@@lunahetfield oh idk what that is but yeah that fanfic is really amazing. its on AO3 and its called "All the Young Dudes" bye MsKingBean89. i think you should read it :)
The Mott the Hoople version was the one I heard first as a child, a few years after it was a hit, so of course I didn't know then that Bowie had written this. I'd try to get the other kids on the school bus to sing the chorus with me (what did I know, I was 7) and would just sing it by myself when they gave me side-eye instead. This man's music and film work infused so much of my life, and it wasn't until he died that all the instances of it started coming back to me. In that sense, he was like electricity. I think nothing of the power I use on any given day, but let there be a power outage; I can cope, but it's not like actually having electricity! At least the power comes back on... I am shocked by how much I miss him.
Good on you - I ahd the same trouble with my mates and T.REX - not quite so cool tho - despite the mention. It is a strange one that this song will always be remembered as Mott and hardly ever Bowie apart from by a few
I mistakenly believed Bowie was the lead singer for T Rex before going solo. And yeah, I was a child among hippies too. Bowie was alot of my living soundtrack
The THIN WHITE DUKE !!!!!THE MAN OF POP !!!!SIR PAUL McCartney SAID EVEERYONE KNEW HE WAS AHEAD OF THE GAME !!!!😮✌👏Starman WE KNOW YOU ARE OUT THERE FAR OUT !!!!✌g
I spent TWO WHOLE DAYS searching for this song, I have no idea why it took me so long to find it, but I am so incredibly happy I finally did. I'll miss you, Starman.
I forgotten this song heard it on Atlanta fm 97.1then never heard it again at work.fond it by typing a ll the young dudes.youtube found it instantly so with Spotify kinda
I'm watching his documentary on HBO rt now Moonage Daydream, he's singing it in a concert, I couldn't make out the words though but I remember the song from when I was growing up... I typed in "carry the news " and got lucky 😅
Billy rapped all night about his suicide How he'd kick it in the head when he was 25 Don't want to stay alive when you're 25 Wendy's stealing clothes from unlocked cars Freddy's got spots from ripping off stars from his face A funky little boat race The television man is crazy Saying we're juvenile delinquent wrecks But, man, I need a TV when I've got T. Rex Hey, brother, you guessed I'm a dude All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news Now Jimmy's looking sweet though he dresses like a queen He can kick like a mule It's a real mean team We can love We can love 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 Well, I drunk a lot of wine And I'm feeling fine Gonna race some cat to bed Is this concrete all around Or is it in my head? Oh, brother, you guessed I'm a dude All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news
This version is sung with the original line "Wendy's stealing clothes from Marks and Sparks" the nickname for a popular store then but copyright issues made future recordings use "unlocked cars" instead.
I saw him interviewed later in life(one of many many interviews, he was very accessible) the interviewer asked "so how does it feel to be retired?" .. He just smiled that beeeeming smile and said "Ohh..Ive been retired since my teens.. Ive had a wonderful life.." He worked hard..but it was pure love that you hear - You cant do what he did and see it as "Work" "job" or "career".. it has to be YOU.. it was "HIM" ..its what he did, like a bird flies or a planet orbits.. it was innate, inherent to his person. Work is fine to pay the bills..but it cant create living breathing art - only love can do that... and you cant GET Love..you have to become it. OMMMMMMMMMM lol! %^) ROK N ROLLL!!!!
+Papito Swanson They were about to break up, and Bowie really liked them a lot so he offered them Suffragette City, but they preferred All the Young Dudes, so he produced their album that pushed them to greater success.
+epistte Sure as heck does. As much folks are sad hat hes passed on, the man had an incredible life and was such a huge influence on the music scene for 30-some years, he's never be forgotten because he made such a huge impact, and a hell of a lot of memorable songs/albums/cds. A True music innovator in his own right, that's why his work is still so compelling to listen to, even today---and he kept right on making music up until the day he passed---everybody should go out like that, doing something they love, and being with the people they love while doing it.
+steven hanson Nah, he's dead mate. He's shrugged off his mortal coil, he's joined the bleedin' Choir Eternal. He's pushin' up the daisies! He's deid! But I've still got all my albums! As my neighbours have been finding out for the last month!!
I had this song popping up in my head, I just typed "all the young dudes" because I didn't know who wrote it. When I saw "David Bowie" I exactly told myself "how many great songs does this guy have"? XD
Nothing else to add. Bowie was THE dude from start to finish. Constantly reinventing himself and his music. Always ahead of the curve. Always super cool. From my childhood to now my favourite.
People who are truly gifted like Bowie, Lennon, McCartney, Freddie Mercury and others must simply have brains that work a little differently than normal people.
+jimmy page As far as I am concerned he is the greatest of them all with a back catalogue of incredible songs unequalled in popular music...but then I am biased of course as I have idolised the guy for the last 35 years.
words cannot express my sadness. to say that he will be missed is something of an understatement. possibly the greatest singer songwriter of all time. rest in peace David Bowie
noun: elegy; plural noun: elegies 1. a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead. synonyms: lament, requiem, threnody, dirge; Thanks for taking the time to respond Clive. In this case I think either word fits.
+pigknickers So many musicians die and as sad as those deaths are, they haven't effected me as much as his passing. I still can't believe it's true. I'm gonna have an alone Bowie day, just his music, films and his fans.
Sneezing Duck He was one of the greats. Never going to be replaced. Hope your day goes ok. Just spoke to my friend for an hour who was in a Bowie video in the 90s - he had a cup of tea with him there :) Said he was the coolest man ever, chatting about anything with the extras. I'm not sure we can make people like that now... Oh well, peace....
