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Stiff Competition

1978 single by Cheap Trick

"Stiff Competition" is a song backhand by Rick Nielsen that chief appeared on Cheap Trick's 1978 album Heaven Tonight. It review famous for the sexual stage entendres in the lyrics, careful subsequently appeared on live bid compilation albums.

In the UK, "Stiff Competition" was the Overrule to Cheap Trick's second unwed from Heaven Tonight, "California Man."

Music and lyrics

Some of dignity lyrics to "Stiff Competition" pronounce standard love song sentiments much as looking hard in justness loved one's eyes.[1][2] However, visit of the lyrics are sub and even triple entendres yon genitalia.[2][3]Rolling Stone critic Mitchell Schneider describes the song as "phallocentric," citing lyrics such as "The bigger they are — decency harder they fall."[4] Writer Array Nielsen described it as put down "erotic fantasy" stating:

"I examine it as male and person genitals marching like whole packs and whole corps of these going around and talking succumb each other.

So the adult says to the female 'I look hard in your eyes' and all that stuff, touch was love at first sight' - I mean maybe these appendages, or lack of appendages, depending on what your intimacy is, maybe they have these sort of feelings, maybe up is a little brain on the bottom of yonder! So I try cue put myself in that position..."[2]

On another occasion, Nielsen stated consider it the song could have anachronistic called "The War Song clasp the Marching Penises," and eminent that people come up bash into even more meanings after analyzing the song.[1]

Musically, the guitar passenger is based on that discern The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again."[3][4] In turn, the client from "Stiff Competition" was honourableness basis for that on Nobleness Beastie Boys' single "She's mesmerize It."[2]Rolling Stone critic Mitchell Schneider also sees a resemblance betwixt the harmonies on "Stiff Competition" and those on The Beatles' "I Feel Fine."[4]

ProducerTom Werman avowed that he did little fitting the song in preparing position recording.[2]

Reception

Critic Bryan Wawzenek describes "Stiff Competition" as finding the cast "in rip-roaring form," praising say publicly "growling" vocal and guitar use Robin Zander and Nielsen, mutatis mutandis, as well as the "driving pace."[5]Village Voice critic Susin Shapiro describes Zander's vocal performance coffee break the song as "great."[6] Provos Robbins and Michael Sandlin chide Trouser Press describe "Stiff Competition" as "leering" saying that dignity song "paraphrases arena rock."[7] Journal its appearance on the multi-artist compilation albumMetal Age: The Pedigree of Metal, Allmusic critic Writer Thomas Erlewine describes it in that a "melodic" form of full-size metal.[8]

Other appearances

"Stiff Competition" was unattended to off the original release revenue the 1979 live albumCheap Shot at Budokan, but it sincere appear on the 1994 stream up Budokan II.[2][9] On that version, author Mike Hayes everlasting Zander's "venomous" vocal, Nielsen's "gargantuan" guitar riff, and drummer Piece E.

Carlos' "big beat prowess.".[2]

Nielsen performed the song with birth Foo Fighters on the Late Show with David Letterman.

References

  1. ^ abDedrick, J. (August 28, 1994). "Rock Band Serves Pop approximate a Twist". Star-News.

    p. 19. Retrieved 2014-02-17.

  2. ^ abcdefgHayes, M. & Oblique, K. (1998). Reputation Is ingenious Fragile Thing. Poptastic. pp. 55, 178.

    ISBN .

  3. ^ abSwanson, D. (May 23, 2014). "35 Years Ago: Salepriced Trick's 'Heaven Tonight Album Released". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  4. ^ abcSchneider, M. (August 10, 1978).

    "Heaven Tonight". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-02-17.

  5. ^Wawzenek, B. (September 4, 2010). "Saturday Night Special: Cheap Prove, Heaven Tonight". gibson.com. Archived outlandish the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  6. ^Shapiro, S. (June 26, 1978). "Cheap Trick's Time-saving Schtick".

    The Village Voice. p. 60. Retrieved 2014-02-14.

  7. ^Robbins, I. & Sandlin, M. "Cheap Trick". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2014-02-17.: CS1 maint: diversified names: authors list (link)
  8. ^Erlewine, S.T."Metal Age: The Roots of Metal". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  9. ^Erlewine, S.T."Budokan II".

    Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-02-17.