Does Any Song Have Worse Lyrics Than Limp Bizkit’s 'Rollin''?
Hey, look, first of all: Limp Bizkit wasn’t that bad.
There was a lot to hate when it came to Fred Durst and co.’s rap-metal reign at the turn of the century—the questionable fashion, the unquestionably bad album titles, the slandering of female pop stars and the extremely awful Woodstock ’99 melee. Generally, the music wasn’t unlistenable, though. Especially if you were 12 years old when you listened to it.
As a dumb suburban pre-teen who appreciated unnecessarily angsty rock music but also the Wu-Tang Clan, Limp Bizkit’s aggro-bro musings were right up my alley. “Break Stuff” and their cover of George Michael’s “Faith” were inspiringly loud; “Nookie,” their breakthrough hit from 1999’s Significant Other, remains one of the most compelling rock hits of the era, while songs like “Re-Arranged” and “No Sex” served as surprisingly effective counterbalances to the testosterone hoedowns. Hold up, is that a Bizkit-Method Man song produced by DJ Premier, that actually kind of knocks? And the music video has lots of karate and Pauly Shore?? Limp Bizkit was far more derided than equally schlocky nü-metal acts like P.O.D. or Papa Roach, and I’m convinced that that’s squarely due to their image and Durstian affectations, not the actual music quality.
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