Kid Rock released several studio albums from 1988 that mostly went unnoticed before his 1998 record 'Devil Without a Cause', released with Atlantic Records, sold 11 million albums behind the hits, "Bawitdaba","Cowboy," and "Only God Knows Why". In 2000, he released The History of Rock which was a compilation of remixed and remastered versions of songs from his previous albums as well as the hit single, "American Bad Ass". In 2001, he released the follow up, Cocky. After a slow start, his country-flavored hit "Picture" with Sheryl Crow resurrected the album and it went gold as a single and pushed the album's sales to more than 5 million. It was followed by 2003's self-titled release, which failed to chart a major hit. In 2006 he released Live Trucker , a live album. In 2007 Kid Rock released Rock N Roll Jesus, which produced a hit in "All Summer Long." It was his first worldwide smash hit, charting #1 in eight countries across Europe and Australia. Rock N Roll Jesus would go on to sell 5 million albums worldwide including being certified triple platinum in the US.
He has sold 22 million albums to date in the United States, which currently ranks him as the 99th best selling music artist of all time in the U.S.
T.V. Dinner
Kid Rock Lyrics
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Channel 2: Yeah, that's a naughty, naughty, naughty, no-no baby, baby, baby
Channel 3: This guy is really hot
Channel 4: Gosh it's hot
Channel 5: It looks and feels natural, just like a part of you
Channel 6: The trouble with you is, your alergic to motown bellisle, bellisle
Channel 7: LSD
Channel 8: Man, it's a real shame when people be throwin away a perfecty good white bot like that
The lyrics to Kid Rock's T.V. Dinner are quite obscure and not easy to decipher. However, they seem to reflect the artist's views on the modern world's obsession with sex, drugs, and consumerism. Channel 1 seems to be commenting on the idea that even the toughest of guys can be brought down by something as seemingly innocuous as oral sex. Channel 2 is a reference to the idea that society has become too permissive regarding sexual behavior, to the point where anything goes. Channel 3 is a typical example of how the media creates unrealistic expectations of what is considered attractive or desirable. Channel 4 suggests that the heat of the moment can often lead to irrational behavior. Channel 5 is possibly a reference to cosmetic surgery or other artificial enhancements, which can create a sense of perfection but are ultimately not genuine. Channel 6 seems to be poking fun at someone's musical taste, but the meaning is not entirely clear. Channel 7 is a reference to the use of drugs to escape from reality. Channel 8 is perhaps the most challenging to interpret and could be a commentary on the way people objectify and discard things that they no longer find valuable or desirable, whether they are human or material.
Overall, Kid Rock's T.V. Dinner seems to be a critique of modern society's values and priorities. In the age of social media, reality TV, and instant gratification, we have lost touch with what is truly important in life. People have become obsessed with appearance, pleasure, and status, to the point where they are willing to sacrifice everything else. Kid Rock's lyrics may be difficult to understand, but they capture the sense of confusion and disorientation that many people feel in today's world.
Line by Line Meaning
Where'd ya get the beauty scar tough guy, eatin pussy
The TV broadcasts explicit content and profanity from Channel 1, asking a tough guy with a beauty scar where he got it while vulgarly referencing oral sex.
Yeah, that's a naughty, naughty, naughty, no-no baby, baby, baby
Channel 2 is broadcasting a sexually explicit scene that is deemed inappropriate and is being censored with a repeated phrase of 'naughty, naughty, naughty, no-no'.
This guy is really hot
Channel 3 is showing someone who is physically attractive, arousing the audience's interest in him.
Gosh it's hot
Channel 4 is broadcasting a program or scene with high temperatures or intense situations.
It looks and feels natural, just like a part of you
The advertisers on Channel 5 are promoting a product that claims to be natural and fit seamlessly into the user's lifestyle or physical features.
The trouble with you is, your alergic to motown bellisle, bellisle
Channel 6 is playing music that the listener is allergic to, specifically referencing 'Motown bellisle', which is likely a fictional band or style of music.
LSD
Channel 7 is broadcasting psychedelic or hallucinogenic content, possibly promoting or referencing the drug LSD.
Man, it's a real shame when people be throwin away a perfecty good white bot like that
Channel 8 shows someone throwing away a perfectly good, white robot, possibly symbolizing society's tendency to discard things that are still useful or valuable.
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Princess 3
pure genius
Robert Higgins
Lol. This always tripped me out. A mish mash conversation of sorts made out of random tv broadcast samples.
The only two I recognize for sure is The Abominable Snowman saying Gosh its hot while he's sitting in the sun with Bugs Bunny.
And the line from Steve Williams in Better Of Dead Throwin away a perfectly good white boy
TysonD916
The sample “it looks and feels natural just like a part of you” is from a hair spray commercial. In the commercial they actually called it “The Polyfuze Method” and I believe that’s where the album name came from
furnitureconsortium
The “throwing away a perfectly good white boy” sample was from the movie “Better Off Dead”, I think
There’s a famous story that Howard Stern told on the air in the late 1990’s about receiving a cassette tape back in the late 1980’s from this kid in Detroit who spliced and edited together bits of Stern & his guys (Jackie, Fred, Gary, Billy West, etc.) all screaming at each other and putting a beat behind it and telling a story.
Stern was knocked out by the tape and the tape was made by none other than Kid Rock. Point being, KR was pretty talented in the kooky samples department by this point when he was working on Polyfuze (1991-1992)
Andrew Flood
LOL !!!