"Saturday Gigs" lyrics - MOTT THE HOOPLE
Sixty-nine was cheapo wine,
Have a good time,
What your sign?
Float up to the Roundhouse
On a Sunday afternoon.
In Seventy we all agreed
A King's Road flat was the place to be
'Cause Chelsea girls are the best in the world for company.
In Seventy-one all the people come
Bust a few seats but it's just in fun
Take the Mick out of Top of the Pops
We play better than they do (yeah, yeah, yeah)
In Seventy-two we was born to lose
We slipped down snakes into yesterday's news
I was ready to quit
But then we went to Croydon
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
We do, we do
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
We do, we do
The tickets for the fantasy were twelve and six a time
A fairy tale on sale
Oh, Seventy-three was a jambouree
We were the dudes and the dudes were we.(oh oh oh oh oh)
Did you see the suits and the platform boots? (oh dear, oh boy, ...)
In Seventy-four on the Broadway tour
We didn't much like dressing up no more
Don't wanna be hip - but thanks for a great trip.
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
We do, we do
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
We do, we do
But now the kids pay a couple of quid
'Cause they need it just the same
It's all a game
A grown-up game
But you got off on those Saturday gigs
And we did, we did
'Cause you got off on those Saturday gigs
And we did, we did
And we got off on those Saturday gigs
And you did, you did
And we got off on those Saturday gigs
'Cause you did, you did
Don't you ever forget us
We'll never forget you
We're going to sleep now
You better be good, right? (ha ha ha)
See you next time
So long for now
All The Young Dudes: The Anthology (1998)
- Like A Rolling Stone
- Rock And Roll Queen
- You Really Got Me
- Wrath And Roll
- Find Your Way
- Moonbus (Baby's Got A Down)
- It Would Be A Pleasure
- Ohio
- Midnight Lady
- The Debt
- Downtown
- Long Red
- It'll Be Me
- Till I'm Gone
- One Of The Boys
- The Journey
- Mental Train
- How Long?
- Ride On The Sun
- Movin' On
- The Hunchbacked Fish
- All The Young Dudes
- One Of The Boys
- Sweet Jane
- Ready For Love
- Honaloochie Boogie
- Ballad Of Mott (March 26th 1972 Zurich)
- I Wish I Was Your Mother
- I'm A Cadillac / El Camino Doloroso
- All The Way From Memphis
- Hymn For The Dudes
- Violence
- Roll Away The Stone
- Crash Street Kidds
- Marionette
- The Golden Age Of Rock 'N' Roll
- Rest In Peace
- Born Late '58
- Foxy Foxy
- Saturday Gigs
- All The Young Dudes (David Bowie Guide Vocal)
- It's Goodbye
- Just Can't Go To Sleep
- Transparent Day
- Shakin' All Over
- Please Don't Touch
- So Sad
- Honaloochie Boogie
- Hymn For The Dudes
- Nightmare
- The Saturday Kids
- Lounge Lizzard
- Shout It All Out
- It Don't Come Easy
- Barking Up The Wrong Tree
- Too Short Arms (I Don't Care)
- Get Rich Quick
- International Heroes
- American Pie
- The Golden Age Of Rock 'N' Roll
- Roll Away The Stone
- Sweet Jane
- Rock And Roll Queen
- Blowin' In The Wind (Live Coda)