Right now, the band is on tour with Days n Daze and Bridge City Sinners. We hope this songs moves you as much as it does us." The original is mostly an electronic song but this cover was recorded in a time when the band wasn’t playing live shows, so we stripped down our setup and do what we know, play a song. We had to pay tribute to Iggy Pop and we’ve always loved this song since it came out 15 years ago. Guitarist Ernest Young spoke to Punknews about the new tune: "A few years back Iggy Pop played us on his BBC radio show and hearing this gave us an incredible feeling. But, whereas the original was an electric track, the band radically reworks it. Throughout the weird and wild sound, the band maintains a certain hopefulness, despite the chaos around them.įor the release, the band recorded a special cover- they take on "Punk Rocker," originally by Iggy Pop and The Teddybears. Iggy Pop You see me drivin' down the street, I'm just not looking good I got both hands of the wheel, I got you runnin' I'm listening to music you can't hear I got pretty music in my ear Cos I'm a punkrocker, yes I am Well I'm a punkrocker, yes I am I see you standing in the street, and you can't stay on. Throughout the release, the band blazes forward in a New York Dolls meets Oingo Boingo style, addressing mental health issues, fighting against poverty, and having the hots for Lindsay Lohan. The compilation collects two of their albums, a bunch of their EPs, and about a dozen digital singles that have never been on a physical release. Everyone's (except Iggy Pop who is seen in a car) head is replaced with a bear (so is the Statue of Liberty seen at the end.Today, we are THRILLED to debut the new video by Crazy and the Brains!Ĭrazy and the Brains just released a massive 2xCD compilation called Bayonne Trash. The music video portrays parts of New York's skyline at nighttime. Thomas Rusiak's version "Hiphopper" can be heard in Kevin Smith's 2001 film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. The song also appeared in the background of a scene of NBC's Bionic Woman. The Teddybears' single, "Punkrocker" (featuring Iggy Pop), is featured in a Cadillac television commercial directed by Daniel Askill, titled 'Roll' and features a time-line of Cadillac automobiles, from the original 1902 Cadillac to the 2007 Cadillac XLR sports convertible. Crazy & the Brains on the single Punk Rocker (2021). See me driving down the street Im bored with looking good I got both hands off the wheel The cops are.Snutjävel (a Swedish punkband) as "Punksvin" CDS (2010).The Swedish radio show Rally as "Jag är Hiphop-Yngve, jojomen" (2000).Träd, Gräs och Stenar live since 2002 and on the album Homeless Cats (2009).Teddybears featuring Iggy Pop on the album Soft Machine (2006).
Torgny Melins (a Swedish dansband) as "Dansbander" on the album Dansbander (2006) also releasing it as a single the same year.Slagsmålsklubben as "Synthpopper" on the album Fest i valen - Edition (2001) Also see Camelot, duration, release date, label, popularity, energy, danceability.Thomas Rusiak featuring Teddybears STHLM as "Hiphopper" on the album Magic Villa (2000) Though not a hip hop song itself, the song is a parody of the hip hop culture.Teddybears STHLM on the album Rock’n’Roll Highschool (2000).Caesar's Palace on the album Cherry Kicks (2000) Singer Iggy Pop, the leading vocals of the band The Stooges, had to postpone his next concerts in the US after breaking a pair of bones in his left foot.See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for further suggestions. Please improve the article by adding more descriptive text and removing less pertinent examples. This article may contain indiscriminate, excessive, or irrelevant examples. This version of the song was a minor hit in the United States, and appeared in a Cadillac ad campaign in 2007.
The song has been covered multiple times, with the best known version of the song internationally being a 2006 re-recording by Teddybears with featured American singer Iggy Pop on lead vocals.
The song first appeared on their 2000 album Rock’n’Roll Highschool, and was covered later that year by Caesar's Palace (later known as Caesars), a band which also includes Teddybears member Joakim Åhlund. "Punkrocker" is a song written and originally performed by the Swedish electronic/alternative group Teddybears.
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