William's Song a Day Blog - est. September 2007

From: Slayed? ; Year: 1972; Genre: Hard Rock/Glam Rock Like with most of their music, this one gets the blood moving real well. This song is actually a cover originally done by Shirley & Lee , and I really like how they did with it.   Hear Let the Good Times Roll/Feel So Fine on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Kinks - Nothing Lasts Forever   My song pick 2 years ago today: Earth, Wind & Fire - Getaway My song pick 3 years ago today: Crowded House - I Walk Away My song pick 4 years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Gold Dust Woman My song pick 5 years ago today: Rush - Workin' Them Angels My song pick 6 years ago today: AC/DC - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) My song pick 7 years ago today: Lobo - Running Deer My song pick 8 years ago today: Rush - Wish Them Well My song pick 9 years ago today: The Beatles - In My Life My song pick 10 years ago today: Fairport Convention - She Moves Through the Fair My song pick 11 ...

From: Old New Borrowed and Blue ; Year: 1974; Genre: Glam Rock Here's one that was a hit for the band and has the feeling of a ballad to it mixed with the glam stylings of that Slade is known for. Hear Everyday on YouTube.   My song pick 1 year ago today: Mahavishnu Orchestra - Smile of the Beyond My song pick 2 years ago today: Jerry Reed - The Bandit My song pick 3 years ago today: Disco Dream and the Androids - Dream Machine My song pick 4 years ago today: Neil Young - Mr. Soul My song pick 5 years ago today: Lobo - A Simple Man My song pick 6 years ago today: Yes - Fly From Here (Suite) My song pick 7 years ago today: Pat Benatar - Invincible My song pick 8 years ago today: Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize My song pick 9 years ago today: Freddy Taylor and His Swing Men from Harlem - Blue Drag My song pick 10 years ago today: Hans Zimmer - Fighting 17th My song pick 11 years ago today: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - I Put a Spell on You My song pick 12 y...

From: The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome ; Year: 1983; Genre: Hard Rock/Glam Rock The other day I noticed that I haven't picked a song from Slade in quite a long while, so I thought I would. While I have been a fan of their music from the '70s, it took me a bit to get into their material from subsequent decades. I have to say this song and quite a few of the others off of this album sound like they are from one of the hair metal bands of the '80s; I guess it all has to come from somewhere. Hear Slam the Hammer Down on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Stahlhammer - Mensch My song pick two years ago today: Rush - Afterimage My song pick three years ago today: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice - The Last Supper (From Jesus Christ Superstar ) My song pick four years ago today: Megadeth - Sleepwalker My song pick five years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - The Whipping Post

It has been a very busy Sunday and this song was one that came on my list today. This was the first song that I had ever heard by Slade that introduced me to their sound. This party anthem of sorts is quite rollicking, straight-forward rock. Here is a music video with the studio recording on YouTube. Here is a live performance on YouTube. +

I love most of what I hear from Slade, but not usually in overly large doses. Anyway, I needed a good rocking song with heavy guitar today and this song really came through for me. Here is the music video on YouTube. +

While Slade is a bit glam they still rock pretty good and this is a good song to play when you want to just rock out. Most people from the younger crowd would probably remember this song as being played by Quiet Riot, however I still like Slade's original version a bit more. Here is the studio version on YouTube. Here is the Top of the Pops performance on YouTube. +