1972 was not an easy year for Mott the Hoople. The English band hadn’t seen a terrible amount of success and were ready to split apart entirely. Creativity had pretty much run dry until an angel of artistic innovation visited them, and that was David Bowie. Bowie had previously offered them his song “Suffragette City,” which they rejected. Newly desperate, they decided to take Bowie up on his second offer when he gave the band “All The Young Dudes.”
“All The Young Dudes” of course would go on to become the band’s biggest hit, and the one that would define them for the rest of their career. It’s one of the most important songs of the glam-rock movement, being an undoubtable hit that is a perfect representative of its genre. The song has a legacy that has long outlasted the band, with it being ranked at the 166 spot on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list.
I heard the song again for the first time in a while recently, and I was struck by how clearly Bowie the song is. The influence from his writing bleeds into the sound of the track. It’s absolutely channeling Ziggy Stardust-era Bowie with nasally vocals and super glam instrumentals.
Lyrically the song explores youth, and all the triumphs and perils held within that. The refrain of the song’s title during the chorus is an exuberant and youthful cheer that I find myself always swaying my head to whenever it comes on. It’s an absolutely iconic piece of ’70s popular rock.
Thought the song categorized the band as somewhat of a “one hit wonder,” it was absolutely a triumphant moment for them as a group. In their darkest hour, they emerged with their biggest hit: a song that defined the decade and has endured for generations to come.
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