Eat the Rich Nikki Riddler

Eat The Rich Aerosmith

Wake up kid its half past your youth
Ain't nothin' really changing but the date
You a grand slammer, but you know Babe Ruth
You gotta learn how to relate
Or you'll be swinging from the pearly gate
Now you got all the answers, low and behold
You the right key baby, but the wrong keyhole, yo

Well I woke up this morning
On the wrong side of the bed
And how I got to thinkin'
About all those things you said
About ordinary people
And how they make you sick
And if callin' names kicks back on you
Then I hope this does the trick

'Cause I'm a sick of your complainin'
About how many bills
And I'm sick of all your bitchin'
Bout your poodles and your pills
And I just can't see no humor
About your way of life
And I think I can do more for you
With this here fork and knife

[Chorus:]
Eat the Rich: there's only one thing they're good for
Eat the Rich: take one bite now - come back for more
Eat the Rich: I gotta get this off my chest
Eat the Rich: take one bite now, spit out the rest

So I called up my head shrinker
And I told him what I'd done
Said you'd best go on a diet
Yeah I hope you have some fun
And a don't go burst a bubble
On the rich folks who get rude
'Cause you won't get in no trouble
When you eats that kinda food
Now their smokin' up the junk bonds
And then they go get stiff
And they're dancin' in the yacht club
With Muff and Uncle Biff
But there's one good thing that happens
When you toss your pearls aside
Their attitudes may taste like shit
But go real good with wine
[Chorus]

Believe in all the good things
That money just can't buy
Then you won't get no belly ache
From eatin' humble pie
I believe in rags to riches
Your inheritence won't last
So take your Grey Poupon my friend
And shove it up your ass!
[Chorus]

Eat the Rich: there's only one thing they're good for
Eat the Rich: take one bite now - come back for more
Eat the Rich: don't stop me now I'm goin' crazy
Eat the Rich: that's my idea of a good time baby

Questions

A.)   The type of media that is used is a music video.

B.)   The song “Eat the Rich,” by Aerosmith relates to the theme of “The Rape of the Lock,” written by Alexander Pope. It portrays how some people feel as if the rich lack certain modest qualities. Such as the ability to by humble, or the ability to only to care about themselves.

C.)   The song talks about how the rich only care about themselves, and they have no care for anything that is happening around them. They are completely unaware of the misfortune of others around them.

“Now their smokin' up the junk bonds and then they go get stiff and they're dancin' in the yacht club.”
Since the rich are unable to have to ability to think about anything other than themselves, they are very absent minded toward those of a lower class.

“Then you won't get no belly ache from eatin' humble pie.”

D.)   The target audience for this song would be anyone from ages 18-45.

E.)    In order to get the message across of the misplaced priorities of the rich, Aerosmith uses powerful images.
“Eat the Rich: take one bite now, spit out the rest.” This line of the song shows how drastic the difference between the rich and the poor, and how drastic the actions of the poor have become.

During the music video, they have the band members with body parts in their mouth and hands as they are singing the chorus, to show the physical aspect of eating the rich.

Repetition is another technique that is used in this song.

“Eat the Rich: there's only one thing they're good for
Eat the Rich: take one bite now - come back for more
Eat the Rich: don't stop me now I'm goin' crazy
Eat the Rich: that's my idea of a good time baby”

Violence is also present in “Eat the Rich.”

F.)This is an effective way to show the misplaced priorities of the rich because many people like to listen to music, and if you make a song about an issue in society, then people are bound to listen.