Besides, Iggy makes everything just that little better. Paul Hogan’s follow-up to the mega-successful Crocodile Dundee didn’t repeat the magic, but it wasn’t a total plane wreck either. In the trailer (below), it bumped uglies with The Crystals, and the latter were never quite the same again…Ī good Aussie song needs a good, erm, Detroit cover. Iggy’s Real Wild Child was quite the odd one out on a soundtrack that was otherwise almost entirely made up of classic soul and blues tracks. Maybe we just watch Rage too much? So, soundtrack people, all we are saying is give Ig another chance… However, we were surprised when researching this that there was a 22-year gap between the last two times that the track popped up in movies.
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Iggy’s Real Wild Child was quickly latched onto for movie soundtrack appearances, perhaps a little too literally for three out of the first four appearances listed below. Perhaps Aussies were still scared of Mr Pop after that magical Countdown appearance years earlier? The track did, however, go top 10 in the UK. Iggy Pop’s 1986 version brought the song kicking and screaming into the 1980s in style, and it soon became almost omnipresent for any Aussies that partook in the ABC’s weekend music video fiesta Rage, which still uses the same chopped-up take on Pop’s cover to this day.ĭespite being so well known, the track didn’t even scrape the 1986 Australian top 100 singles chart. It went on to become O’Keefe’s signature tune. Originally titled The Wild One and released in 1958, it was performed by Sydney’s Johnny O’Keefe, who also co-wrote the track which it’s believed was inspired by a wild brawl at a Newtown gig. The song is a cover of a bona fide Aussie classic, that many regard as the first rock ‘n’ roll song to emanate from Australia.
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This time around we check out Iggy Pop’s cover of Real Wild Child (Wild One). Many movies rely on songs to set the mood, and there are some that are relied upon a lot – what we like to call ‘Soundtrack Staples’.
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