Thank you, hearing stories like this one are helping a lot. I know it sounds crazy because he wasn't a friend or a relative and I never got to meet him, but he has been the soundtrack to the highs and the lows in my life. He has inspired me, to never let life get me down and to be authentic and honest. He was true to himself and never followed trends or the mainstream. They say you should never meet your heroes because they'll won't live up to your expectations. From what I've heard from people who knew him, met him and interviewed him he has exceeded their expectations.
Sneezing Duck I think you can guarantee that he was a great guy, a fabulous artist, down to earth, beautiful, interesting, intelligent, just a superb man. He didn't let it go to his head (like most of them do) and remained of the people and balanced. The music was brilliant (I loved the 70s stuff the most) and reveals more depth as you explore it. I will raise a glass to Brixton's finest (I was born there too :)) later when I eat and say a little prayer. Sometimes it just hurts to be a human and today is one of those days. Changes huh?
It's clearly the sound of Mick Ronson, the guitarist and friend of Bowie who produced his best albums. Ronson was a genius in his own. He wrote most of riffs on Bowie's albums from 1970 until 1973.
+EuphoniaPooch Does seem to make more sense that way, but I do believe the line is 'Man I need a TV when I got T-Rex'. I've performed this a few times and its tempting to change it, but the Bowienazis would be in uproar. And just for the record, in my opinion David Bowie was one of the greats for the things he did in the late 60's and particularly the 70's, but frankly it was all a bit MOR from the early 80'.s. All this talk of a career that never stopped breaking new ground etc etc. A bit rich. China Doll, Blue Jean anyone?
+EuphoniaPooch...... Ok,,,_"when you've got T-ReX"_......till 1974 (stretching it) that is...... ........after that we had other things than bloody overweight caricature coke victim "T-Rex"....
Gosh, but we're so lucky to still have you. Get back under your bridge, Paul. I'll be by later to toss you a dead rat. In the meantime listen to these great records he made from 74 on. Light of Love (1974) Bolan's Zip Gun (1975) Futuristic Dragon (1976) Get It On (1976) Dandy in the Underworld (1977)
This is going to sound weird, but I was never a huge Bowie fan until this week. Now, I can't stop listening to his stuff and I'm realizing how much he affected all of our lives. It's as if I can sense the world is grieving and I have to grieve along with everyone. Then, again, I am captured by his art entirely, too. RIP, David.
Child of 70s.. my lord.. I miss him. He brought me so much fortitude.. no father in the house.. it was my music Now I am married 30yrs.. 5 kids.. love my life.. It was him on my record player that expanded me. Ty DB
Maybe about a year ago I heard a Bowie song on the radio and remember how awesome his stuff was. I went home and bought a gross of Bowie iTunes to listen to. It struck me that no one sounded like Bowie back in the day and no one sounds like him now. His phrasing, melodies and arrangements were so unusual but they all worked. I can see the musical legacy that McCartney followed, but Bowie's stuff just seemed to have dropped out of the sky.
I wish this version would get an official, pristine release. (There is a Bowie/Mott mix that combines this version with the finished track - Bowie doing the verses, Mott/Ian Hunter doing the choruses - but I just wish we could get the entire guide vocal version heard here).
Fuck me ! What a tune David B ‘s on fire. here whenever he wrote this , absolutely genius , he totally un selfishly , ( historically correct fact ) GAVE away this monster of s tune , to save his friends band (IAN HUNTER , MOTT THE HOOPLE ) from dying imminently , If he never did anything else after that : he’d still be a HERO of mine after that , to this day in 2023 ‘ I reckon UK POP/ Rock, has never equalled this genius’s artistic output!
Well, Billy rapped all night about his suicide How he'd kick it in the head when he was twenty-five Speed jive, don't want to stay alive When you're twenty-five And Wendy's stealing clothes from Marks and Sparks And Freddy's got spots from ripping off the stars From his face Funky little boat race Television man is crazy Saying we're juvenile deliquent wrecks Oh, man, I need TV when I got T-Rex Oh, brother, you've guessed, I'm a dude, dad All the young dudes (Hey, dudes!) Carry the news (Where are you?) Boogaloo dudes (Stand up, come on!) Carry the news All the young dudes (I want to hear you!) Carry the news (I want to see you!) Boogaloo dudes (And I want to talk to you! All of you!) Carry the news Now Lucy looks sweet 'cause he dresses like a queen But he can kick like a mule, it's a real mean team But we can love Oh yes, we can love 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? Yeah, I'm a dude, dad All the young dudes (Hey, dudes!) Carry the news (Where are you?) Boogaloo dudes (Stand up!) Carry the news All the young dudes (I want to hear you!) Carry the news (I want to see you!) Boogaloo dudes (And I want to relate to you!) Carry the news All the young dudes (What dudes?) Carry the news (Let's hear the news, come on!) Boogaloo dudes (I want to kick you!) Carry the news All the young dudes (Hey, you there, with the glasses!) 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 (I've wanted to do this for years, ha ha ha!) Carry the news (There you go!) Boogaloo dudes (How do you feel?) Carry the news
Duckin fabulous tune from a guy who was light years ahead of the game , genuine talent , pure genius David Bowie…..can you even imagine what it was like standing on stage, being in the band , with DAVID BOWIE, at his most creative best ? only the SPIDERS FROM MARS know the answer to this !
I don't usually post comments on youtube but I am compelled to write about Bowie. I was a young man and lived in England in the early 70's. Bowie came onto the scene and man, what a blast of air. I didn't know what to think of him. The BBC were playing "Starman". My classmates and I thought that it was a good tune but kind of poppy. I listened to the 'Spiders from Mars" album and it changed the whole Bowie experience. It was like 'Starman" was the the sugary frosting on this meaty cake of 'Spiders from Mars'. I hate the word 'fan', since it is short for fanatic. I will say that in my way I am a fan of David Bowie. He allowed me to accept my own 'self'. I am forever in debt to the person that is David Bowie.
