T.Rex Ride A White Swan Marc Bolan

[TheMushrooms12]

R.I.P xx

[TheEchovoices]

WE MISS YOU MARC.....i Hope Johnny Depp does his life story he would be perfect for the part

[granbranfan]

So very sad that he passed away so young.

[ccrawf3]

Wow! those pink pants leave nothing to the imagination at 0:36 lol

[HarrisonPaniszczyn]

@7hs3beat Johnny's features are too sharp for Bolan. I think maybe Davey Havok would be good since theyre both flamboyant, have the same face just about, plus Havok could do corkscrew hair whereas Johnny would look terrible with it.

[Hellokittycupcake1]

Love this! Whatever happened to T-Rex? I always thought that Brian May was much better in T-Rex than when he joined Queen

[DenSnuskigaFilmen]

@Hellokittycupcake1 wtf

[loki1066]

Isn't wikipedia fantastic? I didn't realise until today that the British board of censors made Marc Bolan change the name and the lyrics of his 'pro-gay' hit song 'RIDE A WHITE SCHLONG' before it could be released...

[ScandinavianSingers]

Yepp, "keep a little Marc in your heart"!

A big white swan was built on his funeral 1977.

T.Rex theme on my channel this week :)

[hajoundco]

Not that well known bit for me one of my T.Rex favourites !

[Dontevenknowher]

Yessss

[benthecunt]

if only he'd taken the white swan that night instead of the Mini Cooper....

[TheKevtrevable]

@benthecunt haha brilliant!

[416234765]

@cizcan, thats a good one!

[Groblinfull]

Treasure

[paulanthony201]

too anyone l know on the isle of man

[Cizcan]

God, Sigourney Weaver sure used to look good back then.

[357HFC]

Loved the sixties, Stones, Beatles, Hollies, African American music etc. This guy helped change the rules. I was not a big fan at the time! RIP Marc

[GeorgeArthas]

@357HFC you missed hendrix ;)

[13FB101]

zwar nicht meine Zeit aber saugeile musik ..das ist musik T-REX

[justinord]

Hey Guys Whats up? I am working on doing a Digital Download MP3 release of me covering T.REX Children Of The Revolution, figured I would hang here and chat with other BOLAN fans, feel free to hit me up with a friend request or message.

hope to hear back soon

Justin

[christian9729]

happy birthday marc bolan! why do all good musicers have to die so early?(bon scott,marc bolan,jim morrison,john lennon,bob marley..?) :/

[VioletDreams1970]

<3

[MrCrispian]

punks loved bolan...the t.v. show marc was aired during the neu wave / punk boom.....theres lots of interviews of punks saying how bolans the goods the rest wee trash..e.l.o. for example....

[ABILL1959]

Marc Bolan King of glam 1947--1977.God Bless All

[PinkDevilFish]

Such a classic. Love this song

[TheBowser87]

Thums up if u think this dude needs to get a life

[tacrafts]

@TheBowser87

As Marc was killed in 1977, your comment is a bit off..

[Zephyesa]

@TheBowser87 he had one, you dont and you never will.

[TheSpiritof1969]

@TheBowser87

I you were around back then you would understand. He was the original and the best glam rock.

[JJRamoneVicious]

@TheBowser87 You have no idea about what you´re saying, seriously. I'm pretty sure that you don't even know the great artist he was. Keep listening your shitty music.

[juanbbien]

I saw Tyrannosaurus-Rex in Blackburn just as ride a White swan came out in the early seventies, there was only the two of them and they awesome, great memories. John c

[juanbbien]

I saw Tyrannosaurus-Rex at Blackburn,s

[Debradoll01]

Marc Bolan was sex personified!

[TheSpiritof1969]

@Debradoll01

LOL My then girlfreind loved him. OK he had good looks, he was entertaining, could sing and play the guitar, was a nice guy in his own right, stacks of charisma and got rich ................ but I still hated him at the time.

Now I look back with fond memories of the time I saw them at the Wealey pop festival and my girlfriend took her top off for a dare.

