Search & Destroy
Iggy pop and the Stoogees Lyrics

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Look out honey, 'cause I'm using technology
Ain't got time to make no apology
Soul radiation in the dead of night
Love in the middle of a fire fight
Honey, gotta strike me blind
Somebody gotta save my soul
Baby, penetrate my mind

And I'm the world's forgotten boy
The one who's searchin', searchin' to destroy
And honey I'm the world's forgotten boy
The one who's searchin', only to destroy, hey

Look out honey, 'cause I'm using technology
Ain't got time to make no apology
Soul radiation in the dead of night
Love in the middle of a fire fight
Honey, gotta strike me blind
Somebody gotta save my soul
Baby, penetrate my mind

And I'm the world's forgotten boy
The one who's searchin', searchin' to destroy
And honey I'm the world's forgotten boy
The one who's searchin', only to destroy, hey

Forgotten boy, forgotten boy

Forgotten boy said, hey, forgotten boy, said
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Search and Destroy" by Iggy Pop and The Stooges are about a reckless and dangerous individual, described as a "streetwalking cheetah with a heart full of napalm" and a "runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb." This person is the "world's forgotten boy," constantly searching and destroying, with the plea for help and salvation from someone, anyone, throughout the song. The use of technology and soul radiation in the lyrics suggests a struggle between the brutality of technology and modern life and the human need for love and connection.

The song suggests a sense of isolation and desperation felt by the singer, as he has been forgotten by the world and is constantly searching for significance through destruction. The lyrics convey the feeling of being lost and alone, struggling to find purpose and meaning in a world that has abandoned him.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm a streetwalking cheetah with a heart full of napalm
I'm a fearless and wild individual, fueled with explosive passion.

I'm a runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb
I'm a reject of society, born out of destruction and chaos.

I am the world's forgotten boy
I'm ignored and dismissed by society, left to fend for myself.

The one who searches and destroys
I'm on a mission to find and eliminate anything that gets in the way of my desires.

Honey gotta help me please
I need someone to support and aid me in my dangerous endeavors.

Somebody gotta save my soul
I'm aware that my actions are destructive and may lead to my downfall, in need of redemption.

Baby, detonate for me
I'm asking for someone to ignite the passion in me and fuel my destructive tendencies.

Look out honey, 'cause I'm using technology
I'm using modern tools and techniques to further my destructive agenda, be alarmed.

Ain't got time to make no apology
I refuse to apologize for my actions, no matter the consequences.

Soul radiation in the dead of night
My energy and power can be felt, even in the darkest of times.

Love in the middle of a fire fight
Amidst the chaos and destruction, I still long for love and affection.

Honey, gotta strike me blind
I'm willingly blind to the effects of my actions, consumed by my desire for destruction.

Somebody gotta save my soul
I need someone to save me from my own destructive tendencies and redeem me.

Baby, penetrate my mind
I want someone to fully understand and comprehend my destructive mindset.

And honey I'm the world's forgotten boy
I'm reminding you that society has abandoned and forgotten me.

The one who's searchin', searchin' to destroy
I'm constantly and actively seeking out things to destroy and conquer.

Forgotten boy, forgotten boy
I'm emphasizing my neglected and isolated position in society.

Forgotten boy said, hey, forgotten boy, said
I'm shouting out to everyone that I exist, I'm alive, and I'm a force to be reckoned with.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
I'm chanting and celebrating my own existence, reveling in my destructive power.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: James Osterberg, James Williamson

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@Emulous79

4y↑28

I'm a streetwalking cheetah with a heart full of napalm
I'm a runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb
I am the world's forgotten boy
The one who searches and destroys
Honey gotta help me please
Somebody gotta save my soul
Baby, detonate for me
OhLook out honey, 'cause I'm using technology
Ain't got time to make no apology
Soul radiation in the dead of night
Love in the middle of a fire fight
Honey, gotta strike me blind
Somebody gotta save my soul
Baby, penetrate my mindAnd I'm the world's forgotten boy
The one who's searchin', searchin' to destroy
And honey I'm the world's forgotten boy
The one who's searchin', only to destroy, heyLook out honey, 'cause I'm using technology
Ain't got time to make no apology
Soul radiation in the dead of night
Love in the middle of… Look out honey, 'cause I'm using technology
Ain't got time to make no apology
Soul radiation in the dead of night
Love in the middle of a fire fight
Honey, gotta strike me blind
Somebody gotta save my soul
Baby, penetrate my mindAnd I'm the world's forgotten boy
The one who's searchin', searchin' to destroy
And honey I'm the world's forgotten boy
The one who's searchin', only to destroy, heyForgotten boy, forgotten boy
Forgotten boy said, hey, forgotten boy, said
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

