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Iggy Pop — Lust for Life
Album: Lust For Life
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Released: 1977
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Here comes johnny yen again
With the liquor and drugs
And the flesh machine
He's gonna do another strip tease.
Hey man, where'd ya get that lotion?
I've been hurting since I've bought the gimmick
About something called love
Yeah, something called love.
Well, that's like hypnotizing chickens.

Well, I'm just a modern guy
Of course, I've had it in the ear before.
I have a lust for life
'cause of a lust for life.

I'm worth a million in prizes
With my torture film
Drive a gto
Wear a uniform
All on a government loan.
I'm worth a million in prizes
Yeah, I'm through with sleeping on the sidewalk
No more beating my brains
No more beating my brains
With liquor and drugs
With liquor and drugs.

Well, I'm just a modern guy
Of course, I've had it in my ear before
Well, I've a lust for life (lust for life)
'cause of a lust for life (lust for life, oooo)
I got a lust for life (oooo)
Got a lust for life (oooo)
Oh, a lust for life (oooo)
Oh, a lust for life (oooo)
A lust for life (oooo)
I got a lust for life (oooo)
Got a lust for life.

Well, I'm just a modern guy
Of course, I've had it in my ear before
Well, I've a lust for life
'cause I've a lust for life.

Here comes johnny yen again
With the liquor and drugs
And the flesh machine
He's gonna do another strip tease.
Hey man, where'd ya get that lotion?
Your skin starts itching once you buy the gimmick
About something called love
Love, love, love
Well, that's like hypnotizing chickens.

Well, I'm just a modern guy
Of course, I've had it in the ear before
And I've a lust for life (lust for life)
'cause I've a lust for life (lust for life)
Got a lust for life
Yeah, a lust for life
I got a lust for life
A lust for life
Got a lust for life
Yeah a lust for life
I got a lust for life
Lust for life
Lust for life
Lust for life
Lust for life
Lust for life
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 brosen wrote:
Can't believe this guy covered that Tom Jones song.  



LOL!  Too funny!
Posted 2 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]


I still feel that sting of disappointment when Toyota used this song for a car commercial back in 1998... Well, I got a good 20 years out of this track.

Posted 2 months ago by boffyflow    [ Reply ]
Can't believe this guy covered that Tom Jones song.  
Posted 3 months ago by brosen    [ Reply ]
It's officially Friday 5 p.m.
Posted 7 months ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
 timmus wrote:
Tainted by that awful Carnival Cruise Lines commercial in the mid-2000s that ran all the time.  {#Sad}


He probably didn't have a problem cashing the check for the licensing. 
Posted 8 months ago by roadie    [ Reply ]
 DW4554 wrote:

Went to the Iggy Pop gig at the student union building on the UC Berkeley campus back a ways when I was living in Berkeley circa the tear gas days surrounding the legendary peoples park conflict.  

Iggy got onstage with his minimalist band (drums, bass) and as he launched into the opening tune the power was apparently intentionally cut in the building and the emergency lighting came on.  Iggy was unfazed, said FU and continued to play acapella until the fire department and the police forced him off stage to loud boos.  The crowd refused to leave and a skirmish ensued with Iggy leading the charge.  UC Berkeley publicly apologized the next day.

Quite the gig.    


Cool story.  Thank You for sharing it!
Posted 10 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 timmus wrote:
Tainted by that awful Carnival Cruise Lines commercial in the mid-2000s that ran all the time.  {#Sad}



Funny, I forgot about that commercial until now. Thanks for nothin'!
Posted 10 months ago by romangaslan    [ Reply ]
Tainted by that awful Carnival Cruise Lines commercial in the mid-2000s that ran all the time.  {#Sad}
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Went to the Iggy Pop gig at the student union building on the UC Berkeley campus back a ways when I was living in Berkeley circa the tear gas days surrounding the legendary peoples park conflict.  

Iggy got onstage with his minimalist band (drums, bass) and as he launched into the opening tune the power was apparently intentionally cut in the building and the emergency lighting came on.  Iggy was unfazed, said FU and continued to play acapella until the fire department and the police forced him off stage to loud boos.  The crowd refused to leave and a skirmish ensued with Iggy leading the charge.  UC Berkeley publicly apologized the next day.

