Though his popularity has fluctuated through the years, many of Pop's songs have become well-known, including "Lust for Life", "The Passenger", "Real Wild Child", "Candy" (a duet with Kate Pierson of The B-52's), "China Girl", "Nightclubbing", "Search and Destroy" and "I Wanna Be Your Dog".
In 2010, The Stooges were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Pop was the lead singer of The Stooges, a late 1960s/early 1970s band that featured brothers Ron and Scott Asheton and Dave Alexander and was highly influential in the development of hard rock. The debut album was produced by the Velvet Underground's John Cale. The band's "I Wanna Be Your Dog" is a garage punk standard.
Raw Power was first released in1973, perhaps the first record that could truly be called punk. It was the confluence of The Stooges ages, hormones, creativity, ability, experience, tastes, lack of supervision, contempt for authority and ambition that has made Raw Power one of the most influential albums of all time.
The Stooges were infamous for performances in which Pop leapt off the stage (hence, the "stage dive"), smeared raw meat or peanut butter over his chest and cut himself with broken bottles. A glimpse of the vibrating intensity of Iggy live can be seen in the Ramones movie "End of the Century." Guitarist James Williamson became a key collaborator, a partnership documented on the 1978 album Kill City.
In 25 years as a solo artist, Pop's best-known songs have included the thumping Lust for Life, to be heard on the soundtrack of the find-a-vein, shoot-it-up movie Trainspotting, I'm Bored and The Passenger (the latter based on a poem written by Jim Morrison). David Bowie played a key role in reinvigorating Pop's post-Stooges career and was a collaborator on the albums Lust for Life and The Idiot. Iggy may be under-rated as a songwriter. Bowie and Tina Turner covered his "Tonight". Bowie also put out his own version of "China Girl," while Grace Jones covered the icey "Nightclubbing".
Get Up And Get Out
Iggy Pop Lyrics
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These girls are tired of being abused
I saw it you'll in a dream last night
They'll be having this town if you don't treat 'em right
They'll get up
Get up and get out
My little baby's gonna give you the bird
You can check this information on the radio show
Digging that chick little Eva singing "Locomotion"
She's the kind of girl who wants to know
Your deepest secret world
I'm wondering fellas if you've heard the news
The chicks are sick and tired of being abused
Now I saw all this on the wide screen
You know that chick Bette Davis split right out of the scene
She got up she got up
Get up and get out
She got up she got up
Get up and get out
She's the kind of girl who wants to know
Your deepest secret world
In "Get Up & Get Out," Iggy Pop addresses the mistreatment of women at the hands of men. The song begins with Iggy posing a question to men in general, asking if they have heard that women are fed up with being abused. He says that he saw it in a dream and warns that these women will take over the town if they aren't treated with respect. The chorus repeats the phrase "get up and get out," suggesting that men who mistreat women should leave.
Iggy then addresses a man specifically, using the name "Buster," and says that his girlfriend is going to leave him. He refers to a radio show and a singer named Little Eva who is singing "Locomotion," which could be a nod to the empowerment of women in the 1960s who were expressing themselves through dance. Iggy implies that the woman in question wants to know the man's deepest secrets, suggesting that a lack of openness and honesty in their relationship may have led to its demise.
The song ends by returning to Iggy's initial warning about women being fed up with mistreatment. He references Bette Davis, a beloved actress who left Hollywood in the 1940s after refusing to be treated as a commodity. The repetition of the phrase "she got up, she got up" emphasizes the idea of women standing up for themselves and refusing to be mistreated any longer.
Overall, "Get Up & Get Out" is a cautionary tale that urges men to treat women with respect and warns of the consequences if they don't. The references to music and pop culture in the lyrics suggest that the song is a product of its time, but the message remains relevant today.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm wondering if fellas you've heard the news
I'm curious if you guys are aware
These girls are tired of being abused
Women are exhausted of being mistreated
I saw it you'll in a dream last night
I dreamt about the situation
They'll be having this town if you don't treat 'em right
Females will take over the city if you don't behave properly
They'll get up
Ladies will rise
Get up and get out
Stand up and leave
I wonder Buster if you've heard the word
I wonder, Buster, if you know what's going on
My little baby's gonna give you the bird
My partner is going to give you the finger
You can check this information on the radio show
Listen to the radio for verification
Digging that chick little Eva singing 'Locomotion'
Enjoying Little Eva singing 'Locomotion'
She's the kind of girl who wants to know
She is the type of girl who would like to be familiar with
Your deepest secret world
Your most intimate personal area
Now I saw all this on the wide screen
I saw everything on the big screen
You know that chick Bette Davis split right out of the scene
You know that lady Bette Davis left without hesitation
She got up she got up
She stood up, she stood up
Get up and get out
Stand up and leave
She's the kind of girl who wants to know
She is the type of girl who would like to be familiar with
Your deepest secret world
Your most intimate personal area
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: IGGY POP
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JohnnyCNote
I saw Iggy on the tour to support this album in SF in '80/81. The entire lineup performed. It was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen…
jj montes
Wow, i saw Iggy in buenos aires in 1992 during the Brick by Brick tour, it was a raw and intense show, i get fan of him and buy all his records, some of them are poor works, but i like this one, greetings from buenos aires.
Gayle Bremer
This is Super Good Music. I love you, Iggy Pop. Most Sincerely ❣️ Gayle Raye Bremer
jj montes
Al final esta es la másoriginal y tal vez mejor canción de Iggy.
Scott Keaton
iggy and the horns are like a beautiful serene forest or beach.. whatever it scratches my inch
SANATRA
Iggy get out of here, HE'S STILL ALIVE
Gayle Bremer
Dear Sir, I am writing to inform you that I was I the Punk Rock and New Wave SCENE in Atlanta Georgia in the 1980s. Much Love ❤️ Gayle Raye Bremer
Gayle Bremer
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Gayle Bremer
I love you, Sir. Most Sincerely ❣️ Gayle Raye Bremer
Stuart Coyle
Anyone know who plays sax on this?
Sounds like Lee Thompson (Madness)