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| Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] | | Artist = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] | ||
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| Released = July 19, 1994 | | Released = July 19, 1994 | ||
| Recorded = August–December 1993 at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, California, The Village Recorder and Pig | | Recorded = August–December 1993 at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, California, The Village Recorder and Pig | ||
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| Producer = Marilyn Manson, [[Trent Reznor]] | | Producer = Marilyn Manson, [[Trent Reznor]] | ||
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| − | + | "'''Lunchbox'''" is the second single and the third track of the first album ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''. It was inspired by a piece of legislation dating back to 1972, which makes it illegal to have metal lunchboxes in schools. The song tells the story of a school age child who is bullied and uses his own lunchbox as a weapon in retaliation, waiting for the day he can "grow up to be a big rock & roll star" who is never intimidated by others. The earliest recording of this song dates back to the band's ''[[After School Special]]'' cassette tape, released in December 1991. | |
| − | + | The album version of "Lunchbox" samples the Crazy World of Arthur Brown song "Fire". | |
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| − | == | + | ==Appearances== |
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| − | + | * ''[[After School Special]]'' | |
| − | + | * ''[[Live as Hell]]'' | |
| − | + | * ''[[Refrigerator]]'' | |
| − | + | * ''[[The Manson Family Album]]'' | |
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| − | === | + | ===Albums=== |
| − | + | * ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' | |
| − | + | * ''[[Lest We Forget – The Best Of]]'' | |
| − | + | * ''[[Lost & Found]]'' | |
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| − | === | + | ===Singles=== |
| − | + | * ''[[Lunchbox (single)|Lunchbox]]'' | |
| − | + | * ''[[Tourniquet (single)|Tourniquet]]'' | |
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| − | + | ==Versions== | |
| − | + | * "Lunchbox" <small>— Appears on ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'', ''[[Lest We Forget – The Best Of]]'', ''[[Lost & Found]]'' and the "Lunchbox" single.</small> | |
| − | + | * "[[Next Motherfucker]]" (Remix) <small>— Appears on the "Lunchbox", "[[Sweet Dreams (single)|Sweet Dreams]]" and the "Tourniquet" singles.</small> | |
| − | + | * "[[Brown Bag]]" (Remix) <small>— Appears on the "Lunchbox" single.</small> | |
| − | + | * "[[Metal]]" (Remix) <small>— Appears on the "Lunchbox" single.</small> | |
| − | + | * "[[Lunchbox (Highschool Drop-outs)]]" <small>— Appears on the "Lunchbox" single.</small> | |
| + | * "Lunchbox" <small>— Appears on ''[[After School Special]]''.</small> | ||
| + | * "Lunchbox" <small>— ''[[Live as Hell]]'' and ''[[Refrigerator]]'' versions are identical.</small> | ||
| + | * "Lunchbox" <small>— Appears on ''[[The Manson Family Album]]''.</small> | ||
| + | * "Lunchbox" (Live) <small>— Appears on ''[[Dead to the World]]''.</small> | ||
| + | * "Lunchbox" ([[1999/04/21 Grand Rapids, MI|Live]]) <small>— Appears on ''[[The Last Tour on Earth]]''.</small> | ||
| + | * "Lunchbox" (Live) <small>— Appears on the ''[[Guns, God and Government World Tour]]'' DVD.</small> | ||
| − | == | + | === Spooky Kids Version === |
{{Videos | {{Videos | ||
| − | | | + | | sheiUgnExoE = After School Special |
| − | | | + | | Co4i8ER7bRw = Live as Hell - Refrigerator version |
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| + | === The Manson Family Album Version === | ||
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[[Image:LunchboxScreenshot.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Manson face to face with the boy]] | [[Image:LunchboxScreenshot.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Manson face to face with the boy]] | ||
| − | The [http://youtube.com/watch?v=z-qG6JyJJHs music video] directed by Richard Kern on September 19, 1994,<ref>[http://www.mansonwiki.com/wiki/Interview:Sara_Lee_Interviews_Marilyn_Manson Marilyn Manson interviewed by Sara Lee]. " We just did a video for "Lunchbox" on Monday, and he's in it."</ref> features a boy being bullied by two older students. The boy goes home, fed up with the way he is treated, and shaves his head and prepares for any future retaliation against the bullies with his metal lunchbox. The boy later goes to the rollerskating rink where [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] is performing. The boy gives [[Marilyn Manson|Manson]] his lunchbox, which Manson lights on fire and parades around. The video ends with the boy staring into the burning lunchbox. It is one of the few music videos | + | The [http://youtube.com/watch?v=z-qG6JyJJHs music video] directed by Richard Kern on September 19, 1994,<ref>[http://www.mansonwiki.com/wiki/Interview:Sara_Lee_Interviews_Marilyn_Manson Marilyn Manson interviewed by Sara Lee]. " We just did a video for "Lunchbox" on Monday, and he's in it."</ref> features a boy being bullied by two older students. The boy goes home, fed up with the way he is treated, and shaves his head and prepares for any future retaliation against the bullies with his metal lunchbox. The boy later goes to the rollerskating rink where [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] is performing. The boy gives [[Marilyn Manson|Manson]] his lunchbox, which Manson lights on fire and parades around. The video ends with the boy staring into the burning lunchbox. It is one of the few music videos with Manson performing without wearing makeup. |
