Do you ever get “Bored”? Iggy Pop sure did, at least back in the day. So bored that he felt compelled to write a pretty amusing/catchy song about the very subject way back in 1979. And while the song itself is pretty entertaining in its own right, this performance on an Australian TV show from the same year is, like effectively all Iggy performances, decidedly un-boring. It might be a stretch to say it finds Mr. Pop in rare form, especially given eccentric performances essentially became is M.O. over the years, but this one is a classic. From his ornery opening interview with the TV show host (who seemed flustered by the experience), to his highly energetic/quirky performance before a somewhat bemused crowd, the entire thing captures Iggy’s iconic subversive weirdness in all his delightful glory.
