500 Greatest Songs of All Time
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The Stooges, 'I Wanna Be Your Dog'
Writers: Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, Iggy Pop
Producer: John Cale
Released: August '69, Elektra
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These groundbreaking Detroit punks tapped into the brutal side of the blues for this primitive classic. They also offer a one-note piano tribute to the Kinks' "You Really Got Me." Over the ultimate bone-crunching three-chord guitar riff, Iggy Pop screams about the agony of teenage hormones the way only Iggy Pop can.
Appears on: The Stooges (Elektra)
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