Here's Mud (which spells "dum" backwards, btw) with another rockin' wig lifter from 1974. Penned by glam's greatest songwriting team Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, Rocket climbed to number 8 on the U.K. charts that year. During the sessions lead singer Les Gray had spent hours working on the vocal track for the song when a junior tape operator accidently wiped it. The next day, as a goof, Mike Chapman suggested that Les sing it with an Elvis Presley voice that he had been fooling around with. That take was ultimately released and we now have a pretty good idea what the King might have sounded like if he had recorded a single with the Sweet. I really love these guys. Cheers!
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It's Elvisized Bay City Rollers meets the Kinks via the Banana Splits with just a taste of Rocky Horror and Queen.
You're a true cultural archaeologist.
What Cleveland Bob said. Very cool song...
I was thinking Elvis meets Beach Boys with Cheap Trick playing backup, but I see where you are going Bob.
Trey
Wow - I remember reading about Mud in Creem, but I don't think I've ever actually heard them before.
It was difficult enough finding Slade at the time, living in the San Joaquin Valley!
Damn you KC...bleach please.
Matching lime-green suits and nuevo-aviator shades equal glam?
I thought there had to be makeup and spacemen involved.
Anyway, hardest on the eyes is the white-boy choreography.
I assume those guys look at this now and cringe. I know I do.
Come on, that chorus kicks ass!
I bet it's still stuck in her head.
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