Συμπαραγωγός (υπεύθυνος για την τελική μίξη) του Raw Power, κύκνειου άσματος των Stooges ήταν ο David Bowie. Ήταν η πρώτη, αλλά όχι η τελευταία φορά που θα συνεργαζόταν με τον άνθρωπο που θεωρούσε τεράστια επιρροή και επιστήθιο φίλο του. Η συνεργασία θα συνεχιζόταν και θα κλιμακωνόταν με τα κλασικά άλμπουμ του Iggy Pop Lust For Life, The Idiot. Εμείς ακούμε το ‘Search And Destroy’, “απόλυτο” πανκ ύμνο – για τον υποφαινόμενο τουλάχιστο – μουσική του κιθαρίστα James Williamson σε στίχους του Iggy. Απο πολύ μικρή απόσταση ακολουθεί το ‘Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell’, από το ίδιο άλμπουμ και με τους ίδιους δράστες. Σε ό,τι με αφορά, δε νομίζω ότι έχω ακούσει πιο πειστική απεικόνιση της “κόλασης” από το τελευταίο section αυτού του τραγουδιού. 📀 📀 David Bowie was the co-producer (responsible for the final mix) of Raw Power, swan song of The Stooges. It was the first, but not the last time he would collaborate with the man he considered a huge influence and a close friend. Their partnership would continue and reach its peak with Iggy Pop’s classic albums Lust for Life and The Idiot. We are listening to ‘Search And Destroy’, the “ultimate” punk anthem – at least for the undersigned – music by guitarist James Williamson with lyrics by Iggy. Pretty close behind comes ‘Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell’, from the same album and by the same culprits. As far as I’m concerned, I don’t think I’ve ever heard a more convincing depiction of “hell” than the last section of this song.

I’m a street walking cheetah with a heart full of napalm
I’m a runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb
I am a world’s forgotten boy
The one who searches and destroys
Honey, gotta help me, please
Somebody gotta save my soul
Baby, detonate for me
Look out, honey, ’cause I’m using technology
Well, there ain’t got time to make no apology
Soul radiation in the dead of night
Love in the middle of a firefight
I think you better understand
Somebody gotta save my soul
Baby, penetrate my mind
And I’m the world’s forgotten boy
The one who’s searching, searching to destroy
Honey, I’m the world’s forgotten boy
The one who’s searching only to destroy
Look out, honey, ’cause I’m using technology
Ain’t got time to make no apology
Soul radiation in the dead of night
Love in the middle of a firefight
Honey, gotta strike me blind
Somebody gotta save my soul
Baby, penetrate my mind, whoa!
And I’m the world’s forgotten boy
The one who’s searching, searching to destroy
Honey, I’m the world’s forgotten boy, yeah
The one who’s searching, searching to destroy
Forgotten boy
Forgotten boy

A pretty face and a dirty look
I knew right away that I’d have to get my hooks in you
Yeah-yeah-yeah
I’m running low on my memories
If you wanna make a buck, boy you gotta be a tease, uhuh
I say yeah-yeah
I need it all, baby, that’s no lie
I need a lover with an alibi
I wanna fall into a love so sweet
Honey, baby-baby, I’m hard to beat
Hot flesh and I touch alone
Smells in the air but I’m feeling so alone, uhuh
I say yeah-yeah
Hallucination true romance
I need a love but I only got a face, uhuh
That ain’t all
I’ll tell you, honey, it’s a crying shame
All the pretty girls, they look the same
I wanna fall into a love so sweet
Honey, baby-baby, I’m hard to beat
Woo!
Hey, hey
Your pretty face is going to hell
Your pretty face is going to hell
Honey-honey, I can tell
Your pretty face is going to
Hell, that’s right, baby
Hell
A pretty face and a dirty love
I knew right away that I’d have to get my hooks in you
I say yeah yeah
I’m running low on my memories
If you wanna make a fuzz, boy, you gotta be a tease, uh-huh
And that ain’t all
I need it all, baby, that’s no lie
I need a lover with an alibi
I wanna fall into a love so sweet
Honey, baby-baby, I’m hard to beat
Woo!
Yeah, hey
Your pretty face is going to hell
Your pretty face is going to hell
Honey-honey, I can tell
Your pretty face is going to