Marc Bolan - Ride On
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- Marc Bolan was one of the major glam rock figures of the early '70s and at the height of his career, was as big as The Beatles and bigger than Bowie. He was a flamboyant entertainer and extraordinary performer for his millions of adoring fans. 'Ride On' takes you on a journey from his struggles on the back streets of North London, to his success achieving international recognition. The programme also features many of Bolan's famous hits, including "Get it On" and "Ride A White Swan" and shows the in-depth story of Marc Bolan and his rise to success.
Rolan Bolan, Marc's son, authorized the programme which is packed with never before seen footage of Bolans' performances and exclusive interviews with his friends and long-time lover Gloria Jones. These interviews provide an insight into his career, which lasted two decades and saw Bolan through the Glam Rock movement, to the start of the Punk revolution.
Director Mike Parkinson
Produced 2005 - บันเทิง
My first concert was T Rex 1972. Bolan wore a shocking pink satin jumpsuit and was gorgeous! Great memories.
Love
As a musician he really was unique.....nobody has sounded anything like him before or since.....
not always great...but with flashes of brilliance
That’s a blessing.
‘Loved him then; love him now. R.i.p.cosmic dancer.
Marc Bolan lives on through music today. Adverts, theatre , me singing to my 12 year old son. Not many people alive can to that and make you feel this way. This man is one of the best.
If Marc were still alive today, he would probably be a judge on a talent show like "The Voice" or "Britain's Got Talent", and he'd be known for his flamboyant scarfs and hats, and possibly wigs.
a legend will never die
Just what he always knew he was and always wanted! Still Rockin in Rest Cosmic Dancer....
Marc was so ahead of his time, definitely a true Rock n Roll hero, he provided a soundtrack to our lives, an amazing song writer and musician, still missed dearly, still played religously.
Even today Marc bolens music lives on in adverts and tv and radio and in the memories of his fans❤
Got to see him in Tokyo,Japan in the early 1970's. It was a GREAT show!
not a single mention of june child or tony Visconti both of whom were essential in making marc bolan into the star he always thought he was. worth watching
Very sad! But in a way, typical!
And Gloria squealing in all his songs for this documentary. She wasn't there in the beginning when he was a Superstar...She dragged him down and what has she been since she killed him? Nothing. It was June - Always June. Listen to his songs. Ain't Gloria's golden "cat" in the bedroom she's squealing about.....or he's writing about.
Gloria acting like it's no big deal,saying she was hurt also, bitch,u killed a genius,shut the fuck up I don't feel sorry for u I hate u for lying about the accident saying u weren't drinking bitch yes u were but at least u get to live the rest of your life knowing u killed him he didn't luv u he loved Rolan and june
@@dinozaurgabi553 no
@@dinozaurgabi553and u must be a doofus I'm happy I'm not the one feeling the need to bully people I wrote my opinion get the fuck over it
I had never even heard of T rex. Not until I just recently saw the flick 'Baby Driver'. I am SO glad I discovered this guy and wished I had a long time ago. I have always been a huge fan of The Doors, The Beatles, Donovan, Dylan, Crosby Stills & Nash, you name it, but for some reason never heard of T rex. And I don't know why because they are brilliant. Oh well, better late than never. Long live great music!
Try and discover the "Sparks" as well.....or "Kevin Ayers".....
41 years now. OMG. I remember that day in 1977. Came as a shock. I was 19 then. See you Marc.
RIP MARC 40 years today
43 years today you went to dance to the cosmos ..LUV COSMIC DANCER ..Thanks for all !
Now Bolan and Bowie can 'jam' together in guitar Heaven. ....R.I.P you guys. ...so talented in their
own ways.
+Slicker Bill
Agreed !
Loved them both !
Sorry but both guys are probably in Hell 99% . No peace in eternal torment
unless you believe in reincarnation , then they will find it a whole different scene.
Richard Herzog
99 per cent Certain Are You? I think they both repented and are in Heaven now laughing and talking! So there! I’m 💯 per cent certain they’re in Heaven!
Ah, what I would give just to listen to them talking together!
R I P MARC WE LOVE YOU
Love Marc and t.rex, I've been a massive fan since 71. I met him twice and saw t.rex four times
Thank you for this. As a working class youth who always kept his cold water flat Hackney/stoke newington upbringing as a quiet inspiration for everything I've done, this Bolan story reminds me that if you have it, flaunt it!
Since I heard Jeepster I began to become a Marc Bolan-Fan. I have almost every song also from Tyrannosaurus Rex and Marc Bolan Solo! Fantastic!
