The Where Do You All Come From nugget was only originally released as the non-LP B-side to Roll Away The Stone by Mott The Hoople but then resurrected for a live acoustic version in 2008 with just Steve Holley on drums and James Mastro on guitar. It had not been played since 1973 and Hunter wrote it as he looked at people and his audience in Mott. The acoustic tour live version came about as a request via Ian's website for a song that didn't often get played. The reference to Ralph J. Gleason is to the pioneering American music critic and columnist for among others Rolling Stone magazine. It was recorded at The Mick Jagger Theatre, Dartford, Kent 2nd March 2008.
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Ralph Joseph Gleason (March 1, 1917 – June 3, 1975) was an American music critic and columnist. He contributed for many years to the San Francisco Chronicle, was a founding editor of Rolling Stone magazine, and cofounder of the Monterey Jazz Festival.[1] A pioneering rock critic, he helped the San Francisco Chronicle transition into the rock era.[2]
Where Do You All Come From
(Ian Hunter/Mick Ralphs/Overend Watts/Dale Griffin)
Where do you all come from?
I gotta find you out
Makes you feel any, heads you can heal
My God you're upside down
An' I heard all you green gods are all jeering a bound(?)
My don't they get around
Now where did you get that hat?
Any religion would be proud of that
You can stand it on high like a flag in the sky
While your pilgrim's all got stoned on that
We'll share a thousand mirrors
And a beautiful view
And everybody talking about you
Where did you get those clothes?
Off a streetcar I suppose
You gotta be cool to look like a fool
You ain't exactly smelling like a rose
'N everybody's asking everybody out there
Have their fun (?)
Where do you all come from?
Where do you all come from?
Thank you for reason Ralph J. Gleason
For you I'll sing my song
Now the revolution's coming and I just can't wait
Excuse me, but I'm too tired and it's late
(All right)
Where do you all come from?
Where do you all come from?
Where do you all come from?
Where do you all come from?
All your integrity's gone
Tell me, where do you all come from?
| Where Do You All Come From (live 2nd March 2008) | 3:50 | Originally a Mott The Hoople track. This live version (recorded at the Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford England) was originally issued on Acoustic Shadows (box set only). |
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