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".
I Snub You
Iggy Pop Lyrics
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I'm glad to be here
Seeing the sight of you
Smelling the smell of you
You most deplorable glaring example
Of a degenerate narcotic influence
My seething hate is driving me nuts
I snub you
I really hope you're one of a kind
You don't care who you brutalize
You are a bully plain and simple
You are a beast you are a pig
You've been a pig for long enough now
I'm making my move
I'm making an end to you
I snub you
And when I snub
I really snub
I snub you finally, forever
Is she really going out with him?
Now is the time
I'm playing my ate
I'll give you a mouthful you can't swallow
Unquestionably I've been lacking in taste
You're being cheerful but not for long
Your Mum and Dad they sure made a mess
You're going to look like watercress
When I snub you
He snubs you
We snub you
Dogs snub you
I snub you
The song "I Snub You" by Iggy Pop is a fiercely confrontational and aggressive track that sees the singer taking aim at an individual who he views as a worthless, degenerate nuisance. The lyrics are littered with insults and put-downs, as Iggy pulls no punches in his disdain for the subject of the song.
The opening lines, "You are a moron / I'm glad to be here / Seeing the sight of you / Smelling the smell of you" establish a hostile tone right from the start, with Iggy expressing his contempt for the individual's very presence. He goes on to describe them as a "degenerate narcotic influence" and a "beast" and a "pig", painting a vivid picture of his disgust.
Throughout the song, Iggy makes it clear that he has no time for bullies or those who seek to exert power over others. He describes the subject of the song as a "brutalizing" bully, and asserts that he will put an end to their reign of terror.
In the chorus, Iggy delivers the ultimate insult, stating that he "snubs" the individual, and that he does so "finally, forever". This is a song about taking a stand against someone who has caused the singer immense frustration and anger, and it is a powerful testament to Iggy Pop's uncompromising attitude.
Line by Line Meaning
You are a moron
You are an idiot
I'm glad to be here
I am happy to be in this moment
Seeing the sight of you
Looking at you is unpleasant
Smelling the smell of you
Your odor is repulsive
You most deplorable glaring example
You are the worst example
Of a degenerate narcotic influence
You are destructive due to drugs
My seething hate is driving me nuts
My anger towards you is unbearable
What can I do to obliterate you
I want to eliminate you from my life
I snub you
I ignore you or treat you with contempt
I really hope you're one of a kind
I hope there is no one else like you
You don't care who you brutalize
You show no concern for those you hurt
You are a bully plain and simple
You are a cruel person
You are a beast you are a pig
You are an animal and a slob
You've been a pig for long enough now
Your behavior has been unacceptable for too long
I'm making my move
I am taking action against you
I'm making an end to you
I am putting an end to our relationship
And when I snub
When I ignore or reject you
I really snub
I do it with intention and conviction
I snub you finally, forever
I will never speak to you again
Is she really going out with him?
Questioning a relationship
Now is the time
This is the right moment
I'm playing my ate
I am expressing my anger
I'll give you a mouthful you can't swallow
I will verbally attack you
Unquestionably I've been lacking in taste
I admit my past mistakes
You're being cheerful but not for long
Your happiness will not last
Your Mum and Dad they sure made a mess
Your parents did a poor job raising you
You're going to look like watercress
You will look foolish or unattractive
He snubs you
Another person ignores or rejects you
We snub you
A group of people ignores or rejects you
Dogs snub you
Even animals dislike you
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Written by: ANDREWS POP
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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.