Quite the gig.    
Posted 1 year ago by DW4554    [ Reply ]
GREAT TUNE!!  I also like the cover version by Tom Jones w/ The Pretenders!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
I awoke to this ear worm.  My 66th b'day is tomorrow.  I'm ready for the next 20.
Posted 1 year ago by cogbehaviour1    [ Reply ]
"Shirtless For Life"
Posted 1 year ago by marysclark    [ Reply ]
 Relayer wrote:

Yea, he fulfilled that promise with his new wife:





Good for Iggy.
Posted 1 year ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:

I'd like to see him and Tom Jones do a duet of this.




Me TOO!!  The Tom Jones cover is on the RP playlist. I love it!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
I'd like to see him and Tom Jones do a duet of this.
Posted 2 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 dischuckin wrote:

i read somewhere that iggy noticed that egyptian emperors were always depicted with no shirts, so that's why he never wears a shirt



If I was in as good a shape as he, I'd go shirtless more often too.
Posted 2 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
i read somewhere that iggy noticed that egyptian emperors were always depicted with no shirts, so that's why he never wears a shirt
Posted 2 years ago by dischuckin    [ Reply ]
 Sweet_Virginia wrote:

Dave Grohl tells an interesting story of being a pick up drummer for Iggy Pop at a random gig when he was just starting out. It was his little boy fantasy come real.

Makes sense - explains why he is known for bringing young performers up on stage. And stands back and lets them shine, instead of staying in the spotlight. Helps they most often slay it. DG seems like a class act.
c.

Posted 2 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
 tournemire wrote:

ah, at last something good after having clicked 5 or 6 times to PSD 



You surely mean 'something you like'? 
Posted 2 years ago by pktinkler2984    [ Reply ]
ah, at last something good after having clicked 5 or 6 times to PSD 
Posted 2 years ago by tournemire    [ Reply ]
 SmackDaddy wrote:

The seeds of punk (Velvet Underground, Stooges, MC5, NY Dolls) were really a response to the overproduced prog rock, stadium rock, and the big money that was flowing into music. Basically a big FU, I'm going to do what I want. This in turn inspired the Brit scene (Sex Pistols, et al) who used to vent their frustrations about Thatcher's Great Britain and utter lack of opportunity in the depressed economy. That was parallel to the Ramones and CBGB scene in NY which eventually had a parallel scene in Los Angeles with X, Blasters, and so many more. All of that splintered into the hard core scene and "new wave" (as labelled by the media) and latter into industrial, speed/death metal, electronica, and a host of other subgenres. 

The late 70s to late 80s was probably the most diverse the music industry has ever been however, aside from MTV, most people in American never heard any of it.


Sex Pistols predated (the start of) Thatcher's Britain by 3 years.
Prescient stuff
Posted 2 years ago by salice    [ Reply ]
Dave Grohl tells an interesting story of being a pick up drummer for Iggy Pop at a random gig when he was just starting out. It was his little boy fantasy come real.
Posted 2 years ago by Sweet_Virginia    [ Reply ]
SuperGreat!!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 sjccroquet wrote:

When James Newell Ostenberg, Jr. was not a modern guy...
170px-Iggy-Pop-HS-Yearbook


Posted 3 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]


These guys could've been brothers.
Posted 3 years ago by mread    [ Reply ]
 Soopertimes wrote:

We need to think about the ecological choices we make and think about what kind of planet we're leaving for Iggy and Keith Richards




Too Funny!  These guys are like the Energizer Bunny! They just keep on going!!!
Posted 3 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
We need to think about the ecological choices we make and think about what kind of planet we're leaving for Iggy and Keith Richards
Posted 3 years ago by Soopertimes    [ Reply ]
 Relayer wrote:

Yea, he fulfilled that promise with his new wife:



When James Newell Ostenberg, Jr. was not a modern guy...
170px-Iggy-Pop-HS-Yearbook
Posted 3 years ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
Must watch Train Spotting again.

This track provides us with probably the most enjoyable yet ironic start to any movie.
Posted 3 years ago by jamesshoemark    [ Reply ]
 gregskrtic wrote:

what exactly did he have in his ear....?



"Getting it in the ear" is a English term for being nagged at.
In the context of the song I'd surmise that he and David bowie were getting it in the ear for their constant use of liquor and drugs and living the "high life" due to their mutual "Lust for life"
Posted 3 years ago by t0m5k1    [ Reply ]
 AnchorMan wrote:


It's easy you just put their head under their wing, and swing gently from side to side. Presto they fall asleep.