[fallinloveplaythgame]

His face and teeth remind

Me of George harrison

[The0ManJam]

Check out the albums 'Electric Warrior' and 'The Slider'

'Mince pie, dog pie, eagle on the wing...'

Eams

[4everClassicrock]

all the othe band members look so plain and in normal clothes, it makes Marc really stand out, i like that!

[4everClassicrock]

He's sooo beautiful....Help me..i'm in love with a dead rockstar, who died even before i was born...i feel sad. At least we still have the music, and that will never die

[funkychick60]

@4everClassicrock He sure was hot...dont know about those pink pants tho! Well, even with the pink pants!

[4everClassicrock]

@funkychick60 Yeah Lol, real men wear pink! (an entire suit of it, that is!)

[CATHERINEDAVIES123]

loved him

[lukedimitris]

My sound settings are at their highest and this is still not loud enough to do it justice :p

[fanoftiersen]

Why are Marc Bolans' teeth yellow?

[hearditman]

@fanoftiersen Coz they were made of finely polished wood. Elm, I think.....

[fanoftiersen]

@hearditman British elm ;D

[TheArgenism]

@fanoftiersen cause he was british

[1974mshooter]

marc bolan rules! anyone that disagrees is on the list!

[jameyinegypt]

Jon Fratelli is like the new coming of Bolan.

[WizardGlik]

Marc's BEST backing band.

OOPS - meant WORST.

[Superawesomeaccount1]

Can everyone just shut up about who he looks like? :/

[mrianmark]

I photographed T Rex in 1975 in Canada. To see the shots go to ianmarkmusicphotos (.com)

[sadeyedlady9]

Is he wearing heels?

[sadeyedlady9]

I love Marc dearly. But on his show, he looked too thin and sad.

[favoritefella]

Why are his eyes so tiny?

[Jackalil]

The best x. X xx X

[funkygreen3]

Check out those cheekbones!

[7hs3beat]

2012 Marc Bolan the movie,with Johhny Depp as Marc please!!!

[ThePumpkinPrincess69]

such an energetic jumpy little cutie :')

[kiararei]

lol love the pants up to the armpits. seriously marc would look sexy in a sack. yum

[nesslocher]

I didn't know Sigourney Weaver could sing :O

[josephintokyo]

@nesslocher I love T-Rex but that cracked me up

[madmic1967]

OMG! Marc Bolan came back as Johnny Depp!!!

[TinaSternchen17]

@madmic1967 Yeah, he looks kind of like Johnny Depp XD

[mlody3k]

@madmic1967 Exactly as I'm thinking. If someone wants to make movie about bolan's life, johny depp is the only good idea ;d

[hamdelsun]

@madmic1967

maybe Johnny is his illegitimate son,,,,who knows?????????

[lasantarockhouseclip]

@madmic1967 or Enrique Bunbury *rencarnation* see u self here youtube/bunburyoficial

[Cismic76]

@madmic1967

;-)))))

[TheLorraine64]

Gone but never forgotton, dear Marc xxxx

[9cochins]

what crap. at the end of his musical career and trying to hang on in there.bad miming also. very sad.

[Taynutz]

Okay honestly, this song is legend. Same with Bang a Gong. Basically anything by T Rex is guaranteed to be awesome.

[SimsMidoriFanGirl]

My nan is showing me all these songs and I thought she said 'wide awake swan' xD

[MrSlimjimk]

such a shy lad was our marc ... nice to see him coming out of his shell

[dragonfitter]

was he gay ?

[800764]

@dragonfitter No he wasn't gay. He was in fact previously married and had a son. When he died he was the passenger in the car that his girlfriend was driving. When she crashed he died istantly but she survived.

[TheCorek1949]

@800764 So if you are married you are not gay? So Rock Hudson and Elton John are not gay.

[MAGRAO2903]

He looks like Johnny Depp, i agree!!

[Jimbo60s]

@MAGRAO2903 Johnny depp looks like him..

[0JBM1]

Great song and video!

