The Stooges: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2010

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-stooges/bio/

Official Site: http://www.iggyandthestoogesmusic.com/us/news



The Stooges formed in 1967 and became extremely influential to alternative, punk, and metal music.

Iggy and the Stooges debuted on Halloween night 1967. They quickly gained a reputation for their wild stage shows.

I Wanna Be Your Dog (1967): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwmU343eBu0

T.V Eye (1970): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y-rMkt6NzU

Search and Destroy (1973): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDNzQ3CXspU



The group broke up because of Iggy Pop's behavior and heroin addiction. Pop had a successful solo career.

I'm Sick of You (1977): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQYkVkUzVYw

Johanna (1988): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bs5L1uQmI8



The group reunited for a new album and began touring again in the 2000s.

Free and Freaky (2007): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1UbxDBiLfk

The Stooges: I Wanna Be Your Dog (1969)

Want to know where the Sex Pistols came from? Listen to "I Wanna Be Your Dog" with its 3 chords, memorable riff, distorted guitar, and pounding piano. Brilliant in its simplicity and audaciously aggressive! This is not the Beatles singing "I Wanna Be Your Man"!

Studio:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJIqnXTqg8I

Live:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM9b3uUQ2zI

The song has been covered hundreds of times.

Sonic Youth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BII01gneTU

R.E.M w/Patti Smith:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb31X1pmrag

Joan Jett:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toDgW_LHXZU&feature=related