The Idiot is the debut solo album by American rock singer Iggy Pop. It was … Read Full Bio ↴The Idiot is the debut solo album by American rock singer Iggy Pop. It was the first of two LPs released in 1977 which Pop wrote and recorded in collaboration with David Bowie. Although issued after Low, the opening installment of Bowie's so-called "Berlin trilogy", the pair began writing and recording songs for The Idiot in mid-1976, before Bowie started work on his own album. As such, The Idiot has been claimed as heralding the unofficial beginning of Bowie's "Berlin" period, and is a departure from the hard rock of Pop's former band the Stooges, being compared particularly to Low and Heroes in its electronic effects, treated instrument sounds and introspective atmosphere.
The album is regarded by critics as one of Pop's best works, but is not generally considered representative of his output. Its title was inspired by Dostoyevsky's novel The Idiot, three of the participants in the recording—Bowie, Pop and Tony Visconti—being familiar with the book.
The album is regarded by critics as one of Pop's best works, but is not generally considered representative of his output. Its title was inspired by Dostoyevsky's novel The Idiot, three of the participants in the recording—Bowie, Pop and Tony Visconti—being familiar with the book.
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The Idiot
Iggy Pop Lyrics
Baby Baby, don't you cry Baby, I'll sing you a lullaby We're wal…
China Girl I couldn't escape this feeling With my China Girl I'm just a…
Dum Dum Boys Things have been tough Without the dumb dumb boys I can't se…
Funtime (Fun) hey baby, we like your lips (Fun) hey baby we…
Mass Production Before you go Do me a favor Give me a number Of a…
Nightclubbing Nightclubbing, we're nightclubbing We're what's happening N…
Sister Midnight Calling Sister Midnight You've got me reaching for the moon …
Tiny Girls Well the day begins You don't want to live 'Cause you can't…
R Robinson
on Livin' On The Edge Of The Night (edit)
Here are corrections to incorrect lyrics - outrageously, stupidly incorrect: The first line is, "ILL WIND off the river". (And that's ill, not I'll.) The second line is, "smoke stacks fade to BLACK". Second verse: "I've made my bed but I can't REST my head". And "so much COULD be misunderstood". Bridge: "WELL maybe it's just my life". An artist crafts his work meticulously , then this is what happens to it. Disgusting.