[lbo-talk] The Onion: "Song About Heroin Used to Advertise Bank"

[B.]

Yeah, calling it an "ode to drug culture" (like the
Slate writer does) is iffy. The Onion piece is better,
referring to as Iggy's description of coming off
drugs. Either way, it is basically about heroin,
coming clean from it or whatever. "This song has been
used in commercials for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines,
although the lyrics were heavily changed so that, for
example, 'with liquor and drugs' was replaced by
'looks so fine.'" --
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lust_for_Life_%28song%29

"Yeah, I'm through with sleeping on the sidewalk
No more beating my brains
No more beating my brains
With liquor and drugs
With liquor and drugs."

I guess Iggy is celebrating his 60th birthday over &
over again. In San Fran he also celebrated it by stage
diving into the crowd back in April.
http://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSN2029103520070424

-B.

Chris Doss wrote:

"I thought Lust for Life was an anti-drug song? I seem
to recollect him saying as much on stage when I saw
him, ahem, almost 20 years ago. He played Moscow they
other day. It was his 60th birthday."