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1A list of references, shout-outs, homages, parodies, spoofs... to Music/IggyPop.
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4* Iggy, a Boston Terrier who's the TeamPet of [[Characters/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusadersTheJoestarGroup the Joestar Group]] from ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'', gets his name from Iggy Pop. Likewise, the fact that his Stand is the one based on the Fool tarot card acts as a nod to ''Music/TheIdiot''.
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7* ''ComicBook/AdventureTimeMarcelineAndTheScreamQueens'': According to Marceline, Princess Bubblegum once thought Iggy Pop was a soda.
8-->'''Bubblegum:''' That was ''ages'' ago!
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11* ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}'': As in the novel, Renton is a huge Iggy Pop fan. The film starts off with the characters running away after having robbed a department store to the tune of "Music/LustForLife". During the scene where Renton is listening to Sick Boy going on about Creator/SeanConnery, "Nightclubbing" is playing. The soundtrack also features "The Passenger".
12* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'': His lanky physique was a major reference point for the animation of Gollum, mostly notably in creating skin tone subtleties.
13* Creator/JohnnyDepp cited him as a partial basis for his role in ''Film/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet''.
14* Iggy's cover of "Wild One" plays in the gang's hideout in ''Film/CrocodileDundeeII''.
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17* ''Literature/{{Trainspotting}}'': Renton listens to Iggy Pop a lot, and his songs are referenced throughout the novel.
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20* ''Series/TheBoys2019'' had "The Passenger" playing in the finale of the show's first episode, as Homelander kills the Mayor of Baltimore by taking down his plane.
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23* The kick drum sound of "Nightclubbing" from ''Music/TheIdiot'' was sampled for the song "Closer" by Music/NineInchNails from their album ''Music/TheDownwardSpiral'', and duplicated by Music/{{Oasis}} for the song "Force of Nature" from their album ''Heathen Chemistry'' (2002). The song itself was also covered by Creator/GraceJones as the title track to her album ''Nightclubbing'' (1982).
24* The title track of ''Music/TransEuropeExpress'' by Music/{{Kraftwerk}} provides a shout-out to Bowie and Iggy Pop while they were recording ''Music/TheIdiot'' in UsefulNotes/{{Berlin}}.
25* Dum Dum Girls have said their name was inspired both by the Iggy Pop song "Dum Dum Boys" from ''Music/TheIdiot'' and the Vaselines song and album ''Dum Dum''.
26* Music/DavidBowie referenced "The Passenger" from ''Music/LustForLife'' in his song "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" from ''Music/TheNextDay'' (2013). Also, "Jean Genie" from ''Music/AladdinSane'' is said to be about him.
27* The song "Some Weird Sin" from ''Music/LustForLife'', as well as "Down on the Street" and "Shake Appeal" by his band Music/TheStooges, is alluded to in Music/{{Spoon}}'s song "The Way We Get By" from their ''Kill the Moonlight'' LP (2002).
28* Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees recorded their own version of "The Passenger" for their CoverAlbum ''Through the Looking Glass''.
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31* Iggy Koopa from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' is a homage to this singer's name.
32* The unique perks for the "Anarchist" perk deck in ''VideoGame/PAYDAY2'' are all named after punk songs, with the final one being named "Lust for Life".
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35* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': "Lust for Life" was featured in the episode "The Regina Monologues" in a parody of the opening scene from ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}''.
36* "Lust for Life" also appeared in a ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' episode.
37* Iggy is referenced as a character in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'', along with Music/DavidBowie and Music/KlausNomi.

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