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".
You Really Got Me
Iggy Pop Lyrics
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You got me so I don't know what I'm doin'
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You really got me
You really got me
You really got me
See, don't ever set me free
I always wanna be by your side
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
You really got me
You really got me
You really got me
Oh no, come on
See, don't ever set me free
I always wanna be by your side
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
You really got me
You really got me
You really got me
In Iggy Pop's song "You Really Got Me," the lyrics express the singer's strong emotions towards a girl who has captured his heart. The repetition of the phrase "you really got me" emphasizes the intensity of his feelings, and he expresses how he is unable to think clearly and function properly due to his infatuation. The lines "You got me so I can't sleep at night" and "I always wanna be by your side" reveal his desire to be close to her at all times and his inability to function without her.
The lyrics also have a sense of desperation and neediness. The singer begs the girl not to set him free and says, "I always wanna be by your side." This shows that he is afraid of losing her and is willing to do anything to maintain her affections. Overall, the song is a reminder of the overwhelming, all-consuming emotions that can arise when someone falls deeply in love.
Line by Line Meaning
Girl, you really got me now
The girl has such a hold on him that he is completely consumed by their relationship.
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin'
The girl's effect on him is so intense that he feels lost and disorientated.
Yeah, you really got me now
The girl's emotional grip on him is unquestionable.
You got me so I can't sleep at night
The girl's constantly on his mind and he finds it hard to rest.
You really got me
The girl has him completely under her spell.
See, don't ever set me free
He is afraid of losing the girl and wants to hold onto her forever.
I always wanna be by your side
He wants to be with this girl as much as possible.
Oh no, come on
He is overcome by his feelings for this girl and can't bear to be apart from her.
Contributed by Mia R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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.