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Everyday
Slade
By the time Slade released ‘Everyday’ in March 1974, they were the biggest pop phenomenon the UK had seen since The Beatles a decade before. But ‘Everyday’ broke with the Midland band’s tradition of foot-stomping, dancefloor-breaking hits. Although 1973 had seen them become the first group ever to have three singles enter the |
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| Composer |
Noddy Holder/Jim Lea |
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| Genre |
Rock |
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| Album |
Stomp Your Hands, Clap Your Feet |
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| Released |
1974 |
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| UK Chart |
3 |
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charts at #1 (‘Cum On Feel The Noize’, ‘Skweeze Me, Pleaze Me’ and the hardy perennial ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’), ‘Everyday’ was Slade’s first ballad - which may explain its relatively disappointing #3 chart position. As ever, the song came from Slade’s own Lennon & McCartney - bassist Jim Lea and rhythm guitarist/ singer Noddy Holder. From early on in Slade’s history it had been these two who fuelled the band’s success, but both knew that for the laddish, big-booted, Slade, releasing a ballad was a calculated risk. The song originated at a party at Jim Lea’s house. Asked how to write a hit song, he replied with the standard “Easy, anyone can do it”, and then sat down at the piano and - with a little help from his wife Louise - began the song which became ‘Everyday’. Holder then added the decidedly affectionate and most un-Slade-like lyrics. Although never one of Slade’s biggest hits, ‘Everyday’ soon became a fans’ favourite in concert, with its chorus regularly sung back to the band. It was a rare sentimental concession from the band who built their reputation on some of the best-loved rock’n’roll of the 1970s.
Noddy Holder talks about the early days |
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They got their name after a secretary at one of their first labels came up with "Ambrose Slade" but no one could get it right so they shortened it to Slade.
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 Slade gives an uncharacteristically gentle performance of Everyday. Not known for their ballads this is one of the numbers that allowed the band to show their thoughtful side.
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