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Bagpipes from Baghdad

By Eminem · Targeting Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon

Bagpipes from Baghdad is a diss track by Eminem targeting Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon. The record is part of Eminem's public dispute with Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon over competing accounts of an alleged relationship and later response songs.

Released2009
Annotated2
ExplicitYes
Addressable transcript

Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Intro]

    02

    Oh, it's music to my ears

    03

    Oh, man, how can I describe the way I feel?

    04

    Fucking great, man

    05

    Okay, let me see

  2. 06

    How could I begin?

  3. 07

    [Verse 1]

    Multi-line diss block
    08

    Locked in Mariah's wine cellar, all I had for lunch

    09

    Was bread, wine, more bread, wine and Cap'n Crunch

    10

    Red wine for breakfast and for brunch

    11

    And to soak it up, an in-between snack, crackers to munch

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    TargetMariah Carey

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Locked in Mariah's wine cellar, all I had for lunch,” Eminem addresses Mariah Carey directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The record is part of Eminem's public dispute with Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon over competing accounts of an alleged relationship and later response songs. Naming or plainly addressing Mariah Carey removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

    ContextThe record is part of Eminem's public dispute with Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon over competing accounts of an alleged relationship and later response songs.

  4. 12

    Mariah, what's ever happened to us?

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    Why did we have to break up? All I asked for was a glass of punch

    14

    You see, I never really asked for much, I can't imagine what's

    15

    Going through your mind after such

  5. 16

    A nasty break-up with that Latin hunk

    17

    Luis Miguel, Nick Cannon, better back the fuck

    18

    Up, I'm not playin', I want her back, you're punk

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    This is Hello Kitty bedspread, Satin Funk

  6. 20

    Mixed with Egyptian, with a little rap and punk

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    Zapp and Eric Clapton, Shaft, Frank Zappa, crunk

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    And, yeah, baby, I want another crack at ya

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    You can beat me with any spatula that you want

  7. 24

    I mean, I really want you bad, you, cunt

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    Nick, you had your fun, I've come to kick you in your sack of junk

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    Man, I could use a fresh batch of blood

    27

    So prepare your vernacular for Dracula acupuncture

  8. 28

    [Chorus]

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    Bagpipes from Baghdad

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    When will it ever cease? For Pete's sakes, he's crazy to say the least

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    Bagpipes from Baghdad

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    What's going through my mind half the time when I rhyme or blowing up, like

  9. 33

    Bagpipes from Baghdad?

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    Somebody turn the vacancy sign on, 'cause I'm gone, blowing on my

    35

    Bagpipes from Baghdad

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    I run the streets and act like a madman, holding a Glad—

  10. 37

    [Verse 2]

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    You can be a permanent fixture in my lyrical mixture

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    I'm the Miracle Whip, the trickster

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    My signature sound, when a tube of lipstick's around

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    I'm bound to put it on in an instant, wow

  11. 42

    Man, what an ensemble! What an assortment of pharma—

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    Ceuticals, this beautiful pill dust in my palm, my

    44

    Cuticles get residue just from touchin' the bottle

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    Never knew I could remind me so much of my momma

  12. 46

    I'll cut ya like Dahmer, pull a butcher knife on ya

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    The size of a sword, boy, I'm like the fuckin' Red Sonja

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    Get it stuck in your cornea, nice knowing ya, Norman

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    You're so fuckin' annoyin', drop the shovel, boy

  13. 50

    You don't know what the fuck you're doin'

    Multi-line diss block
    51

    I ain't playin' no fuckin' more

    52

    Nick Cannon, you're prick, I wish you luck with the fuckin' whore

    53

    Every minute there's a sucker born, snuck up on Malachi

    Block noteMakes the rejection unmistakably direct

    TargetNick Cannon

    MeaningWhat it means: In “You don't know what the fuck you're doin',” Eminem drops any pretense of a subliminal and rejects Nick Cannon in blunt, unqualified language. Why it was said: The record is part of Eminem's public dispute with Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon over competing accounts of an alleged relationship and later response songs. The direct wording removes plausible deniability: listeners are not left guessing whether Nick Cannon is part of the dispute or whether a response is being invited.

    ContextThe record is part of Eminem's public dispute with Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon over competing accounts of an alleged relationship and later response songs.

  14. 54

    Made the motherfucker suck on a shuck of corn

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    Shuck o', shuck o' corn, Chaka Khan

    56

    Hit Jason in the face with a hockey puck, and

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    Told him it's fuckin' on, man, what the fuck are ya doin'?

  15. 58

    You're runnin' over the snowblower with the lawnmower

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    Blowin' your bagpipes from Baghdad

  16. 60

    [Chorus]

    61

    Bagpipes from Baghdad

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    When will it ever cease? For Pete's sakes, he's crazy to say the least

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    Bagpipes from Baghdad

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    What's going through my mind half the time when I rhyme or blowing up, like

  17. 65

    Bagpipes from Baghdad?

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    Somebody turn the vacancy sign on 'cause I'm gone, blowing on my

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    Bagpipes from Baghdad

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    I run the streets and act like a madman, holding a Glad bag

  18. 69

    [Verse 3]

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    In the bed with two brain-dead lesbian vegetables

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    I bet you they become heterosexual

    72

    "Nothing will stop me from molestin' you

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    Titty-fuckin' you 'til your breast nipple flesh tickles my testicles"

  19. 74

    Is what I said to the two conjoined twins

    75

    "How's it going, girlfriends? You needs a boyfriend?

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    You need some ointment? Just set up an appointment

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    Who's gonna see the doctor first? We'll do a coin flip

  20. 78

    I just got my one-year sobriety coin chip

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    When the bad get going, how bad does the going get?

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    Baby, you shouldn't have any trouble rubbing groins with

    81

    Each other, especially when you're joined at the hip"

  21. 82

    I'm going to get the needle and thread from the sewing kit

    83

    And attempt to separate 'em and stitch 'em back at the loin, shit

    84

    Lure the little boy with the chocolate 'Chips Ahoy!' chip

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    Cookie, lookie, even took me a Polaroid pic'

  22. 86

    [Chorus]

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    Bagpipes from Baghdad

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    When will it ever cease? For Pete's sakes, he's crazy to say the least

    89

    Bagpipes from Baghdad

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    What's going through my mind half the time when I rhyme or blowing up, like

  23. 91

    Bagpipes from Baghdad?

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    Somebody turn the vacancy sign on 'cause I'm gone, blowing on my

    93

    Bagpipes from Baghdad

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    I run the streets and act like a madman, holding a Glad bag

  24. 95

    Oh, bagpipes from Baghdad

  25. 96

    [Outro]

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    Hghum-day-li-laaa-aaa-aaa-aaa-aa-aah-aah

    98

    Hghum-day-li-laaa-aaa-aaa-aaa-aa-aah-aah

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    Hghum-day-li-laaa-aaa-aaa-aaa-aa-aah-aah

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    Hghum-day-li-laaa-aaa-aaa-aaa-aa-aah-aah