The Ambrose Slade setlist included these songs
(and no doubt a great many others....... )
"People Get Ready" - Curtis Mayfield
"Reach Out I'll Be There" - The Four Tops
"It's The Same Old Song" - The Four Tops
"I Hear A Symphony" - Diana Ross and The Supremes
"Cherry Cherry" - (a Neil Diamond song, sung by Jim)
"The Letter" - The Box Tops
"Goin' Back" - Dusty Springfield
"Nights In White Satin" - The Moody Blues
"I Saw Her Last Night" - The Mamas and Papas
"Monday, Monday" - The Mamas and Papas
"Land Of A Thousand Dances" - Chris Kenner
"Green Onions" - Booker T. and The MG's
"Put Yourself In My Place" - The Elgins
"Groovin'" - Young Rascals
"Beggin'" - Timebox
"Respect" - Aretha Franklin featuring (Dave Hill on vocals!!!)
"Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds" - The Beatles
"Martha My Dear" - The Beatles
'She comes in colours' - Love
'Sixty minutes of your love' - Homer Banks
"You Keep Me Hanging On" - Diana Ross and The Supremes
"Take a Look " - Irma Thomas
'Theme from Skippy the bush kangaroo'
"Good Old Desk" - Harry Nilsson
"I Take What I Want" (Evil Witchman) - Sam & Dave
'Yellow Bird' - The Brothers Four
"I Can't Help Myself" - Four Tops
"My Girl" - The Temptations
"Put Yourself In My Place" - The Isley Brothers
The house that Jack built - Aretha Franklin
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Songs recorded or played live by Slade that had
previously been released by other artists :
Ain't got no heart - Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
Angelina - Neil Innes
Another win - written by Andy Miller, unreleased - also recorded by Status Quo.
Auld lang syne
Born to be wild - Steppenwolf
Bony Maronie - Larry Williams
Coming home - Delaney and Bonnie
Coloured Rain - Traffic
Could I - Bread
Crying in the rain - Everly Brothers (Nod and Dave as Blessings In Disguise)
Darling be home soon - Lovin' Spoonful / Joe Cocker
Delighted to see you - P Dello.
Everybody's next one - Steppenwolf
Feed the world (Do they know it's Christmas?) - Band Aid
Feel so good - Shirley and Lee
Fly me high - Moody Blues
For your love - Yardbirds
Get down (and get) with it - Little Richard / Bobby Marchan
Getting better - Beatles
Going back - Dusty Springfield
Good golly Miss Molly - Little Richard
Good old Desk - Harry Nilsson
Groovin' - Young Rascals
Hear me calling - Ten Years After
Hiho silver lining - Jeff Beck group
Hold tight - Dave Dee, Dozy Beaky, Mick and Titch
I'm a rocker - Chuck Berry
I take what I want (Evil Witchman) - Sam and Dave / The Artwoods
If this world were mine - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrill
It's the same old song - Four Tops
It's Alright Ma, It's Only Witchcraft (aka 'This is the season') Fairport Convention
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Journey to the centre of your mind - Ted Nugent & the Amboy Dukes
Just a little bit - The Undertakers
Knocking nails into my house - Idle Race
Let the good times roll - Shirley and Lee
Let's dance - Chris Montez
Let's have a party - Wanda Jackson
Love is like a rock - Donnie Iris
Martha my dear - The Beatles
My baby left me - Arthur Crudup
Move over - Janis Joplin
Nights in white satin - Moody Blues
Okey Cokey
Omaha - Moby Grape
People get ready - Curtis Mayfield
Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter and his Troopers
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - Aretha Franklin
Santa Claus is coming to town
Second generation woman - Family
Security - Otis Redding
See-saw - Don Covay
Shapes of things - The Yardbirds
Sixty minutes of your love - Homer Banks
Somethin else - Eddie Cochran
Sugar shack - The Fireballs
That's alright Mama - Arthur Crudup
The letter - The Box Tops
The shape of things to come - Max Frost and the Troopers
Waiting for the bus - ZZ Top (part)
Whole lotta woman - Marvin Rainwater
Yellow Bird - Brothers Four
You better run - Young Rascals
You keep me hangin' on - Diana Ross and The Supremes
You'll never walk alone - Gerry and the Pacemakers
Thanks to other sites for assistance with this list.
I have had a few old inaccuracies pointed out to me and have corrected these.
Cheers.
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Slade-written songs that were recorded later on by other artists:
This list does not include Slade tribute bands!
Be:
Kenneth And The Knutters (swedish lyrics, title "Min tjej")
Burning in the heat of love:
Girlschool, Jim Lea
Coz I luv You:
Go Crazy, Wonderstuff, Noddy Holder, Bohze Onkelz,
Block Buster, James Blunt.
