MOTT THE HOOPLE – “Saturday Gigs”
MOTT THE HOOPLE – “Saturday Gigs”
“Saturday Gigs” was Mott The Hoople’s farewell single. Farewell records occupy a special place in my heart, because….well, you can probably guess why, actually. On this track Mott bid a tearful adieu to their small and foolish body of fans, with a versified look-back over their star-studded career, from “All The Young Dudes” to “All The Young Dudes” and back again. Now, truthful lyrics would have run as follows:
“I was in a pub prog band
Nobody wanted to know me
Then I went off cap in hand
To scrounge from David Bowie.”
Actually, the real “Saturday Gigs” is still brutally honest. And, predictably, stupid with it. “Do you remember the Saturday gigs? We do! We do!” yell Mott. Yes, of course you fucking do, you sock-brained gimps, you’re the band! You were the only ones there! But in the end the song founders on the simple fact that aside from one undeserved brush with fame, Mott were no-hope circuit sloggers. The proof? As the first verse builds to a climax, Ian Hunter tells of the band’s early struggles, culminating in a glorious, triumphant cry…“AND THEN WE WENT TO CROYDON!”
At least they left us laughing.
Tanya Headon in I Hate Music • 1,245 views
” from “All The Young Dudes” to “All The Young Dudes” ”
So, you don’t know much about Mott the Hoople then?
Wow Tanya you bring new meaning to the word ignorant don’t you? Recently inducted to the Mojo Hall of Fame Mott the Hoople were one of the most seminal bands in the history of the music industry. To quote Joe Elliot, “There would be no Def Leppard without Mott the Hoople” Equally they were the inspiration for The Clash a number of whose members were devoted members of the Mott Lot. Crash Street Kids is widely acknowledged as the first ever punk song as Marionette was the inspiration for Bohemian Rhapsody.
How many other bands had the balls to take took Queen and Aerosmith on the same tour as their support acts. Answer none as Queen never played a support tour to anyone else.
If you don’t know what you are talking about it can be a really good idea to keep your mouth shut.
Tanya, you really do dislike music don’t you. Do a bit of digging before making such pompous staements. Once you had seen Mott The Hoople on stage you were a fan for life and after seeing one of the five glorious re0union shows last week am convinced they are still the bedt live rock,n,roll act I have ever seen or will see. Stick to your knitting
“There would be no Def Leppard without Mott the Hoople”
Something else to fucking blame them for.