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Nightclubbing Lyrics
Nightclubbing, we're nightclubbing
We're what's happening
Nightclubbing, we're nightclubbing
We're an ice machine
We see people, brand-new people
They're something to see
Nightclubbing, we're nightclubbing
Oh, isn't it wild?
Nightclubbing, we're nightclubbing
We're walking through town
Nightclubbing, we're nightclubbing
We walk like a ghost
We learn dances, brand-new dances
Like the nuclear bomb
When we're nightclubbing, bright-white clubbing
Oh, isn't it wild?
We're what's happening
We're an ice machine
They're something to see
Oh, isn't it wild?
We're walking through town
We walk like a ghost
Like the nuclear bomb
Oh, isn't it wild?
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like a continuation of Bowie's "Fashion", this takes the piss out of 70's cocaine-induced, shallow, "look-at-me" disco nightlife. And all the while Bowie and Pop are both contributing their part... I love the zombie-ish, brainless, monotone voice Pop has here, especially the unenthusiastic "Oh isn't it wild?". Surely Berlin-inspired...
I'm pretty sure this song is about night clubbing. xD These lyrics hold absolutely no value, but... such a kickass song...
@Willboe Yup. Does sound a lot like a song about night clubbing. Particularly back when it was made. Which was probably a better time to be going out during, even if it was a bit infested with disco.
@Willboe Yup. Does sound a lot like a song about night clubbing. Particularly back when it was made. Which was probably a better time to be going out during, even if it was a bit infested with disco.
That's the problem, people, me included, listen to the really good songs from an era and think about how great it must've been. Forgetting completely the awful shit that 99% of people listened to. The Osmonds must've sold a thousand records for every one Iggy did. And there was so much really, really awful also-ran disco music.
That's the problem, people, me included, listen to the really good songs from an era and think about how great it must've been. Forgetting completely the awful shit that 99% of people listened to. The Osmonds must've sold a thousand records for every one Iggy did. And there was so much really, really awful also-ran disco music.
And the same applies to today....
And the same applies to today. Still some good music, and lots of awful music.
great song... kind of makes me think of driving around late at night...
i love his vocals in this song.
Great great great song ! Iggy's vocals are really good, especially on the second half, when they're much more nasal... Is it Mick Ronson who played that stoned guitar part ? And what a perfect beat ! I particularly love the line : 'Night clubbing we're night clubbing / We're an ice machine'
lou reed doesn't sing on this or any other iggy pop song...all of those voices are iggy's. the "stoned guitar part" was played by david bowie, who ended up playing most of the instruments on the album. i like the story about how just the two of them recorded the song after the other musicians had left the studio, and while iggy said he was happy with it the way it was, david suggested real drums would sound better. iggy disagreed and defended the drum machine: "it kicks ass! it's better than a drummer!" and the rest, as they say, is a song that trent reznor sampled the kick drum from.
kinda funny considering iggy started off as a blues drummer, and has talked about having to "feel" every note you play.
kinda funny considering iggy started off as a blues drummer, and has talked about having to "feel" every note you play.
i think it might be about the cold war. if you know where the idiot was recorded it kinda makes sence. but needless to say iggy was a bit of a party animal so it could be litral.
Love the feel, lyrics are average. Kinda predictable. Great in Trainspotting.
this is where trent got inspiration for closer.you can hear it in the intro
The second vocals are by the man himself Lou Reed- his entry is probably the sleaziest moment in music ever. genius.