Favorite "New" Songs #6 - "New Values"
@teamfreak16 (43624)
Denver, Colorado
December 20, 2017 4:56pm CST
These are not new songs, rather, I am counting down my favorite songs with "new" in the title. We are at #6: "New Values" by Iggy Pop.
According to Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain's book, Please Kill Me, both The MC5 and The Stooges (of which Iggy was vocalist) were essentially the first punk bands, which has earned Iggy Pop the nickname "The Godfather of Punk. He is, as a member of The Stooges, in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"New Values" is the title track from Iggy's 1979 album. It was his first solo record that did not include participation from his good buddy, David Bowie.
Although the album spawned two singles, "New Values" was not one of them. Yet it's good enough that Iggy performed it live on the BBC show, The Old Grey Whistle Test, as you will see from the attached video. It's pure Iggy Pop. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
(Info verified by Wikipedia)
Iggy Pop 1977-1979 "In The Service Of The Bourgeoisie" [01]. 1977-03-14 Seneca College, Toronto, Canada [02]. 1977 Unknown American Tour Footage [03]. Lust F...
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@teamfreak16 (43624)
• Denver, Colorado
20 Dec 17
He did have an energetic stage performance. He did the same thing when I saw him open for the Pretenders.
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
21 Dec 17
@teamfreak16 The Pretenders this I have seen them.LOL
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@teamfreak16 (43624)
• Denver, Colorado
21 Dec 17
@amadeo - I've seen them four times. A great show each time.
@FourWalls (86765)
• United States
21 Dec 17
Wasn’t this about the time he was seeing how much heroin he could ingest? And he starts the song, “I’m healthy as a horse”?
Oh, well, he and Keith (and Willie Nelson) will outlive us all.
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@snowy22315 (209009)
• United States
29 Apr 18
Not quite sure I ever heard an Iggy Pop tune, it's an experience. I suspect in "modern" times he would be a rapper!
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@teamfreak16 (43624)
• Denver, Colorado
29 Apr 18
That would be a possibility. Iggy is larger than life. He can do what he wants!
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Dec 17
Yes! The Godfather of punk!
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
21 Dec 17
I really like Iggy Pop, but I don't think I've hear this one before.
My favorite song by him is Cry For Love off of his Blah album. For awhile, I would listen to it about 20 times a day. I guess because I was feeling down at the time. he really puts his soul out there for everyone and not many singers do this.
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@teamfreak16 (43624)
• Denver, Colorado
21 Dec 17
That's my favorite as well. That's the tour that I saw.
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@teamfreak16 (43624)
• Denver, Colorado
21 Dec 17
@misunderstood_zombie - Oh, it most definitely was. I had front row seats, too.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
21 Dec 17
@teamfreak16 That must have been a great concert.
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