Mott the Hoople - All the Way From Memphis

[MissyHolland]

I love this song. So funny, and so TRUE! "You look like a star/ but you're still on the dole...."

[TheNoke65]

i get responses on here from these little wigger dicksucking fags usually from europe of course from a distance never in your face we know better ''

[TheNoke65]

cleveland stadium 1976 mott the hoople , todd rudgren, aerosmith , ted nugent southside johnny,tickets were $ 7 ;50 ha ha , 100,000 people all fucked up , jammin i was 11 no shit i copped a lid of reefer , a flask full of jack daniels i had on a coonskin cap a pair of levi's elephant beel bottoms 36 inch bells, a buck knife and on to the show my older brother was floating around somewhere i was cool though nobody fucked with me i had a good time, ah those where the days

[SuperStuey2]

@TheNoke65 ...only if your a drunk drug addict....

[MissyHolland]

One of the most unmistakable intros ever!

[kirkhedwig]

so true, this band influenced many. 'some spade said 'man that's your instrument!'..I felt so ashamed!!

[SuperStuey2]

How could ya not like Ian?

[eraser966]

great stuff... long live the seventies.....

[AcDec50]

DAMN MOTT, YOU UNDERRATED

[yippydido]

Michael Schenker Group does a good cover of this song

[mrissygo]

La versión de Contraband también es muy buena XD

[MrSecretsquirell]

memphis, home of elvis & the acient greeks

[GeminiNightOwl]

Love this song :)

[801liveable]

saw this band at john carroll university in cleveland in 1974..one of the best shows i've ever scene..long live ian hunter..andy mckay of roxy music plays the sax in this..

[makingsense53]

This is one of the greatest underrated rock songs of all time. The lyrics, the piano the whole band just rocks out on this one. It is pure rock bliss to me. Thank you for the treat.  Peace.

[xmmh]

Every time I hear this I think of the chase scene in Life on Mars

[carmichael2411]

"....and you look like a star but really are a prole..."

[GonzoGuyy]

@carmichael2411 Uh...how about "you look like a star, but your still on parole"? Or "you look like a star, but your really out on parole"? both of which are said.

[0edipussy]

@GonzoGuyy

You're still on the dole :3

[GonzoGuyy]

@0edipussy Yes that is in the fade out. Which I should have mentioned, as I knew someone would correct me. -s- It's my own fault.

[GonzoGuyy]

@0edipussy I stand corrected. Which rarely happens First one is still on the dole. I humble myself before you.

[TheKenfig]

Bloody marvellous i say ! Wish 1973 was back !!

[TheDanpack]

One of the great bands of its time or any time. first rock group to headline a broadway theatre in nyc., Queen was opening act. love these guys wish they stayed together.

[TheDanpack]

One of the great bands of its time or any time. first rock group to headline a broadway theatre in nyc., Queen was opening act. love these guys wish they stayed together.

[wolfstyle68]

"..and you look like a star,but you're really out on parole!"-This line's for you,Lindsay Lohan.



[andytsa]

@wolfstyle68 wow..no other interests in life eh?

[pjstns]

I Remember having a Mott Cover Band come over in the Summer of 2003-4--I Forgot wat on Duty @ 1500---I was having some Fosters----Then OH NO-My Bad

Everyone said I missed A Great Party-------I was Hopping the Barrio called the Cops!!

[atcgod777]

Love this tune !!!!!!!!

Always have.......

[MrKirkenstein]

great tune.

"..and you look like a star but you're really out on parole.."

hahahahaaaaa!!!!!!

[javaman64]

Happy Birthday Mick !

[Boonader93]

Life on Mars <3

[LORDGOAT1976]

I still think Contraband did a better version, its a great cover, without the damn Sax in it.

[charger4079]

One of the truly GREAT 'glam rock' albums of the 70's.Killer song from a killer band,the memories flow and I can't get enuogh.ROCK ON

[janc819]

Love love love Mott The Hoople-first big band I ever met. Met Bob Gruen that night too! Excellent evening!

[newfuckingwave]

andy mackay on sax, what a killer track

[shelly10538]

"Some spade said you rock and rollers, you're all the same". Not exactly PC these days.

[MrRamblinrose]

never heard of Life on Mars,,, but can remeber getting high and groovin on some Mottt

[Boonader93]

Like this if you know this song from Life on Mars.

[rollthebones18]

5 people left their six-string in Oreole.

