Iggy Pop's "Lust for Life"
One Song
Hartbeat
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 13 November 2025
⏱️ 63 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Well, I'm just a modern guy. |
| 0:03.8 | Of course, I've had it in the ear before. |
| 0:07.0 | I don't know why the phrase, I've had it in the ear before. |
| 0:13.0 | I don't know why that bothers me so much. |
| 0:16.0 | Lexury today on One Song, we're focusing on a specific time and place. |
| 0:19.0 | We're talking 1977 Berlin and an iconic collaboration between the Godfather of Pung and the thin white duke. That's right, y'all. And while this song wasn't a hit in the U.S. at the time, it has since become a cult classic, thanks in part to a key placement in one of our mutual favorite films, Trainspotting. Yes, yes. We're just two modern guys talking one song, |
| 0:38.8 | and that song is Less for Life by Iggy Pop. Huh, have you ever wondered what a sandwich sounds like? |
| 1:03.0 | Not much to it, is there? |
| 1:05.0 | Unless, of course, it's a walker's sandwich. |
| 1:09.0 | Mmm, that is good. |
| 1:11.7 | Now that's what Asarni should sound like. |
| 1:14.5 | Go all crisp in with walkers. |
| 1:17.9 | Delicious. |
| 1:20.0 | I'm after writer-director and sometimes DJ Diallo Riddle. |
| 1:22.8 | And I'm producer, DJ songwriter and musicologist luxury, |
| 1:26.3 | a.k.a. The guy who whispers, |
| 1:27.7 | Interpolation. |
| 1:29.2 | And this is one song. |
| 1:30.8 | The show where we break down the stems and stories behind iconic songs across genres |
| 1:34.8 | and tell you why they deserve one more listen. |
| 1:37.4 | You will hear these songs like you've never heard them before. |
| 1:40.3 | And you can watch one song on YouTube and Spotify while you're there. |
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