If you're ever surfing the web while bored out of your mind, you might wanna think about watching an Iggy Pop video on YouTube. Despite never selling out stadiums, he has been lauded by many as one of the very best showmen in rock history. At some point during your video, you'll laugh because of Pop's outrageous antics (and how he looked a bit like Stewart from MadTV in the 70's). At other times, you'll wish you were him, a shirtless, rebellious punk rocker oozing with twice the swagger and confidence of Mick Jagger (who himself has twice as much as almost anybody else).Iggy's song "The Passenger," from his signature Lust for Life album, is getting a lot of playing time on my iTunes this week. You've definitely heard the song before, as it's been in numerous trailers and ads (Anderson Cooper and 30 Days' Morgan Spurlock--famous for Super Size Me--have both used the song for their shows' intros). Just go ahead and click play on the video, and you'll say "Ohhhhh, thaaaaat song..." What's interesting is that it's so simple musically and lyrically, but has such a charm to it. Iggy takes a break from his ultra-caffeinated jams and leaves us with the ultimate road trip song. Check it out.
i love that song!
ReplyDeleteit's such a great roadtrip song. it just makes me wanna ride and ride through the city at night...