Punkrocker (song)
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| "Punkrocker" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Teddybears featuring Iggy Pop | |
| from the album Soft Machine | |
| Released | 2006 |
| Genre | Indie rock, alternative dance |
| Songwriter(s) | Joakim Åhlund/Patrik Arve/Klas Åhlund |
| "Hiphopper" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Thomas Rusiak | |
| from the album Magic Villa | |
| Length | 4:48 |
| Songwriter(s) | Joakim Åhlund/Patrik Arve/Klas Åhlund |
"Punkrocker" is a song written and originally performed by the Swedish electronic/alternative group Teddybears. 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.
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. This version of the song was a minor hit in the United States, and appeared in a Cadillac ad campaign in 2007.
Notable covers
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It has been performed by
- Caesar's Palace on the album Cherry Kicks (2000)
- Teddybears STHLM on the album Rock’n’Roll Highschool (2000)
- 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.
- Slagsmålsklubben as "Synthpopper" on the album Fest i valen - Edition (2001)
- Torgny Melins (a Swedish dansband) as "Dansbander" on the album Dansbander (2006)[1] also releasing it as a single the same year.[2]
- Teddybears featuring Iggy Pop on the album Soft Machine (2006).
- Träd, Gräs och Stenar live since 2002 and on the album Homeless Cats (2009).
- The Swedish radio show Rally as "Jag är Hiphop-Yngve, jojomen" (2000).
- Snutjävel (a Swedish punkband) as "Punksvin" CDS (2010)
- Crazy & the Brains on the single Punk Rocker (2021).
In the media
[edit]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. The song also appeared in the background of a scene of NBC's Bionic Woman.
Thomas Rusiak's version "Hiphopper" can be heard in Kevin Smith's 2001 film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
Music video
[edit]The music video portrays parts of New York's skyline at nighttime. 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.)
References
[edit]- ^ "Dansander" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Dansander" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2006. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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