It’s the middle of the week and the tune today is one I’ve loved since the first time I heard it: «All the Young Dudes» by Mott the Hoople.
The 1970’s! Wow! The times when rock bands were majestic, bigger than kings and queens! And Mott the Hoople, albeit not one of the big ones, they did leave a mark on me with this song. And now, as I listen to it again, a song that David Bowie gave these lads back in 1972, I feel the power of rock, the rock of my era. After all, I am quite convinced that nostalgia is the strongest force in the universe…
Reference «All the Young Dudes», interesting enough, Bowie denied that the song was written as the anthem of Glam. Instead he said it was a song about the apocalypsis, something completely opposite in meaning. Check out the song «Five Years» from Bowie’s album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
I hope you like it, at least I hope it reminded you…at least some of you…of those days, great days…
Here is the last time (2019) that «All the Young Dudes» was performed onstage…
Cheers…
JaZzArt en València 
ah, an interesting mix –
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Absolutely!
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Ah the 70’s. A time of great music and fashion. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane, my friend!
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Glad you liked it my friend. Happy Middle of the Week! And thank you!
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I wouldn’t put it up there with the classics but I’ve always enjoyed it.
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Yes, you’re right Malc. All the best my friend.
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I had forgotten that song. It was fun. To all the young dudes of my youth–whether I knew you then or not. In our minds, we may be still young, but our bodies usually argue that sentiment.
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Come on Pat, don’t tell us that! We haven’t changed a bit from our High School yearbook pic!
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Thanks to chemistry, my hair color is almost similar but everything else.. A couple of years ago I met one of my girlfriends from highschool for lunch. Hadn’t seen her since graduation 50 years ago. The only part of her that looked familiar was her eyes.
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LOL! Incredible! But true, we´re all older. I look at some of my friends I had not seen in thirty years and I wonder, who the hell are these old men and women?
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Never heard of some of these nor some of the music. Lemmee see was I doing then? Um. No clue. Bowie not a fave either. Takes chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, and pistachio to make an ice cream shop, though, huh?
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And mint chocolate chip! My favourite!
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I don’t recall ever seeing this clip of David Bowie singing Five Years, one of my all-time favorite songs, thank you for sharing Francisco!
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Great! Glad to hear you liked it Tiffany. Cheers and all the best.
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