Then you line them up with their heads still under their wings and scare the grandchildren.  Great fun.
Posted 3 years ago by szasz9595    [ Reply ]
what exactly did he have in his ear....?
Posted 3 years ago by gregskrtic    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
Gotta admit, this guy's in pretty great shape for a 73 year old; and especially considering they lifestyle he came from...
 
He was 63 in the photo.  Just sayin
Posted 3 years ago by pigtail    [ Reply ]
Gotta admit, this guy's in pretty great shape for a 73 year old; and especially considering they lifestyle he came from...
Posted 3 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
😊👍
Posted 3 years ago by jsegal21132    [ Reply ]
I figured out about Iggy Pop from the Trainspotting movie and this music.
Posted 4 years ago by neneco    [ Reply ]
That album cover gets me every damn time! 
Posted 4 years ago by alexandersmcmillan    [ Reply ]
 ppopp wrote:
radioparadise is long overdue to acknowledge Iggy having more than just two songs worth playing.
 
True...though this one's great and I have to re-rate my 8's not enough...it's a 9...now all's fine...Long Live RP and the LUST for life!! 
Posted 4 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
G O D L I K E 
Posted 4 years ago by sonymagellan    [ Reply ]
 midreaming wrote:
   Well, .. if ya gotta get all bookish about it I'd say punk was a response to what some thought was a pretentious world with pretentious art and music that didn't refelect the world they lived in.

Life for some may have a been a Johnny Mathis song or a JohnPaulGeorgeRingo jingo, but that seemed like a load of horse _ _ _ _ to others. If you don't "get" the music I'd say you fall under the former category and not so much the latter.

 
The seeds of punk (Velvet Underground, Stooges, MC5, NY Dolls) were really a response to the overproduced prog rock, stadium rock, and the big money that was flowing into music. Basically a big FU, I'm going to do what I want. This in turn inspired the Brit scene (Sex Pistols, et al) who used to vent their frustrations about Thatcher's Great Britain and utter lack of opportunity in the depressed economy. That was parallel to the Ramones and CBGB scene in NY which eventually had a parallel scene in Los Angeles with X, Blasters, and so many more. All of that splintered into the hard core scene and "new wave" (as labelled by the media) and latter into industrial, speed/death metal, electronica, and a host of other subgenres. 

The late 70s to late 80s was probably the most diverse the music industry has ever been however, aside from MTV, most people in American never heard any of it.
Posted 5 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
Love this album cover!  Straight out of Teen Beat!
 

Looks so wholesome, doesn't he?
Posted 5 years ago by linden    [ Reply ]
radioparadise is long overdue to acknowledge Iggy having more than just two songs worth playing.
Posted 5 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
Love this album cover!  Straight out of Teen Beat!
Posted 5 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 jacopo777 wrote:

My 6 pack abs are Budweiser.
 
LOL!  And I used to say I had a 4 pack, like wine coolers....now it's just a keg!  This one's still an 8 though I love the passion that comes out in this song....guess that's required in a song called "Lust for Life" eh?  Long Live RP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 Relayer wrote:

Yea, he fulfilled that promise with his new wife:


 
My 6 pack abs are Budweiser.
Posted 5 years ago by jacopo777    [ Reply ]
Play a cut from the Stooges "Funhouse" release.
Posted 5 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]
Where The White Stripes got their beat from for their big hit, 'Are You Gonna Be My Girl'.
Posted 5 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
 Rockit9 wrote:
LUST FULL WIFE!!!
 
Yea, he fulfilled that promise with his new wife:


Posted 5 years ago by Relayer    [ Reply ]
a CBGB set!
Posted 5 years ago by LaurieinTucson    [ Reply ]
Punk took us out the ... disco era!

midreaming wrote:
   Well, .. if ya gotta get all bookish about it I'd say punk was a response to what some thought was a pretentious world with pretentious art and music that didn't refelect the world they lived in.

Life for some may have a been a Johnny Mathis song or a JohnPaulGeorgeRingo jingo, but that seemed like a load of horse _ _ _ _ to others. If you don't "get" the music I'd say you fall under the former category and not so much the latter.