[OhEmGeeDoubleYouTeEf]

What the hell is a hoople

[cobee33]

@OhEmGeeDoubleYouTeEf The name of the band comes from the book, "Mott The Hoople" in which the character is a lazy, preferring to work as little as possible, earning money on the side by running every scam going. He's also a gambler and not a very good one at that. Hoople is most likely urban slang referring to an unsophisticated person from a rural background or community.

[OhEmGeeDoubleYouTeEf]

@cobee33 Cool. I actually came across this band from a list of ridiculous band names. I've read Mott the Hoople. Really. :D

[cobee33]

@OhEmGeeDoubleYouTeEf Lol, I believe you :)

[Littlewolf68]

Saw them live at the Uris Theater in early '70's - best concert ever!

[centralparocker]

you look like a star

but you're still on the dole....!

[newaver64]

this is my friend Daves' song..rip man.

[SlippersJay]

Love this in Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore... he always chooses such fantastic songs for his films

[Tumatan44]

in this age of flavor of the month its amazing to me but I dont think there is an Ian Hunter tune that I dont like! Is consistantly good songwriting a dead art?

[candelise]

Just saw 'The Ballad Of Mott The Hoople' documentary premiere in London with some of the band in the audience, on Saturday 16/10/10. Great night, with Ian and Mick Ralphs taking questions from the audience. Thanks guys.

[imaginarythings]

...and you look like a star but you're really out on parole!!!  Ha ha ha

[himycatisdead]

I think it would be great if the band "Jet " did a cover of this classic song.....

[himycatisdead]

I can almost hear a Bowie style delivery on this song.........

[CoolCucumbersGaming]

@himycatisdead bowie had a really big influence on MTH and they were really good friends and in all the young dude david bowie is the higher voice that says all the young dudes in the chorus

[PLASMOLE]

1973 I was there and this was the shit.....

[mrbigjohn1956]

haven't listened to mott the hoople in over 30 years, WOW what a song.

[hieronomy]

Does anyone know what " the Bradford Cities " means ?

[xxxChrist]

@hieronomy I'll tell you exactly what 'Bradford cities' means.

[hieronomy]

@xxxChrist

What does " Bradford Cities Mean " ? 

[billyboo59]

@hieronomy Fuck knows, but I saw 'em play in Bradford in the early 70's - Queen were support!

[Crowsfan55]

@billyboo59 saw them on that tour also! Queen opened with "Father to Son" and blew us away...Ariel Bender (one of the great names of R&R...hah) on guitar...Mick had already left for Bad Company

[obscurebandfan]

@Crowsfan55 What an amazing concert thar must have been.

[Pixiegnom]

@billyboo59 youre a lucky man, dude

[TheBlackQueen1974]

OH YEAH! ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS! EPICNESS!

[Mr1973ian]

Wonderful intro and great record. "Man that's your instument ? I felt so ashamed". Class!!! Ian Hunter and the boys at their very best. 1973 strikes again!!! Pax to all from Ian Smith.Xxx.

[milesmuhldoon1]

saw them with the New York Dolls and Aerosmith in Buffalo, New York in the early '70s at KlienHan's Music Hall, and that'!s no shit.

[rolandrog]

I love the descending piano part and the punk "don't give a shit" singing. Reminds me of Lou Reed, reminds me of "Teenage Wasteland", reminds me of David Bowie, reminds me of getting high, reminds me of playing guitar with Ziggy Stardust, reminds me of smoking reefer.........reminds me of my previous lifetime, reminds me of spending nights in Elvis's mansion, reminds me of smoking reefer with Zimmerman and Lennon, reminds me of waking up and realizing I have Alzheimer's. Go Figure.

[jsilence418]

@rolandrog Reminds me a lot of burned out deluded losers like you post on you tube !

[sz3rd]

@rolandrog alzheimers or a bad or good acid trip any way rock till ya drop dude....

[sz3rd]

@rolandrog

[Pretenders911]

Ian Hunter is a great songwriter, one of the best, ever.

So many people seem to miss the irony here, though, goes right over their heads.

Strange.

Or not.

I just gotta laugh...

[DAVWAVE]

@Pretenders911 Explain the irony, I bought this when it came out and wore out a couple of albums since. Loved em right off.

[dieckk100]

Love the saxaphone part with guitars! I can see why VIDA danced the jitterbug in the kitchen at work-Sage nursing home. Its how we got thru teenage years working their. Its good to recall and count your past blessings!

[jsilence418]

van halen you must be deaf then, or really, really, really stupid!

