Iggy Pop

Released: October 23, 1986

Songwriter: Steve Jones Iggy Pop

Producer: David Bowie David Richards

[Verse 1]
Status seekers, I never cared
Once I found out they never dared
To seize the world and shake it upside down
And every stinking bum should wear a crown
Saying I cry for love
Until all the plates are broken

[Chorus]
Cry for love
Until my eyes are soaking
Yeah cry for love
On every sammy morning
Cry for love
Because imitation's boring
Cry for love

[Verse 2]
Bad TV that insults me freely
Still I know what I'm dying to see
In searching for a meaningful embrace
Sometimes my self-respect took second place
And I cried for love
I did what my heart told me

[Chorus]
Cried for love
Can't stand it
When they scold me
Yeah, I cried for love
On every sammy morning
Yeah i cry for love
Because imitation's boring
Cry for love

[Verse 3]
Surfers ride for love
And wipe out when it hits them
Soldiers kill for love
And nobody admits it
If you're crying for love
Well, that's OK don't sweat it
If you're crying for love
Then there's still a chance you'll get it
Cry for love

After his previous band, The Stooges collapsed, Iggy Pop (the stage name of James Newell Osterberg, Jr.) initially struggled to establish a solo career. Working with David Bowie in Berlin helped him produce The Idiot and Lust For Life, essential albums which made him a household name.

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