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David Bowie, "All The Young Dudes"
(1972)

Now Billy rapped all night 'bout his suicide
Kick it in the head when he was 25
Don't wanna stay alive, when you're 25

Wendy's stealing clothes from unlocked cars
Freddy's got spots from picking off the stars from his face
Funky little boat race
Oh the television man is crazy
Saying we're juvenile delinquent wrecks
Oh man I needed TV when I got T. Rex
Brother you guessed
I'm a dude yeah

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 looks sweet though he dresses like a queen
But he can kick like a mule
It's a real mean team
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
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?
Brother you guessed
Well I'm a dude yeah

All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news

All the young dudes
Carry the news
Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news


Thanks, Dru! I never noticed anything unusual about this one, but it turns out he's racing some cat to bed, and oh, yes, they can love!

The release date for this one is a little crazy; he recorded it in 1972, and that's when Mott the Hoople's version was released, but Bowie's studio version didn't appear on any of his albums until 1994.