All comments from YouTube:

@Duffy8368

2y↑116

it is a freaking miracle this guy is alive today.

@donlockman3504

1y↑22

Heaven won't take him and the Devil is afraid of him!

@spaceclown7650

28w↑12

Twice as mindblowing when you stop and consider that every other Stooge is not.

@maxsmart9116

25w

@@spaceclown7650James Williamson is still around.

@HandsomeBastard

Why is it a miracle ?

@ashender823

@@HandsomeBastard song came out 61 years ago
think about that

@John-os2kl

13w↑6

The best opening track of an album EVER!

@madiggy77

Sonic Reducer by Dead Boys comes close

@alejandroangeles5515

5y↑724

"I'm a street walking cheetah with the heart full of Napalm... I'm the runaway son of the nuclear A bomb..." One of the best lyrics ever. I mean. You can't beat something like this....

@charlottebrooks3671

4y↑5

Well said.

@eddiem5997

4y↑29

Love in the middle of a firefight. 🔥

@russ_3790

3y↑3

Yea that's truly epic pure fire

@Sidjack87

2y↑12

One of the best rock’n’roll songs ever. Pure energy.

@Sidjack87

2y↑2

But definitely better Iggy’s mix.

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@rocknroll_jezus9233

4y↑157

My freshmen year, second semester, my art teacher would play music while we painted and allowed picks. This was mine

@SeamHead33

4y↑5

You sure it wasn't first semester of sophomore year?

@rocknroll_jezus9233

4y↑1

@@SeamHead33 I'm sure cause that semester ended in the summer and it was after I moved in 8th grade to the city I live in

@rocknroll_jezus9233

4y↑1

That was the year prior

@SeamHead33

4y↑5

@@rocknroll_jezus9233 roger that. Just joshing with ya

@gregorynelis2474

4y↑4

Solid choice my friend! art teachers are the best

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@jeffreybaker75

1y↑11

God father of punk.

@monsieurlaguillotine3481

22w

Nah. Iggy and the Stooges were straight up punk

@nikitaray7024

2y↑47

He is 75 this year and still a beast on live ❤️‍🔥💐

@michaelwosslert9524

8y↑59

I think its BECAUSE of the unorthodox production that makes it so great.

@elateneocinegrupodeestudio5871

6y↑1

thank you.

@SpongeBath_ShitPants

5y↑296

This mix sounds like somebody is singing along with the song in their car.

@asheepwithswagog3018

4y↑2

IPA SOLÉ Bass is epic. Slap like button lol Davie :)

@lucalone

3y↑12

this song alone was actually mixed by Iggy himself in 1973, that is how the whole album should have sounded like. but the record company didnÄt like it, so the rest of the album was mixed by bowie.
why does it sound that shitty without bass? well, maybe iggy didn't want to hear ron's bass ...

@goat9629

3y↑6

@@lucalone in the title it says Bowie mix, this is from the legacy edition (Bowie mix album) rather than the original album.

@lucalone

3y↑5

@@goat9629 the original lp mix is called "bowie mix".

@drsloanski

3y↑12

Iggy said he wanted it to sound like dogs barking. Harsh on the ears on purpose. Bowie did the original mix but Iggy approved. Decades later Iggy decided it needed more bass so he released a remix. It’s a lot fuller sounding but somehow less satisfying.

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@Cale_Roy_Wusere

2y↑21

I am just realizing that it is the "Bowie" mix I have listened to all these years. I like the missing low end personally. I makes it sound more "garage". I miss the garage days.