Listen to the squeak as the guitar player's fingers draw across the strings . That's the sound of real musicians playing real music on real instruments.
This is y i luv classic stuff rather than todays stuff, u can hear the guitarist's fingers squeak across the neck, along with other little imperfections, i rlly love those coz its real talented ppl. There r a few talented ppl nowadays like brendon urie from panic! he can play the piano, but the record label or today's society wont allow him to release an album with him actually playing the piano. Coz they dont want talented musicians like urie to make an album showing his talents and only want him to release what everyone else is releasing.
See, here's the thing. Even if this anthem was the only thing that David Bowie had ever written or sang, he'd still rightly be called a legend. And yet, it's been an entire week since his death, and this one scarcely even gets a mention from among the many tributes and memorials selected out of the rest of his prodigiously influential catalog. That should tell you something about just how great he was.
Yep bowie will always be an absolute legend although I love all the new rap (I'm young lol) I always jam out to classics RIP bowie the day he died was one of the saddest of all of the celebrity deaths I've been alive for I definitely miss him
Yes, we all were blessed to be alive in the same time and place as David Bowie. They'll be listening to his music 200 years from now and still loving it.
LYRICS Billy rapped all night about his suicide How he'd kick it in the head when he was twenty-five Don't wanna stay alive when you're twenty-five Wendy's stealing clothes from unlocked cars Freddy's got spots from ripping off stars from his face Funky little boat race The television man is crazy Saying we're juvenile delinquent wrecks Man, I need a TV when I've got T. Rex Hey brother, you guessed, I'm a dude All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news Now Jimmy looking sweet though he dresses like a queen He can kick like a mule It's a real mean team We can love We can love And my brother's back at home With his Beatles and his Stones We never got if off on that revolution stuff What a drag Too many snags Well I drunk a lot of wine And I'm feeling fine Gonna race some cat to bed Is this concrete all around Or is it in my head Oh brother, you guessed, I'm a dude All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news
The lyrics are "oh man I need a TV when I got TRex" referring TRex being on TV. Marc Bolan of trex had just gotten his own TV show (unfortunately died very soon after).
I have this double "a" side single, now "Roll away the Stone," David is now coming to the Party with Lou Reed, Marc Bolan, Freddie and so Many more Greats!
"All The Young Dudes" Well, Billy rapped all night about his suicide How he'd kick it in the head when he was twenty-five Speed jive, don't want to stay alive When you're twenty-five And Wendy's stealing clothes from Marks and Sparks And Freddy's got spots from ripping off the stars From his face Funky little boat race Television man is crazy Saying we're juvenile deliquent wrecks Oh, man, I need TV when I got T-Rex Oh, brother, you've guessed, I'm a dude, dad All the young dudes (Hey, dudes!) Carry the news (Where are you?) Boogaloo dudes (Stand up, come on!) Carry the news All the young dudes (I want to hear you!) Carry the news (I want to see you!) Boogaloo dudes (And I want to talk to you! All of you!) Carry the news Now Lucy looks sweet 'cause he dresses like a queen But he can kick like a mule, it's a real mean team But we can love Oh yes, we can love 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? Yeah, I'm a dude, dad All the young dudes (Hey, dudes!) Carry the news (Where are you?) Boogaloo dudes (Stand up!) Carry the news All the young dudes (I want to hear you!) Carry the news (I want to see you!) Boogaloo dudes (And I want to relate to you!) Carry the news All the young dudes (What dudes?) Carry the news (Let's hear the news, come on!) Boogaloo dudes (I want to kick you!) Carry the news All the young dudes (Hey, you there, with the glasses!) 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 (I've wanted to do this for years, ha ha ha!) Carry the news (There you go!) Boogaloo dudes (How do you feel?) Carry the news
If you want to understand Dave a bit more, especially his last album which is his musical mausoleum read about the 17th century English poet Keats, very tragic story, big influence on Dave's lyrical style, Black Star is a take on Keats poem Bright Star, Dave was very careful and selective about his influences, Bless you All.
Black Star has nothing to do with Keat's poem... not a damn thing, except that Bowie and Keats both used the word "star" lol. Black Star itself is meaningless, insular horseshit (the video lends it an Illuminati-esque vibe and that's about it). B.S. was a sorry, inscrutable 'send-off' from the Thin White Duke whose own artistic star had burned out long before he left
i remember first time i heard Bowie i was 14 yrs old 1969..changed my life... ty so much for the lessons of life and for your creativity it is unmatched
RIP Philip Overland Watts, the bassist from Mott the Hoople who let Bowie know the band was breaking up. Bowie offered them Suffragette City to keep them together, but they refused. He wrote this and they accepted it.
Billy rapped all night about his suicide How he'd kick it in the head when he reached 25 Don't want to stay alive when you're 25 Wendy's stealing clothes from unlocked cars Freddy's got spots from ripping off stars from his face A funky little boat race The television man is crazy Saying we're juvenile delinquent wrecks But, man, I need a TV when I've got T. Rex Hey, mister, you guessed I'm a dude [Hook] All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news Now Jimmy's looking sweet though he dresses like a queen He can kick like a mule It's a real mean team We can love Oh,We got love 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 Well, I drunk a lot of wine And I'm feeling fine Gonna race some cat to bed Is this concrete all around Or in my head? Oh, brother, you guessed I'm a dude [Hook] All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news All the young dudes Carry the news Boogaloo dudes Carry the news
It feels treasonous to say this, but...I vastly prefer Mott's version of this. The inherent sadness of the song is more obvious in this version, while the triumph over the sadness is most apparent in Mott's.
