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Posted about 4 years ago
Teddybears is from Sweden, Iggy Pop's not. I don't think. I could look it up but it's quite late and I'm lazy. I've got ten bucks says Iggy's not from Sweden. I think he's from Detroit.*Nonetheless, he plays nicely with the Swedes on this one, an unexpected gift from Stockholm. A need-it-louder addition to your all-purpose playlists. Hearing his voice again in this setting also reminds all the postpunk kids, once more, that they owe Iggy his due. (*He's from Muskegon, Michigan, not Detroit. Yeah, I looked it up. His real last name, Osterberg, is, get this - Swedish. You heard it here - Iggy Pop may not be from Sweden, but he is Swedish. You may now continue to enjoy the song, apparently a marriage of Swedes old and new.)
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Comments (9)

  1. disneyr
    disneyr says Great song! I heard it before somewhere but am more than happy to hear it again...and again. Interesting factoid that Iggy is Swedish. Thanks!
    Permalink posted 01/05/2008
  2. satisfiedmind2
    satisfiedmind2 says Sorry for jacking your page with my oversized TB picture...
    Permalink posted 01/05/2008
  3. ngtivspace
    ngtivspace says Alright, don't hate me, I killed the pic, it was shoving my mountain goats post to the next page. Page-jacker!!
    Permalink posted 01/05/2008
  4. satisfiedmind2
    satisfiedmind2 says NO..it had to be done...sorry!! But i wanted to get the BIGNESS of their set across to you...mission accomplished?
    Permalink posted 01/05/2008
  5. ngtivspace
    ngtivspace says done & done. :)
    Permalink posted 01/05/2008
  6. Bartleby
    Bartleby says As I was reading the first lines of your post, I thought to myself: "but I think Jim is of Swedish descent." Then you confirmed it. (I read a feature on Iggy Pop that his friends call him Jim, never Iggy.) Great song. I love Iggy's voice which can do croon too.
    Permalink posted 01/05/2008
  7. Marigold
    Marigold says This is a great song. Fun post.
    Permalink posted 01/05/2008
  8. steveva
    steveva says excellent. i didn't think i like iggy pop. i guess i do. thanks! iggy pop's about as non swedish as you can get. BTW - his part in Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes - pretty good.
    Permalink posted 01/05/2008
  9. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says Been digging this track - quintessential Iggy-style rockin' - and Teddybears for a while. Happy to see it getting a little of the ol' MOG-love, n.
    Permalink posted 01/05/2008

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