@x101st

3y↑14

I first heard this in 1975 when I was 8 at my grandma's pool in her apartments. The "big kids" (14-16) were off in a corner. One of them yelled to me "Hey kid! Bring me my towel and cigarettes!" I took them over to him, and this song was playing. After that came David Bowie's "Rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars". I was blown AWAY!!!😀

@JohnHirsch-ri5ks

11w

God bless the Big Kids, eh?

@ColeMacho

"I'm a street-walking cheetah with a heart full of napalm" is the hardest opener to a song I've ever heard.

@billywhizz1984

3y↑125

Just be grateful there are several mixes of this awesome song to choose from. Can there really be a "bad" version of something as iconic as this?

@sexobscura

1y↑1

en
oh

@shagsmith3410

1y↑1

RHCP do a great live version. Let me know what you think.

@tomasagustinveravicentin7789

1y↑1

I love both Iggy's and Bowie's mix.

@ladnercr1

1y↑1

@@shagsmith3410 the band kills it - kiedis not so much.

@shagsmith3410

1y↑1

@@ladnercr1 the energy from Frusciante is awesome.

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@llama40204

4y↑69

I love the Bowie mix. It punches you right in the face.

@yuvgotubekidding

The punch in the face one wants.

@broghad8241

2y↑16

You must not have heard the Iggy mix then
This version is more like a muffled dog

@llama40204

2y↑13

I have heard the Iggy mix. It's good but I like Bowie's better. Sorry. I like the dirty muddy rough sound.

@JAMEYSIMMS

1y↑3

@@llama40204 I like the Bowie mix better, too.

@peterfuzz3887

46w↑2

no it punches nothing !

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@Deedee-ee1sg

3y↑28

Not just the most incredible sound, but that COVER...simply ICONIC. RAW POWER probably punk before punk! I love Iggy's solo albums. Glad to hear he's back DJ'ing at BBC6!!

@Munedawg

2y↑2

@@Asfgxff The one thing the Ramones had in common in high school is that they were the only kids who liked the Stooges.

@LampreyKisses

42w↑2

@@Munedawg hell yeah, get rekt.

@milow-cl9kt

1y↑9

I played in a cover band for a few years, and this song is the one that consistently whipped even the most deadest crowds into a feeding frenzy.

@deadchannel950

3y↑20

This mix sounds like somebody is playing it on a bass reduced cassette player and is making a voice recording it on their phone as the finished product.

@brianrocks2087

2y↑21

Rock music has to be the rebellious expression of youth

@michaeldougan2129

2y↑3

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou brought me here.

"I said get your ass... the HELL OFF MY BOAT !"

@dmytro-in-other-side

2y↑16

David Bowie's mix sounds authentic and original - this is his main advantage. He doesn't even try to like it, roughly and sharply hits the listener's ears. I love this version.

@rickyalvarez5903

47w

Nope, even Iggy said it was Stale.

@OSIRIS1980WHS

44w

⁠if IGGY were a genius he would have saved BOWIE’s career.

@vincentpele6851

2y↑2

Tout ces discours...The Must!!! Il n'y a rien eu de mieux même de ressemblant...

@craigjohnson1898

1y↑5

Back in whatever year it was, 19 seventy whatever, most of us had shitty low fi record players, all we could afford.
Believe me, this album sounded fucking amazing on them.

@sexobscura

1y↑3

James Williamson is a fooken GOD

@Me_lame_nue_musique

33w↑3

I love you Iggy ! Ce morceau et tout l'album ont eu une grande influence sur moi et ma musique. Iggy, I saw you in concert to Rouen (France) in 2009 approximatively .....

@dynjarren8355

2y↑5

This is the first Punk song!
Iggy and the Stooges Search and Destroy!
It was about American soldiers in Vietnam going on Search and Destroy missions.

@Kelly14UK

2y↑2

Epitome of Punk

@lodybueno

9y↑104

THE BEST ROCK AND ROLL BAND OF ALL TIME!

@ronames6394

1y↑2

;-) ... AGREED !