@Sandrina Otelli just let people have their own opinions. My favourite is Jeepster too, but just because you think other songs are better doesnt mean their opinion is wrong
As a life long Marc Bolan fan this is why I hope they never make a movie about his life. The "reconstruction" of Marc's last days is awful. T.Rextasy are a great covers band but Danielz doesn't look or sound like Marc Bolan. Too many people who worked with or knew Bolan have created so many memories that the truth has been warped over the years. I never stopped buying the records and attended the tours right to the end. The fans know the truth.
true talent.true star.rest in peace Marc
after mark died david bowie said he was the greatest little pop star ever, now that's a big compliment from the man !
I remember when mark died, we had lost elvis the month before, yes a lot of the music died within a couple of months, very sad time
+cuddly bear I too remember it so well. Marc was my first love and I will always hold him in my heart. Ride on white swan. xx
+cuddly bear Also, little known is the fact that after Marc died and Gloria went back to America with Marc's son - it was David Bowie who paid for Rolan's (Bowies godson), education and upkeep. Bowie - a real gent
+AmethystDew for real?i didnt know that
very very sad marc died too young god rest his soul.
I would have liked to see him grow old and do some gigs guesting with The Who.... he had so much.
SÚPER EXCELENTE REPORTAJE, MUCHAS GRACIAS, MARC BOLAN AND T. REX SÚPER GRUPO 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍😉
love this man I regret not being around in his heyday I was only three when he died.
You missed the glory years I was a teenager in the 1970's him slade bowie wizard sweet, sound track to growing up.
I thought marc was terrific, Mr Glam Rock great times, thanks to a beautiful soul !
true star
Am I The Only One Who Thinks Rolan Is,In Fact,Not Marc's,but Is Really Gloria's husband's? No disrespect to Rolan,its just something I've always wondered jesus Marc was so beautiful,not just his face,but also his Hart and soul
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I remember hearing the awful news it was a cold friday morning September 77 going to school a friend told me life was never going to be the same rest well Marc
A very beautiful story which I enjoyed very much until the heartbreaking part about his death which was excruciating to watch, especially when watching Gloria talk about it. I don't think I could stand watching her describe it again & this being the 2nd time I watched & really enjoyed it but as soon as Gloria started talking about that awful crash, I felt even more sad with mixed emotions about her than the first time😞 😭🥺😟☹️😣😥
First concert I ever went to was TRex
Liar . . .
Wank ...
Marc Bolan pionero del Glam Rock....e tenido su cara estampado en mi remera..
Marc is live in our heart
Wonderful Marc Bolan!!!!!❤🙂🙏🏻⚘
Marc marc marc For eternity🙏👽👼💜🎹🎻🎼😄🎶💟
The last episode of "Marc" aired after he died. Very moving.
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥yes, its very nice... thanx ♥ ♥
Just loved him xx
It is inspiring to see that he went for something and got it. You have to really want it though. There has to be some sort of driving force. His example says so many things about us.
But, it seeemed that the most important thing was the fame.
A very beautiful and talented Narcissist
First best Rap song WAY ahead of the times....Rip off....Love you Marc!
Well I think this was a good insight to the rise and fall of Marc, I agree the reconstruction with the overweight actor was not in order. I loved Marc and was so happy when he 'was coming back' in 1977. Such a shame it ended so tragically. Seeing Gloria speak at the end was quite poignant and so sad. What a waste regardless of what he went through. Marc Bolan was a Star! I have always blamed Gloria for his death but now I can see it was a drunken accident...both to blame,
Getting in car and letting anyone drive over the limit was a stupid thing to do...but it was the 70's....who thought about that back then? God rest his soul, sadly missed after all these years,
No one was over the limit. Where did you get that from? No seat belts, sure; but over the limit? You're wrongly informed.
Karen,Aggett,wtbh does Marc's Drinking have anything to do with the tragedy he wasn't driving shame on u for saying he is partly responsible for his death WTBF
He was getting his career back. Onto punk, getting in shape. Notice he drank all day dreading Gloria coming to town. They obviously had no alone time and he spent no time with Rolan. I think he was gonna dump her and she crashed the car.
A lot of the video clips and photos are not from the periods of Marc's career being discussed. Also June Child and Tony Visconti should have been spoken about. Not crazy about Danielz (from T.Rextasy) portrayal of Marc during "the reconstructed" parts. But them I'm a very picky Marc Bolan fan.
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A big big thanks to everybody who made this film happen, Marc has always been there for me in my darkest moments. May his memory live on. Let swans continue to fly over all of us in this year, as we celebrate what is his 70th anniversary. Ride on Marc.
♣Thank you very much. I'm pleased. ♣
He was so damn SEXY. 🥰
After 40 odd years, the stories keep coming. Some are probably over the top. I don't really care what the things are that changed Marc. I love all of his music and I treasure the fact that he was on earth at the same time as me, and you. ...................... 34:10 thru 34: 14 only :) MB Forever!
good video. some interesting anecdotes
Beauty
Bolan the real life Ziggy Stardust.
