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(Do You Remember) The Saturday Gigs? Lyrics
Sixty-nine was cheapo wine,
Have a good time,
What your sign
Float up to the Roundhouse
On a Sunday afternoon.
In Seventy we all agreed
A King's Road flat was the place to be
'Cause Chelsea girls are the best in the world for company.
In Seventy-one all the people come
Bust a few seats but it's just in fun
Take the Mick out of Top of the Pops
We play better than they do
In Seventy-two we was born to lose
We slipped down snakes into yesterday's news
I was ready to quit
But then we went to Croydon
Do you remember the Saturday gigs
We do, we do
Do you remember the Saturday gigs
We do, we do
The tickets for the fantasy were twelve and six a time
A fairy tale on sale
Oh, Seventy-three was a jambouree
We were the dudes and the dudes were we.
(oh oh oh oh oh)
Did you see the suits and the platform boots
In Seventy-four on the Broadway tour
We didn't much like dressing up no more
Don't wanna be hip - but thanks for a great trip.
Do you remember the Saturday gigs
We do, we do
Do you remember the Saturday gigs
We do, we do
But now the kids pay a couple of quid
'Cause they need it just the same
It's all a game
A grown-up game
But you got off on those Saturday gigs
And we did, we did
'Cause you got off on those Saturday gigs
And we did, we did
And we got off on those Saturday gigs
And you did, you did
And we got off on those Saturday gigs
'Cause you did, you did
Don't you ever forget us
We'll never forget you
We're going to sleep now
You better be good, right (ha ha ha)
See you next time
So long for now
Have a good time,
What your sign
Float up to the Roundhouse
On a Sunday afternoon.
A King's Road flat was the place to be
'Cause Chelsea girls are the best in the world for company.
Bust a few seats but it's just in fun
Take the Mick out of Top of the Pops
We play better than they do
In Seventy-two we was born to lose
We slipped down snakes into yesterday's news
I was ready to quit
But then we went to Croydon
We do, we do
Do you remember the Saturday gigs
We do, we do
A fairy tale on sale
We were the dudes and the dudes were we.
(oh oh oh oh oh)
Did you see the suits and the platform boots
We didn't much like dressing up no more
Don't wanna be hip - but thanks for a great trip.
We do, we do
Do you remember the Saturday gigs
We do, we do
But now the kids pay a couple of quid
'Cause they need it just the same
It's all a game
A grown-up game
And we did, we did
'Cause you got off on those Saturday gigs
And we did, we did
And we got off on those Saturday gigs
And you did, you did
And we got off on those Saturday gigs
'Cause you did, you did
We'll never forget you
We're going to sleep now
You better be good, right (ha ha ha)
See you next time
So long for now
Song Info
Submitted by
songmeanings On Feb 06, 2012
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A unusual song - The arc of a group’s career as detailed by the group themselves. Starts with the innocence of early days, moves on to some fleeting early success and just as they were thinking of quitting, a lucky break and proper rock and roll fame, ‘All the Young Dudes’! Finally growing tired of the trappings of fame and the juvenile nature of the pop music business, it’s a knowing, but happy and grateful look back at the journey. Ultimately nostalgic for a particular moment just before they hit the big time, for the listener it’s also highly evocative of the glam rock era in Britain, particularly the flamboyant fashion and joyful songs.