Bloody Well Right

Infobox Single
Name = Bloody Well Right


Artist = Supertramp
from Album = Crime of the Century
Released = February 1975
Recorded = 1974
Genre = Progressive Rock
Length = 4:32
Label = A&M
Writer = Rick Davies/Roger Hodgson
Producer = Supertramp, Peter Henderson
Last single = "Dreamer" (1976)
This single = "Bloody Well Right" (1977)
Next single = "Lady" (1977)Extra tracklisting
Album = Crime of the Century
Type = studio
Tracks =
# "School"
# "Bloody Well Right"
# "Hide In Your Shell"
# "Asylum"
# "Dreamer"
# "Rudy"
# "If Everyone Was Listening"
# "Crime of the Century""Bloody Well Right" is a song by the progressive rock band Supertramp from their 1974 album "Crime of the Century".

Song content

"Bloody Well Right" expresses the opinion that, in society at the time of the song's release, money and heritage seems to have more importance than education. This is clearly stated in the first stanza of "So you think your schoolings phoney" and later by "You say it all depends on money/ And who is in your family tree". Although Hodgson/Davies agree with these statements ("you're bloody well right"), they deem it unimportant to them with the statement of "Me, I dont care anyway!".

Structure

The song begins with a piano solo, approximately fifty seconds long, leading into the rest of the band joining in. There is then a guitar solo leading in the first spoken word at the 1:36 mark in the song. The first verse and chorus occur with a short instrumental bridge into the second verse and second, slightly modified, chorus. The rest of the song is different variations of the chorus with a saxophone solo in the background. The song slowly fades away to the sound of the saxophone.

Release and reception

Released in April of 1975, "Bloody Well Right" was the second single from "Crime of the Century", after "Dreamer". It became their highest charting to date in the United States, peaking at #35 on the Billboard Hot 100, only spot higher than their previous single. It failed to chart in the United Kingdom.

Live versions

This song became a staple in Supertramp concerts after its release. The song's length is extended live often reaching over seven minutes. It appears on "Paris", "Live '88", "It Was the Best of Times", and "Is Everybody Listening?".

Today

In the USA, "Bloody Well Right" is one of Supertramp's most popular and easily recognizable songs. It is the tenth highest charting Supertramp song of all time on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also appears on the compilation albums "The Very Best of Supertramp" and "Retrospectacle - The Supertramp Anthology".