@thomasandersen6719

1y↑2

The Who disagree,,,,,,but the Stooges were awesome

@innocentoctave

4y↑202

The Bowie Mix was once the only mix: it's how everybody heard the album at the time, and for years after. I've heard other mixes, and this is still the best. Volume, balance and clarity are not the only virtues. Search and Destroy sounds as though it was recorded on a cheap cassette player from next door by a neighbour making a noise complaint to the police, and that's how it should be.

@dububro

4y↑10

It's like the first Venom album. "Bad" mixing becomes iconic.

@bpark222

4y↑14

Agreed. This is song I always come to asked about songs that don’t transfer from vinyl to digital well. And actually, Iggy pops remix where he overdubs and emphasizes the vocals and then “cleans up” the instrumentals is in comparison terrible. The guitar, especially the end when the chord breaks into arpeggio then solo gets lost in the digital compression and just loses its rawness in general. And I hate those extra yeahs he threw in his, overkill. The Bowie version captures the visceral sound that made the stooges.

@porterhall27

4y↑5

@@bpark222 it sounds shit though...

@adrianshephard378

4y↑2

@@dububro that mixing worked tho, this one doesn't

@dububro

4y↑10

@@adrianshephard378 idk I think the fact that it was hugely influential means it did work, Adrian

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@charleshall3372

6y↑23

This is The White/ White Heat album of the 70's!

@krisscanlon4051

Next logical conclusion absolutely

@quirkypurple

2y↑5

I can now hear the track The Hives built their career on.

@seykken

2y↑7

I came here after hearing Florence's cover and just loved the original 😍

@marv5078

1y↑6

Best song ever 🤘🤘🤘

@lupodelupis3672

1y↑5

Iggy & The Stooges...what a force of the nature!

@fredbourgeteau3482

2y↑4

thank you Jim

@Sisyfos1000

2y↑14

Just the best rock song ever made. Somebodysˋs got it. Live forever.

@Jipwell

2y↑5

This mix is actually from Iggy’s original mix rejected by Columbia (David was called in to do an emergency mix), he insisted on this one staying. The song Raw Power had backing vocals from Ron Asheton on his original mix, too. The 1972 Iggy Pop mix is hard to find, but good to listen to.

@olliepascoe311

3y↑4

iv been listening to this record for 40 years

@TheVeryBlondeOne

8y↑97

This sounds like it was recorded months ago.

@robertmcquiggan9999

2y↑2

I got this LP from the public library when I was 5 years old.

@agateplanet

2y↑5

Beyond good.

@10bighikes58

6y↑9

definitely my favorite mix of the song...

@christyjia8449

5y↑264

Bowie's mix has no low-end. Iggy's Mix has deep groove. I've always liked Iggy's mix more.

@exiago

5y↑4

the deep groove is there anyway

@busterthebear6756

5y↑2

Christy Jia Iggys mix is better with the remaster but I still prefer Bowie’s mix

@zonasound

5y↑6

Its funny u r right, bowies mix has no low end but to me, iggys has more but its so muddy and murky, to bad it isn't more present like the guitar and drums. Oh well.

@harrisonwintergreen1147

5y↑33

Iggy didn't know what he was doing and mixed the vocals on one stereo track and all the instruments on the other track. It sounds like crap. Bowie had only 1 day to salage Iggy's bizarre mix. It's a minor miracle Bowie made it sound halfway decent

@zonasound

4y↑3

@@harrisonwintergreen1147 wow. That makes sense.

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@lastunctives2095

3y↑5

It's a perfect Album No 1 and you never know when it's your last listen .

@JamesN.Osterberg

7y↑18

Masterpiece.

@ronames6394

;-)s ... I highly C:oncur. A C:lassic among all other C:lassic's ! 👌👏🤟

@miikul

6y↑7

Best song ever

@Foo-oo-oo-oolsGold89

13w

When i talked about music with my nephews friends who are all learning instruments to start a band i gave them Raw Power for inspiration. It blew them away. and now they're determined to be a heavier Rock band than they originally planned. Thats the Raw Power of Iggy and The Stooges. Sorry i couldnt help it with the Cheesy pun 😂.