[Muertenoir]

'Twas a simpler time.

[claire19931]

omg he is sooooooooooooooooooooo gorjuss

[aswathrce]

those clothes prick my eyes.o_Q

[jrmetmoi]

My Mom said that all the homophobes hated all of that pink back in the day.

[alwaysmarc]

VILLE VALLO IS LOOKING LIKE MARC MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE

[tatia641]

@alwaysmarc

So I am not the only one who sees this resemblance?! It's striking, isn't it?

[delightfulcreature]

I think Johnny Depp owes a bit to Marc.

[kiararei]

@delightfulcreature i think we all owe a bit to Marc. RIP gorgeous man

[Jethrofinger]

@delightfulcreature

I can definitively see some Bolan in Depp now. Good point!

[CutePoison92]

Stupenda.

[Tahlia00]

@Sgtpepperlulz This 70's teenager salutes you :-)

[lyndloo]

omg !!! yes he does look like Sigourney Weaver !awesome !!!! .. Lyndloo..

[FreddMunster]

@lyndloo Have ever heard about ART? That kind of behavior was to break the false american macho thing tabu of those days, pal... Just relax and enjoy good stage show, man!...

[raydeen1]

@lyndloo

Yeah, I agree. Bolan does look like Sigourney Weaver. She looks exactly like him in Aliens.

[IAmPlaysWithSquirrel]

Only Marc could wear this outfit, and somehow still look manly.

@theechameleon In case you didn't know, Bowie was actually influenced by Marc, and Marc is credited for starting the glam rock movement as well as influencing punk. So show respect. And his non-singles were just as good as the singles. "Electric Warrior" and "The Slide" are masterpieces, nary a bad song is to be found on those albums. Pretty big accomplishments for a mere "poser", wouldn't you say?

[mjw9363]

@IAmPlaysWithSquirrel did that influence include putting a penis in his rectum????

[IAmPlaysWithSquirrel]

@mjw9363 I think you might wanna take pbritten1's advice and stop taking out your sexual frustrations on a dead man. It's not healthy.

[mjw9363]

Respond to this video... fucking this CRAP would NEVER fly in the USA...get it on and 20th century boy are GREAT the other stuff is simply some of THE WORST MUSIC I HAVE EVER HEARD!!!...amazingly bad...no wonder Brtish musicians worshiped AMERICAN music...it's a lot better....have you heard this guy when he was acoustic with his guitar and a bongo player???TERRIBLE TERRIBLE TERRIBLE!!!!..not an opinion a fucking fact....England ought to be embarrassed...

[Misterafyableism]

@mjw9363

I dunno...

The entire Electric Warrior album was pretty good...

(In a Boogie Woogie Hippie Donovan psychadellic kinda way)

and The Slider album was also rather good.

I belive T.Rex (Marc Bolan ) actually started a new Genre of music other artists of that era would follow.

Sure he was Flambouyant and ghey...but at least he never made a rap album.lol...

[IAmPlaysWithSquirrel]

@Misterafyableism Well hip-hop didn't exist when he was alive, so unless Marc were to take on the enormous task of creating another genre, it'd be impossible for him to make a rap album, seeing as he never lived through the 80s.

[copewood1939]

No! Sigourney Weaver looks like Marc Bolan!

[napoleonbonerpart]

This mjw9363 arsehole has been planting the same comment on every Marc Bolan video on youtube. Only a complete fuck-up would be determined enough to mount such a hate campaign against one act. I mean so he doesn't like it - well don't listen to it. It's like he's going I don't like this - I'm going to dis it and listen to the next one and dis that and so on. Complete fuck head.

[theechameleon]

you speak a lot of sense mjw9363 but fans of Marc Bolan are deaf and would not know good music if it was presented to them on a plate - Bowie, Faces, The Who...all musical greats from the 70s and make Marc Bolan look like the poser that he was - but he DID make some great singles - from 'Swan' up to 'Telegram Sam' - the rest was just formula and he lost his way musically after that. But will fans ever listen? NO!!!