 

Posted 6 years ago by cosmicjoe54    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
What I find weirder is the "of course I've had it in my ear before", which puts a quite unpleasant and messy picture in my mind...;-) An all-time classic from a guy who, by rights, shouldn't still be alive. Is he one of the undead, do you think? Certainly looks it.
 
"Had it in the ear" was an expression that meant one was taken advantage of, screwed over, or otherwise treated unfairly.  Like you were poked in the ear with a pencil...or worse (as that picture in your mind was developing) 
ex: "Man, I really got it in the ear from the company when they made me salaried instead of hourly."
I don't think it's commonly used much anymore.
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Rockit9 wrote:
LUST FULL WIFE!!!
 
she's gonna do another strip tease{#Dance}
Posted 6 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
Got no money, can't get pished; got money, drinking too much. Got no bird, can't get laid; got a bird, too much hassle... 😀
Posted 6 years ago by Egctheow    [ Reply ]
 MiguelEI wrote:
 O course you're not Iggy!!! He can do whatever he likes to do!

 
looks like he has a skin shirt on.
Posted 6 years ago by Milano    [ Reply ]
LUST FULL WIFE!!!
Posted 6 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
 Schmoogsley wrote:
Sucko-barfo
 
Stated without evidence ... dismissed without evidence

Dumb as a sack of rocks
Posted 6 years ago by radioparadise9    [ Reply ]
I love the fact that this song got used for an ad for Carnival Cruise line. I wonder if they listened to the lyrics. A cruise I wish I could go on.
Posted 6 years ago by zenhead    [ Reply ]
He reminds me of Renfield.
Renfield
Posted 6 years ago by clickfaster    [ Reply ]
 Grammarcop wrote:
Dumb question: Who hypnotizes chickens?

 

It's easy you just put their head under their wing, and swing gently from side to side. Presto they fall asleep.
Posted 6 years ago by AnchorMan    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Plenty of people have - the practice is over 350 years old.  Apparently, his use of the term in this song is to a character in a William S. Burroughs book.

 
Really?! Consider me gobsmacked. I must know more. Thank you!
Posted 6 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
I used to be a trainspotter !   Somehow this song makes me feel vindicated {#Cool}
Posted 6 years ago by redart    [ Reply ]
 TRC wrote:
 Remembering to never take my shirt off  

sfyi2001 wrote:


 

  O course you're not Iggy!!! He can do whatever he likes to do!


Posted 7 years ago by MiguelEI    [ Reply ]
 Remembering to never take my shirt off  

sfyi2001 wrote:


 


Posted 7 years ago by TRC    [ Reply ]
 Grammarcop wrote:
Dumb question: Who hypnotizes chickens?

 
Plenty of people have - the practice is over 350 years old.  Apparently, his use of the term in this song is to a character in a William S. Burroughs book.
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
perfect rock'n'roll song! 10!
Posted 7 years ago by whomhow    [ Reply ]
Dumb question: Who hypnotizes chickens?
Posted 7 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
One of my all time fav tunes....one of my theme songs! 
Posted 7 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]

Posted 7 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
Looks like the Igster is back for the "Trainspotting" sequel:

Published on Jan 12, 2017

T2 Trainspotting soundtrack tracklist movie , trainspotting 2 soundtrack ost 2017 

Tracklist :
1. “Lust For Life” – Iggy Pop (The Prodigy Remix)
2. “Shotgun Mouthwash” – High Contrast
3. “Silk” – Wolf Alice
4. “Get Up” – Young Fathers
5. “Relax” – Frankie Goes To Hollywood
6. “Eventually But (Spud’s letter to Gail)” – Underworld, Ewen Bremner
7. “Only God Knows” – Young Fathers
8. “Dad’s Best Friend” – The Rubberbandits
9. “Dreaming” – Blondie
10. “Radio Ga Ga” – Queen
11. “It’s Like That” – RUN-DMC, Jason Nevins
12. “(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais” – The Clash
13. “Rain Or Shine” – Young Fathers
14. “Whitest Boy On The Beach” – Fat White Family
15. “Slow Slippy” – Underworld


Can we please get that Clash song added to the playlist here!
Posted 7 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:

Yeah, he'd probably be into it. 