@martinashton5792

41w

Finally saw him live Crystal Palace Park July 23 with my Son ….
absolutely awesome

@warrenz9226

5y↑6

if you guys think the mix on this is terrible you've obviously never listened to an early Misfits record...cause you know what? this sounds pretty fucken good and its punk af

@lukachumburidze1183

RIP lester bangs, who introduced this music to me❤

@weebeybrice5041

2y↑4

Legend

@NatteRoll

51w

that mix... is pure
ROCK 'N ROLL RAWNESS!

@azanullbizar

5y↑15

never beaten , never bettered,stooges forever! best album ever made.

@kykyah

Right. What more can you say. Been searching for better ones, some come close ok, like Ramones, Hanoi Rocks, of course Thunders, even Beach Boys Sunflower, ok even... but in pure ok, Sex Pistols, but Raw Power is FREE EXPRESSION

@carll.thunberg4265

@@kykyah The ones you name are not a million years near Raw Power in my world. Only AC/DC, Motörhead and Black Sabbath has come near this!

@simonecima4884

4y↑5

Waaaaaay ahead of their time...

@jimmypaget5737

2y↑13

I was fifteen when I found this record in the east village and bought it. It opened up a new world to me

@plentyonions

best opening lyric line....fucking ever!!!!!!

@InsiderAI8

33w

This is one of the most legendary song of all the fukin times no joking

@chillepalmerz

6y↑29

I don't know if it's because I got used to the Iggy mix first, but the guitar riffs sound like the volume is being turned down and it totally kills the energy.

@SaadNabil

35w↑4

Search and Destroy the Car in Gran Turismo!

@leneo1731

2y↑21

I've never heard this song before.
It immediately made me think of GG Allin.
The guitar, the high tempo, even the vocals a bit.
This is what I call dirty street punk and I fucking love it!

@user-bp1xe7xn4v

2y↑5

wonder how you didn't hear search and destroy before

@joejones9520

1y↑6

@@user-bp1xe7xn4v i think it's some hipster trend to always bring up gg allin and they think if they mention him they have instant cred but obviously as we see here they dont know shit.

@jamesd.9927

28w

@@user-bp1xe7xn4vJust lucky? I'd love to hear it for the first time - it still holds up

@HaydenPloszay

17w

I heard it when I was like 12 or something. 😀@@user-bp1xe7xn4v

@douglasjamesalexhuggins8258

2y↑6

49 years and still destroying!

@scooter2873

4y↑4

THE BEST!!!!

@bugsy_1925

3y↑5

Alucard's favorite song

@kellygardner1669

5y↑5

IGGY!!!!!!! 🔈🔉🔊

@unclejack340

7y↑5

This is the real f*cking deal right here.

@jessedelacruz4081

7y↑7

KILLER ROCK N ROLL

@gulagz1549

5y↑3

Best song ever.

@Emulous79

4y↑28

@mtnrunner2

4y↑3

Damn this is great

@TheLarryburns84

5y↑12

i can respect that dave did this in like, no time at all.. but it sounds like inexperienced teenagers in the living room. iggy's mix is what a record called Raw Power SHOULD sound like.

@JxT1957

4y↑2

i first heard this album in '73 along with kiss first album

@vole12

4y↑3

Hard to beat . Beautiful .

@AP-ld2qv

Dope Track....
On the * WONDERLAND * Soundtrack...

@ciarancaughey1099

5y↑6

I did some heavy gear to this in the 70's.

@Michael-vu4nv

5y↑2

Great concert at the Opera house in Sydney,awesome

@user-fv1jn1gw5w

1y↑2

Awesome

@Pititisk8

i can heard this song like a young love it <3

@valentin1808

Totally classic

@user-xq3jv3on1w

31w

この世で最も美しい曲

@johnnyappleseed856

2y↑7

It's funny both mixes are great because the Stooges laid it out!

@ronames6394

;-)s ... Amen. All their music is pure gold, Timeless, Brutal n more impactful than any other band.

@slimedog

8y↑17

I heard this when it first came out, buying it the same day that I bought the first Dolls album! Listening to it now I can't imagine hearing anything better as it is one of the best albums of all time! But Funhouse is better.

@etabeta666

8y↑1

+slimedog Totally agree ... still going crazy listening to it !