Yes
Musical genius Supreme - who unfortunately never touched down after he amazingly SOARED to S T A R status!
マークボランはスターであり、彼の音楽とともに永遠に生き続けるだろう。
Much weaker doc than bbc's final word. Less of a picture of pre-glam days and far more judgement on him wanting to be famous. They had one and plugged it relentlessly - there was much more to him than that.
I agree with you 100% Simon !!
these supposed friends are a wind up... NO MARCS!...somebody here needed to respect and admire the really brilliant musical output..
The discography.!!!!
..if just one of these bastards criticising here could have praised a particular track they personally loved I might have let go all their really rude remarks..... in fact no I won't ever forgive this mean spirited crap!!!
I went to a trex concert in the midlands, it was good,but I can’t remember any screaming girls...I would say it was everybody was in awe...and lucky to be there...
Got me on.
Back together now
12:46 "Sky in their hair,
But now their are content to wear stars on their brows"
"beard of stars" and "unicorn"
I think that these are referring to the Rochatian unveiling of the "others in mind".
20:30 "Lose his musical integrity!" "Get it on" is likewise apocalyptic, possibly the best thing ever, not just the best thing that he had ever done. I wonder why John Peel did not like it. 21:35 "Meta Guru," reservations! It is brilliant. He understand now the function, and (bi) sexuality of the guru.
Some claim that Bolan got it from Syd Barrett, who sang about a Terrapin about whom "My hair is on end about you"
I noticed how Bowie was giving it the big un on Marc show closing down a set that was not his.
Does not matter Bolan has 2 Rock shrines to his name and is revered nearly 45 years later.
I so agree with you Andy. This is hideous! Marc is worthy of so much more.
If you give the Devil a ride, He'll end up driving.
Reconstruction at 4:48 - yeuch!
Is that what it's called?
No 😲 one it ❤️ better has Marc Bolan it ❤️ best 👌 sing and gorgeous 😍
Wow fckn wow ... That's Richard Barnes - Pete Townsend's childhood friend and Who aficionado supreme. He also put together one of the greatest books about The Who - I can't recall its name right now - but it's like a coffee table book with old old old Detours gig adverts from when Townsend, Daltrey, Entwistle were just twelve years old... And that's Keith Astley - Townsend's brother in law as well.
*Keith & Karen Astley
+Kevin Kiso and they are both arseholes
They thank Rolan Bolan but not Gloria even though she agreed to interview
Sacrosanct bollox. Gold!
T Rex . Bolan i miss you mate i wish he was here now
A megastar
Legend, and like all legend's leave us with questions and little answers :)
Check out Marc's son Rolan ... amazing musician as well.
I saw a T REX documentary with Steve Harley praising Bolan on his *serious* book of poetry. He was so awestruck that I thought it *must* be *really* good. I read parts of it online and was extremely confused as to how anybody would think it was *good*, let alone *praise* it. Then I remembered it was Steve Harley who said it and he is *hardly* renowned as a *great* lyricist.
49:17 *is funny for its frozen fatuity*
If you study the 'Romantic poets' as Bolan had obviously done ( Lord Tennyson, Keats etc) you'd see where his influences came from along with Tolkien
Another 'protégé' of Syd Barrett..A man that left a huge legacy and influence with such a very short time in the spot light.
TRUE
28:10 The "Golden Balls" story is the funniest shit I've ever heard.
LMFAO
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At what point was Rod Stewart part of the glam movement??
I just feel that people shouldn’t be mean to Gloria she lost the love of her life. The father of her son it seems to me it was a freak accident. I also believe Marc wouldn’t want any blame on Gloria. He always said he would die in a car accident before he was 30. I knew a friend that said he wouldn’t live to 30. “l said don’t say that, and he did die too in a car accident as a passenger at 29. RIP Marc.
35:00. Geoff Dexter is checking out a new punk band. In the following reconstructed scene 'at Mortans' all that the guy in the purple shirt seems to do is sit at the bar rolling his eyes, as Mark regail's the punk band with his acoustic guitar. If I had been in that pub, I would have been chuffed that Mark Bolan had brought his guitar along. Dexter needs to explain himself better also. 'What situation did he not want to be in?'
They said he had been drinking all day despite the fact that he had been sober for some time 16:27. He might have been implying that Marc was drunk at that point prior to arriving to Morton's.
He was about to start a new venture with Robert Calvert from Hawkwind, who he had appear on the show, Calvert said he almost crashed at that spot the week before on his way to Marc's house
He loaned the Rolls to Hawkwind on that fateful night. I didn't know others had nearly crashed there.
