All the young dudes mott the hoople gay anthems

Oh yes, we can love. Although he shelved that idea on the whole, the massive year he enjoyed in included a hit song he donated to another band. Only members can comment. Bowie later did his own version of that song on the Ziggy Stardust album.

Leave a Reply Only members can comment. Jim Beviglia. Released inthis song was originally written by David Bowie to use for his own album; however, as a fan of Mott the Hoople who heard that they were on their way to breaking up, he donated the song to them as a strive to keep them together (1).

Videos by American Songwriter. What was the song about? Become a member. " All the Young Dudes " is a song written by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, originally recorded and released as a single by the English rock band Mott the Hoople in by Columbia Records.

David Bowie helped put the glam rock movement on the map in the s. But first he delivered his breakthrough album to the world. November 8, pm. Mott the Hoople debuted with a lot of promise with their self-titled UK debut album in Unfortunately, by their commercial success had not caught up to the esteem they received from critics and a loyal fan base.

‘Dudes’ saved Mott from oblivion.

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By Jim Beviglia. And why did Bowie earmark it for Mott the Hoople instead of recording it himself? Bowie gave them the right song at the perfect time. As he was debuting his Ziggy character to the world, behind the scenes he was looking out for a band he liked a lot but was imploding.

‘All The Young Dudes’ was recorded by Mott The Hoople in May and released on July 28, Bowie’s lyrics name-check his trend-setting friends from the gay discotheque, Yours And Mine beneath El Sombrero restaurant on Kensington High Street. He obviously did this via his own music.

Bowie was shocked, and quickly contacted the band to ask them to hold up for a minute. Bowie turned out to be ridiculously prolific in that time period as well. He also solidified his reputation as the spokesman for an entire subset of fans many artists never even acknowledged.

As such, they had essentially decided to go their separate ways until Bowie came into the picture. An explicitly gay anthem recorded by a heterosexual band, "All the Young Dudes" became the anthem for the glam rock era, becoming a number three hit in the U.K.

and a Top 40 hit in the U.S. in the. Already a member? “All the Young Dudes” by Mott the Hoople was one of the earliest gay anthems to top charts. In addition, he wrote one of the era's defining hits, "All the Young Dudes," which was first recorded by the British band Mott the Hoople in What was the song about?.

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