History of Sorts

Since it was Roger Hodgson’s 74th birthday on the 21st of March, I am dedicating this episode of Epic Rock to Supertramp.

“Bloody Well Right” is a song by English rock band Supertramp from their 1974 album Crime of the Century. It appeared as the B-side of the single “Dreamer” in 1974. Listeners in the United States preferred it to the A-side, and “Bloody Well Right” became their breakthrough hit in the country, peaking at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.

It was written by Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies.

Davies consciously linked the song to the album’s opening track “School” with the line “So you think your schooling is phoney”, helping to perpetuate the false impression that Crime of the Century is a concept album.

So you think your schooling is phoney
I guess it’s hard not to agree
You say, “It all depends on money
And who is in your family tree”

Right (right), you’re bloody well right
You got a bloody right to say
Right, you’re bloody well right
You know, you got a right to say
Ha, ha, you’re bloody well right

You know, you’re right to say
Yeah, yeah, you’re bloody well right
You know, you’re right to say
And me, I don’t care anyway
Write your problems down in detail

And take ’em to a higher place
You’ve had your cry, no, I shouldn’t say wail
In the meantime hush your face
Right (quite right), you’re bloody well right
You got a bloody right to say
Right, you’re bloody well right

You know, you got a right to say
Ha, ha, you’re bloody well right
You know, you’re right to say
Yeah, yeah, you’re bloody well right

You know, you got a right to say
You got a bloody right to say
You got a bloody right to say
You got a bloody right to say
You got a bloody right to say, yeah

Sources

https://www.musixmatch.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Well_Right