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".
L.O.S.T.
Iggy Pop Lyrics
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I got my work
The profit of doom is walking the beach
With a psychotic breakdown cardboard sign
Everything's faked and there's nothing to teach,
And there's no point in running crying
And I'm l.o.s.t. lost
I'm l.o.s.t. lost
I'm l.o.s.t. lost
In a garden of evil
In a garden of evil
In a garden of evil
In a garden of evil
Evil
I walk through the filthy sterile wasteland
When I'm no good they'll dump me on a scrap heap to die
Giant American tyrannosaur,
Even the animals are running away.
I'm l.o.s.t. lost
I'm l.o.s.t. lost
I'm l.o.s.t. lost
I'm l.o.s.t. lost
L.o.s.t. lost
In a garden of evil
In a garden of evil
In a garden of evil
In a garden of evil
Evil
Evil baby
I got my work
Yeah
I walk through the filthy sterile wasteland
When I'm no good they'll dump me on a scrap heap to die
Giant American tyrannosaur,
Even the animals are running away
I'm l.o.s.t. lost
I'm l.o.s.t. lost
I'm l.o.s.t. lost
I'm l.o.s.t. lost
In Iggy Pop's song "L.O.S.T.," the lyrics paint a bleak and desolate picture of a world in which everything is fake and there is no room for growth or learning. The "profit of doom" is walking the beach with a sign indicating a "psychotic breakdown," perhaps a reference to the societal pressures and stresses that lead to mental illness. Iggy Pop describes feeling lost in this "garden of evil," a place where even the animals are running away from something menacing - the "giant American tyrannosaurus."
It is possible that Iggy Pop is commenting on the state of society in general, where capitalism reigns supreme and people are trapped in a cycle of materialism and greed. The lyrics suggest a feeling of hopelessness, as though there is no escape from this bleak reality. Iggy Pop mentions "work" several times throughout the song, which could be interpreted as a commentary on the value society places on productivity and success over personal fulfillment and happiness.
Overall, "L.O.S.T." is a powerful commentary on the state of the world and the struggles faced by individuals trying to navigate it.
Line by Line Meaning
I got my work
I have my responsibilities and duties to fulfill.
The profit of doom is walking the beach
Pessimism and negativity are surrounding me.
With a psychotic breakdown cardboard sign
The negativity is so strong that even a mentally unstable person is reflecting it.
Everything's faked and there's nothing to teach,
The world feels fake and meaningless, and there is no valuable knowledge to be gained.
And there's no point in running crying
There is no use in reacting with fear or sadness to the reality at hand.
In a garden of evil
Surrounded by darkness and negativity.
I walk through the filthy sterile wasteland
Life feels barren, dirty, and without growth or vitality.
When I'm no good they'll dump me on a scrap heap to die
If I don't fulfill what society deems valuable, I will be discarded and forgotten.
Giant American tyrannosaur,
The oppressive forces in society are overwhelming and consuming.
Even the animals are running away.
The natural order is disrupted by the negative forces at play.
I'm l.o.s.t. lost
I am completely adrift and directionless.
Evil baby
A sarcastic and bitter acknowledgement of the dark reality.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: JOHNNY MERCER, MACY O. TEETOR
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Amazing song!.
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Metallic Stooge*