Iggy Pop shares new video for Lou Reed-inspired track ‘We Are The People’

nme.com:

A tribute to Lou Reed on what would have been his 78th birthday Iggy Pop has shared a minimal new video for his track ‘We Are The People’, which originally appeared on last year’s album ‘Free’.

The track makes use of words from a poem written in 1970 by the late Lou Reed, and the video was shared today on what would have been his 78th birthday.

You can take a look at the song’s minimalist new visuals below. “How beautifully contemporary this poem from 1970 is?” Pop wrote on Twitter. “How true are the words.

We ARE the people.” How beautifully contemporary this poem from 1970 is?How true are the words.We ARE The People.#Iggypop #LouReed @CarolineIntl@LomaVistaRC @LERONSKY @Robbakerashton #SimoTaylor https://t.co/rkBS8ePNk8