[outlawwolf621]

I love that line..."and you look like a star but you're really out on parole....." LOL

[BadNews88]

@outlawwolf621 Heluva lyric... Brill

[5Cincinnatus]

nobody cares . ever .

[vanhalen1069]

ian hunter=best song writer i have ever heard.

[ShowBizComic]

For the love of God, please PLEASE post "Whiz Kid" from this album....we're beggin' ya! P-l-l-l-e-e-e-e-z-z-z-z!!!!

[TraderRockBlog]

Agree. Why can't I ever seem to find that song on YouTube? Love it.

[imaginarythings]

Classic!!!~Wow ...what a writer and performer!!!~5*****'s

[fjkseattle]

i just keep singin that line with a lisp

all the way from memphis

[ScooBeeDooBeeDoo]

At the end of the song, the Sax- Horn solo... he plays with a broken/ split reed...what a great sound ! awesome ! ...my favorite MTH song !

[LBjim]

That is Roxy Music's Andy Mackay on sax. Great solo...

[dansgod]

His name was Bo-Diddley and He felt so ashamed!!!

[LBjim]

" Forgot my six-string razor and hit the sky"

[sheraton114]

Best lyrics ever.....a guitar is a rocker`s best friend.....

Ian hunter....you are the best!

[columnshift]

I have a well-worn vinyl copy of this album - it's a hoot.

[MrKevinTN]

@columnshift

Me too...wore that plastic out. Great album, nice to have it digital now on the pod. And then half the band became Bad Company.

[gabyloveslife]

@columnshift dude, how much do you want for it?

[columnshift]

@gabyloveslife Not for sale I'm afraid!

[Doobie1975]

Great song, one of my favorites by Mott the Hoople, even the metal band Contraband did a great job performing this song

[jonsm114]

saw them live in St. Louis as I recall in 73......what a night

[AnnaKarina2]

Thank you andrewf2 for this share:)

Thanks for posting hfield07 !!!

[ottowes]

All the young dudes carry the news.

[cricketbat08]

Great band!

[sachemchiefs]

Thanks!

[sachemchiefs]

Who's playing the sax on this?

[arober2]

wow, compared to stever1957's live version from Don Kirschner's Rock Concert, this is sedate indeed! Of course, Ariel is there....

[philgexile]

This takes me right back to that night at Massey Hall in Toronto.  34 years ago!! Long live Mott!

[GregTuco]

There is just no voice in rock like Ian Hunter's-it's the first thing that attracted me to MTH.

[BeenBad4U]

Got that right! Man, this brings back memories - haven't heard this in AGES!!!!!!!!

*****5*****

[quesondriac]

I think it is great that young people can get exposed to great tunes like this courtesy of shows like Life On Mars.

[dkelly26666]

This song was featured in Scorsese's "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore", which has Harvey Keitel in it. Then, it was on "Life on Mars", with Keitel. Next week, "Life on Mars" has George Baker Selection's "Little Green Bag" which was in "Reservoir Dogs", with Keitel. Some of the show's selections seem to be homage almost to Keitel. Truly bad-ass. I hope that show lasts.

[sinatra1976]

The best thing is how Scorsese segued from Alice's idealized youth to her harder adult surroundings in Socorro using this song. Another great use of (now) classic rock by Marty.

[greenjoker713]

It goes well with the tracking shot of Socorro. I have to confess, Marty introduced me to The Rolling Stones with Goodfellas and helped me appreciate Eric Clapton with "Layla" with the same film.

[iambernig]

Whenever I hear this song, I think of that chase scene on last night's episode of "Life On Mars". Damn that song AND that show are cool.

[mdaniels22]

The piano is so perfect for that scene

[BigBirdinJapan]

haha hell yeah that was sweet. all in their swim gear with hunt huffing and puffing behind

[mommurtdj]

@iambernig I loved Life on Mars! I was so upset I missed the last show.

[changotexmex]

"and you look like a star, but you're still on the dole..."

[BCK]

(and) "You look like a star, but you're out on parole."

[mitch050]

One of the best there ever will be..Mott and 'All the Way from Memphis'..

[MickeyLove01]

Ralphs hit that note by mistake surely...

[tazzie03]

Actually the sax on this was played by Andy Mackay of Roxy Music.

[mdoggy99]

Bowie on the sax.

[philgexile]

One of my all time favourite rock n roll songs!

[catsand]

ditto

[sam4u2004w]

good to hear the studio version of

this song ! thanks for sharing !