This has the sound of 80s recording singing devices and david bowies voice ANYWAYS GREETINGS FROM SCOTLAND LOVE TO ANYONE LISTENING TO THIS SONG TODAY X
Bowie may be a fine songwriter but I think Mott The Hoople [who to put things factually correct were NOT A ONE HIT WONDER,] on this ocasson recorded a superior version
Way better than the Mott the Hoople version, but that can be expected since he wrote it and knew how it should have been sung properly. He jotted the entire song down in a matter of minutes off the top of his head.
am I the only one here from the fanfiction all the young dudes about the marauders? that fic was a masterpiece and so is this song. I love David Bowie
same here
yep
Wot? I came from bruce dickinson's version, didn't even know theres a fanfic of it....
@@lunahetfield oh idk what that is but yeah that fanfic is really amazing. its on AO3 and its called "All the Young Dudes" bye MsKingBean89. i think you should read it :)
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The Mott the Hoople version was the one I heard first as a child, a few years after it was a hit, so of course I didn't know then that Bowie had written this. I'd try to get the other kids on the school bus to sing the chorus with me (what did I know, I was 7) and would just sing it by myself when they gave me side-eye instead.
This man's music and film work infused so much of my life, and it wasn't until he died that all the instances of it started coming back to me. In that sense, he was like electricity. I think nothing of the power I use on any given day, but let there be a power outage; I can cope, but it's not like actually having electricity! At least the power comes back on...
I am shocked by how much I miss him.
Good on you - I ahd the same trouble with my mates and T.REX - not quite so cool tho - despite the mention. It is a strange one that this song will always be remembered as Mott and hardly ever Bowie apart from by a few
I mistakenly believed Bowie was the lead singer for T Rex before going solo. And yeah, I was a child among hippies too. Bowie was alot of my living soundtrack
I remember this song live videoMott the Hoople early MTV ....new years concert....old video...on regular rotation.
The THIN WHITE DUKE !!!!!THE MAN OF POP !!!!SIR PAUL McCartney SAID EVEERYONE KNEW HE WAS AHEAD OF THE GAME !!!!😮✌👏Starman WE KNOW YOU ARE OUT THERE FAR OUT !!!!✌g
Muriel, reading your comment literally choked me up dearest. I'm older than you, but your sentiments are true for me too. Love to you. Erin
I spent TWO WHOLE DAYS searching for this song, I have no idea why it took me so long to find it, but I am so incredibly happy I finally did. I'll miss you, Starman.
I forgotten this song heard it on Atlanta fm 97.1then never heard it again at work.fond it by typing a
ll the young dudes.youtube found it instantly so with Spotify kinda
It wasn't a waste of time.
I'm watching his documentary on HBO rt now Moonage Daydream, he's singing it in a concert, I couldn't make out the words though but I remember the song from when I was growing up... I typed in "carry the news " and got lucky 😅
Heard this song at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert. All i remember is that beautiful melody and some words.
Billy rapped all night about his suicide
How he'd kick it in the head when he was 25
Don't want to stay alive when you're 25
Wendy's stealing clothes from unlocked cars
Freddy's got spots from ripping off stars from his face
A funky little boat race
The television man is crazy
Saying we're juvenile delinquent wrecks
But, man, I need a TV when I've got T. Rex
Hey, brother, you guessed
I'm a dude
All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news
All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news
Now Jimmy's looking sweet though he dresses like a queen
He can kick like a mule
It's a real mean team
We can love
We can love
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
Well, I drunk a lot of wine
And I'm feeling fine
Gonna race some cat to bed
Is this concrete all around
Or is it in my head?
Oh, brother, you guessed
I'm a dude
All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news
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This version is sung with the original line "Wendy's stealing clothes from Marks and Sparks" the nickname for a popular store then but copyright issues made future recordings use "unlocked cars" instead.
I won't say Rest in peace, I'll say Rest in whatever you like mate, you've earned it.
+salvadormarley
" I won't say rest in peace ", haha you just did!
well said. man worked hard so we'd have something here.
He loved everyone.
I saw him interviewed later in life(one of many many interviews, he was very accessible) the interviewer asked "so how does it feel to be retired?" .. He just smiled that beeeeming smile and said "Ohh..Ive been retired since my teens.. Ive had a wonderful life.." He worked hard..but it was pure love that you hear - You cant do what he did and see it as "Work" "job" or "career".. it has to be YOU.. it was "HIM" ..its what he did, like a bird flies or a planet orbits.. it was innate, inherent to his person. Work is fine to pay the bills..but it cant create living breathing art - only love can do that... and you cant GET Love..you have to become it. OMMMMMMMMMM lol! %^) ROK N ROLLL!!!!
dont dream it, be it
How the fuck did I never know David Bowie wrote and produced this for Mott The Hoople?! Probably why I always loved this song. I am not worthy.
+Papito Swanson Kinda blew my mind too...
+Papito Swanson
Greatest 'Guy' song... EVER!!
+Papito Swanson They were about to break up, and Bowie really liked them a lot so he offered them Suffragette City, but they preferred All the Young Dudes, so he produced their album that pushed them to greater success.
+Papito Swanson you were not the only one.....sigh...and the tears don't stop
+Papito Swanson .....hey man.......I am 60 and I just found this out today!! Rock on.......still learning news things each day we are here.......:)
he's not dead, he's just changed direction and found a new audience in heaven.
+steven hanson The band in heaven must sound amazing tonight.
+steven hanson thank you man...i thought he was dead there for a minute...
