Cover art for Cry for Love by Iggy Pop

Cry for Love

Oct. 23, 19861 viewer

Cry for Love Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Status seekers, I never cared
Once I found out they never dared
To seize the world and shake it upside down
And every stinking bum should wear a crown

[Chorus]
Saying I cry for love
Until all the plates are broken
Cry for love
Until my eyes are soaking
Yeah cry for love
On every sammy morning
Cry for love
Because imitation's boring
Cry for love

[Verse 2]
Bad TV that insults me freely
Still I know what I'm dying to see
In searching for a meaningful embrace
Sometimes my self-respect took second place
And I cried for love
I did what my heart told me

[Chorus]
Cried for love
Can't stand it
When they scold me
Yeah, I cried for love
On every sammy morning
Yeah i cry for love
Because imitation's boring
Cry for love
[Verse 3]
Surfers ride for love
And wipe out when it hits them
Soldiers kill for love
And nobody admits it
If you're crying for love
Well, that's OK don't sweat it
If you're crying for love
Then there's still a chance you'll get it
Cry for love

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“Cry For Love” was the first single released from Blah-Blah-Blah. It features a guitar solo from its' co-writer, Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones.

Jones was unable to participate in the actual recording sessions for the album, which took place in Switzerland, because he was then living as an undocumented citizen in Los Angeles and thus could not leave the country at the time. Jones' solo was flown in from the original demo Iggy and Jones had recorded together.

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