Cum on feel the noize:
Noddy Holder (solo performance to camera in the Grimleys), Quiet Riot, 70s All Stars, Doc Eisenhauer,
Quiet Riot and Sir Mixalot, James Last, Flashback Band, Twisted Sister (allegedly), Hole (Live only),
The Hobos, The Glitter Band, Strangeways, Shirehorses, Nobcutters, Guster,
Bram Van 2000, Studio 99,
Recliners, Alive and well, Randalica, Oasis, One Way System, Little Jack Melody and his young Turks,
Ian Hall (on TV programme 'Stars in their eyes' only), Kiss My Jazz, The Crack, Twin, SAPO, Edguy, Eläkeläiset (the Pensioneers), The Opressed, Imagined Village, Dapple Rose,
Twisted sister,
Po-Fasis (Cum on Skweeze Me Balls),
Dapple Rose:
Andrew Heagen
Did ya mama ever tell ya?:
Andrew Heagen
Dirty Foot Lane
Dr Rock
Do you want me :
Slade II
Everyday:
Claudine Winter, Go Crazy, Four jets, Studio 99, Gentle Fire, Ian Edmundson, Kari Kuivalainen, Samuli Edelman, Time,
SAPO, Uzletembers, Quireboys.
Far far away
Mud, Pretty maids, Red 2, Rock Ghosts, The Cloggs, Vilperin Perinkunta, Jorma Lehtelä ,
SAPO,
Miljoonasade (using title " Tie tiettömään" ),
Danny ("the big D"),
Daily Terror, Andre Verhage, Wonderstuff,
Mongo Raxx,
Dr Rock, Akrain, Andrew Heagen
Find yourself a rainbow:
Max Bygraves, Andrew Heagen
Genesis :
Die Local Matador
Get on up :
Sapo
Great big family (aka 'Together in front of the fire' - a Jim Lea song)
Mama's Jasje
Gudbuy T Jane :
Mission (as Metal Gurus), Van Halen (live only), Britney Fox, UK PLC, Flashback Band,
Redbeards From Texas, Stiv Bators (demo version),
The Men They Couldn't hang,
Sapo, The Sirens,
The Opressed, Bodies Falling..., The Griffin (Gudbuy T'Glenn),
Van Halen (live only), Oldies But Goldies, Osmo's Cosmos
High and dry :
Girlschool
How can it be? :
Canned Rock, Antonia Rojas, Andrew Heagen
How d'you ride :
Die Local matador
How does it feel :
Chris Farlowe (Slade Remade),
Gumm (Randall),
Def Leppard, Joanna Forest.
I don' mind :
The Hobos
I'm mee I'm now and that's orl :
Ian Edmundson
In for a penny:
Ian Edmundson
It ain't love - it ain't bad :
The Dummies
Jeannie Jeannie :
The Dummies
Keep on rocking :
The Hobos
Kill 'em at the hot club tonite:
Andrew Heagen
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Knuckle Sandwich Nancy :
Not Fragile
Last day of spring (aka July to September - a Jim Lea song)
Mama's Jasje
Let's call it quits
Noddy Holder with Frank Skinner and Katy Hill (below average TV show performance only)
Lock up your daughters :
Lion, Not Fragile
Look at last nite
The Hobos
Look wot you dun
Appears on the budget LP '16 chart hits Volume 1', The Puhdys, Steve Overland (Slade Remade), "Tää Täyttä Totta On" (= This Is The Full Truth) - Markku Aro,
Bodies Falling Downstairs,
Peges (swedish lyrics, title "Vad har du gjort?")
Mama weer all crazee now:
Mama's Boys, Metal Gurus (The Mission), John Springate, Championettes, Quiet Riot, The Runaways,
The Big 6, Angelo Del Infierno' Sapo ,
Springmama,
Flashback Band, Lines,
The Opressed, Bodies Falling Downstairs
Merry Xmas everybody:
The Kerbcrawlers, Metal Gurus (The Mission), Noel Gallager - Oasis, Steps, Mostly Autumn, Cure (Live version), Graf Hotte,
Four Skins,
Tweenies,
Die Toten Hosen, 4 skins, Ian Hall, Rooney, JImmy Barnes, Mek and the Xmas Peks,
SAPO (live),
Spice Girls, Kim McAuliffe (Girlschool),
Max Bygraves, Mark (during 'Pop Idol' TV show 2003),
Dexy's Midnight Runners, Missing link, Travis, Studio 99, James Last, Turo's Hevi Gee, Bloomsbury Pops,
Eastenders TV show cast plus Suggs from Madness, Baron Knights (different lyrics), Tabby,
Flippen,
Plastic Eaters (mp3),
Martin Kecisi,
Tokio Fujiyama (sleigh remix), SClub7, Whigfield, The Osmonds, Mel C and others (song was retitled 'Merry World Cup' with amended lyrics in aid of Sport Relief - video).
