One-Man Song: "Paul Rosenberg" and "Steve Berman".No Celebrities Were Harmed: Subverted by "Without Me", where then US Vice President Dick Cheney is electrocuted and Moby kicked in the groin.Eminem said he wanted to achieve a sound that bridged the gap between rock and hiphop. New Sound Album: Production style switched to a more cinematic high end sound beginning with The Eminem Show.My Country Tis of Thee That I Sting: "White America" is a vicious attack on white suburban America, though in the end, as a Call-Back to "Kill You" from The Marshall Mathers LP he just laughs: "I'm just playing, America, you know I love you.".List Song: "'Till I Collapse" references several rappers Eminem sees as the best: Redman, Jay-Z, Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Andre 3000, Jadakiss, Kurupt, Nas and himself.Ladies and Germs: "Business" begins with Eminem saying to listeners, "Bitches and gentlemen.".
If they were brown, Shady'd lose, Shady sits on the shelf. Look at these eyes, baby blue, baby, just like yourself. Disappeared Dad: Discussed in "Cleaning Out My Closet":.Eventually he waves a white flag and can convince everybody to dance along with him, which everyone seems to think is a whole lotta fun! Dancing Is Serious Business: Near the end of "Without Me" Osama bin Laden is chased away by a bunch of rappers.Played with on "My Dad's Gone Crazy" note A song featuring his daughter's singing, when Eminem goes on a verse long rant that's at least 30% cuss words, and then gets told off by his then 7 year old daughter.At the end of the video, just as the kid is about to insert the album CD, Em manages to rip it from his hands, shaking his head, doing a Finger Wag, and reminding the kid of the "parental advisory" label on the album. Children Are Innocent / Harmful to Minors: In the music video of "Without Me", Em and Dre are sent into action after a kid purchases The Eminem Show without his mom being aware.Calling the Old Woman Out: "Cleanin' Out My Closet" is, from the first until the final line, a song that addresses Eminem's troubled relationship with his mother.
The first track is called "Curtains Up" and the final one "Curtains Close".