Audioslave - Show Me How to Live (Reaction/First Listen!)

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We're back with more Audioslave this week! I've really been enjoying hearing more from this band and Chris Cornell. I feel like every song I listen to I say is almost a new favorite by each band of his.. They're all so good! But this one came with some questions...
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[@KlassicKolt5612]

Chris Cornell wasn't a Rockstar. He was THE Rockstar. ❤

[@matthewgoodA1206]

One of the greatest choruses in rock to me, with Chris belting the whole thing like high thunder.

[@nikkireviews]

So good. 👏🏻

[@laurawatters914]

I LOVE THE DODGE CHALLENGER, BEAUTIFUL CAR!! USED TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE. THIS A REAL MOVIE I THINK IT WAS CALLED VANISHING POINT. CHRIS HITS HIS THROAT AT THE END TO MAKE THAT SOUND. THE AWESOME DRUMMER USED TO BE IN A BAND WITH EDDIE VEDDER INTERESTING FACT. AWESOME REACTION NIKKI!! 😊💓🔥🤘✌️ RIP CHRIS CORNELL 😢💔

[@WheresWaldo05]

It would have gotten wrecked by that Shelby Cobra.

[@lynn967]

Thank You for that, Chris is my favorite musician, never get tired of his music.He has so many great songs, I hope you can get to all of them. R.I.P. SWEET MUSIC MAN

[@brentkelsay3439]

A great, interesting song. Per Wikipedia, Chris achieved the unusual effect by repeatedly striking his throat with the side of his hand while changing pitch. Apparently Chris tweeted in 2009 that the lyrics were "nail in my head." Glad you're continuing down the Chris Cornell path, Nikki! 🙌

[@BrockNelson]

The whole song is a play on Frankenstein. Chris felt as though he was flung into the world and is questioning his creator as to what it’s all for.

[@brentkelsay3439]

@@BrockNelson yes a fascinating and complex song. Just listened to Linkin Park's album Hybrid Theory for first time, know Chris and Chester were friends, I'm hoping to explore their friendship some more.

[@Subzero2151]

great song, neat when your driving

[@marcelguy3955]

I have the album on vinyl with the original lyric sheet included, and it has the lyric as “ nail in my hand, from my creator”.

[@nikkireviews]

Oh wow. 🤔Well thanks for clearing that up! 😁

[@TerrenceWilsonAllie]

Audioslave - your time has come

[@nikkireviews]

I'll add it to my list, thanks!

[@steves.6519]

This, Cochise, and I am the Highway are my 3 favorites from Audioslave.

[@nikkireviews]

I'll be listening to Cochise today! :) Hopefully it doesn't get blocked 😕 but if so, it'll be up sometime this week probably 🤞🏻

[@cherylmontgomery9753]

I am also interested in the meaning to this song. What I get out of it is that Chris is asking his creator to show him how to live since he gave him life. How do I live this life? Just a guess. Great song great cover ❤

[@CanadaDan]

This music vid reminds me of the GnR trilogy of music vids, each was a lot more than just a simple music video. I like how you go in deep with the analysis after watching the video, specially if it is an Audioslave song on anything regarding Chris Cornell

[@unklebacon44]

I've seen this as a live play too, the end is him holding the note while flicking at his throat with a finger.

[@Jackmickleson1984]

You won’t be disappointed if you go down this rabbit hole! Virtually all of his music is better live. Average band are ok live but the great ones are better! Keep going, you haven’t even cracked into his best songs!!

[@WheresWaldo05]

Disagree. Every musician sucks live.

[@unklebacon44]

So happy this won. It's my favorite Audioslave song. A bit different than Like A Stone and open to interpretation.

[@irontiger8882]

Texas here, I play this song when I'm driving my Hellcat on a lonely road and release the beast like it should be driven. 😈🔥💯😁

[@mjc1389]

I remember watching Vanishing Point when I was a kid and that ending scene freaked me out. I had never personally seen this video before so that reference was really cool.

[@70centurian]

Was a Camaro they Crashed. ( sad too )

[@sgthark]

Yup, want Wolfman jack the dj?

[@alexeilindes7507]

Chris was such a force

[@richardhenderson9767]

The Curse and Getaway Car are magical by Audioslave!!!❤❤

[@nikkireviews]

I will add em to my list! 😊

[@wilsk003]

R.i.P 😢

[@PaulSink]

Also recalled hearing about Chris being conflicted about being religious and found this For much of his life, Chris Cornell was a fallen-away Catholic. Much of his early music, as with that of many other grunge artists, reflects the complicated relationship between grunge and religion, as well as between himself and religion. Also found this thought it was interesting The lyrics, delivered with Chris Cornell's intense vocal prowess, express a profound sense of yearning for direction and understanding of one's purpose.

[@flavio_spqr]

Ok. I went to dig out, and dust out, my original CD copy of this album. Ending the debate on the lyrics, directly from the booklet: "Nail in my Hand"

[@helmetpig1986]

Chris said it's about Frankenstein's monster, so 'nail in my head' fits better.