+steven hanson THAT'S REALLY TRUE
+epistte
Sure as heck does. As much folks are sad hat hes passed on, the man had an incredible life and was such a huge influence on the music scene for 30-some years, he's never be forgotten because he made such a huge impact, and a hell of a lot of memorable songs/albums/cds. A True music innovator in his own right, that's why his work is still so compelling to listen to, even today---and he kept right on making music up until the day he passed---everybody should go out like that, doing something they love, and being with the people they love while doing it.
+steven hanson Nah, he's dead mate. He's shrugged off his mortal coil, he's joined the bleedin' Choir Eternal. He's pushin' up the daisies! He's deid! But I've still got all my albums! As my neighbours have been finding out for the last month!!
How many great songs can one dude create?
I had this song popping up in my head, I just typed "all the young dudes" because I didn't know who wrote it. When I saw "David Bowie" I exactly told myself "how many great songs does this guy have"? XD
Yes!
Yes
@@IronLordFitness Just enough to be included in a small handful of the absolute greats of all time.
No homo but god he was beautiful ❤ actually, full on homo, he's beautiful
Nothing else to add. Bowie was THE dude from start to finish. Constantly reinventing himself and his music. Always ahead of the curve. Always super cool. From my childhood to now my favourite.
No , Jeff Lebowski was The Dude .
David was a rough Diamond.
I can't be the only one who thought this comment section would be raided by atyd readers. Where is everyone?
ikr
crying probably 😭
I'm here
The Matt The Hopple version of this song's comment section is filled with nothing but the ATYD readers
People who are truly gifted like Bowie, Lennon, McCartney, Freddie Mercury and others must simply have brains that work a little differently than normal people.
+zyxwut321 true
+zyxwut321 It was called X-factory. But because many X-factor shows, it is called XYZ-factor nowadays. :))
+zyxwut321 I would also include Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Neil Young and Leonard Cohen in your list of truly gifted music artists
+johnnyM809 I dont know about Bruce
+jimmy page As far as I am concerned he is the greatest of them all with a back catalogue of incredible songs unequalled in popular music...but then I am biased of course as I have idolised the guy for the last 35 years.
wolfstar
y e s
Cringe
hell yeah
words cannot express my sadness. to say that he will be missed is something of an understatement. possibly the greatest singer songwriter of all time. rest in peace David Bowie
idk man bowie just makes me feel. if i need a good cry, his music will always do it. there is something so profoundly sad and lovely about his music
Sitting here in tears. I have to be careful where and when I listen to him these days.
anyone else here from reading the fanfiction??
*The* fanfiction
After reading the comments, there is nothing I can add. You all have written a beautiful elegy.
+beantownratt Thank You.
+beantownratt " eulogy "...Peace.
noun: elegy; plural noun: elegies
1.
a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
synonyms:
lament, requiem, threnody, dirge;
Thanks for taking the time to respond Clive. In this case I think either word fits.
Bowie is singing to my son in heaven ❤️ RIP Mikel and David you are the best
😢😢💞💞
❤
maybe they are singing together.
So so many many loves to you.
Where is everyone from atyd?
Bollocks. I am so upset. Fuck it.
+pigknickers shitty time bud x shitty time
+pigknickers So many musicians die and as sad as those deaths are, they haven't effected me as much as his passing. I still can't believe it's true. I'm gonna have an alone Bowie day, just his music, films and his fans.
Sneezing Duck He was one of the greats. Never going to be replaced. Hope your day goes ok. Just spoke to my friend for an hour who was in a Bowie video in the 90s - he had a cup of tea with him there :) Said he was the coolest man ever, chatting about anything with the extras. I'm not sure we can make people like that now... Oh well, peace....
Thank you, hearing stories like this one are helping a lot. I know it sounds crazy because he wasn't a friend or a relative and I never got to meet him, but he has been the soundtrack to the highs and the lows in my life. He has inspired me, to never let life get me down and to be authentic and honest. He was true to himself and never followed trends or the mainstream.
They say you should never meet your heroes because they'll won't live up to your expectations. From what I've heard from people who knew him, met him and interviewed him he has exceeded their expectations.
Sneezing Duck I think you can guarantee that he was a great guy, a fabulous artist, down to earth, beautiful, interesting, intelligent, just a superb man. He didn't let it go to his head (like most of them do) and remained of the people and balanced. The music was brilliant (I loved the 70s stuff the most) and reveals more depth as you explore it. I will raise a glass to Brixton's finest (I was born there too :)) later when I eat and say a little prayer. Sometimes it just hurts to be a human and today is one of those days. Changes huh?
Man that opening riff at the beginning.... One of the most beautiful guitar riffs ive heard. ever
It's clearly the sound of Mick Ronson, the guitarist and friend of Bowie who produced his best albums. Ronson was a genius in his own. He wrote most of riffs on Bowie's albums from 1970 until 1973.
It was Mick Ralphs, Mott's guitarist, who came up with the riff.
@@danieldirand4702 probably one the best litte riffs / starts in all R&R
Who needs a TV when you've got T-Rex. That is so cool
+EuphoniaPooch Does seem to make more sense that way, but I do believe the line is 'Man I need a TV when I got T-Rex'. I've performed this a few times and its tempting to change it, but the Bowienazis would be in uproar. And just for the record, in my opinion David Bowie was one of the greats for the things he did in the late 60's and particularly the 70's, but frankly it was all a bit MOR from the early 80'.s. All this talk of a career that never stopped breaking new ground etc etc. A bit rich. China Doll, Blue Jean anyone?
+Mark Howard I agree, although I think "It's No Game" from his Scary Monsters album circa 1981 is pretty good.
+Mark Howard Heathen is quite good...and Tin machine was pretty cool
+EuphoniaPooch...... Ok,,,_"when you've got T-ReX"_......till 1974 (stretching it) that is......
........after that we had other things than bloody overweight caricature coke victim "T-Rex"....
