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{{Song
 
{{Song
 
| Name        = Rock 'n' Roll Nigger
 
| Name        = Rock 'n' Roll Nigger
| Cover      = SmellsLikeChildren.png
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| Cover      = Smells-Like-Children.jpg
 
| Artist      = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]
 
| Artist      = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]
| Album      = [[Smells Like Children (album)|Smells Like Children]]
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| Album      = [[Smells Like Children]]
 
| Released    = October 25, 1995
 
| Released    = October 25, 1995
 
| Recorded    = 1994–1995 at Nothing Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana
 
| Recorded    = 1994–1995 at Nothing Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana
| Genre      = Alternative rock
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| Genre      = Punk rock, alternative metal, industrial metal
 
| Length      = 3:31
 
| Length      = 3:31
| Label      = [[Nothing Records|Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
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| Label      = [[Nothing]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
 
| Writer      = Patti Smith
 
| Writer      = Patti Smith
 
| Composer    = Lenny Kaye
 
| Composer    = Lenny Kaye
 
| Producer    = [[Marilyn Manson]], [[Trent Reznor]]
 
| Producer    = [[Marilyn Manson]], [[Trent Reznor]]
 
}}
 
}}
"'''Rock 'n' Roll Nigger'''" is the fifteenth track on the 1995 release ''[[Smells Like Children (album)|Smells Like Children]]'', originally written and performed by the Patti Smith Group in 1978.
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"'''Rock 'n' Roll Nigger'''" is the fifteenth track on the 1995 release ''[[Smells Like Children]]'', originally written and performed by the Patti Smith Group in 1978.
  
==Appearances==
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== Appearances ==
===Albums===
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=== Albums ===
* ''[[Smells Like Children (album)|Smells Like Children]]''
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* ''[[Smells Like Children]]''
  
==Versions==
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== Versions ==
* "Rock 'n' Roll Nigger" <small>&mdash; Appears on ''Smells Like Children''.</small>
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* "Rock 'n' Roll Nigger" <small>Appears on ''Smells Like Children''.</small>
  
==Lyrics==
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== Lyrics ==
     and the world spreads its legs...
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     And the world spreads its legs
     and the world spreads its legs
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     For another fuckin' star
    for another fuckin' star
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     Cause i am the all-american antichrist
     cause i am the all-american antichrist
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     I was made in america
     i was made in america
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     And america hates me for what i am
     and america hates me for what i am
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     I am your shit
     i am your shit
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     You should be ashamed of what you have eaten
     you should be ashamed of what you have eaten
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     I'm a rock and roll nigger
     i'm a rock and roll nigger
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<br>
     baby was a black sheep
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     Baby was a black sheep
     baby was a whore
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     Baby was a whore
     baby's gotten big,
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     Baby's gotten big,
     and baby's getting bigger
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     And baby's getting bigger
     baby got somethin'
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     Baby got somethin'
     baby want more
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     Baby want more
     baby, baby, baby was a rock and roll nigger
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     Baby, baby, baby was a rock and roll nigger
     how do you like the world around you?
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<br>
     do you like what you see?
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     How do you like the world around you?
     how do you like the world around you?
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     Do you like what you see?
     ready to be...
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     How do you like the world around you?
     outside of society
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     Ready to be...
     waiting for me
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<br>
     outside of society
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     Outside of society
     is where i wanna be
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     Waiting for me
     baby was a black sheep
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     Outside of society
     baby was a whore
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     Is where i wanna be
     baby got big,
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<br>
     and baby's getting bigger
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     Baby was a black sheep
     baby got a gun
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     Baby was a whore
     got her finger on the trigger
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     Baby got big,
     baby, baby, baby was a rock and roll nigger
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     And baby's getting bigger
     outside of society
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     Baby got a gun
     waiting for me
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     Got her finger on the trigger
     outside of society
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     Baby, baby, baby was a rock and roll nigger
     is where i wanna be
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<br>
     nigger, rock and roll nigger
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     Outside of society
     i'm a rock and roll nigger
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     Waiting for me
     this is your world in which we grow,
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     Outside of society
     and we will grow to hate you
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     Is where i wanna be
     we will grow to hate you
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<br>
     we will grow, we will grow
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     Nigger, rock and roll nigger
     we will grow to hate you
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     I'm a rock and roll nigger
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     This is your world in which we grow,
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     And we will grow to hate you
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     We will grow to hate you
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     We will grow, we will grow
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     We will grow to hate you
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    We will grow, we will grow
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    We will grow to hate you
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<br>
 
