We’re juvenile delinquent wrecks…
Ricky Gervais has been talking to The Guardian newspaper about the songs on the
Here’s what he said regarding All The Young Dudes…
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“Don’t wanna stay alive, when you’re 25″. Even though Cemetery Junction is set in a different time, I suppose we were trying to say that the attitude of youth never change. This song sort of became the anthem of the movie. It was written by David Bowie but of course made famous by Mott the Hoople. We used the Bowie version because his vocal gives the song more of an outsider feel.”
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As I pointed out in that original news piece, the version used is actually the Bowie/Mott The Hoople hybrid version available on the most recently remastered version of the Bowie-produced All The Young Dudes album.
When Ricky says: “This song sort of became the anthem of the movie”, that’s certainly borne out by the trailer and the TV advert which both feature All The Young Dudes exclusively.
You can read Ricky’s comments on the rest of the soundtrack over at