[hearditman]

@theechameleon So Children of the Revolution and Twentieth Century Boy were just formula? Oh and Metal Guru? (Panic by the Smiths...) These were songs written for the young people of the time..who got it. They were relevant to youth culture then and are still relevant to today's youth. (well a lot of them). COTR used on Fable 3 TCB on Guitar Heroes etc. If I had a choice between listening to The Slider or Diamond Dogs it would be The Slider every time. Don't peddle the pish of 70's journalists!!

[mjw9363]

fucking this CRAP would NEVER fly in the USA...get it on and 20th century boy are GREAT the other stuff is simply some of THE WORST MUSIC I HAVE EVER HEARD!!!...amazingly bad...no wonder Brtish musicians worshiped AMERICAN music...it's a lot better....have you heard this guy when he was acoustic with his guitar and a bongo player???TERRIBLE TERRIBLE TERRIBLE!!!!..not an opinion a fucking fact....England ought to be embarrassed...god listen to this CRAP!!!! no wonder he loved AMERICAN music

[dickydom9]

@mjw9363 cunt

[pbritten1]

@mjw9363

i think you are a homosexual and secretly in love with marc bolan. Honey hes dead, maybe you could take your anger out in the mirror and start hanging out in the gay clubs where you you will finally face your true sexuallity and be happy at last. good luck sweetheart

[FreddMunster]

@pbritten1 Very well done, pal!!!

[jeverett1292]

Leona Lewis' cover is better

[shinysynthcity]

Magic <3 :D

[ThePamDuarte]

It's so sad that he died! How can Gloria live with herself? Anybody got any recommendations as to where I can learn about what his son is doing these days?

[TVtaboo]

still cool today,,bless,xxx

[oLdSkOoLkisS]

I always thought he looked like the Sig in Ghost Busters!!

[jumbolandia]

Boy was he hung like a horse..0:36

[robharding1957]

had a major influence on kids of the early 70s,,if it wasnt for noddy holder and the band slade,,this would have been my choice to spend my pocket money on ,,r i p mr electric warrior,,71 ad,

[Mathematix06]

Okay, can somebody please tell me what the lyrics to this fantastic song mean? I really have no idea! lol

I remember as a kid sitting in front the telly with my Mum watching the Marc Bolan Show. I was only little, but what great days... :)

[breffnipark]

Marc Bolan & T Rex were a great band !! Great combo !

[BusterKoala]

Always been a great fan of Bolan / T Rex.

But you can't get away from the fact that as a person, he was a completely egotistical arse.

[rustykeys178]

@BusterKoala no more than any other celebrity or rockstar

[BusterKoala]

@rustykeys178 You are possibly correct. But some of the comments on this thread indicate a far less realistic attitude than ours, I feel!!!

[alwaysmarc]

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU MARC

[rslitman]

I liked this one a whole lot more than "Bang a Gong (Get it On)", but the U.S., that one was a much bigger hit than this one.

[noproblem53]

The Electric Warrier --anyone remember the purple and gold chopped motorcycle that went by the same name and was equally outragious-I will never forget either,After David Bowie this is the most influential man in my life. Sadly I am getting on for 60 and this unfortunatly seems to be unknown by the young. There are times when close to 60 is better than close to 16

[danielchilds1]

@noproblem53 Am with ya on that one mate so true

[LastTree]

Wow he looks really gaunt here. Was he into heroin? He doesn't look well at all.

[hearditman]

@LastTree Cocaine and Brandy by all accounts.

[LastTree]

@hearditman Oh I see..just very sickly indeed.

[daffodil97]

for all the swansea fans give em hell

[alwaysmarc]

WE ALL MUST KEEP A LITTLE MARC IN OUR HEARTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ufewl]

true talent.

[aalyna80]

I WANT TO MARRY WITH A MARC BOLAN FAN.....aalyna.bolan@yahoo.com

[aalyna80]

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU MARC

[badgerspadger]

MMWAHHH!!! T.Rex made the most sexy tunes, Mr Bolan was hot! hot! HOT!! They dont make bands like this anymore.

