Pleasure
Debbie Harry/Iggy Pop Lyrics
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I'm gonna squeeze you just like a tomato
Sooner or later baby
I'll probably peel you like some old potato
Just give me some pleasure
It's my life
Sooner or later baby
Sooner or later baby
You're gonna feel something for me
Just give me some pleasure
It's my life
I gotta do that
I gotta do that
Just give me some pleasure
It's my life
Just give me pleasure
I got no wife
Just give me pleasure
I got no wife
It's my pleasure
I got no wife
It's my pleasure
That's what I'm living for
I gotta do that
I gotta do that
Pleasure
Pleasure
Give me some pleasure please
Pleasure
Give me some pleasure please
I'm gonna squeeze you like tomato
I'm gonna peel you like a what?
Like a potato
It's my life
It's just my life
It's just my life
The lyrics to Debbie Harry/Iggy Pop's song "Pleasure" are provocative and potentially disturbing. The song seems to be a plea for physical intimacy and perhaps even domination. The repeated refrain of "Just give me some pleasure, it's my life" suggests a sense of entitlement to pleasure and a prioritization of one's own desires over the desires and autonomy of another person.
The violent imagery of squeezing someone like a tomato and peeling them like a potato is unsettling and reinforces this sense of domination and control. The line "sooner or later baby, I'm gonna bleed you" is particularly jarring and could be interpreted as threatening.
Overall, the lyrics suggest a need for immediate gratification and a lack of concern for the consequences or impact on others. It's a complex and uncomfortable portrayal of desire and power dynamics.
Line by Line Meaning
Sooner or later baby
I'm gonna squeeze you just like a tomato
Eventually, I will apply pressure to your body similar to how one would squeeze a tomato.
Sooner or later baby
I'll probably peel you like some old potato
In the future, I will remove the outer layer of your skin similarly to how one would peel a potato.
Just give me some pleasure
It's my life
All I desire is pleasure and that is the way I live my life.
Sooner or later baby
I'm gonna bleed you
At some point, I am going to extract blood from you.
Sooner or later baby
You're gonna feel something for me
In time, you will develop emotions for me.
I gotta do that
I gotta do that
Just give me some pleasure
It's my life
I have the urge to obtain pleasure and that defines how I live my life.
Just give me pleasure
I got no wife
All I want is pleasure and I do not have a spouse to provide it for me.
It's my pleasure
I got no wife
My enjoyment is my own and I have no partner to share it with.
It's my pleasure
That's what I'm living for
My personal pleasure is the motivation behind how I live my life.
Pleasure
Pleasure
Give me some pleasure please
Pleasure
Give me some pleasure please
The repetition of 'pleasure' indicates that the artist is urgently and emphatically requesting to receive pleasure.
I'm gonna squeeze you like tomato
I'm gonna peel you like a what?
Like a potato
It's my life
It's just my life
It's just my life
The singer is reaffirming that their desire for pleasure is paramount and their lifestyle is centered around achieving it. The lines about squeezing and peeling are repeated, emphasizing the need for intense physical sensation as a source of pleasure.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Iggy Pop, Ivan Kral
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Shamus O'Kane
This is so cool...they should have done a whole album together!
kellzaboppin
"I hear they dismantled Pig Fair. It wasn't elegant enough." I love them.
kellzaboppin
@machman oh that’s hilarious- I like what I heard better! But I do like knowing what they were talking about, so thanks!
machman
Not “Pig Fair”, Pickfair...refers to the actress Mary Pickford’s mansion.
marc dany
I love Iggy and Deborah Harry singing this song about banal High Society conversations, still it sounds more critical and cynical as the song already is!
Brilliant album Red Hot and Blue, great artists with an unique composer: Cole Porter!
TheIsay21
Iggy Pop refers to himself as the "forgotten boy" in Search and Destroy and Debbie says "drink up, Jimmy" -his real name.
Jennifer Arnold
Love this video and the whole album Red HOt and Blue: just genius.
Winklovic
What a great pairing. I love Debbie and Iggy is the coolest.
mivvm
I love this song. I love both Debbie and Iggy doing this great cover...
Teresa Teixeira
Thank you very much Durich245 for this wonderful vídeo! What a superb couple what a superb song what a superb interpretation!