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** On the subject of Dylan, the {{stage name|s}} "Bolan" is a shortening of "'''Bo'''b Dy'''lan'''".
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* {{Misblamed}}: Many think "Get It On" was retitled "Bang a Gong" for the US single release as the original title was considered too overtly sexual. In actually, it was retitled to avoid being confused with the Chase song "Get It On".
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* {{Misblamed}}: Many think "Get It On" was retitled "Bang a Gong" for the US single release as the original title was considered too overtly sexual. In actually, it was retitled to avoid being confused with the Chase Music/{{Chase}} song "Get It On".
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* {{Anaphora}}: From "Ride a White Swan"
-->''"Wear a tall hat like a druid in the old days,\\
Wear a tall hat and a tattooed gown."''
-->''"Wear a tall hat like a druid in the old days,\\
Wear a tall hat and a tattooed gown."''
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* LongTitle: ''My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair...But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows''
** ''Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow- A Creamed Cage in August''
** The comparatively succinct ''Prophets, Seers & Sages: The Angels of the Ages''.
** ''Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow- A Creamed Cage in August''
** The comparatively succinct ''Prophets, Seers & Sages: The Angels of the Ages''.
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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: His band is named after the most iconic dinosaur, ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.
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'''Marc Bolan''', born Mark Feld (30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet. and one of the leading pioneers of GlamRock. Bolan was mostly known for his band T.Rex.
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'''Marc Bolan''', born Mark Feld (30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet. and one of the leading pioneers of GlamRock. Bolan was mostly known for his band T.Rex. His work was a major influence on PunkRock and AlternativeRock artists.
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* {{Irony}}: Despite writing many songs about [[CarSong cars]], Bolan never learned to drive because he was horrified of the possibility that he would die in a car accident. He died in a car accident, as the passenger.
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* {{Irony}}: Despite writing many songs about [[CarSong cars]], Bolan never learned to drive because he was horrified of the possibility that he would die prematurely in a car accident. He died in a car accident, as the passenger.passenger, aged just 29.
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* NiceHat: On the cover of ''The Slider''
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* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Bolan tragically died in a car accident just before he was to turn 30.
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As usual, you can find the basics about his life and career at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Rex_(band) The Other Wiki]].
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* MoodWhiplash: Bolan was quite fond of inserting oddly depressing lyrics in the middle of otherwise upbeat songs
* NiceJewishBoy: Despite his over-the-top onstage persona, Bolan[[note]]born Mark Feld[[/note]] often described himself as one among friends
* NewRulesAsThePlotDemands: When Steve Peregrin Took and Bolan disagreed over the course of Tyrannosaurus Rex when harder and audience-pleasing rock was in demand, Bolan replaced him with Mickey Finn, who couldn't play percussion half as good as Took [[ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful but was pretty]] and a good foil to Bolan. Bolan went electric and [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools simplified his music]], and the rest is history.
* NewRulesAsThePlotDemands: When Steve Peregrin Took and Bolan disagreed over the course of Tyrannosaurus Rex when harder and audience-pleasing rock was in demand, Bolan replaced him with Mickey Finn, who couldn't play percussion half as good as Took [[ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful but was pretty]] and a good foil to Bolan. Bolan went electric and [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools simplified his music]], and the rest is history.
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* NewRulesAsThePlotDemands: When Steve Peregrin Took and Bolan disagreed over the course of Tyrannosaurus Rex when harder and audience-pleasing rock was in demand, Bolan replaced him with Mickey Finn, who couldn't play percussion half as good as Took [[ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful but was pretty]] and a good foil to Bolan. Bolan went electric and [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools simplified his music]], and the rest is history.
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** Nice Jewish Boy: Despite his over-the-top onstage persona, girlfriend Gloria Jones often described him as this in his private life
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** Nice Jewish Boy: Despite his over-the-top onstage persona, girlfriend Gloria Jones often described him as this in his private life
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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: His band is named after the most iconic dinosaur, ''TyrannosaurusRex''.
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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: His band is named after the most iconic dinosaur, ''TyrannosaurusRex''.''Tyrannosaurus rex''.
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* TyrannosaurusRex: It was only the band's ''original name''. Bolan specifically wanted the name because of the animal's status as the greatest predator to have ever wandered the Earth.
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!!! Works by Marc Bolan that have pages on TV Tropes:
* ''Music/ElectricWarrior''
* ''Music/ElectricWarrior''
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!!!As part of Tyrannosaurus Rex/T. Rex:
* 1968 - ''My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on
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* 1969 - ''Unicorn''
* 1970 - ''A Beard of Stars''
* 1970 - ''[[SelfTitledAlbum T. Rex]]''
* 1971 - ''Music/ElectricWarrior''
* 1972 - ''The Slider''
* 1973 - ''Tanx''
* 1974 - ''Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow''
* 1974 - ''Light of Love''
* 1975 - ''Bolan's Zip Gun''
* 1976 - ''Futuristic Dragon''
* 1977 - ''Dandy in the Underworld''
* 1982 - ''[[PosthumousCredit Billy Super Duper]]''
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* 1974 - ''The Beginning of Doves''
* 1981 - ''[[PosthumousCredit You Scare Me to Death]]''
* 1983 - ''[[PosthumousCredit Dance in the Midnight]]''
* 1992 - ''[[PosthumousCredit Observations]]''
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* NewRulesAsThePlotDemands: When Steve Peregrin Took and Bolan disagreed over the course of Tyrannosaurus Rex when harder and audience-pleasing rock was in demand, Bolan replaced him with Mickey Finn, who couldn't play percussion half as good as Took [[ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful but was pretty]] and a good foil to Bolan. Bolan went electric and [[TropesAreTools simplified his music]], and the rest is history.
