Iggy Pop & Bethany Cosentino - Let's Boot And Rally

In today's bizarre collaboration news, Iggy Pop and Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino have teamed up on a new single for HBO's True Blood.  The unlikely duo apparently came to be through Iggy's interest in the series and Bethany's desire to work with Iggy.  "Let's Boot And Rally" was written by Gary Calamar and James Combs, so neither party came up with the rather simplistic song.  The hook is laughable, "boot and rally boot and rally boot and rally boot and rally", but there's something fun about the song.  I've never seen a single episode of True Blood, if that counts for anything.

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Ida Maria - I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked

Yes, that's the actual title of the song.  With a name like that, you really can't take a song seriously.  Ida Maria is a rock musician from Norway.  Her album, Fortress Round My Heart, was released in the US last year.  The single, "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" is upbeat and fun.  The song's lyrics are so ridiculous that it's funny.  The chorus is literally "I like you so much better when you're naked - I like me so much better when you're naked".  It's definitely a song to be taken lightly.  Don't discard this song just because of the less than genius, and quite suggestive, lyrical content.  It's still a decent song.  It has a great beat and Ida's vocal are nice and rough.  I would listen to this song if you like rock music with some punk roots to it.  She re-recorded one of her songs with Iggy Pop ("Oh My God"), so she obviously has some punk influences.