15:50 Footage of original T.Rex lineup with audio of Gloria singing!
anyone know what the song is at 37:11 (punk one)
a babe strange talent :-) i meet him in Regent st long ago
Our celtic Prince was Eddie Cochran student and Gary Numan' s hero 🐴🎻🎼🎹🎵and I wrote beauty full ghosts for Him and Buddy powerfull💪👽💎⚓⛪😺🙆💜beltane walk unicorn pain & love ,main man remain my favourite songs ever💜👍how about wizard lyrics of yours folks here?Just Rock on boys and girls! Shining star mister Feld💋👻👽😑4 ever!🙅🎸🀄⛪⛲
Mike Mansfield of Supersonic. And cue Trex, roll camera 5, and....😆
the worst marc documentary i've seen so far; what the fuck are they doing reconstructing the night he died? with a pudgy nobody, no less? christ alive. no offense to the guy playing him, but he's barely even trying, the voice is wrong, the mannerisms are wrong - when there is a marc bolan film, and there will be, they will cast someone who can really inhabit the role. why couldn't this doc have done the same? marc bolan - the real one, not the coke monster - hated low quality, trashy productions. he would hate those reconstructions.
loved the interviews, though. always good to hear about people's memories of time spent. one of the most enduring things about bolan for me is that even though he became that coke monster, even though he was ALWAYS selfish, self-obsessed and a ruthless marketing man --- the final word is always how kind he was, and how generous he was, at the heart of it all. even those who were no longer among his close friends when he died.
that's a rare and lovely thing, i think. for 'kind' to be the final word on who you were. i'd love that.
38:08 Captain Sensible back again!
T-Rex!
Flower children that refused to wilt!
M SHANNON GET A BRAIN PRAT 1970S 40 YEARS AGO MOVE ON BOLAN ONE OF the greats
That Gibson les Paul guitar 🎸 with the lp custom neck got stolen from his home the night he died, it turned up years later in the 90’s I think the owner didn’t even know what he owned, it’s on the Gibson website I think 🤔
חבל שעזב אותנו כל כך מוקדם... fantastic Jew musician
Not that much jew cos I usually do hate them 😣😈once you chose to belong to the Celtic KING then you 're his man Marc's Mum believe in God🗿⛪⚓😄🙏💛💜💛👼👱👽
"Glam imposters, self indulgent progressive rockers and the insidious disco beat." But tell us how you really feel. Geez, way to keep an open mind. Every genre of music has something worth listening to in my honest opinion.
Haha,right? I thought the same thing
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well its kind of what the music press were like.Prog for example was the big thing and then a year later the press claimed it was out of date. Make and break stuff
4:02 Captain Sensible
I loved his music but as a man, and I use that term loosely, he failed. He didn't value his wife, didn't value his friends that made him big, all about him. And I don't feel sorry for gloria. She knew she was wrong from the start. Only thing that maybe would have saved him was his child but even that wasn't enough. Narcissism at it's best or worse.
13:45 pumping out 8 minutes Les Paul sounds blah blah blah .... But then .... at 13:55 Bolan cranking a STRATOCASTER....
22:50 it wasn't until mid 69 that Bowie released his breakthrough single Space Oddity, so him touring with T.Rex as support then wouldn't have been any big scene, if it is at all true, which I highly doubt.
i wonder if john peel regreted what e said about ",get it on" , he must have known it would damage their friendship.
1:16 Gloria in 1971?!?! Doubt it!!!
How come Bolans very recognisable guitars have never surfaced? The LP, the plexiglass the Fender with the tearshaped sticker?
They vanished from his house on the day he died.whoever took them had a key
Where is the all metal Veleno guitar?
Jennie Hudson
Baaad guitar karma that.
Very mean-spirited 'documentation', if You get the inappropriate slants and the unnessecary focussing on totally irrelevant trivia. I still regret the buy of this DVD here!
jmedia1 Agreed ~ jeeezusss kriste whadda bunch o fcukin haters. RIP Marc, it's a tough crowd down here! ] -)
I agree also,i hate the way they say "Tragedy Loomed As Marc Continued Drinking "" I mean,yes it did,but wtbh,does him Drinking that nite transfer into Gloria killing him in a car crash I wanna how how much Gloria had to drink she denies Drinking that nite,but I don't believe her
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There's no T.V and as we know David Bowie needed T.V when he had T Rex. Without TV the production of the music went. Tony was the 5th member without doubt. Also where's June? Early Bowie moments - Prettiest Star - Their early friendship. Probably would have re kindled. Dandy in the Underworld was good and was a return to him caring about his music , but it lacked Tony. I think if Tony V had produced Dandy in the Under World it would have gone massive.
4:32 Girl wut.
I literally had inherited Electric Warrior stupid.
R&R
this documentary perfectly encapsulates the rats in the English press. it is brutal.