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All the Young Dudes" (Bowie): Classic youth anthem that Bowie wrote and gave to Mott the Hoople. Bowie had first offered his song "Suffragette City" to Mott The Hoople to use but was told that this was impossible as they were about to break up over bad debts. Shocked, Bowie told them not to do anything and come over to his managers office. There he played them "All The Young Dudes" on acoustic guitar and offered it to them. They recorded it on their Bowie-produced album of the same name and released it as the single "All the Young Dudes/One of the Boys" on 28 July 1972 (CBS S.8271). There are two verisons of the song. The first uses the lyric "Wendy stealing clothes from Marks & Sparks" and the other "..stealing clothes from unlocked cars". "Marks & Sparks" is a slang British term for the famous British store called Marks and Spencer, but was reportedly not used in the UK due to the BBC''s anti-advertisement rule. Bowie performed it live with Mott the Hoople in Guildford in the UK and at the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia. ATYD''s was also performed live by Bowie on 3 July 1973 at the Retirement concert as part of a medley with "Oh You Pretty Things" and "The Wild-Eyed Boy From FreeCloud." - http://www.5years.com/encya.htm
David Bowie''s album
2003
The ZIGGY STARDUST Companion
The Ziggy Stardust Companion
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