Honaloochie Boogie

"Honaloochie Boogie" is a single released by Mott the Hoople. It was the follow-up to their breakthrough single "All [The Young Dudes (song)|All The Young Dudes]". It reached a peak position of No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1973. Written and sung by vocalist Ian Hunter, apart from the group's regular line-up, it also featured Andy Mackay of Roxy Music on tenor saxophone, Bill Price on moog, and Paul Buckmaster on cello.
Hunter originally believed he was influenced by the film That'll Be [the Day (film)|That'll Be The Day] when writing the song, but later realized that was not case. The word "Honaloochie" is completely made up.
Record World said that it "has all the ingredients for a biggie!"
A cover version was released as a promo single in France by Babylon Zoo in 1999 and included on their album King Kong Groover.