it work? No.
ICP tried to change their music with Shaggy's help, but the attempt failed to yield any success.

At least I tried though.
Violent J is proud of himself for at least trying to be a mainstream artist.

Alright, ain't no need to be fighting with each other
Violent J is trying to make peace and avoid conflict with Shaggy.

We need to start talking about relationships and lovers. Why?
ICP is trying to come up with new music ideas that will appeal to a young, romantic audience.

Can you sing? No. Neither can I.
ICP admits that they're not talented singers but are still trying to make it as mainstream pop artists.

If we're gonna be radio stars, we at least gotta try.
Even though they don't have great singing abilities, they will try to be successful mainstream artists.

Correction, remix, uh, remix, Clownboy, uh, feel me
ICP's new music will be a remix of their older styles and a fusion of different genres to appeal to the mainstream audience.

Touch me, Clownboy, remix, uh
Their new music will be much more sensual and appealing to lovers and romantic audiences.

Girl, I gotta let you know, on radio
Their music will be played on the radio, particularly on stations that appeal to young girls.

I want to lick you from head to toe
Their music will be explicit and sexual in content to appeal to mainstream audiences that appreciate that kind of music.

Girl, your perfume, it's smelling so sweet
The lyrics of their songs will be focused on the physical appearance of girls.

I want to make love, between the sheets
Their lyrics will be much more explicit and graphic to appeal to the mainstream audience.

Girl, play my song, when I'm on the phone long
ICP is asking girls to request their new songs on the radio when on long phone conversations with their friends.

I'm a radio man, and I know that I can't sing, yes I can
ICP will continue to produce music that isn't great in terms of singing, but it will have other appealing elements that will make it successful.

Give me one more chance, and I'll make you dance
ICP is begging for another chance to make music we can dance to and requests that the radio stations play their songs.

Girl, we make radio songs, for radio fans, we can't go wrong
Their new music will be geared towards fans of traditional radio music and will play it safe in the hope of achieving success.

Girl, so you fucked my boy, I don't give a fuck
The lyrics of their new song are explicit and indecent.