Bawitdaba by Kid Rock Song Info
"Bawitdaba" is a song by Kid Rock from his fourth studio album, Devil Without a Cause (1998). "Bawitdaba" helped push the success of the album. It became one of his most popular songs, receiving critical praise and entering the top 10 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. "Bawitdaba" has been described as having a nu metal sound. Its chorus has been described as a "neo-gregorian drone"; this chorus was derived from hip hop chants, such as the refrain from the Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight". The guitar riff at the bridge is lifted from "Cowboys from Hell" by groove metal pioneers Pantera. The lyrics of the song are dedicated to "chicks with beepers", as well as "all the crackheads, the critics, the cynics / And all my heroes in the methadone clinic." In the demo recording of the song, Kid Rock shouts, "Now get in the pit and try to kill someone!" On the album version, Kid Rock changed the lyrics, replacing the word "kill" with "love". Regarding the change, Kid Rock told The Baltimore Sun that he was glad he changed the lyrics, explaining that mosh pits are about coexistence. The song's accompanying video gained regular rotation on MTV as it grew in popularity. The video opens with numerous clips of backstage touring footage featuring members of Korn, in addition Fred Durst and Sam Rivers of Limp Bizkit. The video depicts Kid Rock and his band performing in a trailer park with numerous children playing football with Joe C in the background. As the video progresses, it features shots of Kid Rock driving a large Cadillac as he's accompanied by numerous women. The video then cuts to the band performing the song's breakdown in a darkened field in front of a large mosh pit.
