Γραμμένο μαζί με τον Bowie, το Play It Safe είναι από τα καλύτερα τραγούδια της σόλο καριέρας του Iggy Pop. Οι στίχοι έχουν ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον στη (φαινομενική) αοριστία τους. Όσο για τους …ανερχόμενους, τότε, Simple Minds, αποτελούν την ιδανική συνοδεία του. 🟡 🟡 Co-written with Bowie, Play It Safe is one of the finest songs of Iggy Pop’s solo career. The lyrics are particularly interesting in their (seeming) vagueness. As for the then-up-and-coming Simple Minds, they make the ideal accompaniment.

Say Ta
Eisenhower saw the thing
He said this is sickening
I swear I saw the very thing
I saw it in America
Let’s play safe
I never knew how
How to play safe
You told me how
How to play safe
A thousand times
I don’t believe in fairies any more
Today I saw a very very thing
But that’s another song
You’re too simple minded
Let’s play it safe
What do we have in common?
Play it safe
What do we have in common?
Play it safe
I want to be a criminal
Play it safe