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Hace 5 días · Glam was a revolt against rock’s pomposity and excesses, and existential doubt nagged underneath the work of its most savvy progenitors. Mott The Hoople’s Dudes carried the news of a post-Beatles youth movement, but Bowie had decided that, like in ‘Five Years’, the bulletin was the world’s end.
Hace 3 días · introduction by david bowieintro-jerkin croucussuckerhymn for the dudesready for lovesweet janesea diverangelineone of the boysmidnight ladyall the young dud...
Hace 5 días · Examples include tracks like “African Night Flight” and “Move On.” The latter is a catchy uptempo number that features musicians playing along with a backward version of Mott the Hoople’s “All The Young Dudes.” Bowie’s instruction for studio musicians on the track was to swap instruments with each other.
5/26/1972: Mott the Hoople, on the verge of splitting up, are offered two new songs by David Bowie, ‘Suffragette City’ & ‘All the Young Dudes’. They chose “Dudes”, which would be their commercial breakthrough.
Hace 2 días · Just take a song Bowie wrote around this time that didn’t make the cut: ‘All the Young Dudes’. Most people know the Mott the Hoople original, but Bowie’s way of writing the song includes some of the strangest chord choices on the chorus, going from a decent lazy shuffle to throwing in weird modulations and a key in time signature to get everything back to the next go-around.
Hace 2 días · While recording Ziggy Stardust, Bowie offered "Suffragette City" to the band Mott the Hoople, who were on the verge of breaking up, but they declined. So Bowie wrote a new song for them, "All the Young Dudes". With Bowie producing, the band recorded the track in May 1972.
Hace 3 días · 1972 - Facing the brink of disbandment, Mott The Hoople receives a lifeline from David Bowie, who extends the offer to record two of his compositions. While they decline "Suffragette City," they seize the opportunity to record "All The Young Dudes," a decision that catapults them to renewed success, marking their biggest hit and revitalizing their career.