[@70centurian]

RIP Chris and Cleavon. ( Super SOUL ) _ (Blazing Saddles....Lmao) ( and Richard Pryor ) and 1970, 440, Challenger R/T

[@pazwretzky4673]

Nikki, you said it looks like a movie, and you weren't wrong, the idea for this video was borrowed from a classic movie from the 70's Vanishing Point

[@williamreiser3118]

Another great song by this band cutie

[@DarrellW_UK]

I really enjoyed this, I did like Chris Cornell but mostly in his solo stuff, I hadn’t heard this before so it was a pleasant surprise! Great video, I love car chases and in a Dodge Challenger, they were actually scenes taken from the movie Vanishing point, it was dope, pity we didn’t get a bit of the V8 roar as well 😂 Enjoyed your analysis too, makes it really interesting! I think his song is about addiction. Chris Cornell had struggled his entire life with these demons as so many do. He had found aa meetings and began to regularly attend. "Show me how to live" is an Alcoholics Anonymous saying and part of the 3rd step prayer. "God take my will and my life, guide me in my recovery and show me how to live" Unfortunately Chris was one of the many whose disease had progressed to the point where it caused him to take his own life. 😢

[@rosewishes2232]

When did he say he would attend aa meetings?

[@DarrellW_UK]

@@rosewishes2232 this is a quote from Wikipedia from Tom Morello - Cornell's battle with addiction to prescription drugs and alcoholism was a defining factor in the writing and recording process. Even though the singer admitted that he was "never able to write effectively" while drinking, and attended rehab after recording the debut album, Morello stated that Revelations was "the first record [Cornell] didn't smoke, drink, or take drugs through the recording."

[@ShininDays]

I hope you plan on listening to some Soundgarden at some point it's Hard rock/metal sounding but it sounds completly different from both temple of the dog and audioslave ... i'd recommend Limo Wreck, Outshined, The Day i tried to live, Slaves and bulldozers, Beyond the wheel (especially the live version) , Fell on black days, Black Hole Sun, New Damage, Loud Love ect ect

[@arnoldcox9128]

This song sounds great

[@nikkireviews]

It does! 🎵

[@Wreath83]

Great reaction!

[@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv]

VANISHING POINT is the movie.

[@nikkireviews]

Ooh okay!

[@xxmrbrooksxx]

It's nail in my hand.

[@KevinHwoarang]

No, it's head. Look up the Tweet Chris made years ago. It's Frankenstein being born.

[@KevinHwoarang]

It's "Nail in my Head". He's Frankensteined.

[@nikkireviews]

That's what I was leaning towards. 🤔 Thanks for letting me know.

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

i like your style. you're gorgeous

[@nikkireviews]

Thank you ☺️

[@jarrodbinthenc6810]

❤❤❤

[@garrickdouglas6804]

The first quote is from AYN RAND

[@swampfizz]

Vanishing Point....Dodge Challenger..movie buffs

[@ryanfletcher317]

INXS

[@LostHate]

Song could be about several things but the ending notes are definitely him lightly throat chopping himself. Lolli Wren (The Fairy Voice Mother on KZbin) has a new song coming out on the 8th called Build A Sea. From what she has said about it it'll be a good one. Plus the fact that everything she does is. If she could be in the poll or something that would be awesome.

[@skerr808]

I wouldn't think that the song necessarily has anything to do with spirituality. I'm not sure what Chris Cornell's interpretation of the song would be, but I will share my interpretation if that's ok. So with regard to the word "hand" or "head" it could be either, but I think the purpose of the song still remains, regardless. It seems like it has to do with the creation of a being that has a lot going on in it's head. In my opinion, it revolves around someone going through a lot in their life. In a way, we are all "Frankenstein." 🙂 I like how lyrics from artists like Chris Cornell or Kurt Cobain tend to sound differently, but yet still focus on the same meaning of the song. For example, in Nirvana's song "All Apologies" Kurt uses the lyrics "All in all is all we are" but if you listen closely it sounds a lot like "All alone is all we are." Yet even when using lyrics that sound the same, the song still feels as though it has the same meaning. He mentions being "married" in that song but he also mentions "buried" right after. It kind of gives somewhat of a meaning to feeling alone.

[@shaunmorris8176]

Hi from Australia, please check out this song, Silverchair petrol and chlorine live in Newcastle.

[@_l3m35_]

If you think he looks like a rockstar, check him in older Soundgarden videos, like Jesus Christ Pose. The guy was a definition of rockstar.

[@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv]

GETAWY CAR, GASOLINE video.

[@MrCancer66]

And this misic video is akinda mish mash of 70s MOVIES dIRTY Mary crazy Larry type of movies.Oviously that's not what Chris or this band is about but sayingsimilar vibes.

[@nikkireviews]

Ooh okay, I wasn't sure! It looked like movie scenes from something. Thank you for explaining. 😊

[@nickshaw6085]

I feel like this song is about the bioengineering of the human race by incredibly advanced alien intelligence.

[@jessisanchez8150]

Frankensteins Monsters

[@anthonyscardino3743]

Struggling to carry on…

[@TerrenceWilsonAllie]

Audioslave - your time has come

[@cooperd83]

Vanishing Point is the movie.

[@intheeeh_]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@nikkireviews]

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