Gosh, but we're so lucky to still have you. Get back under your bridge, Paul. I'll be by later to toss you a dead rat. In the meantime listen to these great records he made from 74 on.
Light of Love (1974)
Bolan's Zip Gun (1975)
Futuristic Dragon (1976)
Get It On (1976)
Dandy in the Underworld (1977)
This is going to sound weird, but I was never a huge Bowie fan until this week. Now, I can't stop listening to his stuff and I'm realizing how much he affected all of our lives. It's as if I can sense the world is grieving and I have to grieve along with everyone. Then, again, I am captured by his art entirely, too. RIP, David.
Really weird 😕
I really wish they remastered this version.
wolfstar
Child of 70s.. my lord.. I miss him. He brought me so much fortitude.. no father in the house.. it was my music
Now I am married 30yrs.. 5 kids.. love my life..
It was him on my record player that expanded me.
Ty DB
I love this version. It has a kind of drifting, melancholy, slightly strung out vibe to it. Me likey
Maybe about a year ago I heard a Bowie song on the radio and remember how awesome his stuff was. I went home and bought a gross of Bowie iTunes to listen to. It struck me that no one sounded like Bowie back in the day and no one sounds like him now. His phrasing, melodies and arrangements were so unusual but they all worked. I can see the musical legacy that McCartney followed, but Bowie's stuff just seemed to have dropped out of the sky.
Like a starman. 🙂
I wish this version would get an official, pristine release. (There is a Bowie/Mott mix that combines this version with the finished track - Bowie doing the verses, Mott/Ian Hunter doing the choruses - but I just wish we could get the entire guide vocal version heard here).
I kinda love this version for its imperfection, like it’s so fucking kick ass
Anything for moony 🌙
anything for our moony
Fuck me ! What a tune
David B ‘s on fire. here whenever he wrote this , absolutely genius , he totally un selfishly , ( historically correct fact ) GAVE away this monster of s tune , to save his friends band (IAN HUNTER , MOTT THE HOOPLE ) from dying imminently ,
If he never did anything else after that : he’d still be a HERO of mine after that ,
to this day in 2023 ‘
I reckon UK POP/ Rock,
has never equalled this genius’s artistic output!
great song by bowie, wish i was a young dude again .
You are as young as you feel bro! Go have fun
We all do, dude. 😉
Well, Billy rapped all night about his suicide
How he'd kick it in the head when he was twenty-five
Speed jive, don't want to stay alive
When you're twenty-five
And Wendy's stealing clothes from Marks and Sparks
And Freddy's got spots from ripping off the stars
From his face
Funky little boat race
Television man is crazy
Saying we're juvenile deliquent wrecks
Oh, man, I need TV when I got T-Rex
Oh, brother, you've guessed, I'm a dude, dad
All the young dudes (Hey, dudes!)
Carry the news (Where are you?)
Boogaloo dudes (Stand up, come on!)
Carry the news
All the young dudes (I want to hear you!)
Carry the news (I want to see you!)
Boogaloo dudes (And I want to talk to you! All of you!)
Carry the news
Now Lucy looks sweet 'cause he dresses like a queen
But he can kick like a mule, it's a real mean team
But we can love
Oh yes, we can love
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?
Yeah, I'm a dude, dad
All the young dudes (Hey, dudes!)
Carry the news (Where are you?)
Boogaloo dudes (Stand up!)
Carry the news
All the young dudes (I want to hear you!)
Carry the news (I want to see you!)
Boogaloo dudes (And I want to relate to you!)
Carry the news
All the young dudes (What dudes?)
Carry the news (Let's hear the news, come on!)
Boogaloo dudes (I want to kick you!)
Carry the news
All the young dudes (Hey, you there, with the glasses!)
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 (I've wanted to do this for years, ha ha ha!)
Carry the news (There you go!)
Boogaloo dudes (How do you feel?)
Carry the news
Duckin fabulous tune from a guy who was light years ahead of the game , genuine talent , pure genius David Bowie…..can you even imagine what it was like standing on stage, being in the band , with DAVID BOWIE, at his most creative best ?
only the SPIDERS FROM MARS know the answer to this !
God, he was so hot
You’re hot
Tony R steady tony
@BlackSH0veldeath I don't agree with you, I think David Bowie was very pretty.
@BlackSH0veldeath not like she ever would ask you
@BlackSH0veldeath just say you want to fuck Bowie and move on
I don't usually post comments on youtube but I am compelled to write about Bowie. I was a young man and lived in England in the early 70's. Bowie came onto the scene and man, what a blast of air. I didn't know what to think of him. The BBC were playing "Starman". My classmates and I thought that it was a good tune but kind of poppy. I listened to the 'Spiders from Mars" album and it changed the whole Bowie experience. It was like 'Starman" was the the sugary frosting on this meaty cake of 'Spiders from Mars'. I hate the word 'fan', since it is short for fanatic. I will say that in my way I am a fan of David Bowie. He allowed me to accept my own 'self'. I am forever in debt to the person that is David Bowie.
Listen to the squeak as the guitar player's fingers draw across the strings . That's the sound of real musicians playing real music on real instruments.
Victor Waddell YEESSSSSSSSS
This is y i luv classic stuff rather than todays stuff, u can hear the guitarist's fingers squeak across the neck, along with other little imperfections, i rlly love those coz its real talented ppl. There r a few talented ppl nowadays like brendon urie from panic! he can play the piano, but the record label or today's society wont allow him to release an album with him actually playing the piano. Coz they dont want talented musicians like urie to make an album showing his talents and only want him to release what everyone else is releasing.
My god this version is SO much better than the one that got released!
I disagree; this is so rough around the edges. Besides it was a gift to friends who needed it.
