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".
In the Death Car
Iggy Pop Lyrics
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My dog is growling in the dark
Something's pulling me outside
To ride around in circles
I know that you have got the time
'Cause anything I want, you do
You'll take a ride through the strangers
Who don't understand how to feel
In the deathcar, we're alive
I'll let some air come in the window
Kind of wakes me up a little
I don't turn on the radio
'Cause they play shit, like
You know
When your hand was down on my dick
It felt quite amazing
And now that, that is all over
All we've got is the silence
In the deathcar, we're alive
In the deathcar, we're alive
So come on mandolins, play
When I touched you
I felt that you still had your baby fat
And a little taste of baby's breath
Makes me forget about death
At your age you're still joking
It ain't time yet for the choking
So now we can see the movie and see each other truly
In the deathcar, we're alive
In the deathcar, we're alive
I want to hear some mandolins
The lyrics to Iggy Pop's "In the Death Car" are a mix of bizarre and evocative, depicting a surreal journey through the night with a partner who seems to understand the singer's desire for danger and excitement. The first verse sets the scene with a howling wind and a growling dog, suggesting a kind of primal, animalistic energy. The singer feels pulled outside to ride around in circles, and he knows that his partner is up for anything. They're not afraid of the "strangers" they encounter on their death-defying ride - perhaps because they themselves are strangers to the world. In the chorus, the two of them are "alive" in the midst of the danger, suggesting that they're experiencing a kind of high that can only come from confronting mortality head-on.
The second verse is more sensual, depicting a moment of intimacy between the two partners. The singer remembers the "amazing" feeling when his partner touched him, but now all they have is silence. They don't need the radio's fake, meaningless noise - they have each other. The singer seems to be clinging to this connection in the face of the darkness and uncertainty around them. In the third verse, the tone shifts slightly as the singer reflects on the fact that his partner is still young and full of life. They can still watch movies and joke around, despite the danger they're in. The mandolins, which the singer keeps calling for, provide a kind of musical backdrop to the entire song, lending a slightly eerie, ethereal atmosphere to the proceedings.
Overall, "In the Death Car" is a strange, haunting song that captures a sense of reckless abandon and dark romance. The lyrics are full of contradictions and odd details, but they combine to create a powerful atmosphere of danger, passion, and surreality.
Line by Line Meaning
A howling wind is whistling in the night
The sound of the wind is echoing fiercely in the quiet of the night
My dog is growling in the dark
My dog is barking and showing signs of agitation in the dark
Something's pulling me outside
An unknown force is making me want to venture outside
To ride around in circles
I want to drive aimlessly and in a circular motion
I know that you have got the time
I'm aware that you have free time available
'Cause anything I want, you do
You're willing to do anything I ask
You'll take a ride through the strangers
You'll accompany me on a ride with people we don't know
Who don't understand how to feel
These strangers are disconnected from their emotions
In the deathcar, we're alive
Even though we're in a car that could lead to our death, we feel alive
In the deathcar, we're alive
Our dangerous ride makes us feel more alive than ever
I'll let some air come in the window
I'm opening the car window to let in some fresh air
Kind of wakes me up a little
The cool air is refreshing and helps to wake me up
I don't turn on the radio
I'm not listening to the radio
'Cause they play shit, like
The songs played on the radio are undesirable
You know
I don't have to explain further
When your hand was down on my dick
When you were masturbating me
It felt quite amazing
It was incredibly pleasurable
And now that, that is all over
Now that it's finished
All we've got is the silence
The only thing left is the lack of sound
So come on mandolins, play
Let's listen to some music, specifically mandolins
When I touched you
When I was caressing you
I felt that you still had your baby fat
You had a youthful and chubby appearance
And a little taste of baby's breath
The aroma of your breath bringing memories of a baby's smell
Makes me forget about death
Being with you is making me let go of my fears of death
At your age you're still joking
You're still young and carefree
It ain't time yet for the choking
You don't have to worry about growing old yet
So now we can see the movie and see each other truly
Now that we're spending time together, we can get to know each other better
In the deathcar, we're alive
Our adventures are risky, but it makes us feel alive
In the deathcar, we're alive
The dangerous situations we put ourselves in create a sense of excitement and vitality
I want to hear some mandolins
I'm really in the mood for some mandolin music
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Dominique Marfisi, Gabrielle Baldassari, Goran Bregovic, Philippe Olivieri
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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