Ending with a song written by David Bowie for the band Mott The Hoople. Below is a passage from this article explaining the origins and meaning of the song.
According to an interview Bowie gave to Rolling Stone in 1973, the dudes are carrying the same news that the newscaster was carrying in the song "Five Years" from Ziggy Stardust; the news being the fact that the Earth had only five years left to live. Bowie explains: “'All the Young Dudes' is a song about this news. It’s no hymn to the youth, as people thought. It’s completely the opposite.”
It's November 2022. The news is grimmer than before. We've been carrying it for a while. I don't even think we have five years if things get any worse. Please go out and vote. Then plan to do more.
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