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Iggy Pop
American rock musician (born 1947)
James Newell Osterberg Jr., known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor who was the lead vocalist of the proto-punk band the Stooges. Regarded as the "Godfather of Punk", he is noted for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics, poetic lyrics, and unique voice.
He was named one of the 50 Great Voices by NPR, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Stooges in 2010, and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020 for his solo career.
James Newell Osterberg Jr. was born in Muskegon, Michigan, on April 21, 1947, the son of Louella (née Christensen; 1917–1996) and James Newell Osterberg (1921–2007), an English teacher and baseball coach at Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan. He is of English, German, and Irish descent on his father's side, and Danish and Norwegian ancestry on his mother's side. His father was adopted by a Swedish-American nurse surnamed Osterberg. The family lived in a trailer park in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
As an actor Pop has appeared in a number of movies including children's movies. Movie appearances include: Sid and Nancy (a non-speaking cameo role), The Color of Money, Hardware (voice only), The Crow: City of Angels (Iggy wanted to play Funboy in the original The Crow movie, but his recording schedule would not permit him.), The Rugrats Movie, Snow Day, Coffee and Cigarettes (opposite Tom Waits, in the third segment of the film, "Somewhere in California"), Tank Girl and Atolladero, a Spanish science fiction Western. Pop worked with Johnny Depp on several films: they appeared together in Cry-Baby and Dead Man.
Iggy Pop is considered by some to be among the greatest and most influential punk rock vocalists of all time. According to Ultimate Classic Rock: "There is perhaps no human in history who has personified punk more than Iggy Pop."
American singer, songwriter, musician and actor, born 21 April 1947 in Muskegon, Michigan, USA. Founding member of .
He started as a drummer, first playing with his high school band The Iguanas (3), and soon joining Blues band The Prime Movers (3). At the same period he worked at record shop Discount Records in Ann Arbor, while he was attending college. In 1967, he decided to become a vocalist forming with brothers Ron and Scott Asheton, and their friend Dave Alexander.
After releasing two iconic albums with The Stooges - the self-titled debut and "Funhouse" - the band collapsed in 1971. He then teamed up with guitarist James Williamson (who had briefly played in The Stooges), and bringing back the Ashetons, he formed a new version of the band. The group released "Raw Power" in 1973, and broke up for good the next year.
David Bowie (a huge admirer of Pop's) got Iggy under his wing in 1976, and after touring together, Bowie went on to produce his first solo album, called "The Idiot" (out in 1977). The same year another Bowie collaboration, with more contribution by Iggy, came out - his second solo album "Lust For Life". By the end of 1977, an album he had recorded with Williams
Also known as: I Pop, I. Bowie, I. Pop, I. Popp, I.Pop
From Discogs (free to use). Their entry
Liner notes
Iggy Pop, the records, oldest first
The Idiot
1977 album
Lust for Life
1977 album
wanted
Kill City
1977 album
Jesus Loves The Stooges
1977 ep
New Values
1979 album
Soldier
1980 album
Party
1981 album
Zombie Birdhouse
1982 album
Real Wild Child (Wild One)
1986 ep
Blah‐Blah‐Blah
1986 album
Instinct
1988 album
Compact Hits
1988 ep
Livin’ on the Edge of the Night
1990 ep
Brick by Brick
1990 album
wanted
American Caesar
1993 album
Wild America
1993 ep
Naughty Little Doggie
1996 album
Avenue B
1999 album
Beat ’Em Up
2001 album
Skull Ring EP
2003 ep
Skull Ring
2003 album
I Wanna Be Your Dog
2006 ep
He's Frank (Slight Return)
2009 album
Préliminaires
2009 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
"Candy" is a song from Iggy Pop's ninth solo album, Brick by Brick. A duet with Kate Pierson of the B-52's, it was the album's second single in September 1990.
It became the biggest mainstream hit of Pop's career, as he reached the top 40 in the United States for the first and only time. The song additionally peaked within the top 10 in Australia, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Background
The initial narrator is a man (Pop) who grieves a lost love. Following the first chorus, the perspective of the woman (Pierson) is heard. She expresses, unbeknownst to the man, that she misses him too. According to Pop, the lyrics refer to a teenage girlfriend, Betsy: I was looking back on my relationship with her, and I thought 'Let's be fair. Let the girl have her say.' I wanted a girl who would sing with a small-town voice, and Kate has a little twang in her voice that sounds slightly rural and naive.
Reception
In the United States, "Candy" debuted on November 24, 1990, at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100. It peaked at number 28 in February 1991 and is Pop's only single to appear on the chart. The song was a top-five modern rock hit, remaining on the Modern Rock Tracks chart for 17 weeks. It also reached the top 30 of the Album Rock Tracks chart. Elsewhere, the single reached the top 10 in Belgium, the Netherlands and Australia, peaking at numbers 10, four, and nine, respectively. "Candy" also charted well in New Zealand, reaching number 39, and is Pop's only other song to chart there besides the number-one hit "Real Wild Child (Wild One)". However, it was not as commercially successful in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 67.
"Lust for Life" is a 1977 song performed by American singer Iggy Pop and co-written by David Bowie, featured on the album of the same name. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked it at No. 149 on their list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", re-ranking it at No. 325 in their 2021 updated list.
Composition and performance
Co-written by Iggy Pop and David Bowie (written on a ukulele), the song is known for its opening drumbeat (played by Hunt Sales). The rhythm was based on the Armed Forces Network call signal, which Pop and Bowie picked up on while waiting for a broadcast of Starsky & Hutch. The drumbeat has since been imitated in numerous songs, including "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet and "Selfish Jean" by Travis; however, Sales's use of the rhythm was not original, as it was itself derived from "You Can't Hurry Love", released in July 1966 by the Supremes, and "I'm Ready for Love", released in October 1966 by Martha and the Vandellas; both songs were penned by Motown's Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team.
Lyrics
The song's lyrics contain a number of references to William S. Burroughs' experimental novel The Ticket That Exploded, most notably mentions of "Johnny Yen" (described by Burroughs as "The Boy-Girl Other Half strip tease God of sexual frustration") and "hypnotizing chickens".
