Nickelback - Rockstar

Gorkem GeylaniCem Gunay

Serkan Ergenc

“Nickelback, who take their name from the nickel in change that band member Mike Kroeger had to frequently give customers back from their coffees at his job at Starbucks”

We think this statement sums up how the song connects to this project and how money is a constant fixture in every bodies life. In the song ”Rockstar” Mike Kroeger depicts the life that many people want but cannot obtain because of the scarcity that we know exists. We are going to use economic concepts to illustrate the economic perspective and direction of this song.

I'm through with standing in lineTo clubs we'll never get in

It's like the bottom of the ninthAnd I'm never gonna winThis life hasn't turned out

Quite the way I want it to be(Tell me what you want)

The concepts of scarcity and unlimited wants are clearly portrayed by the speaker because of the life style and the status that he depicts. The last line also elaborates this by saying “Tell me what you want.”

I want a brand new houseOn an episode of Cribs

And a bathroom I can play baseball in

And a king size tub big enoughFor ten plus me

(So what you need?)

I'll need a credit card that's got no limit

And a big black jet with a bedroom in it

Gonna join the mile high clubAt thirty-seven thousand feet

(Been there, done that)

People with rockstar status have a lot of attention on them so everything they do is followed by the general public. The consumption trends that they start because of their impact on culture can change total expenditures on parts of the economy.

I want a new tour bus full of old guitars

My own star on Hollywood Boulevard

Somewhere between Cher andJames Dean is fine for me(So how you gonna do it?)

The speaker wants all these things that he believes is a part of the rockstar lifestyle. However it is impossible for him to acquire all these things because of the scarcity in the modern world.

I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fameI'd even cut my hair and change my name'Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars

And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen carsThe girls come easy and the drugs come cheap

We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eatAnd we'll hang out in the coolest bars

In the VIP with the movie starsEvery good gold digger's

Gonna wind up thereEvery Playboy bunny

With her bleach blond hair

I wanna be great like Elvis without the tassels

Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes

Sign a couple autographsSo I can eat my meals for free

(I'll have the quesadilla on the house)I'm gonna dress my assWith the latest fashion

Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion

Gonna date a centerfold that loves toBlow my money for me

(So how you gonna do it?)I'm gonna trade this life for fortune

and fameI'd even cut my hair and change my

name

Dissaving can happen very easily in a household because there is no fixed income. If a band looses fans than the income will decrease but if spending doesn’t decrease a household can go in to debt very easily.

And we'll hide out in the private roomsWith the latest dictionary and today's who's who

They'll get you anything with that evil smileEverybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial, well

Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

I'm gonna sing those songsThat offend the censors

Gonna pop my pills from a pez dispenserI'll get washed-up singers writing all my songs

lip sync 'em every night so I don't get 'em wrong

And we'll hide out in the private roomsWith the latest dictionary and today's who's who

They'll get you anything with that evil smileEverybody's got Everybody's got a drug dealer on

speed dialHey hey I wanna be a rockstarHey hey I wanna be a rockstar

a drug dealer on speed dial

Rockstars can affect the GDP of a country negatively. Sometimes celebrities think they are above the law and use their fame and income to procure illicit goods and services. These goods and services are not part of the real GDP because they are sold on the blackmarket.

Division of Labor

Gorkem Geylani – Found the song, first three slides and the last two slides. Also, he found the pictures that are relevant to lyrics.

Cem Gunay – Slides four to eight. Took care of the slideshow and the design.

Serkan Ergenc – Slides nine to twelve. He did the music editing and timing. He also did the introduction.

Works Cited

Slide 2 - http://www.biggeststars.com/n/nickelback-home.html