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Ordinary Bummer Lyrics — Iggy Pop | Dork

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Ordinary Bummer Lyrics

Lyrics

Ordinary Bummer

From Zombie Birdhouse1982

Written by Iggy Pop

Produced by Chris Stein

Lyrics

Ordinary Bummer

[Verse] Lovely games of yesterday Have left me with my soul to pay Simplicity flies out the door When people lose their warmth [Chorus] That's a very ordinary bummer I'll hold out for summer days Stand and laugh and run With a quiet movie of mine [Verse] I saw a girl with eyes like fire I had to look away She was swearing like a sailor And demanding her own way [Chorus] That was when I knew I had to love her I opened up my sad old eyes And let the feelings run With a quiet beauty of mine [Verse] Maybe sometimes we do bad things And then other times, we do good And sometimes from something very bad Comes something very good With a quiet beauty of mine

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About this track

"Ordinary Bummer" is a song by Iggy Pop from the album Zombie Birdhouse, released in 1982. The song was written by Iggy Pop. It was produced by Chris Stein.

Iggy Pop profile →Zombie Birdhouse album →Track profile →

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Chris Stein— 141 credits as songwriter & producer →
Clem Burke— 54 credits as songwriter →
Rob Duprey— 29 credits as songwriter →
Butch Jones— 21 credits as mixing engineer →
Chris Stein— 141 credits as songwriter & producer →
Joe Arlotta— 10 credits as recording engineer →
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