@@briangray00 this version is better and I like the roughness surrounding it
Love you David....Miss you so much.😭😢👨🎤
Anyone coming with me to Mars to visit Bowie?
Lady Stardust hell yeah
Lady Stardust I volunteer
Is there life on Mars?
Kodanshi Helcarver there will be once we land
Lady Stardust I'm in!
its such a shame. i love this man so much. never again why this earth is still spinning will we see another artist like bowie
David Jones is dead, long live David Bowie.
AWESOME comment. :)
David Bowie is dead , long live Jack Stephens - his new persona
David Bowie is unique. No one compares to him.
I swear about half of these views are form me watching this over and over again.
you guys are making me fucking cry with these comments STOP IT
Bowie is Eternal....
Sempeternal sweetheart. Papa Gouster loves you xxx
Love of my life, He helpt me survive my Youth.
Well said.
Just Jeanne I can't believe he's gone. Why him?
Crying in marauders
Bowie’s phrasing and utter coolness gives this version so much sweetness
See, here's the thing. Even if this anthem was the only thing that David Bowie had ever written or sang, he'd still rightly be called a legend. And yet, it's been an entire week since his death, and this one scarcely even gets a mention from among the many tributes and memorials selected out of the rest of his prodigiously influential catalog. That should tell you something about just how great he was.
Yep bowie will always be an absolute legend although I love all the new rap (I'm young lol) I always jam out to classics RIP bowie the day he died was one of the saddest of all of the celebrity deaths I've been alive for
I definitely miss him
This is a cover
@@TwinkieHeart not really
David bowie wrote it
Yes, we all were blessed to be alive in the same time and place as David Bowie. They'll be listening to his music 200 years from now and still loving it.
Whar a lovely vocal. Stunningly genuine and personal. It's almost like he's speaking.
LYRICS
Billy rapped all night about his suicide
How he'd kick it in the head when he was twenty-five
Don't wanna stay alive when you're twenty-five
Wendy's stealing clothes from unlocked cars
Freddy's got spots from ripping off stars from his face
Funky little boat race
The television man is crazy
Saying we're juvenile delinquent wrecks
Man, I need a TV when I've got T. Rex
Hey brother, you guessed, I'm a dude
All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news
All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news
Now Jimmy looking sweet though he dresses like a queen
He can kick like a mule
It's a real mean team
We can love
We can love
And my brother's back at home
With his Beatles and his Stones
We never got if off on that revolution stuff
What a drag
Too many snags
Well I drunk a lot of wine
And I'm feeling fine
Gonna race some cat to bed
Is this concrete all around
Or is it in my head
Oh brother, you guessed, I'm a dude
All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news
All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
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All the young dudes
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@Simon Evans yes it's definitely'marks and sparks'.
I can’t believe it’s been 5 years since his passing Wtaf 😢 time flies so quick
MARAUDERS!!
simply genius. where did this guy come from, another planet?>
David Bowie may have been an androgynous weirdo, but damn if he wasn't a cool guy.
He was very cool!
+Coldkill2001 *and :)
+Coldkill2001 Anthropomorphic
RendaBlue Lol, no sir. I did indeed mean Androgynous
+Coldkill2001 david bowie is a man of course he's androgynous, what the fuck are you talking about?
"Why do i need t.v. when I got T-rex" fucking yes
The lyrics are "oh man I need a TV when I got TRex" referring TRex being on TV. Marc Bolan of trex had just gotten his own TV show (unfortunately died very soon after).
With Mick Ronson, Ian Hunter and the beautiful voice of David....Timeless
There's something about Bowie. His voice is mesmerising, when I hear his songs, I can't help but listen.
1:08 That Mick Ronson guitar sound. Wish that would have been in the final mix
Me too, it’s incredible😫
I love Bowie, great artist but the Mott the Hoople version is better. When you think of this song you don't think of this rendition.
Every time I hear the Mott The Hoople version it maks me want to listen to David Bowie. I prefer this version.
I have this double "a" side single, now "Roll away the Stone," David is now coming to the Party with Lou Reed, Marc Bolan, Freddie and so Many more Greats!
I’m guessing it will be full time legend Mick Ronson on guitar ?
Joe Elliot of Def Leppard has the Original Demo Copy with Ronson on Guitar
Pure genius in this raw form is David’s evident extraordinary talent , manifesting itself in a song , way too powerful for most folk to differentiate!
I miss David Bowie.. He is the Star man.. He is the stars
The greatness of this person was that it is impossible to pick a favourite song
''Light years ahead of any being on earth '' Love that Interstellar Man !
Mitts was best reincarnation of this song ...miss bowie so much and lou aswel both legends for albums ike transformer and diamond dogs ❤
One of his cleverest numbers. The lyrics are confident, but the tune is melancholy, brilliantly illustrating the transience of youth.
"All The Young Dudes"
Well, Billy rapped all night about his suicide
How he'd kick it in the head when he was twenty-five
Speed jive, don't want to stay alive
When you're twenty-five
And Wendy's stealing clothes from Marks and Sparks
And Freddy's got spots from ripping off the stars
From his face
Funky little boat race
Television man is crazy
Saying we're juvenile deliquent wrecks
Oh, man, I need TV when I got T-Rex
Oh, brother, you've guessed, I'm a dude, dad
All the young dudes (Hey, dudes!)
Carry the news (Where are you?)
Boogaloo dudes (Stand up, come on!)
Carry the news
All the young dudes (I want to hear you!)
Carry the news (I want to see you!)
Boogaloo dudes (And I want to talk to you! All of you!)
Carry the news
Now Lucy looks sweet 'cause he dresses like a queen
But he can kick like a mule, it's a real mean team
But we can love
Oh yes, we can love
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?
