Comments on: All The Young Dudes :: The Mott vs. David Bowie

By: Ian West

Ian West — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:02:30 +0000

What does “Dudes” have to do with Juno? I’m glad it was used because I had forgotten about it and the Juno trailer brought it to mind. The trailer didn’t make me want to rush out to see the movie but it did give me the incentive to look through my mp3s to see if I could find “Dudes” without a lot of trouble. Pretty easy task; since I make multiple copies of fav songs I had four copies. So I look up a review for Juno, I download the lyrics to “Dudes” as well as a Rolling Stone article that tells what was on Bowie’s mind as he penned the tune for Mott.
After trying to figure out any connection at all between the song and the movie and finding no connection I thought maybe if I ask maybe someone familiar with the song and the movie can explain the connection. What does Wendy stealing clothes from Marks and Sparks have to do with anything? Okay, maybe you don’t know. Well, maybe you know what the funky little boat race has to do with the movie? No? Well, does the guy with the glasses that Mott wanted down front, does that have anything to do with it?
Well, if you know, great; if you don’t know tell me why you think “Dudes” is in the movie. I’m glad it is but it just seems totally unrelated to the movie.

By: Randall

Randall — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:32:11 +0000

Mott does a great version of Doug Sahm’s “At the Crossroads”, as well as an amazing song by Sonny Bono called Laugh at Me. Both changed my mind about Mott.

By: Petey

Petey — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:13:04 +0000

I love Mott the Hoople!

Go to the Roxy this Saturday night because The Swedish Models and Golden State are playing at 10 O clock. Swedish Models have 4 lead singers, two-drummers who face each other and share a kick drum, and 3 key players on 4 sets of vintage keys.

Watch their homemade videos on you tube under “swedish models.”

Golden State is the former Palo Alto, pretty kick ass stuff.

By: ocboddity

ocboddity — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:46:33 +0000

Being a huge Bowie-Fan it’s so nice to see some stuff of the man who seems like ages away from us ….
By the way, his first attempt definitely was “Suffragette City”, then came “Dudes” and later – as a follower – he wanted them to do “Drive-In Saturday”, which they refused again. So – as Bowie himself stated during his VH1 appearance – he got very drunk and shaved his eye-brows. Angry young Ziggy ….
love on ya all at aquariumdrunkard,
ocboddity

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:59:56 +0000

I’ve always liked the live Ian Hunter version of “All the Young Dudes” from his “Live at the Club” double LP. Can’t seem to find that particular CD anywhere though. I think I still have the actual LP somewhere, now if I could only find something to play it on…

By: aladambama

aladambama — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:45:11 +0000

At Mott’s best … and 1973’s Mott is their best … they were masters of a kind of alternate Bowie universe. Heartfelt, incisive storytelling that combined Dylan with Davies and shambolic rock ‘n’ roll sound that profoundly influenced Queen, The Clash, The Mats, early Wilco, Thelonious Monster, Alejandro Escovedo, Maria McKee, etc. Dudes is a certifiable classic, but so is Honaloochie Boogie, All The Way From Memphis, I Wish I Was Your Mother (Maria has a definitive cover of this one), One Of The Boys, and even Irene Wilde (actually from Ian’s 2nd solo effort, All-American Alien Boy, and a song that Alejandro nails). All in all, great stuff and certainly worth investigating for old-school rock fans.

By: Satisfied '75

Satisfied '75 — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:56:15 +0000

j., i dont know about that, but I do know the first track Bowie gave them Ian Hunter and company rejected… Suffragette City.

By: dudeasincool

dudeasincool — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:54:58 +0000

Ian Hunter produced some great stuff with Mott the Hoople:

One of the Boys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNsVwgFNcgo

Or his cover of Sweet Jane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wkVUzHSSHc

And he is still producing great stuff. My favorite cut off his new album is Words (Big Mouth) (Jeff Tweedy performs on the cut on the album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUINvwypbvc

By: j. neas

j. neas — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:58:49 +0000

I thought I had heard somewhere before that Mott wanted “Suffragette City,” Bowie wouldn’t part with it, and “..Dudes” was the compromise. Am I wrong?

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:50:25 +0000

awesome! While I knew Bowie had written “Dudes,” I’d never heard it. Definitely an interesting version.