[dodgerwhisk]

@badgerspadger Too true SEXY!!

[Letmetakeyouback]

Was this version ever released?

[MarqueeMoon95]

His outfit is one of the most disturbing and brilliant things I have seen in a long time.

[ziennajames]

@MarqueeMoon95 Real men wear pink! ;)

[MarqueeMoon95]

@ziennajames And sparkles.

[Nemeres]

Horrible outfit, terrible make up, really weird moves, but awesome song.

[aalyna80]

@Nemeres your comment is horrible marc was a sweet and his dress were faboulos

[multialina80]

i will always love u marc

[multialina80]

i will always love u marc

[multialina80]

i will always love u marc

[Doki66]

He looks more like Sigourney Weaver

[ThePamDuarte]

@Doki66

I think he looks like a cross between Johnny Depp and Ted Bundy. He was a cutey.

[WaRpEd2k7]

@Doki66 prick

[RockabillyKathy]

@WaRpEd2k7 he's being a frontman, you're a prick

[johno2206]

@Doki66 you are a cock ,if you were abouy in the day ,,,we did more than you boys do now and love real music ,try and listen to some bowie ,sabbath,iggy floyd grow up j

[crackersjenkins]

@Doki66 totally at the 56 second mark.....creepy

[paulytwotanks]

This is an interesting clip from 'Marc', which was a series he starred in and may well have lead to a come back for Marc Bolan. By the time this was made he had sadly been out of fashion for some time. But I watched it each week, because he was a legend even then. But the come back was sadly not to be for this series was pulled following his death that happened during it's run in autumn 1977. The guitar arrangement is heavily punk influenced - Punk was massive at the time.

[SeagullDancer]

...yeah, and Renato Zero looked like Marc Bolan, when he was young

or is Marc Bolan that looked like Renato Zero?!

[johnny991965]

What a hippy feel-good tune! There aren't many 'fun' records anymore:-(

[krupkee]

fuck his unique voice sounds too good to be true or maybe im just stoned

[supernffc]

33 years today. RIP Jeepster

[kiararei]

@supernffc may you always ride white swans

[jnrClick]

simply one of my favourite hits....remember it well.

[flusty24]

Is it just me, or does he look like Johnny Depp??

[wilsonjacobs]

@flusty24 YES, marc bolan was the shiz.

[TheMervq]

Marc was the mutts nuts! Is it me or does Johnny Depp kinda wanna be like Marc? Mannerisms look very similar to me,

[dogshark9]

It was the fashion to appear as feminine as possible in the early 70's. But the keyboard player at 1:12, in a plaid shirt and wool cap looks like an indie rocker from the 90's. Confusing!

[Meouwww]

@dogshark9 That's exactly what I thought!!!

The keyboard player was so ahead of his time! (LOL) Usually they say that about other stuff then the wool cap -_-

[Zwinyfy]

Sexy

[crow468]

Just a splash of color

[walksnomore]

looks like lennon with the shades on then like johnny depp after that. i think mainly the makeup makes him look like depp from one of the movies he was in.

[andruscha58]

mei lieber schwan !!!, sein erster großer hit und ne echte granate !



[noahsdelight]

Awsome song! Thanks Marc, 2010.....N.Z.

[cirquedude123]

so what if he was or wasn't a homo?!?!?

[hearditman]

@cirquedude123 I think you meant to say :- It would't matter if he was a homosexual man or not, we certainly wouldn't judge him,

[lanchi22]

I have that single, I sell

[soihoy]

sadly .not marc at his best

[nicholastanw]

who is justin beiver?

[CiderKisses]

@nicholastanw he is a pop, r&b He has hair that he flicks i hate him

[DUANEMUSIC1]

@nicholastanw

"WHOS JUSTIN BEIBER?!" ONLY THE BIGGEST TEEN STAR ON PLANET RIGHT NOW! get from under ur rock, pick up magazine r sumtin dude :p

[RDV333]

@nicholastanw - I wish I was blessed by your ignorance.