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Copyright
Notice: Iggy Pop, "Beat Em Up," © 2001, Virgin Records America, Inc.
Click here to play V.I.P.
I'm a Very
Important Person
I park in the V.I.P.
And when I go to the bathroom
I go in the V.I.P. toilet
And when I wanna change a lightbulb
I don't do it myself
Oooohhh no
I have a technician
Because I'm a V.I.P.
I'm a V.I.P.
I'm a V.I.P.
I'm a V.I.P.
Now as I began to become a V.I.P.
I forgot what I'd become a V.I.P. for
I began to grow accustomed to people saying,
"Right this way sir, drinks are on the house."
Flight attendants on airplanes saying,
"Please, really, I don't wanna bother you sir, but it's such a pleasure to
have you here on board. May I have your autograph for my daughter?"
Yeah baby, right after I go to the toilet
I'll give you a couple of 'em
Because I'm a V.I.P!
Now one thing about V.I.P.s is they never seem to be alone
Ooohh no
The true V.I.P. must travel with an entourage
People who say, "Right on boss."
Cause I'm a V.I.P!
Right on boss
I'm a V.I.P!
As I began to realize that I had gained V.I.P. status
Worries began to creep in
What if one day I woke up and I was no longer a V.I.P.?
No more good tables at the restaurants
No more strange women smiling and approaching me on the streets
No more top notch booty
No more entourage to say, "Right boss."
I began to have nightmares
And in my nightmares I was just a fucking nobody
Laying at the beach imagining myself being a V.I.P.!
Just like I was before
Hearing the applause in my head
Beautiful warm embraces of superior members of the female gender
V.I.P.
V.I.P.
Of course when one becomes a V.I.P.
Inevitably one meets other V.I.P.s
At social occasions
And one inevitably thinks
How shallow and crass these people are
They're not down to earth and real like me
Oooohhh no
I'm a very special V.I.P.
Another interesting phenomenon associated with V.I.P. celebrityhood is the
V.I.P. reflection effect during which anyone associated with the V.I.P.
becomes a sort of V.I.P. in their own right such as the son of the V.I.P.
Guitar player for the V.I.P.
Girlfriend with the V.I.P.
Accountants of the V.I.P.
The maid, the dog, the music publisher
Huh!
All enjoy a sort of reflected glory as in,
"Hi, this is Nastea
I work for Iggy
And I'd like six tables tonight in the V.I.P. section
And he needs passes for everyone
And free drinks of course
In the V.I.P. area."
Right on boss
Cause I'm a V.I.P.
It's also true that when one is a V.I.P. everybody is happy to see you all
the time
And there is an implicit rule that a V.I.P. must never never
Be on a bummer
Because everybody expects you to make their day
And woe be unto you if you're in a bad mood.
They will tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk! mur mur mur!
And you will find yourself with the wrong kind of attention
A difficult V.I.P.
Psychologists tell us that a sense of self-esteem
Is so necessary in today's world
As a V.I.P. I can guarantee you will never be alone
You'll never be alone
Cause you're a V.I.P.!
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