 
So would his wife, apparently.
Posted 8 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
Sucko-barfo
Posted 8 years ago by Schmoogsley    [ Reply ]
So f****n cool!!!
Posted 8 years ago by Elvis78    [ Reply ]
Taj Mahal — Corinna
The Black Crowes — Good Morning Captain
Los Lobos — Good Morning Aztlan
Iggy Pop — Lust for Life

Bill, I can't get any work done at all while you keep playing this quality of music... and my coworkers don't seem to appreciate my singing along either.
Posted 8 years ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
Iggy never sounded so good
the first Stooges album was good in a different way (now I wanna be your dog!) 
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
 freddyfender wrote:
Igggy Pop isn't punky, he is a piss-ant; and I would have my wife bitch slap his weasel ass if I ever saw him.

 
Yeah, he'd probably be into it. 
Posted 8 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
Aaaaawesome rhythm and song! Trainspotting comes to mind instantly!
Posted 8 years ago by maboleth    [ Reply ]
There's an article about Iggy Pop's friendship with David Bowie in this morning's New York Times:

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/14/arts/music/david-bowie-iggy-pop.html?ref=arts&_r=0 .

It provides insight to how Iggy wrote this song. Good stuff.
Posted 8 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
Oh Bill, you have truly raised the segue bar.  Los Lobos' Good Morning Aztlan to Lust for Life to Donna Summer... it's like canoeing down a white water river — there ain't no stoppin', you just keep paddlin' and watch out for rocks...  love it!
 
Posted 9 years ago by crogers    [ Reply ]
TURN IT UP !
Posted 9 years ago by jgrosch    [ Reply ]
Igggy Pop isn't punky, he is a piss-ant; and I would have my wife bitch slap his weasel ass if I ever saw him.
Posted 9 years ago by freddyfender    [ Reply ]
A little too punky for this spunky monkey
Posted 9 years ago by Singlow    [ Reply ]
One of my all time favs!  AWESOME!
Posted 9 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Love it!!!! Wahoooo!!!!
Posted 9 years ago by Rotterdam    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:


 
That's one hip, rockin' cat {#Lol}
Posted 9 years ago by olivertwist    [ Reply ]
 Kmulli wrote:

 

Where did you find that!
Posted 9 years ago by sid1950    [ Reply ]
 Kmulli wrote:

I need this.

 

Posted 9 years ago by Kmulli    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:


 

Posted 9 years ago by Kmulli    [ Reply ]
You know what? I have a serious lust for life. {#Sunny}
Posted 9 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
This song hits a nerve like a raw vein hot hard and immediate.  Consistent, constant and rachis,  good times.  Head bopp'in eye popp'in good times.
Posted 9 years ago by Giverofpain    [ Reply ]
{#Surprised} this tune is old as I am {#Cheesygrin}


Posted 9 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
Gimme a break, RP! The last 10 songs have been so good that I can't get any work done!
Posted 9 years ago by louderspace    [ Reply ]
A solid '1'. This tune always struck me as the opposite of its title - quite vapid and tedious.  {#Razz}




Posted 10 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
I was in a dark place at the time and this tune pulled me out on many occasions.  Thanks, Mr Pop.  And thanks, Mr G. for allowing me to enjoy it again. Best regards from this sunny side of the pond  xx
Posted 10 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 lemmoth wrote:

Bill - I hear ya and I love yer programming but I bet you can find a mood and a place for I Wanna Be Your Dog.  Check it out.

 

No Fun!
Posted 10 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
In April 2013, I visited the studio in Berlin where Iggy and Bowie crafted this great song (and album). If you are ever in Berlin you should check out Hansa By The Wall studio. Lotta history there - Bowie, Iggy, U2, Depeche Mode. All made classic albums there. Very cool studio. You can see some of Hansa By The Wall in U2's "One" video. Also took a tour to 155 Hauptstrasse - the apt where Bowie and Iggy lived while in Berlin.
Posted 10 years ago by Rick_V    [ Reply ]
Oh, I get it!  "I've never had it in the REAR before."  Thanks, Doctor Demento!
Posted 10 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
Jim Rome bumper music.  I was late to work today.  The benefit was that I got to listen to the first 1/2 hour of the Jim Rome show during the drive.  That guy's the best in sports radio by far.
Posted 10 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
 gypsyman wrote:
Love Iggy. The Godfather of....something.

 
Sucky.
Posted 10 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]

Posted 10 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
Love Iggy. The Godfather of....something.
Posted 11 years ago by DD gypsyman    [ Reply ]
Could have been tolerable back before it was played ALL THE TIME in that annoying commercial....
Posted 11 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
 jagdaf wrote:
I think I'll spend the day hypnotizing chickens.

