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May 16, 2005

Heard the latest rock-commercial?

We'll always remember the first time we heard a muzak version of Billy Idol in an elevator.  A crystallizing vision of when the absurdly out there becomes the amazingly mundane.  Hell, bad boy Billy became the deus ex machina hero of "The Wedding Singer" in the 90's after all.

So why is the fact that something as mainstream as a cruse ship using some select lyrics from the song Lust for Life so amusing. You had to be there, watching Iggy Pop perform Bowie's song, writhing on the ground in broken glass, like some kind of self-mutilating giant sex organ, to understand. And of course, to spend time pondering what "Of course, I’ve had it in my ear before" really meant. 

Of course if they put together a theme cruse based on the entire song, well that might be interesting...

  Lust For Life

Here comes johnny yen again
With the liquor and drugs
And the flesh machine
He’s gonna do another strip tease.
Hey man, where’d ya get that lotion?
I’ve been hurting since I’ve bought the gimmick
About something called love
Yeah, something called love.
Well, that’s like hypnotizing chickens.

Well, I’m just a modern guy
Of course, I’ve had it in the ear before.
I have a lust for life
’cause of a lust for life.

I’m worth a million in prizes
With my torture film
Drive a gto
Wear a uniform
All on a government loan.
I’m worth a million in prizes
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.

Well, I’m just a modern guy
Of course, I’ve had it in my ear before
Well, I’ve a lust for life (lust for life)
’cause of a lust for life (lust for life, oooo)
I got a lust for life (oooo)
Got a lust for life (oooo)
Oh, a lust for life (oooo)
Oh, a lust for life (oooo)
A lust for life (oooo)
I got a lust for life (oooo)
Got a lust for life.

Well, I’m just a modern guy
Of course, I’ve had it in my ear before
Well, I’ve a lust for life
’cause I’ve a lust for life.

Here comes johnny yen again
With the liquor and drugs
And the flesh machine
He’s gonna do another strip tease.
Hey man, where’d ya get that lotion?
Your skin starts itching once you buy the gimmick
About something called love
Love, love, love
Well, that’s like hypnotizing chickens.

Well, I’m just a modern guy
Of course, I’ve had it in the ear before
And I’ve a lust for life (lust for life)
’cause I’ve a lust for life (lust for life)
Got a lust for life
Yeah, a lust for life
I got a lust for life
A lust for life
Got a lust for life
Yeah a lust for life
I got a lust for life
Lust for life
Lust for life
Lust for life
Lust for life
Lust for life

 
 

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