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".
Miss Argentina
Iggy Pop Lyrics
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Her vibe is golden 'till her anger kills it dead
She wants the world to see
A body rich in harmony
A mouth cruel as death
She rides a fantasy she hasn't tested yet
She looks in every mirror to check her silhouette
The honking horns
Gave proof to her
Since she was born
That love is her game
She loves me, Miss Argentina
Though she hides behind her smile
She runs free, Miss Argentina
Dripping blood
With lots of style
She loves to stay in bed and watch the movies play
She wants a husband who will worship and obey
The moods that she enjoys like children's' games and football toys
She laughs without shame
She likes the military and the Rolling Stones
Her little brother has a T-shirt from Ramones
She's shy and sensitive and doesn't know the tougher games
But boy can she love
She's easy, Miss Argentina
A masterpiece without a frame
She runs free, Miss Argentina
But Venus is a dangerous game
She saves my spirit with a humanistic light
She's greedy, lazy and impossible to like
She dresses sexually
And she's afraid of many things
Like being alone
She's back with mother now
She's over twenty-five
I tried to keep her, but she buried me alive
In love and birth and jealousy
And every emotion totally freed
Screaming at once
But she loves me, Miss Argentina
While she hides behind her smile
She runs free, Miss Argentina
Dripping blood with lots of style
She's lovely, Miss Argentina
A masterpiece without a frame
She's easy, Miss Argentina
But Venus is a dangerous game
The song Miss Argentina by Iggy Pop is an ode to a captivating and enigmatic woman with a Spanish heritage. The lyrics celebrate her beauty and sensuality, but also hint at the darker and mysterious aspects of her personality. The first verse describes her physical appearance - her skin color is compared to copper, and her voice is described as "Spanish red." The second line of the verse foreshadows her volatility - her vibe may be golden, but her anger destroys it. The chorus reveals that the woman loves the singer despite her efforts to hide her true feelings behind a smile. She is portrayed as running free and dripping blood with lots of style, indicating that there is a dangerous and rebellious side to her personality.
The second verse reveals more about the woman's personality - she loves watching movies and wants a husband who will worship and obey her. She enjoys sports and games and is shy and sensitive. However, there is a sexual and dangerous aspect to her personality, indicated by her love of the military and the Rolling Stones. The third verse hints at the complexity of the woman's character - she saves the singer's spirit with her humanistic light, but she is also greedy, lazy, impossible to like, and afraid of being alone. The final lines of the song capture the intense emotions that the singer feels for Miss Argentina - she is a masterpiece without a frame, lovely, and easy to love, but dangerous like the goddess Venus.
Line by Line Meaning
Her skin is copper and her voice is Spanish red
Miss Argentina's skin is of a deep bronze tone while her voice has a Spanish accent
Her vibe is golden 'till her anger kills it dead
Despite Miss Argentina giving off radiant and positive energy, her anger will inevitably end it all.
She wants the world to see
A body rich in harmony
A mouth cruel as death
Miss Argentina desires to show off her well-proportioned body to the world, which contrasts sharply with the cruel tone of her words that can end a person's life.
She rides a fantasy she hasn't tested yet
She looks in every mirror to check her silhouette
Miss Argentina indulges in her imagination without testing her fantasies while frequently checking her appearance in the mirror.
The turning heads
The honking horns
Gave proof to her
Since she was born
That love is her game
The attention she receives from men and vehicles honking at her serve as proof that love is her game, something that she's known since birth.
She loves me, Miss Argentina
Though she hides behind her smile
She runs free, Miss Argentina
Dripping blood
With lots of style
Miss Argentina is in love with the singer, but she hides her true emotions behind her smile. She is fiercely independent yet retains her unique style.
She loves to stay in bed and watch the movies play
She wants a husband who will worship and obey
The moods that she enjoys like children's' games and football toys
She laughs without shame
Miss Argentina loves staying in bed and watching movies; she desires a husband who will worship her and follow her every whim. She finds pleasure in childlike moods and playing with football toys and laughs without holding back.
She likes the military and the Rolling Stones
Her little brother has a T-shirt from Ramones
She's shy and sensitive and doesn't know the tougher games
But boy can she love
Although she enjoys music by the Rolling Stones and military-themed things, she is otherwise shy and sensitive and doesn't know how to play rough. However, she can truly love.
She's easy, Miss Argentina
A masterpiece without a frame
She runs free, Miss Argentina
But Venus is a dangerous game
Miss Argentina is a woman who likes to live free, without restrictions. However, love can be dangerous to her, as it's like playing with fire.
She saves my spirit with a humanistic light
She's greedy, lazy and impossible to like
She dresses sexually
And she's afraid of many things
Like being alone
Miss Argentina brings out the best in me and forces me to be a better person. Despite this, she is greedy, lazy, and hard to like. Her clothing is revealing in nature, and she's frightened by many things, such as the idea of being alone.
She's back with mother now
She's over twenty-five
I tried to keep her, but she buried me alive
In love and birth and jealousy
And every emotion totally freed
Screaming at once
Miss Argentina has returned to live with her mother and is now over 25 years old. The singer attempted to keep her, but their intense emotions of love, birth, and jealousy overcame him, leading to a complete release of his emotions, all shouted out at once.
But she loves me, Miss Argentina
While she hides behind her smile
She runs free, Miss Argentina
Dripping blood with lots of style
She's lovely, Miss Argentina
A masterpiece without a frame
She's easy, Miss Argentina
But Venus is a dangerous game
Despite her diverting personality, Miss Argentina loves the artist while hiding her true emotions. She remains an independent woman who overwhelms others with her charismatic style. While being a lovely lady who doesn't need anyone else's approval, her infatuation with love and free spirit attitude can be dangerous and gamble on one's heart.
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Written by: JAMES OSTERBERG
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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.