 
The power of suggestion! 




 lemmoth wrote:

Bill - I hear ya and I love yer programming but I bet you can find a mood and a place for I Wanna Be Your Dog.  Check it out.

   
Used beautifully in "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels." Loved that movie so much that as soon as the final credits ended, I rewound the tape and watched the whole thing again.  
Posted 11 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
...The "Jets" pretty much copied the intro on that song of theirs "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" IMHO
Posted 11 years ago by drivingunit103    [ Reply ]
That is one great song for the early morning!
Posted 11 years ago by ddbz    [ Reply ]
Awesome fekkin song!
Posted 11 years ago by Isabeau    [ Reply ]
Good segue from Louis Prima, but I can't shake the sense that "hey, Bo Diddley" is buried in these grooves somewhere. 
Posted 11 years ago by tonypf    [ Reply ]
 toterola wrote:

                                                           Trainspotting
 

Yeah, this song always reminds me of this cool movie...  love this song...
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 Ag3nt0rang3 wrote:

I don't know, these guys weren't that old when they started their downward slides, all of them could be said to have started losing their touch in the 80's, even Iggy. I don't think it's a matter of getting older so much as a matter of getting comfortable in a niche.
 
In 1980 Paul Simon turned 39, Elton John and Iggy Pop turned 33 and Stevie Wonder turned 30 (and of course he started his career as a teenager.)

Make a list of your 25 favorite rock songs and my bet is that the vast majority were written and performed by someone who was 25 or younger at the time.
Posted 11 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
I'm worth a million in prizes
Posted 11 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
I could never really afford to buy CDs or records until around the time the movie Trainspotting came out.  I was driving a beat up old car with a giant dent in the side, and I could barely make the payments.  What little spending money I had went to whatever social life I was able to scrape together in Wrigleyville, Chicago (great times).  So, I bought the Trainspotting CD, mainly on the strength of this song - they had just started playing this in heavy rotation on XRT.  It was a life-changing CD for me, because Brian Eno's Deep Blue Day is also on that CD...
Posted 11 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
I think I'll spend the day hypnotizing chickens.
Posted 11 years ago by jagdaf    [ Reply ]


Well,
I'm just a modern guy
Posted 12 years ago by Wardleader    [ Reply ]
Amazing this song  even gets played.  What do you people hear in this idiot?  THis is the only "artist" on RP I can't stomach.
Posted 12 years ago by HIGGS_BOSON    [ Reply ]
 lemmoth wrote:

The only thing that happened to each of the trailblazing, amazing, genius (in their own ways) artist that you mentioned is that they and their audiences got older.  Rock and roll, r&b, pop & punk are games for young men and women to remake every generation and thank god for that.

Love these guys all - also love great and near artists of the '00s and '10s - mostly thanks to hearing them on RP

Keep 'em all coming Bill 
 
I don't know, these guys weren't that old when they started their downward slides, all of them could be said to have started losing their touch in the 80's, even Iggy. I don't think it's a matter of getting older so much as a matter of getting comfortable in a niche.
Posted 12 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
 BillG wrote:

Sorry. The Stooges just never did it for me.
 
Bill - I hear ya and I love yer programming but I bet you can find a mood and a place for I Wanna Be Your Dog.  Check it out.
Posted 12 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
 Ag3nt0rang3 wrote:
Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, and now Iggy Pop. Is this BillG's "genius artists who dwindled to mediocrity" set? And if so, who's next, Elton John?
 
The only thing that happened to each of the trailblazing, amazing, genius (in their own ways) artist that you mentioned is that they and their audiences got older.  Rock and roll, r&b, pop & punk are games for young men and women to remake every generation and thank god for that.

Love these guys all - also love great and near artists of the '00s and '10s - mostly thanks to hearing them on RP

Keep 'em all coming Bill 
Posted 12 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, and now Iggy Pop. Is this BillG's "genius artists who dwindled to mediocrity" set? And if so, who's next, Elton John?
Posted 12 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
 madaxeman wrote:
People actually listen to this shite?
 
Yep...and my neighbours might say just a bit too loudly!
Posted 12 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
 jadewahoo wrote:

  bump


Posted 12 years ago by spigolli    [ Reply ]
Just got finished reading his autobiography......what a freak!
Posted 12 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]