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".
Je sais que tu sais
Iggy Pop Lyrics
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Je sais le tremblement
Je sais ta d'pense enti'¨re
Je sais l'h'sitation 'Â me laisser dispara'tre
Je sais c'est comme '§a
Je sais que puis-je y faire ?
Tu as choisit cette affaire
Eternelle affaire
O'¹ tout est facile
Tes possibilit's
Je sais que puis-je y faire?
Attendre
Est un myst'¨re banal
Je sais ta d'pendense enti'¨re
C'est comme '§a
Tu as choisis cette affaire
Tu as choisis cette affaire
Affaire 'ternelle
Toi et moi s'par's
Je sais que tu sais
Que puis-je y faire?
In Iggy Pop's song "Je sais que tu sais," he sings in French about a love affair that has become complicated. The song talks about the singer's understanding of their lover's hesitation in letting them go, and the fact that the love shared between them has become eternal, making it hard to escape. The singer acknowledges that their lover has chosen this affair, and though they don't know what to do, they are willing to wait and hope for a resolution.
The lyrics themselves evoke a sense of sadness and longing. The use of the word "affaire" (affair) throughout the song creates a sense of importance and finality, as if the relationship is something to be carefully managed and considered. The repetition of the line "Je sais que puis-je y faire?" (I know, what can I do?) emphasizes the singer's helplessness and resignation to the situation. The overall themes of the song revolve around the complexity of love and relationships and the difficulties that can arise when trying to untangle the emotions involved.
Line by Line Meaning
Je sais le tremblement
I know the trembling
Je sais ta d'pense enti'¨re
I know your complete thought
Je sais l'h'sitation 'Â me laisser dispara'tre
I know the hesitation to let me disappear
Je sais c'est comme '§a
I know it's how it is
Je sais que puis-je y faire ?
I know that I can't do anything about it
L'amour que tu t'es donn'
The love that you gave to yourself
Tu as choisit cette affaire
You chose this affair
Eternelle affaire
Eternal affair
O'¹ tout est facile
Where everything is easy
Tes possibilit's
Your possibilities
Je sais que puis-je y faire?
I know that I can't do anything about it
Attendre
To wait
Est un myst'¨re banal
Is a common mystery
Je sais ta d'pendense enti'¨re
I know your complete dependence
Affaire 'ternelle
Eternal affair
Toi et moi s'par's
You and I are separated
Je sais que tu sais
I know that you know
Que puis-je y faire?
What can I do about it?
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Written by: HAL CRAGIN, IGGY POP, LUCIE AIME CRAGIN
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dearmalika
Perfect! Great Iggy Pop!
Cristian Ascacibar
MUSICA ASI NECESITAMOS EN ESTA EPOCA...LOS CONTEMPORANEOS...
Nero Kane
Great album.
gerald ors
Top🏁💚👏✌🏁
Lisa Simpson Rules
Based on my favourite Michel Houeullecq's novel, The Possibility of an Island. How didn't I know of this before today? thank you, wikipedia, for mentioning it.
DEECH A1
Iggy ! Rediscover yourself !
BloodyRose3000
You know, if produced differently the structure of this song is similar to stuff on The Idiot.
thawthepast
cool!
azaleecalypso
Hmm j'aime pas la pochette, je voulais Iggy torse nu moi :'( Non je rigole, elle est bien, mais je le préférais dans sa période Passenger/ In The Death Car... Quoique, plus j'écoute cet album, mieux je le trouve...
Jj Uk
Est-ce que vous avez les paroles? C'est vrai que les paroles sont de Jacques Prevert?