Showing posts with label All the Way from Memphis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label All the Way from Memphis. Show all posts

Tuesday, 19 January 2016

More for the Celestial Jam Session

The rock 'n' roll deaths are coming thick and fast just now. With much of the fansphere still reeling from the loss of David Bowie, news comes today of two more deaths: Glenn Frey, Eagles guitarist and co-founder, and Dale Griffin, drummer with Mott the Hoople. Bowie will overshadow both these deaths, though that of Dale Griffin will no doubt lead to plenty of replays of Mott the Hoople's version of Bowie's All the Young Dudes. For me, though, Mott must be remembered for one of the truly great anthemic rock 'n' roll songs - All the Way from Memphis. I think I saw Mott the Hoople at the Cambridge Corn Exchange around 1970, but I may well be wrong. Never mind - here is All the Way from Memphis set to a rather extraordinary video. Enjoy...