Hot Dog by Limp Bizkit

Album: Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000)

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"Hot Dog" references other songs in the lyrics. It seems to be a jab at Trent Reznor, with references to Nine Inch Nails songs "The Perfect Drug" and "Closer." The bridge of "you can't bring me down" is borrowed from the song of that name by Suicidal Tendencies. The guitar in that section tips its hat to the Suicidal Tendencies song also.
The Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water album opens with an intro that's just a processed vocal over some electronic noodling before leading into this song, which starts with Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst introducing "The Chocolate Starfish And the Hotdog Flavored Water," a fictional band that provide the title of the album, à la The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Speaking to NME in 2012, Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland recalled how he and Durst came up with the idea. "I was looking at different bottles of flavored water and joked that they should make water flavored like hot dogs. It was late at night and we were delirious. Then Fred said, 'What if the band is The Hot Dog Flavored Water and the frontman is some a--hole called Chocolate Starfish? I said 'Perfect.'"
Trent Reznor and Fred Durst's feud predated the song: Reznor had publicly called Durst a "moron" and mocked him in the "Starf--kers Inc." music video in 1999, which prompted Durst to retaliate in "Hot Dog." While Durst publicly admires Nine Inch Nails' music, his lyrical lifts and heavy sampling for this song blurred homage with parody, leading to the unusual situation of Reznor being paid royalties for a diss track partly aimed at him.

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Alice from ColumbusThe way I gather the meaning is either a light hearted jab at another band "Nine Inch Nails" or he really hates Reznor. The song samples multiple parts of NINs arguably most famous song "Closer" Limp Bizkit Lyrics, "You wanna f--k me like an animal? You'd like to burn me on the inside? You like to think that I'm a perfect drug? Just know that nothin' you do will bring you closer to me" The first two are clear parodies of Closer which goes, "I wanna f--k you like an animal. I want to feel you on the inside." The Perfect Drug is another song by Nine Inch Nails, and the last line goes back to closer, "You get me closer to god." Is the original line. There also might be a reference to 42&2 by TOOL, in which they mention the amount of F**ks being said, 2 more is 46. Just something I found interesting.
Zoe from AusI think it says f--k at least 55 times
Billy from Somerset, Ma, Usai wonder if the lyric about how many times he says 'f--k' is a subtle reference to Tool's "46 & 2"
Carl from Hemet, Ca.Fred Durst wrote and performed "Hot Dog" with 44 F--k's in this F--k'd Up Rhyme,... Lol,.. Now there's 46.
Lydia Mcgowan from Monkstown Co. Dublin IrelandI wish it was made into a music video.
Caimanking from College Station TxHe said the f word 50 times
Zero from Nowhere, NjTo Kevin, Galt, CA...

So much for trying to hold a record, LOL!
Kevin from Galt, CaI also think this song is trying to copy the Insane Clown Posse's song f--k the world where they say the f word 93 times.
Narrator from Chicago, IlOne of the ways I interpreted the song was that the parts with the f-word and "you can't bring me down..." is supposed to be a penis speaking to a vagina (hence the song title Hot Dog) and the chorus is a vagina speaking to the penis. Call me crazy but it seems to make sense.
Azalea from Hot Springs, ArHonestly, even though they overdo it with the cursing, this song has alot of meaning and it has an amazing beat that catches everyones attention that gets you hyped up and makes you feel better. It expresses that the world is f**ked up so no body should think they are better than the rest. When I listen to this song, my anger is replaced with energy and Im ready to party.
Hayden from Tka, New ZealandDespite the overkill of cursing, it's a good song.
Austin from Smallsville, New EnglandAw. Rember when temporarily limp was the biggest band in the world...And then we woke up!(lol I still like this song)
Texa from Pampas, AustraliaLimp Bizkit kiks arse, this song has a strong beat
Ben from Nyc, MsRetards
Shawn from Pasadena, MdThe F-word is located in the song 48 times.

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