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Oct 13, 2020 · The story behind Search And Destroy by Iggy & The Stooges. By Ian Fortnam. ( Classic Rock ) published 13 October 2020. The Stooges' Search And Destroy started out with James Williamson “goofing around making machine-gun sounds”, its combination of pounding rhythm and aggressive guitar a template for punk. (Image credit: Columbia)
[Verse 1] I'm a street-walking cheetah. With a heart full of napalm. I'm a runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb. I am a world's forgotten boy. The one who searches and destroys. [Pre-Chorus]...
The Stooges - Search And Destroy. Footage of The Stooges from 1972 - '74 with Search And Destroy, from their third album Raw Power, produced by Iggy Pop wit...
"Search and Destroy" was written by Stooges' frontman Iggy Pop and lead guitarist James Williamson. The name of the song comes from a Time magazine article Iggy Pop saw about the Vietnam War. The lyrics are rife with references to the war, including napalm, nuclear bombs, fire fights, and radiation.