‘70s Rock Star, 78, Brings Fans Joy at the End of New ‘Superman’ Movie

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‘70s Rock Star, 78, Brings Fans Joy at the End of New ‘Superman’ Movie originally appeared on Parade.

Moviegoers who watched the new Superman movie may have heard a familiar tune from Iggy Pop during the final scene of the film.

Iggy’s voice projected through the stereo as his 2006 song with Teddybears, “Punkrocker,” played as Clark Kent, portrayed by actor David Corenswet, adjusted to his new reality.

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“You see me drivin’ down the street, I’m just not looking good / I got both hands off the wheel, I got you runnin’ / I’m listening to music you can’t hear, I got pretty music in my ear,” Iggy, 78, whose real name is James Newell Osterberg Jr., sang.

The Teddybears debuted “Punkrocker” in 2000 on their album Rock’n’Roll Highschool. The group re-released the song with Iggy six years later, which was featured on their album Soft Machine.

“Punkrocker” re-gained popularity amongst fans after they watched Superman. Some people ran to their mobile devices to find the music video on YouTube, and thanked the film’s director and writer, James Gunn, for incorporating it in the remake of the DC film.

“Love it, thanks James Gunn, great ending song for Superman,” one fan wrote, as a second added, “I'm here because of James Gunn's Superman. Unorthodox choice but I love that they used this song to close the movie.”

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Meanwhile, Iggy received his flowers from die-hard fans.

“IGGY POP has a musical career that spans 5+ decades. He is a national treasure,” a separate person wrote.

Teddybears’ bandmate Joakim Åhlund previously gushed that collaborating with Iggy on the song was a career high.

“Iggy Pop … it’s pretty heavy. All those people are our heroes … we never would’ve dared to dream. It’s all pretty amazing for us that we got the opportunity to work with such cool artists,” he said during an interview with Ion Magazine. “But for me personally, I don’t mean any disrespect to any of the others, but Iggy Pop … that’s a proud moment for me.”

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‘70s Rock Star, 78, Brings Fans Joy at the End of New ‘Superman’ Movie first appeared on Parade on Jul 9, 2025

This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 9, 2025, where it first appeared.