Punkrocker (song)
# Punkrocker (song)

"Punkrocker" is a song written and originally performed by the Swedish electronic/alternative group Teddybears. The song first appeared on their 2000 album Rock’n’Roll Highschool, and was covered later that year by Caesar's Palace (later known as Caesars), a band which also includes Teddybears member Joakim Åhlund.

The song has been covered multiple times, with the best known version of the song internationally being a 2006 re-recording by Teddybears with featured American singer Iggy Pop on lead vocals. This version of the song was a minor hit in the United States, and appeared in a Cadillac ad campaign in 2007.

## Notable covers

It has been performed by

* Caesar's Palace on the album Cherry Kicks (2000)
* Teddybears STHLM on the album Rock’n’Roll Highschool (2000)
* Thomas Rusiak featuring Teddybears STHLM as "Hiphopper" on the album Magic Villa (2000) Though not a hip hop song itself, the song is a parody of the hip hop culture.
* Slagsmålsklubben as "Synthpopper" on the album Fest i valen - Edition (2001)
* Torgny Melins (a Swedish dansband) as "Dansbander" on the album Dansbander (2006) also releasing it as a single the same year.
* Teddybears featuring Iggy Pop on the album Soft Machine (2006).
* Träd, Gräs och Stenar live since 2002 and on the album Homeless Cats (2009).
* The Swedish radio show Rally as "Jag är Hiphop-Yngve, jojomen" (2000).
* Snutjävel (a Swedish punkband) as "Punksvin" CDS (2010)
* Crazy & the Brains on the single Punk Rocker (2021).

## In the media

The Teddybears' single, "Punkrocker" (featuring Iggy Pop), is featured in a Cadillac television commercial directed by Daniel Askill, titled 'Roll' and features a time-line of Cadillac automobiles, from the original 1902 Cadillac to the 2007 Cadillac XLR sports convertible. The song also appeared in the background of a scene of NBC's Bionic Woman.

Thomas Rusiak's version "Hiphopper" can be heard in Kevin Smith's 2001 film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.

## Music video

The music video portrays parts of New York's skyline at nighttime. Everyone's (except Iggy Pop who is seen in a car) head is replaced with a bear (so is the Statue of Liberty seen at the end.)