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i wanna be | i wanna be | ||
so no one fucks with me | so no one fucks with me | ||
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| + | * During the [[Dead to the World (tour)]] the line "I wanna be a big rock and roll star" was often sang with updated lyrics "I wanna be Antichrist Superstar" | ||
| + | * During the [[Rape of the World]] tour sections of the song were used as an outro to "[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]". Once [[Tim Skold]] left the band however, it was replaced with [[Rock 'n' Roll Nigger]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 09:36, 1 April 2020
| "Lunchbox" | ||
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| Song by Marilyn Manson | ||
| Album | Portrait of an American Family | |
| Released | July 19, 1994 | |
| Recorded | August–December 1993 at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, California, The Village Recorder and Pig | |
| Genre | Hard rock | |
| Length | 4:32 | |
| Label | Nothing, Interscope | |
| Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
| Composer | Daisy Berkowitz, Gidget Gein | |
| Producer | Marilyn Manson, Trent Reznor | |
"Lunchbox" is the second single and the third track of the first album Portrait of an American Family. It was inspired by a piece of legislation dating back to 1972, which makes it illegal to have metal lunchboxes in schools. The song tells the story of a school age child who is bullied and uses his own lunchbox as a weapon in retaliation, waiting for the day he can "grow up to be a big rock & roll star" who is never intimidated by others. The earliest recording of this song dates back to the band's After School Special cassette tape, released in December 1991.
The album version of "Lunchbox" samples the Crazy World of Arthur Brown song "Fire".
Contents
Appearances
Cassettes
Albums
Singles
Versions
- "Lunchbox" — Appears on Portrait of an American Family, Lest We Forget – The Best Of, Lost & Found and the "Lunchbox" single.
- "Next Motherfucker" (Remix) — Appears on the "Lunchbox", "Sweet Dreams" and the "Tourniquet" singles.
- "Brown Bag" (Remix) — Appears on the "Lunchbox" single.
- "Metal" (Remix) — Appears on the "Lunchbox" single.
- "Lunchbox (Highschool Drop-outs)" — Appears on the "Lunchbox" single.
- "Lunchbox" — Appears on After School Special.
- "Lunchbox" — Live as Hell and Refrigerator versions are identical.
- "Lunchbox" — Appears on The Manson Family Album.
- "Lunchbox" (Live) — Appears on Dead to the World.
- "Lunchbox" (Live) — Appears on The Last Tour on Earth.
- "Lunchbox" (Live) — Appears on the Guns, God and Government World Tour DVD.
Spooky Kids Version
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After School Special
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Live as Hell - Refrigerator version
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The Manson Family Album Version
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Music video
The music video directed by Richard Kern on September 19, 1994,[1] features a boy being bullied by two older students. The boy goes home, fed up with the way he is treated, and shaves his head and prepares for any future retaliation against the bullies with his metal lunchbox. The boy later goes to the rollerskating rink where Marilyn Manson is performing. The boy gives Manson his lunchbox, which Manson lights on fire and parades around. The video ends with the boy staring into the burning lunchbox. It is one of the few music videos with Manson performing without wearing makeup.
Lyrics
on we plow the big bully try to stick his finger in my chest try to tell me, tell me he's the best but I don't really give a good goddamn cause i got my lunchbox and I'm armed real well i got my lunchbox and I'm armed real well i got my lunchbox and I'm armed real well i wanna grow up i wanna be a big rock and roll star i wanna grow up i wanna be so no one fucks with me i got the pencils in my pocket, try to put me down wanna go out, gotta get out to the playground, gonna throw down at the playground i wanna go out next motherfucker gonna get my metal next motherfucker gonna get my metal next motherfucker gonna get my metal next motherfucker gonna get my metal pow pow pow, pow pow pow, pow pow pow, pow pow pow i wanna grow up i wanna be a big rock and roll star i wanna grow up i wanna be so no one fucks with me
Trivia
- During the Dead to the World (tour) the line "I wanna be a big rock and roll star" was often sang with updated lyrics "I wanna be Antichrist Superstar"
- During the Rape of the World tour sections of the song were used as an outro to "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)". Once Tim Skold left the band however, it was replaced with Rock 'n' Roll Nigger.
References
- ↑ Marilyn Manson interviewed by Sara Lee. " We just did a video for "Lunchbox" on Monday, and he's in it."
