Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes

Title: All the Young Dudes (track 03)

Artist: Mott the Hoople
Album: All the Young Dudes
Year: 1972
Label: CBS, Columbia
Writer(s): David Bowie

Lyrics:

Well Billy rapped all night about his suicide
How he'd kick it in the head when he was twenty-five
Speed jive dont wanna stay alive when youre twenty-five

And Wendys stealing clothes from Marks and Sparks
And Freedys got spots from ripping off the stars
From his face, funky little boat race

The television man is crazy saying were juvenile delinquent wrecks
Oh man I need TV when I got T-Rex
Oh brother you guessed, Im a dude dad

All the young dudes
(Hey dudes!)
Carry the news
(Where are ya?)
Boogaloo dudes
(Stand up, come on)
Carry the news

All the young dudes
(I wanna hear you)
Carry the news
(I wanna see you)
Boogaloo dudes
(And I wanna talk to you, all of you)
Carry the news

Now Lucy looking sweet 'cause he dresses like a queen
But he can kick like a mule, its a real mean team
But we can love, oh yes we can love

And my brothers back at home with his Beatles and his Stones
We never got it off on that Revolution stuff
What a drag, too many snags

Now I drunk a lot of wine and Im feeling fine
Gotta race some cat to bed
Oh is there concrete all around or is it in my head?
Yeah, Im a dude dad

All the young dudes
(Hey dudes!)
Carry the news
(Where are ya?)
Boogaloo dudes
(Stand up)
Carry the news

All the young dudes
(I wanna hear ya)
Carry the news
(I wanna see you)
Boogaloo dudes
(And I wanna relate to you)
Carry the news

All the young dudes
(What dudes?)
Carry the news
(Lets hear the news, come on)
Boogaloo dudes
(I wanna kick you)
Carry the news

(Hey you there, with the glasses)
All the young dudes
Carry the news
(I want you)
Boogaloo dudes
(I want you at the front)
Carry the news
(Now you, all his friends)

All the young dudes
(Now you bring him down 'cause I want him)
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
(I want him right here, bring him, come on)
Carry the news
(Bring him, ha ha, here you go)

All the young dudes
(Ive wanted to do this for years, ha ha ha)
Carry the news
(There you go!)
Boogaloo dudes
(How do you feel?)
Carry the news

• Category

  Music

[safe0sam]

the wackness

[MrNatFS]

"Even though the band was heterosexual, this became a gay anthem, at least in America, thanks to lyrics like "Lucy looks sweet 'cause he dresses like a queen." This was the nature of Glam Rock, a style that emerged in England in the early '70s where singers performed in makeup and feminine clothes while playing bombastic rock songs. The performers were not necessarily gay, but they definitely blurred gender roles. Bowie may have been the biggest influence on Glam Rock."

[ErgoCogita]

And my brother's back at home with his Beatles and his Stones

We never got it off on that revolution stuff

What a drag too many snags

Now I've drunk a lot of wine and I'm feeling fine

Got to race some cat to bed

Oh is there concrete all around

Or is it in my head

So much subtext crammed into so few words. Bowie is and always will be a legend.

[nirvana112345]

Bit of music trivia for you here. If you listen to 1:05 and then listen to Oasis Stand by me at 2:10 you will see where noel stole the arrangement. Brilliant :).

[ImTalkingHeads YaKnow]

Still have my original album

[ImTalkingHeads YaKnow]

I need tv but i got You Tube

[brianvillalobos25]

*aerosmith

[Gabriel Henrique]

guitar hero-aerosith

[Conrad Slaussen]

Like Ian said, they became instant queers! Love Glam!

[james collins]

20 dicksuckers. The best single ever.

[SeldomSeen Mike]

I wish I was still 25. I'm 26...