After several albums featuring few original compositions from the quartet came and went (1969's Beginnings, 1970's Play It Loud), the group began to write their own tunes, grew their hair long, and assumed the look of the then-burgeoning glam movement, joining the same cause championed by such fellow Brits as David Bowie and T. Rex. This new direction paid off in 1971 with the number 16 U.K. single "Get Down and Get With It," which soon touched off a string of classic singles and led to Slade becoming one of the most beloved party bands back home. They released Slayed? in 1972. Slade also utilized another gimmick, humorously misspelled song titles, as evidenced by such singles as "Coz I Luv You," "Look Wot You Dun," "Take Me Bak 'Ome," "Mama Weer All Crazee Now," "Gudbuy t'Jane," "Cum on Feel the Noize," "Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me," and "Merry Xmas Everybody" (the latter of which re-entered the charts every holiday season for years afterward). Several attempts at cracking the U.S. market came up empty (with track listings between their U.K. and U.S. full-lengths differing), although such albums as Slade Alive! and Slayed? are considered to be some of the finest albums of the glam era.
Slade continued to score further hit singles back home, including such correctly spelled tracks as "My Friend Stan," "Everyday," "Bangin' Man," "Far Far Away," "How Does it Feel," and "In for a Penny," but with glam rock's dissolution and punk's emergence by the mid-'70s, the hits eventually dried up for the quartet. Despite the change in musical climate, Slade stuck to their guns and kept touring and releasing albums, as the title to their 1977 album, Whatever Happened to Slade, proved that the group's humor remained intact despite their fall from the top of the charts. A large, dedicated following still supported the group as they offered a performance at the 1980 Reading Festival that was considered one of the day's best, resulting in sudden renewed interest in the group back home and Slade scored their first true hit singles in six years with 1981's "We'll Bring the House Down" and "Lock up Your Daughters."
Slade received a boost stateside around this time as well, courtesy of the U.S. pop-metal outfit Quiet Riot, who made a smash hit out of "Cum on Feel the Noize" in 1983 that resulted in a strong chart showing for Slade's 1984 release Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply (issued as The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome in the U.K. a year earlier). Slade then enjoyed a pair of U.S. MTV/radio hits, "Run Runaway" and "My Oh My." Holder and Lea also tried their hand at producing another artist around this time as well, as they manned the boards for Girlschool's 1983 release Play Dirty. Despite another all-new studio release, Rogues Gallery, and Quiet Riot covering another classic Slade tune ("Mama Weer All Crazee Now"), Slade was unable to retain their newfound American audience or rekindled British following and they eventually faded from sight once more, this time without a comeback waiting around the corner. During the '90s, a truncated version of the group dubbed Slade II was formed (without Holder or Lea in attendance), while Holder became a popular U.K. television personality as well as the host of his own '70s rock radio show. A 21-track singles compilation, Feel the Noize: The Very Best of Slade, was issued in 1997 (re-released under the simple title of Greatest Hits a couple of years later), which proved to be a popular release in England.
Discography
Beginnings (as Ambrose Slade, 1969)
Play It Loud (1970)
Slayed? (1972)
Slade Alive! (1972)
Old New Borrowed and Blue (1974)
Slade in Flame (1974)
Nobody's Fools (1976)
Whatever Happened to Slade (1977)
Return to Base (1979)
We'll Bring the House Down (1981)
Till Deaf Do Us Part (1981)
The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome (1983), re-released in 1984 as:
- Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply (1984)
Rogues Gallery (1985)
Crackers - The Christmas Party Album (1985)
You Boyz Make Big Noize (1987)
Keep on Rockin' (1994) (as Slade II), is the only studio album by Slade II. The album was released in 1994 and has seen various re-issues and guises under alternative names such as Wild Nites (1999), Cum on Let's Party! (2002) and Superyob (2003).
There are other artists with the same name:
2. Slade less commonly refers to Grady Slade, Jr, a Rap artist
3. Slade also refers to a rapper who made music from 2013-2016 under the label, Chapter 9. He currently makes music under a new alias, Dante Oasis.
Take Me Bak 'Ome
Slade Lyrics
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Noticed the look in your eye
Saw you was on your own
And it was alright
Yeh it was alright.
Said I could call you Sidney
I couldn't make out why
Standing here on your own
Yeh it was alright.
So won't you take me back home
Take me back home
And we can find plenty to do
And that will be alright
Yeh it will be alright.
You and your bottle of brandy
Both of you smell the same
Still on your feet still standing
So it was alright
Yeh it was alright.
Superman comes to meet you
Looks twice the size of me
I didn't stay round to say goodnight
So it was alright
Yeh it was alright.
In Slade's song Take Me Bak 'Ome, the singer is describing meeting someone who is alone and offering to keep them company. The singer notices a certain look in the other person's eye and decides to approach them. The person seems receptive and the situation is "alright". The singer even gives them a nickname, Sidney. The next verse describes the other person holding a bottle of brandy and smelling like it as well. Despite this, they are still standing and the singer sees it as "alright". As Superman approaches, the singer decides to leave, but the night has still been alright.
It seems like the song is describing a casual encounter between two individuals. The singer is offering comfort and companionship to someone who seems lonely. The fact that the other person is holding a bottle of brandy suggests that they might be dealing with some sort of pain or discomfort that the singer is trying to alleviate. The song is short and simple, and it ultimately leaves the impression that the encounter was a positive one.
Line by Line Meaning
Came up to you one night
I approached you on a particular night
Noticed the look in your eye
I observed the expression in your eye
Saw you was on your own
I recognized that you were alone
And it was alright
It seemed okay to me
Yeh it was alright.
Yeah, it was okay.
Said I could call you Sidney
I suggested calling you Sidney
I couldn't make out why
I didn't understand the reason
Standing here on your own
Being alone at that moment
An' it was alright
And that was fine
Yeh it was alright.
Yes, it was alright.
So won't you take me back home
Will you take me to your home
And we can find plenty to do
There will be many activities for us to enjoy
And that will be alright
That will be acceptable
Yeh it will be alright.
Yeah, it will be okay.
You and your bottle of brandy
You and your alcoholic drink
Both of you smell the same
You and the drink have similar odors
Still on your feet still standing
Despite drinking, you're still standing on your feet
So it was alright
So everything was okay
Yeh it was alright.
Yes, it was okay.
Superman comes to meet you
Someone appeared to meet you
Looks twice the size of me
He looked significantly larger than me
I didn't stay round to say goodnight
I didn't remain to bid farewell
So it was alright
So it turned out okay
Yeh it was alright.
Yeah, it was okay.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JIM LEA, NEVILLE HOLDER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@lewstone1934
simple comment: music in the 70s was alive - music in the 21st century has the edge of a dead prawn.
@sparrovski
And girls were better and had class.
@user-wx4ee5ey7d
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@MD-fu6ly
Ok boomer
@southlondonguy1986
Dead prawn is giving too much credit to 21st century music.
@KOSMICKEN09
it's just most cool music isn't in the mainstream anymore -- kids for whatever reason latch onto stupid rap -
@markfahey3921
Love those girls mimicking Slade - you just had to love 70's girls! Slade were my favourite band ever as a kid - real rock and roll.
@richardhullah2974
It's wonderful to realise that all these four original Slade members are still with us! You can't say that about many other bands from this era...
@underdawg280
Never heard of these guys until today. I am speechless. What a great band!!
@floydroadheroes
mate.... you have been missing some special music.... try THE SWEET.....T TREX....SPARKS.. so many more 70's legends....but SLAYED(as in true tradition of Slade mispelling) are top of the tree!!!!