Yeah, I'm a dude, dad
All the young dudes (Hey, dudes!)
Carry the news (Where are you?)
Boogaloo dudes (Stand up!)
Carry the news
All the young dudes (I want to hear you!)
Carry the news (I want to see you!)
Boogaloo dudes (And I want to relate to you!)
Carry the news
All the young dudes (What dudes?)
Carry the news (Let's hear the news, come on!)
Boogaloo dudes (I want to kick you!)
Carry the news
All the young dudes (Hey, you there, with the glasses!)
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 (I've wanted to do this for years, ha ha ha!)
Carry the news (There you go!)
Boogaloo dudes (How do you feel?)
Carry the news
Rip
I'm 16 and in love with Bowie
I'm 60 and in love with Bowie...
Welcome to the club Prudence :)
I'm a fetus and I'm gonna love Bowie when I come out.
Not hard to do so....
Bowie loves you.
i'm a dude dad
If you want to understand Dave a bit more, especially his last album which is his musical mausoleum read about the 17th century English poet Keats, very tragic story, big influence on Dave's lyrical style, Black Star is a take on Keats poem Bright Star, Dave was very careful and selective about his influences, Bless you All.
19th century.
Black Star has nothing to do with Keat's poem... not a damn thing, except that Bowie and Keats both used the word "star" lol.
Black Star itself is meaningless, insular horseshit (the video lends it an Illuminati-esque vibe and that's about it).
B.S. was a sorry, inscrutable 'send-off' from the Thin White Duke whose own artistic star had burned out long before he left
@@bellinghammond Matter of opinion but still, gtfo.
@@kingkasper2725
I happen to agree with the King here. GTFO
P. S. Worship Bowie, hate Keats, but I'm curious enough to revisit Keats' bio and poem.
It's David,not Dave...
I adore his live version of this in the medley of Freecloud/this/pretty things.
i remember first time i heard Bowie i was 14 yrs old 1969..changed my life... ty so much for the lessons of life and for your creativity it is unmatched
Screw TV, T-Rex is the life.
Are we the first generation to weep and mourn these heroes of our childhood? I am so heart broken. They made my life so much easier.
Nothing lasts forever. The giants of our past fall and new heroes ascend in their place.
oh my god. i've never listened to this song and seven seconds in i already know its one of my new favorites. i'm deceased.
Love it. Are you David Bowie?
how nice to be able to hear it for the first time. cheers!
'Man, do I need a TV when I have T-Rex?' So true. :')
I agree.
I begin listening to T Rex because the line on this song. :)
Dimitri Bitu Aha, don't you just adore those times? :P
Is T -Rex supposed to be a drug or something ?
Mr 1 & only T-Rex is a musician. You should really listen to him if you like music from this era.
Bowie always does it better
Spider from Mars-Me. Bowie is the Starman Ziggy Stardust.. Lou Reed is the Wildside, Space Traveller. Mott the Hoople the Aliens from Milky Way.
RIP Philip Overland Watts, the bassist from Mott the Hoople who let Bowie know the band was breaking up. Bowie offered them Suffragette City to keep them together, but they refused. He wrote this and they accepted it.
Best version of this song out there, out of all Bowies versions too!
Nothing beats the guitar riff in this song omg
Oh this brings it all back, thanks David. Mott the Hoople's version rocks it well, but it's pure DB. Thanks heaps.
Best version by far
Apocalyptic iconic just fucking wonderful
Mr Jones i will always love you 😍 ❤️ ♥️
RIP Dale "Buffin" Griffin. 1/17/16. Thanks for the great music!
Billy rapped all night about his suicide
How he'd kick it in the head when he reached 25
Don't want to stay alive when you're 25
Wendy's stealing clothes from unlocked cars
Freddy's got spots from ripping off stars from his face
A funky little boat race
The television man is crazy
Saying we're juvenile delinquent wrecks
But, man, I need a TV when I've got T. Rex
Hey, mister, you guessed
I'm a dude
[Hook]
All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news
All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news
Now Jimmy's looking sweet though he dresses like a queen
He can kick like a mule
It's a real mean team
We can love
Oh,We got love
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
Well, I drunk a lot of wine
And I'm feeling fine
Gonna race some cat to bed
Is this concrete all around
Or in my head?
Oh, brother, you guessed
I'm a dude
[Hook]
All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news
All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news
All the young dudes
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The emotions he brought to his art was uniquely brilliant.
It feels treasonous to say this, but...I vastly prefer Mott's version of this. The inherent sadness of the song is more obvious in this version, while the triumph over the sadness is most apparent in Mott's.
Bowie is timeless, and most people with an ear for talent will love his music. I'm a young dude, and I'm mad for Bowie!
RIP from a not so young dude
Oh my god, as soon as Bowie started singing I had goosebumps...this song has gotten me through some pretty sad times in my life. RIP and thank you
Mott the Hoople record with Ian Hunter's vocal is much better.
Brilliant song.
I can understand Bowie's version better than Mott the Hooples version. His voice is more clear!!! Great!!
I prefer Ian's version, he fits more for this song but yeah i give Bowie cred for the songwriting.
UnlimitedChannel yeah, Mott the Hoople were great!!
This has the sound of 80s recording singing devices and david bowies voice
ANYWAYS GREETINGS FROM SCOTLAND LOVE TO ANYONE LISTENING TO THIS SONG TODAY X
Don'd be a dick.
This is my favourite version!
Bowie may be a fine songwriter but I think Mott The Hoople [who to put things factually correct were NOT A ONE HIT WONDER,] on this ocasson recorded a superior version
RIP, mate.
Way better than the Mott the Hoople version, but that can be expected since he wrote it and knew how it should have been sung properly. He jotted the entire song down in a matter of minutes off the top of his head.