{"id":23163,"date":"2016-06-13T20:15:52","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T00:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/?p=23163"},"modified":"2016-06-13T20:15:52","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T00:15:52","slug":"i-write-the-songs-well-most-of-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/i-write-the-songs-well-most-of-them\/","title":{"rendered":"I Write The Songs, Well, Most of Them"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I mentioned in the When Band Members Go Solo<\/a> thread, I saw Ian Hunter Saturday night. It was a fantastic show. No surprise there as every one of the half dozen or so times I’ve seen him was great but this may have been the best. He gets better with age. And he rocks hard! I’m not quite sure how he can do it; he turned 77 last week.<\/p>\n

As I watched his inevitable encore – “All The Young Dudes” – I was reminded of a thread opportunity that I’ve thought of periodically over the years but never acted on. Better late than never.<\/p>\n

Hunter is a great, great songwriter, responsible for a slew of fantastic songs in his solo career and all the Mott songs you know and love. All that is, except for the most famous Mott song, the David Bowie-penned “All The Young Dudes.”<\/p>\n