Miles out to sea:
Not Fragile, Andrew Heagen, The Dummies
My baby left me (Crudup):
SAPO
My Friend Stan :
The Romans, Muska
My oh my:
John Holt, Godsettre, JoĆ£ozinho e Banda Sete, Alex Rosen, Extrabreit, Kai Kill (Voi a voi), K & K Studio Rock Set,
Oxford United & Prism,
Hurrah Torpedo, Combo Colossale, Hamburg Football Team,
Frank Schöbel (Wir gehören zusammen);
Bodies Falling Downstairs, Southern Cross'
, Dave Glover, SAPO,
Ingemar Nordströms (instrumental), Tabby
Myzsterious Mizster Jones:
SAPO
Nobody's fool:
Light Fantastic, The Dummies,
Britney Fox
Okey cokey:
SAPO
Pack up your troubles:
Andrew Heagen
Poland:
Sue Scadding
Radio Wall of sound :
Mick White
Raining In My Champagne
The Guv'nors
Red Hot :
Slade II
Rock and roll preacher
Sapo,
The Sirens
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Run runaway:
Great Big Sea, Go Crazy, Cool Feet, Kai Kill, Ian Edmundson, Dominoo (three mixes available),
Musegghuuler Lozarn,
Dusty Cowshit, Kellergeister, Acid Drinkers,
SAPO, Off Kilter
7 year bitch:
SAPO
She did it to me:
Ian Edmundson, Johnny Danton, Andrew Heagen
Shooting me down:
Chrome Molly (no known Slade version)
Skweeze me pleeze me
James Last, Glam rock all stars, Doogie White (Slade Remade), Muska
Simple love:
Sue Scadding
So far so good
Michael Bruce (ex - Alice Cooper Band)
Standin' on the corner
Sapo
Still the same
Mama's Jasje
The Bangin' Man
Ian Edmundson
Thanks for the memory :
Go Crazy, Not Fragile
This girl :
Andre Verhage,
The Jinx
Universe:
Off Kilter
Weer Really Gonna Raise The Roof:
Muska
We'll bring the house down
Jim Lea - as The Clout, Marshall Law , Not Fragile, Victoria's Secret advert
When I'm Dancin'
The Wall, The Dummies
When the lights are out
Bob Segarini, The Dummies, Three Hour Tour, Cheap Trick.
Who are you? (a Jim Lea song) :
Mama's Jasje
The current line up of Slade naturally play a number of Slade's greatest hits in their set today.
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The Dummies CD - A day in the life of The Dummies contains the following Holder / Lea songs :
Didn't you used to used to be you
Maybe tonight
Nobody's fool
Jeanie Jeanie
Burning in the heat of love
Poland (two versions)
Sheila
When I'm dancing, I ain't fighting
The minute I lost control (no version of this has been released by Slade)
When the lights are out
It ain't love, it ain't bad
Miles out to sea
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A few 'tribute albums' well worth mentioning are :
'Sounds like Slade' by Various Artists :
Arranged, produced and conducted by Alan Caddy,
STEREO PLUS 3 RECORDS STR 008, 1973
COME ON AND FEEL THE NOIZE / HEAR ME CALLING / GOODBYE TO JANE /
IN LIKE A SHOT FROM MY GUN /
MAMA WE'ER ALL CRAZEE NOW / HOW DO YOU RIDE? /
TAKE ME BAK 'OME / KNOW WHO YOU ARE /
LOOK WOT YOU DUN /
THE WHOLE WORLD'S GOING CRAZY /
COZ I LUV YOU / I DON'T MIND /
DARLING BE HOME SOON / LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL /
LOOK AT LAST NIGHT / KEEP ON ROCKIN'
'Million copy hit songs made famous by The Slade' by Vandike Brown: BOULEVARD 4142, 1974
'COS I LOVE YOU, GUDBY TA JANE, MAMA WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW, LOOK AT LAST NIGHT,
KEEP ON ROCKIN',
TAKE ME BAK 'OME, MY FRIEND STAN, LOOK WOT YOU DUN,
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL, HEAR ME CALLING,
CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE, DARLING BE HOME SOON
Their spellings and titles, NOT mine!!