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* NewRulesAsThePlotDemands: When Steve Peregrin Took and Bolan disagreed over the course of Tyrannosaurus Rex when harder and audience-pleasing rock was in demand, Bolan replaced him with Mickey Finn, who couldn't play percussion half as good as Took [[ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful but was pretty]] and a good foil to Bolan. Bolan went electric and [[TropesAreTools [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools simplified his music]], and the rest is history.
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* TropesAreTools: Bolan simplified his musical style for the ''Electric Warrior'' album, drawing on ThreeChordsAndTheTruth. Music critics and audiences alike saw it as a good idea, despite alienating some older fans.
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* HeavyMithril: Many of his songs contained mystical fantasy themes.
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* IAmTheBand: To the point that linking to T. Rex here redirects to him. Really, it's damn near impossible to picture T. Rex without Bolan.
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* DeathByIrony: A man who was so afraid of dying young in a car crash died in a car crash as a passenger a couple of weeks shy of his 30th birthday.
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* DeathByIrony: A man who was so afraid of dying young in a car crash that he never learned to drive died in a car crash as a passenger a couple of weeks shy of his 30th birthday.
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* DeathByIrony: A man who was so afraid of dying young in a car crash died in a car crash as a passenger a couple of weeks shy of his 30th birthday.
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!!! Works by Marc Bolan that have pages on TV Tropes:
*''Music/ElectricWarrior''
*''Music/ElectricWarrior''
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* TyrannosaurusRex: [[CaptainObvious Well, duh]]. It was only the band's ''original name''. Bolan specifically wanted the name because of the animal's status as the greatest predator to have ever wandered the Earth.
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* TyrannosaurusRex: [[CaptainObvious Well, duh]]. It was only the band's ''original name''. Bolan specifically wanted the name because of the animal's status as the greatest predator to have ever wandered the Earth.
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** Also received a few:
*** Music/MottTheHoople's "All the Young Dudes" includes the line "Why do I need TV when I've got T. Rex"
*** Music/TheWho's "You Better You Bet" includes the line, "I've got your body on my mind but I've drunk myself blind to the sound of old T. Rex"
*** His friend Music/EltonJohn paid tribute to him in his song, "I'm Going to Be a Teenage Idol".
*** Although he's not named, it's fairly clear that he's the subject of Music/DavidBowie's "Lady Stardust," working title "Song for Marc."
*** In the Music/{{Ramones}}' "Do You Remember Rock'n Roll Radio?", there's these lines: "Do you remember Music/{{Jerry Lee|Lewis}} / Music/JohnLennon, T. Rex and Ol' Moulty[[note]]a.k.a. Victor Moulton from 60's rock band The Barbarians[[/note]]?"
*** Music/MottTheHoople's "All the Young Dudes" includes the line "Why do I need TV when I've got T. Rex"
*** Music/TheWho's "You Better You Bet" includes the line, "I've got your body on my mind but I've drunk myself blind to the sound of old T. Rex"
*** His friend Music/EltonJohn paid tribute to him in his song, "I'm Going to Be a Teenage Idol".
*** Although he's not named, it's fairly clear that he's the subject of Music/DavidBowie's "Lady Stardust," working title "Song for Marc."
*** In the Music/{{Ramones}}' "Do You Remember Rock'n Roll Radio?", there's these lines: "Do you remember Music/{{Jerry Lee|Lewis}} / Music/JohnLennon, T. Rex and Ol' Moulty[[note]]a.k.a. Victor Moulton from 60's rock band The Barbarians[[/note]]?"
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* TwelveBarBlues: The verse structure of "Hot Love".
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* IntercourseWithYou: "Get It On (Bang a Gong)", of course.
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* IntercourseWithYou: "Get It On (Bang a Gong)", of course.course, along with references to [[WordSaladLyrics "the teeth of the Hydra" and a "cloak full of eagles"]].
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*** His friend EltonJohn paid tribute to him in his song, "I'm Going to Be a Teenage Idol".
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*** His friend EltonJohn Music/EltonJohn paid tribute to him in his song, "I'm Going to Be a Teenage Idol".
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* TyrannosaurusRex: [[CaptainObvious Well, duh]]. It was only the band's ''original name''.
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* TyrannosaurusRex: [[CaptainObvious Well, duh]]. It was only the band's ''original name''. Bolan specifically wanted the name because of the animal's status as the greatest predator to have ever wandered the Earth.
