May 26, 1972 –
Mott The Hoople, on the verge of breaking up, were offered help from David Bowie, who allows them to record two songs he wrote. They pass on Suffragette City but cut All The Young Dudes, which becomes their biggest hit and revives their career.
Mott The Hoople didn’t know this when they recorded it, but Bowie intended this song for his The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars concept album. The, “All the young dudes carry the news” line refers to part of Bowie’s story where there is no electricity, and Ziggy Stardust uses songs to spread the news.
The Haus of Dcaligari 