     1, 2, 3, 4
 
     1, 2, 3, 4
     i was lost in the valley of pleasure
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<br>
     i was lost in the infinite sea
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     I was lost in the valley of pleasure
     i was lost and begging for pleasure
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     I was lost in the infinite sea
     and this world is waiting for me
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     I was lost and begging for pleasure
     jimi hendrix was a nigger
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     And this world is waiting for me
     jesus christ and grandma, too
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<br>
     brian warner (what a nigger)
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     Jimi hendrix was a nigger
     nigger, nigger, nigger, nigger, nigger
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     Jesus christ and grandma, too
     outside of society
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     Brian warner (what a nigger)
     waiting for me
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     Nigger, nigger, nigger, nigger, nigger
     outside of society
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<br>
     is where i wanna be
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     Outside of society
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     Waiting for me
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     Outside of society
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     Is where i wanna be
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<br>
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    Outside of society
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    Waiting for me
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    Outside of society
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    Is where i wanna be
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<br>
  
==Trivia==
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== Trivia ==
* The lyrics "This is your world in which we grow, and we will grow to hate you" first appeared in the credits of the band's first album ''[[Portrait of an American Family (album)|Portrait of an American Family]]''.
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* The lyrics "This is your world in which we grow, and we will grow to hate you" first appeared in the credits of the band's first album ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]''.
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* The lyrics: "Brian Warner (what a nigger)" is a reference to Manson himself by his real name.
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* This song has previously been performed as an outro to "[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]" on ''[[The High End of Low (tour)]]''.
  
[[Category:1989-1995 Era]]
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[[Category:1989-1995 era]]
[[Category:Marilyn Manson Songs]]
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[[Category:Marilyn Manson songs]]
 
[[Category:Songs covered by Marilyn Manson]]
 
[[Category:Songs covered by Marilyn Manson]]
 
[[Category:Songs from Smells Like Children]]
 
[[Category:Songs from Smells Like Children]]

Latest revision as of 16:20, 23 January 2024

"Rock 'n' Roll Nigger"
Rock 'n' Roll Nigger cover
Song by Marilyn Manson
Album Smells Like Children
Released October 25, 1995
Recorded 1994–1995 at Nothing Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana
Genre Punk rock, alternative metal, industrial metal
Length 3:31
Label Nothing, Interscope
Writer Patti Smith
Composer Lenny Kaye
Producer Marilyn Manson, Trent Reznor

"Rock 'n' Roll Nigger" is the fifteenth track on the 1995 release Smells Like Children, originally written and performed by the Patti Smith Group in 1978.

Appearances[edit]

Albums[edit]

Versions[edit]

  • "Rock 'n' Roll Nigger" — Appears on Smells Like Children.

Lyrics[edit]

    And the world spreads its legs
    For another fuckin' star
    Cause i am the all-american antichrist
    I was made in america
    And america hates me for what i am
    I am your shit
    You should be ashamed of what you have eaten
    I'm a rock and roll nigger


    Baby was a black sheep
    Baby was a whore
    Baby's gotten big,
    And baby's getting bigger
    Baby got somethin'
    Baby want more
    Baby, baby, baby was a rock and roll nigger


    How do you like the world around you?
    Do you like what you see?
    How do you like the world around you?
    Ready to be...


    Outside of society
    Waiting for me
    Outside of society
    Is where i wanna be


    Baby was a black sheep
    Baby was a whore
    Baby got big,
    And baby's getting bigger
    Baby got a gun
    Got her finger on the trigger
    Baby, baby, baby was a rock and roll nigger


    Outside of society
    Waiting for me
    Outside of society
    Is where i wanna be


    Nigger, rock and roll nigger
    I'm a rock and roll nigger
    This is your world in which we grow,
    And we will grow to hate you
    We will grow to hate you
    We will grow, we will grow
    We will grow to hate you
    We will grow, we will grow
    We will grow to hate you


    1, 2, 3, 4


    I was lost in the valley of pleasure
    I was lost in the infinite sea
    I was lost and begging for pleasure
    And this world is waiting for me


    Jimi hendrix was a nigger
    Jesus christ and grandma, too
    Brian warner (what a nigger)
    Nigger, nigger, nigger, nigger, nigger


    Outside of society
    Waiting for me
    Outside of society
    Is where i wanna be


    Outside of society
    Waiting for me
    Outside of society
    Is where i wanna be


Trivia[edit]