MY OH MY
SLADE
SONGWRITERS: NODDY HOLDER & JIM LEA
COUNTRY: U.K.
ALBUM: the amazing kamikaze
syndrome / keep your hands off my power supply
GENRE: ROCK AND ROLL
LABEL: BMG RECORDS
YEAR: 1983
The
Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome is the eleventh studio album by the British rock group
Slade. It was
released on 3 December 1983 and reached No. 49 in the UK charts. The
album was produced largely by bassist Jim Lea. The two UK Top 10 singles
released from the album, "My Oh My" and "Run Runaway", were
produced by John Punter.
In 1984,
the album was re-packaged and released as Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply in
the United States and Canada. Both "Run Runaway" and "My Oh My" were US Top 40
hits that year, giving the band their long-awaited breakthrough there.
Slade are
an English rock band formed in Wolverhampton in 1966. They rose to prominence
during the glam rock era in the early 1970s, achieving 17 consecutive top 20
hits and six number ones on the UK Singles Chart. The British Hit Singles &
Albums names them the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales
of singles. They were the first act to have three singles enter the charts at
number one; all six of the band's chart-toppers were penned by Noddy Holder and
Jim Lea. As of 2006, total UK sales stand at 6,520,171, and their best-selling
single, "Merry Xmas Everybody", has sold in excess of one million
copies. According to the 1999 BBC documentary It's Slade, the band have sold
over 50 million records worldwide.
Following
an unsuccessful move to the U.S. in 1975, Slade's popularity in the UK waned,
but was unexpectedly revived in 1980 when they were last-minute replacements
for Ozzy Osbourne at the Reading Rock Festival. The band later acknowledged this to have been one
of the highlights of their career. The original line-up split in 1992, but
reformed later in the year as Slade II. The band have continued, with a number
of line-up changes, to the present day. They have also shortened the group name
back to Slade.
A number
of artists from diverse genres have cited Slade as an influence, including Nirvana,
Smashing Pumpkins, Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Undertones, The Runaways, The
Clash, Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Poison, Def Leppard, Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot, The
Replacements, Cheap Trick, and Oasis. The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Music tells
of Holder's powerful vocals, guitarist Dave Hill's equally arresting dress
sense, and the deliberate misspelling of their song titles (such as "Cum
On Feel the Noize" and "Mama Weer All Crazee Now") for which
they became well known.
I believe in woman, my oh my
I believe in lovin', my oh my
Don't a women need a man, try and catch one if you can
I believe in woman, my oh my
We all need someone to talk to my oh my
We all need someone to talk to my oh my
Ya need a shoulder to cry on, call me I'll be standing
by
We all need someone to talk to my oh my
We all need a lot of lovin' my oh my
Yeah, a whole lot of lovin' my oh my
I can lend a helpin' hand if you ain't got nothing
planned
We all need some lovin' my oh oh my
So let's all swing together my oh my
We can all swing together my oh my
You've got troubles on your own, no need to face them
all alone
We can all swing together my oh my
So let's all pull together my oh myyyyyy....
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