THE HOBOS - 'SOUNDS LIKE SLADE' :
Contour stereo 2870 366 1974
Gudbuy T'Jane, Skweeze me pleeze me, Let the good times roll, Mama weer all crazee now,
Keep on rocking, How d'you ride?
Look wot you dun, I don' mind, Take me bak 'ome,
Look at last nite, Cum on feel the noize.
This album also contains 'I woz wrong' (which is not a Slade track). Sounds like Slade? No, it doesn't!
SLADE REMADE :
More info shortly!
Thanks to those people who have added items to this list!
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The SLADE songlist.
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
A WHOLE LOTTA WOMAN
AIN'T GOT NO HEART
ALL JOIN HANDS
ALL THE WORLD IS A STAGE
AND NOW THE WALTZ - C'EST LA VIE
ANGELINA
ANOTHER WIN
ANYTHING THAT'S PART OF YOU
AULD LANG SYNE
BE
BIG APPLE BLUES
BLACK AND WHITE WORLD (WHO'S TO BLAME?)
BONEY MARONIE
BORN TO BE WILD
BURNING IN THE HEAT OF LOVE
CANDIDATE
CANDY
CAN YOU JUST IMAGINE
CAN YOUR MONKEY DO THE DOG?
CATCH A FALLING STAR
CHAINS ON MY HEART
CHAKEETA
CHANCE TO BE
CHEAP AND NASTY LUV
CITIZEN KANE
C'MON C'MON
COCKY ROCK BOYS
COLOURED RAIN
COULD I
COZ I LUV YOU
CRYING IN THE RAIN
CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE
CUM ON LET'S PARTY
DADDIO
DAPPLE ROSE
DARLING BE HOME SOON
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
DELIGHTED TO SEE YOU
DID YA MAMA EVER TELL YA
DIDN'T YOU USE TO USE TO BE YOU?
DIRTY JOKER
DIRTYFOOT LANE
DIZZY MAMA
DO THE DIRTY
DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? (FEED THE WORLD)
DO WE STILL DO IT?
DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES?
DO YOU WANT ME
DOGS OF VENGEANCE
DON'T BLAME ME
DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE
DON'T TAME A HURRICANE
DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME (BACK SEAT STAR)
EVERYBODY'S NEXT ONE
EVERYDAY
EVIL WITCHMAN
FAR FAR AWAY
FEEL SO FINE
FEVER
FIND YOURSELF A RAINBOW
FLY ME HIGH
FOOLS GO CRAZY
FOR YOUR LOVE
FOREST FULL OF NEEDLES
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GENESIS
GET DOWN AND GET WITH IT
GET ON UP
GETTING BETTER
GINNY GINNY (JEANNIE JEANNIE)
GIVE US A GOAL
GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY
GOOD TIME GALS
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO RASPUTIN
GOTTA GO HOME
GUDBUY GUDBUY
GUDBUY T'JANE
GYPSY ROADHOG
HARMONY
HEAR ME CALLING
HEAVEN KNOWS
HELLO GOODBYE
HERE'S TO . .
HEY HO WISH YOU WELL
HI HO SILVER LINING
HIGH AND DRY
HOLD ON TO LOVE
HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS
HOLD TIGHT
HOT LOVE
HOT LUV
HOW CAN IT BE?
HOW DOES IT FEEL
HOW D'YOU RIDE
HOWLIN' WIND
HURTING INSIDE
I DON' MIND
I GO WILD
I HEAR YA CALLIN'
I REMEMBER
I SAW HER STANDING THERE
I WIN YOU LOSE
I WON'T LET IT 'APPEN AGEN
IF THIS WORLD WERE MINE
I'LL BE JOHN, YOU BE YOKO
I'LL BE THERE
I'LL NEVER GET OVER YOU
I'M A ROCKER
I'M A TALKER
I'M MAD
I'M MEE, I'M NOW AN THAT'S ORL
IN FOR A PENNY
IN LIKE A SHOT FROM MY GUN
IN THE DOGHOUSE
(IT) AIN'T LOVE BUT IT AIN'T BAD
IT'S ALRIGHT BUY ME
IT'S HARD HAVING FUN NOWADAYS
IT'S TOO LATE NOW
IT'S YOUR BODY NOT YOUR MIND
JIM JAM
JOHNNY B GOODE
JOHNNY PLAYED THE GUITAR
JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF YOUR MIND
JUST WANT A LITTLE BIT
KEEP ON ROCKING
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY POWER SUPPLY
KILL 'EM AT THE HOT CLUB TONITE
KNOCKING NAILS INTO MY HOUSE
KNOW WHO YOU ARE
KNUCKLE SANDWICH NANCY