@rayfoote8921

Remember a young man amongst the gods known to some as Bobby pin¿

@trex8282

Too underrated song... Danm this must have 10million views at least.

@padistedor

7y↑21

If you don't know The Stooges, reevaluate your life.

@lucalone

best mix.

@mdr23

5y↑5

I first heard this in 1973. I didn't read Rolling Stone or anything like that - since then, I've not much more music press. It was a bit of a shock because of this. All I know is that is the best fucking thing ever. I love the way Down on the Street and Loose kick off. I love the intro of Prokofiev's Montagues & Capulets.Vaughn Williams' Theme on Thomas Tallis and the Funeral March for Queen Mary by Henry Purcell which all hit the mean spot as does Beethoven's Allegretto bit in his Symphony No.7 in A major op.92 part II. Bowie's Bewley Brothers and the Pink Fairies' City Kids are class along with 'Head's Ace of Spades, AC/DC's Thunderstruck & Rammstein's Ich Will. Can's Father Cannot Yell, Mushroom & Mother Sky match another strand of my psyche along with Young's triplet of Old Man, Heart of Gold & Hurricane.
I have a modern list too, but at the end of the day, all things considered, the Stooges' Search & Destroy from 1973, recorded and perfected after being holed up in a flat in Wimbledon....it's the best fucking thing ever. Slated at the time and now avidly pored over as in this comment train, it is what it is from what things were. Nobody is ever satisfied if they're an artist, but sometimes the shit you just have to get out, come what may. It's said that Chopin went back and twiddled, time & again, with his masterpieces - so obviously not masters in his ears.....?
A friend, Alistair Campbell, painted a picture for us with his version of S&D tied to the cover of Lust for Life. His photo of it he made into xmas card and sent it to Iggy. Iggy replied very courteously and this reply is now Alistair's most treasured possession. The painting I kept for years and I've now given it to my daughter.
Time, is waiting in the wings, he speaks of senseless things, his trick is you and me.

@larseriksson8711

Mycket best album ever.😊

@breathecoldwave

3y↑2

Now time to add delay on vocals for a cold wave remix 🥐🐀🦉

@Steve_643

18w

There was nothing close to this when it came out. Pure aggression

@shanewoolsey940

I'm 57 and if were not for this song... Do I need to say more?

@thepulseband.oficial

52w

yeaaaaahhh!!!!!!!!🤩

@Starkardur

4y↑4

I prefer this mix. A lot more in the vein of the actual song than the Iggy Pop mix, while bombastic is kind of traditional.

@Yakovlievich

5y↑4

"Get the hell off my boat."

@FeelingGodBlessed

first heard this song in LOST series , good track 10/10

@GeorgeSearsSolidusSnake

That episode just brought me here. Sawyer drinking his sorrows away.

@Justin-rm6su

8y↑165

I could appreciate this mix because of its influence in music but I really prefer the Iggy mix. It feels so dirty, raw, and disgusting. Just how I like the Stooges to be. Plus, I enjoy being able to hear percussion.

@mithushah4890

8y↑1

Justin Letcavage

@mithushah4890

8y↑1

Justin Letcavage

@ericmuschlitz7619

5y↑1

Bowie's mix was compressed, "squashed" for playability for portable mono tables common in Europe. Iggy's mix requires stereo, especially as HiFi was sold to provide "in theater sound".

@nogthedervish

5y↑1

@@ericmuschlitz7619 yeah i played this on a mono. it was a muddy mix but that was a chunk of the appeal

@yvoryshade6969

5y↑1

U don t understand anything.... Its because of this dirty sound, which its "so precious", that, we, volks, which we knew it when being young, we love it so much!!!!
But you ll get old too... Unless you die before

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@olivermilke9563

23w

if there is no god let it be iggy

@vincentsimon3184

STILL. Down on the Street

@user-kw3ry1kc3x

Good track

@kuntokadaryono6359

Iggy Mix much 👍👍

@lucalone

6y↑4

"the worlds forgotten boy"

@crellison4537

Rawk itskkkk!!

@luciajonas7483

49w

I got brought here by the F+TM cover. I have to say I definitely prefer her version but the lyrics are also genius so big props to this song for being out there to be covered. :D