Black Sunshine

"Black Sunshine" is a song initially featured on the album "" by White Zombie which was used as a promo single in 1992 and 1993. The song can also be found on Rob Zombie's "Past, Present & Future" and the greatest hits album "The Best of Rob Zombie". A spoken word section was recorded by Iggy Pop for the intro and was used in the song's final cut.
Music and lyrics.
The song is about a racing car, a Ford Mustang, called "Black Sunshine." Iggy Pop recorded the spoken word vocal intro and outro of the song "Black Sunshine" as well as playing the character of a writer in the video shot for the song. He is singled out for special thanks in the liner notes of album. The audio sample "I work on this baby the same way, trying to get maximum performance," is taken from the 1965 movie "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!". Also, the lyrics contain the words "to the devil a daughter comes," most likely a reference to the movie "To the Devil a Daughter". It is in 6/4 and 4/4 time with a tempo of 135 beats per minute.
Iggy Pop's spoken intro is as follows:
Reception.
The song was released as a single after Thunder Kiss '65 initially failed to receive attention on U.S. radio. It became a minor success, charting at #39 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks. However, the song has gone on to be a fan favorite and is still played live with Zombie's solo act as well as appearing on his greatest hits albums.
Music video.
The music video of the song, which was filmed in black and white, features the band playing in the basement of an old dilapidated house. The animated characters Beavis and Butthead provided support for the band by "reviewing" the video during the episode "." Iggy Pop also plays the character of a writer in the video.