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^ 'Filter Chart History (Alternative Airplay)'.^ a b 'Richard Patrick of Filter Talks About 'Hey Man Nice Shot' and Kurt Cobain'.'Top Ten Mediocre Post-Grunge / Alternative Bands'. ^ Unterberger, Andrew (August 6, 2004).He was tried and found guilty of racketeering. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Hey Man, Nice Shot is a song by Filter which is about Budd Dwyer, who was the Pennsylvania state treasurer. ^ 'Filter Anthems for the Damned Review - Review of Filter Album Anthems for the Damned'.Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. 'The 99 Greatest Songs of 1999: Critics' Picks'. ^ a b Unterberger, Andrew (April 8, 2019).'Song Of The Week: Filter's 'Hey Man Nice Shot' '. White Like That (Dictaphone Version) (2:12).Hey Man Nice Shot (Sawed Off Edit) (5:20).Hey Man Nice Shot (Bud Gets The Lead Out) (5:14).

#SONG HEY MAN NICE SHOT MAC#

Hey Man Nice Shot (Big Mac Instrumental) (8:43).

Hey Man Nice Shot (1/4 Pound Instrumental) (4:59).

We have both lost friends to suicide and felt nothing but sympathy and loss for the victims, and. We are extremely sensitive and respectful to the family and friends of Mr. All three of these versions feature footage with color effects being added in during the post-production of the video. The phrase 'hey man, nice shot' is a reference to the final act itself, an expression of guts and determination of a person standing up for what they believe is right. The first version uses the album mix of the song a second uses the promo-only remix later heard in The Cable Guy and a third version uses the 'Sober Mix'. There are at least three versions of the music video for 'Hey Man Nice Shot'. Musically, the verses of the song feature a 'bed of ambient guitar' made with looped feedback as well as a distinctive palm-muted bass line, contrasting with the louder, guitar-heavy choruses and ending. Īlthough singer and songwriter Richard Patrick frequently clarified this in interviews, as well as the fact that he had first written the song in 1991 before the band even had a record deal, the song's popularity was augmented by a widespread perception that it was about the 1994 suicide of Kurt Cobain. 357 Magnum revolver during a live televised press conference. Professing his innocence and decrying the legal system, Dwyer shot and killed himself with a. Dwyer had been convicted of bribery charges in December 1986, and was expected to receive a long sentence from U.S. Budd Dwyer on January 22, 1987, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The phrase hey man, nice shot is a reference to the final act itself, an expression of guts and determination of a person standing up for what they believe is right. The song was written about the public suicide of Pennsylvania state treasurer R. Stuart Zechman, who was also playing guitar for Stabbing Westward at the time, took the riff and showed it to Stabbing Westward, who ended up using it as well.

The guitar line in the chorus was previously used in the Stabbing Westward song 'Ungod' in 1994. Some radio stations were playing it as early as March.

' Hey Man Nice Shot' is a song by American rock band Filter, released on April 25, 1995, as the lead single from their debut studio album Short Bus.

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