James Newell Osterberg Jr.,known professionally as Iggy Pop,is an American singer,musician,songwriter,actor and radio broadcaster. He was the vocalist and lyricist of proto-punk band the Stooges,who were formed in 1967 and have disbanded and reunited many times since. Often called the "Godfather of Punk",he was named one of the 50 Great Voices by NPR. In 2010,he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Stooges. Pop also received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020 for his solo work.
The B-52s,originally presented as the B-52's,are an American new wave band formed in Athens,Georgia,in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider,Kate Pierson,Cindy Wilson,Ricky Wilson (guitar),and Keith Strickland. Ricky Wilson died of AIDS-related illness in 1985,and Strickland switched from drums to lead guitar. The band has also added various members for albums and live performances.
Eurythmics were a British pop duo formed in 1980,consisting of Scottish vocalist Annie Lennox and English musician and producer Dave Stewart. They were both previously in the Tourists,a band that broke up in 1980. They released their first studio album,In the Garden,in 1981 to little success,but achieved global acclaim with their second album,Sweet Dreams (1983). The title track became a worldwide hit,reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart,and number one in Canada and the US Billboard Hot 100. Eurythmics went on to release a string of hit singles and albums,including "Love Is a Stranger","There Must Be an Angel " and "Here Comes the Rain Again",before splitting in 1990.
Catherine Elizabeth Pierson is an American singer,lyricist,and founding member of the B-52s. She plays guitar,bass and various keyboard instruments. In the early years,as well as being a vocalist,Pierson was the main keyboard player and performed on a keyboard bass during live shows and on many of the band's recordings,taking on a role usually filled by a bass guitar player,which differentiated the band from their contemporaries. This,along with Pierson's distinctive wide-ranging singing voice,remains a trademark of the B-52s' unique sound. Pierson has also collaborated with many other artists including the Ramones,Iggy Pop and R.E.M. Pierson possesses a mezzo-soprano vocal range.
Brick by Brick is the ninth studio album by American singer Iggy Pop,released in June 1990 by Virgin Records.
"La Bamba" is a Mexican folk song,originally from the state of Veracruz,also known as "La Bomba". The song is best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens,a Top 40 hit on the U.S. charts. Valens's version is ranked number 345 on Rolling Stone magazine′s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
"Shiny Happy People" is a song by the American rock band R.E.M.,released as the second single from their seventh studio album,Out of Time (1991). It features guest vocals by Kate Pierson of the B-52's,who also appears in the music video.
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the second track from their 1987 album The Joshua Tree and was released as the album's second single in May 1987. The song was a hit,becoming the band's second consecutive number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 while peaking at number six on the UK Singles Chart.
"The Passenger" is a song written by Iggy Pop and Ricky Gardiner,recorded and released by Iggy Pop on the Lust for Life album in 1977. It was also released as the B-side of the album's first single,"Success". It was released as a single in its own right in March 1998,reaching number 22 in the UK charts.
"China Girl" is a song written by Iggy Pop and David Bowie in 1976,and first released by Pop on his debut solo album,The Idiot (1977). Inspired by an affair Pop had with a Vietnamese woman,the lyrics tell a story of unrequited love for the protagonist's Asian girlfriend,realizing by the end that his Western influences are corrupting her. Like the rest of The Idiot,Bowie wrote the music and Pop improvised the lyrics while standing at the microphone. The song was released as a single in May 1977 and failed to chart.
"Don't Give Up" is a song written by English rock musician Peter Gabriel and recorded as a duet with English singer Kate Bush for Gabriel's fifth solo studio album So (1986). The single version was released as the second single from the album in the UK on 20 October 1986 and as the fourth single in the US in March 1987. It spent eleven weeks in the UK Top 75 chart in 1986,peaking at number nine.
"It's in His Kiss" is a song written and composed by Rudy Clark. It was first released as a single in 1963 by Merry Clayton that did not chart. The song was made a hit a year later when recorded by Betty Everett,who hit No. 1 on the Cashbox magazine R&B charts with it in 1964. Recorded by dozens of artists and groups around the world in the decades since,the song became an international hit once again when remade by Cher in 1990.
"Roam" is a song by American new wave band the B-52's released as the fourth single from their fifth studio album,Cosmic Thing (1989). The vocals are sung by Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson,making it the only vocal track on the album without any vocal involvement from Fred Schneider. It is also the only track from the album in which the B-52's worked with a co-writer,Robert Waldrop,who penned the lyrics. Released as a single in 1989,"Roam" peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and entered the top 10 in Canada,Ireland,and New Zealand.
"Send Me an Angel" is a song by the German rock band Scorpions,recorded for their 11th studio album,Crazy World (1990). The song was composed by Rudolf Schenker,written by Klaus Meine,and produced by Keith Olsen and the band. It was released as the album's fourth and final single in September 1991. Along with "Wind of Change",the song became the album's signature track,reaching number 44 on Billboard Hot 100 Chart on 25 January 1992,number 8 on the Mainstream Rock Chart on 19 October 1991,and high chart positions in many European countries.
"Wild One" or "Real Wild Child" is an Australian rock and roll song written by Johnny Greenan,Johnny O'Keefe,and Dave Owens. While most sources state that O'Keefe was directly involved in composing the song,this has been questioned by others. Sydney disc jockey Tony Withers was credited with helping to get radio airplay for the song but writer credits on subsequent versions often omit Withers,who later worked in the United Kingdom on pirate stations Radio Atlanta and,as Tony Windsor,on Radio London.
"Holiday in Spain" is a song by American rock band Counting Crows from their fourth studio album,Hard Candy (2002),and later recorded as a duet with Dutch pop-rock group BLØF in 2004. This version features BLØF singing parts of the song in Dutch,whereas the parts performed by Counting Crows are sung in English. Regardless of language changes,the lyrics remain consistent throughout the song. The duet version is included on BLØF's 2004 compilation album,Het eind van het begin.
"When You Look Me in the Eyes" is a song by the American pop rock band Jonas Brothers. The song was released as the fourth and final single from their self-titled second album,Jonas Brothers,on February 4,2008. In the United Kingdom,it was released as a double-A side with "Burnin' Up". There are two versions of the song,featuring different lyrics and production:the first was released on Nick Jonas's solo album,Nicholas Jonas,and the second was released on the album Jonas Brothers. Jason Nevins produced a dance remix of the latter version for promotional release.
"The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" is a song written by Shel Silverstein and first recorded by American rock group Dr. Hook &the Medicine Show. Produced by Ron Haffkine and released in 1972,it was the band's third single and peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. pop chart for two weeks on March 17–24,1973. The song satirically laments that the band had not appeared on the cover of the Rolling Stone,a magazine that focuses on music,politics,and popular culture. The song's success led to the band appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone in 1973,albeit in caricature.
"Planet Claire" is a song by the B-52's,released as the second single from their self-titled debut album in July 1979. Based on Duane Eddy's version of Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn theme,the single reached number 43 on the Australian Kent Music Report chart and number 24 on the Billboard dance chart in the US.
"Love Shack" is a song by American new wave band the B-52s from their fifth studio album,Cosmic Thing (1989). It was released on June 20,1989,and was produced by Don Was. The song was a comeback for the band,following their decline in popularity in the mid-1980s and the death of guitarist Ricky Wilson in 1985.
