Rockin’ the Suburbs

Ben Folds * Track #10 On Rockin’ the Suburbs

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Album Rockin’ the Suburbs

ALBUM

Ben Folds

2001

Rockin' the Suburbs by Ben Folds

Release Date

Tue Apr 17 2001

Performed by

Ben Folds

Produced by

Ben Grosse & Ben Folds

Writed by

Ben Folds

About

The title track to Rockin' the Suburbs, Ben Folds lampoons not only suburban life but also the whiny, white nu metal sound championed by bands like Korn and Limp Bizkit. The music video for the song was directed by friend “Weird” Al Yankovic, who also cameos in the video.

Rockin’ the Suburbs Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Let me tell y'all what it's like
Being male, middle-class, and white
It's a bitch if you don't believe
Listen up to my new CD
(Sha-mon)

[Verse 2]
I got shit runnin' throught my brain
It's so intense that I can't explain
All alone in my white-boy pain
Shake your booty while the band complains

[Chorus]
I'm rockin' the suburbs
Just like Michael Jackson did
I'm rockin' the suburbs
Except that he was talented
I'm rockin' the suburbs
I take the checks and face the facts
That some producer with computers fixes all my shitty tracks

[Verse 3]
I'm pissed off, but I'm too polite
When people break in the McDonald's line
Mom and Dad you made me so uptight
I'm gonna cuss on the mic tonight

I don't know how much I can take
Girl, give me something I can break

[Chorus]
I'm rockin' the suburbs
Just like Quiet Riot did
I'm rockin' the suburbs
Except that they were talented
I'm rockin' the suburbs
I take the checks and face the facts
That some producer with computers fixes all my shitty tracks

[Verse 4]
In a haze these days
I pull up to the stop light
I can feel that something's not right
I can feel that someone's blasting me with hate
And bass
Sendin' dirty vibes my way
'Cause my great, great, great, great granddad
Made someone's great, great, great, great, granddaddies slaves
It wasn't my idea
It wasn't my idea
Never was my idea

I just drove to the store
For some Preparation H

[Bridge]
Y'all don't know what it's like
Being male, middle-class and white
Y'all don't know what it's like
Being male, middle-class and white
Y'all don't know what it's like
Being male, middle-class and white
Y'all don't know what it's like
Being male, middle class and white

It gets me real pissed off, it makes me wanna say
It gets me real pissed off, and it makes me wanna say
It gets me real pissed off, and it makes me wanna say
Fuck!

[Chorus]
Just like Jon Bon Jovi did
I'm rockin' the suburbs
Except that he was talented
I'm rockin' the suburbs
I take the checks and face the facts
That some producer with computers fixes all my shitty tracks

These days
Yeah yeah
I'm rockin' the suburbs
Yeah yeah
I'm rockin' the suburbs
Yeah yeah

[Outro]
You'd better look out, because I'm gonna say 'Fuck'
You'd better look out, because I'm gonna say 'Fuck'
You'd better look out, because I'm gonna say 'Fuck'
You'd better look out, because I'm gonna say 'Fuck'

Rockin’ the Suburbs Q&A

Who wrote Rockin’ the Suburbs's ?

Rockin’ the Suburbs was written by Ben Folds.

Who produced Rockin’ the Suburbs's ?

Rockin’ the Suburbs was produced by Ben Grosse & Ben Folds.

When did Ben Folds release Rockin’ the Suburbs?

Ben Folds released Rockin’ the Suburbs on Tue Apr 17 2001.

What did Ben Folds say about "Rockin' the Suburbs"?

“I used to do this big rant at the end of some gigs with Ben Folds Five. The band broke into this big heavy metal thing and I started as a joke to scream in a heavy metal falsetto. I found myself saying things like: Feel my pain, I am white, feel my pain. I was going to write this song about Korn. I...

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