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LA JINX
LADY BE GOOD
LAY IT DOWN
LAY YOUR LOVE ON THE LINE
LEAVE THEM GIRLS ALONE
LEMME LOVE INTO YA
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL
LET THE ROCK ROLL OUT OF CONTROL
LET'S CALL IT QUITS
LET'S DANCE
LET'S HAVE A PARTY
LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE
LITTLE NIGHTINGALE
LITTLE SHEILA
LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS
LOOK AT LAST NITE
LOOK WOT YOU DUN
LOVE IS
LOVE IS LIKE A ROCK
MAD DOG COLE
MAMA NATURE IS A ROCKER
MAMA WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW
MAN WHO SPEEKS EVIL
MARTHA MY DEAR
MAYBE THIS TIME
MAYBE TONITE
ME AND THE BOYS
MEGADRIVE
MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY
MERRY XMAS NOW
M'HAT M'COAT
MILES OUT TO SEA
MIRACLE
MOVE OVER
MY BABY LEFT ME
MY BABY'S GOT IT
MY FRIEND STAN
MY LIFE IS NATURAL
MY OH MY
MY TOWN
MYZSTERIOUS MIZSTER JONES
NEED
NIGHT STARVATION
NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
NINE TO FIVE
NOBODY'S FOOL
NOT TONIGHT JOSEPHINE
NUTS BOLTS AND SCREWS
OHMS
OK YESTERDAY WAS YESTERDAY
OKEY COKEY
OMAHA
ONE EYED JACKS WITH MOUSTACHES
ONE HIT WONDER
ONE WAY HOTEL
OOH LA LA IN L.A.
OOH POO PA DOO
PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES
PEACE PIPE
PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA
PITY THE MOTHER
POLAND
POUK HILL
PUNK FUNK AND JUNK
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RADIO WALL OF SOUND
RAINING IN MY CHAMPAGNE
RAVEN
RAZZLE DAZZLE MAN
READY STEADY KIDS
READY TO EXPLODE
RED HOT
RESPECT
RESPECTABLE
ROACH DADDY
ROCK'N'ROLL BOLERO
ROCK AND ROLL PREACHER
RUBY RED
RUN RUDOLPH RUN
RUN RUNAWAY
SAD LONELY AND BLUE
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
SCRATCH MY BACK
SECURITY
SEE US HERE
7 YEAR BITCH
SHE BRINGS OUT THE DEVIL IN ME
SHE DID IT TO ME
SHE'S GOT THE LOT
SHE'S HEAVY
SHOOTING ME DOWN
SIGN OF THE TIMES
SIMPLE LOVE
SING SHOUT (KNOCK YOURSELF OUT)
SIX DAYS ON THE ROAD
SKWEEZE ME PLEEZE ME
SLAM THE HAMMER DOWN
SO FAR SO GOOD
SOME EXERCISE
SOMETHIN' ELSE
SPIRIT IN THE SKY
STANDIN' ON THE CORNER
STILL THE SAME
SUGAR SHACK
SUMMER SONG (WISHING YOU WERE HERE)
SWEET BOX
TAKE A HEART
TAKE ME BAK 'OME
TAKE ME HOME
TAKE YOUR TIME
TEAR INTO THE WEEKEND
THANKS FOR THE MEMORY
THAT WAS NO LADY, THAT WAS MY WIFE
THAT'S ALRIGHT MAMA
THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR
THE BANGIN' MAN
THE MINUTE I LOST CONTROL
THE ROARING SILENCE
THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
THE SOUL, THE ROLL AND THE MOTION
THE WHOLE WORLD'S GOIN' CRAZEE
'TIL DEAF DO US PART
'TIL DEAF RESURRECTED
TIME TO ROCK
THEM KINDA MONKEYS CAN'T SWING
TWILIGHT TIME
TWO TRACK STEREO, ONE TRACK MIND
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UGLY GIRL
UNIVERSE
WALKING ON WATER, RUNNING ON ALCOHOL
WE WON'T GIVE IN
WE'LL BRING THE HOUSE DOWN
WE'RE REALLY GONNA RAISE THE ROOF
WHEELS AIN'T COMIN' DOWN
WHEN FANTASY CALLS
WHEN I'M DANCIN' I AIN'T FIGHTIN'
WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN
WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE OUT
WILD WILD PARTY
WILD NIGHTS
WILD WINDS ARE BLOWING
WISHING
WONDERIN' Y
WON'T YOU ROCK WITH ME
YOU BETTER RUN
YOU BOYZ MAKE BIG NOIZE
YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE
YOU'RE THE REASON THAT I'M STRONG
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