We Care A Lot (song) - Lyrical Content

Lyrical Content

The lyrics of this song are a sarcastic parody of "the popstar posing that accompanied those charitable events" and mentions a range of things about which the band sarcastically claims 'we care a lot', such as the LAPD, the "food that Live Aid bought", the Garbage Pail Kids and even The Transformers. The original version, released in 1985, mentions Madonna and Mr. T. This was altered for social relevance in the 1987 re-release. When asked about the song's meaning, Chuck Mosley replied

Well, ah Roddy wrote all the things that he cared about and I just wrote the part that says, "it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it" 'cause I figured that's just the feeling I got. That's the only thing I submitted. That, and the newer lyrics in the updated version.

There was a seven-second-long ad-lib of "The Right Stuff" by New Kids on the Block on The Real Thing-era live performances, including the Live at the Brixton Academy version. In later performances of the song, during the Mike Patton era as vocalist, he occasionally changed some lines: the studio versions' lyrical reference to Rock Hudson and disease (i.e., AIDS) was changed to mention Rodney King.