"Hot Patootie – Bless My Soul" is the eighth song in The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the 1975 film adaptation of the British rock musical stageplay, The Rocky Horror Show, written by Richard O'Brien. The film is a parody of B-movie, science fiction and horror films of the late 1940s through early 1970s. Director Jim Sharman collaborated on the...

soundtrack and is sung by Eddie—the ex-delivery boy. It expresses Eddie's love for 'Saturday night' rock and roll

Rock and roll

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 and a past love that was—presumably—his girlfriend. A chorus of Transylvanians sing background vocals; Phantoms have this responsibility in the stage play.

Originally this song was intended for its author, Richard O'Brien

Richard O'Brien

Richard Timothy Smith , better known under his stage name Richard O'Brien, is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. He is perhaps best known for writing the cult musical The Rocky Horror Show and for his role in presenting the popular TV show The Crystal Maze...

, to sing in the original stage production, though director Jim Sharman

Jim Sharman

James "Jim" Sharman , the son of boxing tent entrepreneur Jimmy Sharman, is a director and writer for film and stage with over 70 productions to his credit...

 convinced O'Brien to portray the character of Riff Raff

Riff Raff

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 instead of Eddie. Its high vocal range had not yet been accomplished by any other actor performing the character. The arrangement had to be altered until Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf

Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor...

 took the part in the Los Angeles production in 1974.

The song also appears on Meat Loaf's Live Around the World album.
This song was also covered by the California band The Phenomenauts.

Brian May

Brian May

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 of the band Queen

Queen (band)

Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...

, also covered this song for his Another World

Another World (Brian May album)

Another World is the second full studio album delivered by Queen guitarist, Brian May. Recorded at his home studio after the completion of the last Queen album, Made in Heaven, the album was released in the UK on 1 June 1998 and on 15 September of that year in the US. The album itself started life...

LP, but it was not featured on the album of the same name.

Origin

The song was written by Richard O'Brien especially for the stage play and features Meat Loaf on lead vocals—a role he reprised from his debut in the Roxy Theatre

Roxy Theatre

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 run of the Rocky Horror Show. In the stage play, however, the song is known as "What Ever Happened to Saturday Night?".

Progression

Meat Loaf is known for successfully including all of the lyrics in the arrangement properly. Richard O'Brien claimed that Meat wouldn't be able to achieve the feat, after the actor playing Eddie in the original London production did so clumsily enough. The verse features a classic chord progression of D-Bm-D-Bm-G-A-G-A, reminiscent of 50's and 60's music whilst the chorus features a more rock-style progression of D-E-G-D. The song features a common rock instrument arrangement with the addition of a saxophone.

Cover Versions

• In "The Rocky Horror Glee Show
  The Rocky Horror Glee Show
  "The Rocky Horror Glee Show" is the fifth episode of the second season of the American television series Glee, and the 27th episode overall. It was written by Ryan Murphy, from a story by Murphy and Tim Wollaston, directed by Adam Shankman, and premiered on Fox on October 26, 2010...
  
  ", Dr. Carl Howell (portrayed by John Stamos
  John Stamos
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  ) sings the song in an audition for the production of Rocky Horror. The song is featured on the Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show
  Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show
  -Credits and personnel:Persons responsible for the project are as follows.*Adam Anders – arranger; engineer; producer; soundtrack producer; vocals*Alex Anders – engineer*Nikki Anders – vocals*Peer Åström – arranger; engineer; mixing; producer...
  
  extended play
  Extended play
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  . The song was renamed "Whatever Happened To Saturday Night?".