Mott The Hoople - All The Way From Memphis (Live)

(crowd clapping) (low-key piano music) ♪ Now ♪ (rhythmic rock music) (upbeat piano music) (crowd clapping) (upbeat guitar rock music) (upbeat rock music) ♪ Forgot my six-string razor ♪ ♪ And hit the sky ♪ ♪ Half way to Memphis 'fore I realized ♪ ♪ Well, I rang the information ♪ ♪ My axe was cold ♪ ♪ They said she rides the train to oreoles ♪ ♪ Now it's a mighty long way down the dusty trail ♪ ♪ And the sun burns hot on the cold steel rails ♪ ♪ And I look like a bum and I crawl like a snail ♪ (rhythmic rock guitar music) (upbeat rock music) ♪ Well, I got to oreoles y'know it took a month ♪ ♪ And there was my guitar, electric junk ♪ ♪ Some spade said rock 'n' rollers ♪ ♪ You're all the same ♪ ♪ Man that's your instrument ♪ ♪ Well, I felt so ashamed ♪ ♪ Now it's a mighty long way down rock 'n' roll ♪ ♪ Through the Bradford cities and the oreoles ♪ ♪ When you look like a star, but you're out on the dole ♪ ♪ All the way from Memphis, yeah ♪ (rhythmic rock guitar music) (upbeat rock music) ♪ Yeah, it's a mighty long way down rock 'n' roll ♪ ♪ From the Liverpool docks to the Hollywood bowl ♪ ♪ Then you climb up the mountains ♪ ♪ And you fall down the holes ♪ ♪ Yeah, it's a mighty long way down rock 'n' roll ♪ ♪ As your name gets hot so your heart grows cold ♪ ♪ And you gotta stay young man, you can never be old ♪ ♪ Yeah, it's a mighty long way down rock 'n' roll ♪ ♪ From the Bradford cities and the oreoles ♪ ♪ And you look like a star, but you're really out on parole ♪ ♪ I say, yeah ♪ (rock guitar music riff) (upbeat rock music) (rhythmic rock guitar music) (upbeat rock music) ♪ All the way from Memphis ♪ ♪ All the way from Memphis ♪ ♪ All the way from Memphis ♪ ♪ All the way from Memphis ♪ ♪ All the way from Memphis ♪ ♪ All the way from Memphis ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, all the way from Memphis ♪ ♪ All the way from Memphis ♪ ♪ Hit it ♪ (upbeat rock drumbeat music) (upbeat rock music) (fast-paced drumbeat music) (crowd cheering) (crowd cheering) (crowd clapping)

Channel: MOTTTHEHOOPLEVEVO

Views: 517,713

Keywords: music, performer, performing artist, seventies, 1970S, concert, POP MUSIC, rock, rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock and roll, rock music, pop, singing, singer, vocalist, musicians, musician, musical group, band, rock band, rock group, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert

Id: zvFpX98EOPo

Length: 4min 29sec (269 seconds)

Published: Fri Jan 17 2014

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[u/big-L86]

Try this again...lol

[u/Banksville]

Mott & IAN HUNTER were/are awesome songwriters. Ian still records with a new lp supposedly coming during 2022 followed by live shows after Covid shutdowns & tinnitus.

[u/KUfan]

The world needs more Mott

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