Rock and Roll Queen the Mick Ralphs song from the first Mott The Hoople LP found numerous ways into Hunter's solo career. It was included as a coda or coupled to other songs or performed independently several times. On Bag of Tricks - Live Rarities Vol. 2 it is married to another MTH song, Death May Be Your Santa Claus. This pairing was recorded at the Life Cafe, Manchester, UK on 19 May 2002.
ecorded at The Life Cafe, Manchester UK 19th May 2002
Death May Be Your Santa Claus1
Bag Of Tricks - Live Rarities Vol 2
Also recorded at the Park West, Chicago IL 22nd June 1979 on Collateral Damage. It follows as a medley with Walkin' With a Mountain.
Ian Hunter On Track for Sonicbond Publishing, TheDoctorOfDigital@pm.me
Rock and Roll Queen
(Mick Ralphs)
Listen woman you needn't look so stupid when I call your name out loud
Cause everybody thinks you're a sweet smelling girl with intelligence and you
know how
I wouldn't want anyone else to know
About the way you really are
You're just a rock and roll queen
You know what I mean
And I'm just a rock and roll star
Listen woman you needn't go to bed with everybody that you meet
Cause everybody thinks you're a sweet little girl with intelligence in your
feet
I wouldn't want anyone else to know
About the way you really are
You're just a rock and roll queen
You know what I mean
And I'm just a rock and roll star
Alright!
You're just a rock and roll queen
You know what I mean
And I'm just a rock and roll star
(fade)
Guitarist Mick Ralphs surprised everyone when he delivered Rock And Roll Queen, a full-tilt rocker that would stay in the live set almost to the end.
Rock n' Roll Queen (live 22nd June 1979) | (4:22) | Originally a Mott The Hoople track. This live version (as a coda to Walkin' With A Mountain, recorded at Park West, Chicago IL) was released on Collateral Damage. Not on the box set. |
Rock n' Roll Queen (live 5-11th November 1979) | (4:20) | This live version (as a coda to Walkin' With A Mountain, recorded at The Roxy, Los Angeles CA) was released on Welcome to the Club, and on the compilation From The Knees Of My Heart. |
Rock 'n' Roll Queen (live 22nd November 1979) | (5:45) | This live version (as a coda to Walkin' With A Mountain, recorded Hammermith Odeon, London England) was originally issued on If You Wait Long Enough For Anything, You Can Get It On Sale (box set only). |
Rock 'n' Roll Queen (live 19th May 2002) | (9:11) | This live version (coupled with Death May Be Your Santa Claus, recorded Life Cafe, Manchester England) was originally issued on Bag Of Tricks (Vol 2) (box set only). |
Rock n' Roll Queen (live 28th May 2004) | 4:21 | This live version (recorded The Astoria, London England) was released on The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nuthin' But The Truth and on Behind The Shades and Greatest Hits Live In London. Not on the box set. |
Roll Away The Stone (live 11th September 1981) | (9:20) | Originally a Mott The Hoople track. This live version (recorded Dr. Pepper Music Festival, Pier 84, New York NY) was originally issued on the Ian Hunter Rocks video (VHS/Laserdisc only). The video (DVD) can also be found on It Never Happened (box set only); the audio can be found on From The Knees Of My Heart (not on the box set). |
Roll Away The Stone (live 29/30th January 2002) | 5:03 | This live version (recorded Sentrum Scene, Oslo Norway) was issued on Strings Attached. |
Roll Away The Stone (live 28th May 2004) | 3:13 | This live version (recorded The Astoria, London England) was released on The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nuthin' But The Truth. It can also be foud on Greatest Hits Live In London. Not on the box set. |
Roll Away The Stone (live 12th June 2004) | 3:15 | This live version (recorded at the Bikini, Barcelona, Spain) was released on Bag Of Tricks (Vol 2) (box set only). |