Dave's Song of the Day
Mama Weer All Crazee Now – Slade
Friday song of the day: Today’s song was inspired by a show in which the audience destroyed seating in the arena.
Slade was a glam rock, and later heavy metal, band from England who reached their commercial peak in the early to mid-1970s. They were very successful in their native England, scoring numerous hits, including six that reached #1. They never really caught on in the US, however. Slade did have two Top 40 hits in the States in the 1980s, but they are most remembered here as the originators of
Cum On Feel the Noize, which was a big hit in a cover version by Quiet Riot.
Today’s song was from their third album, 1972’s
Slayed? It originated from a particularly enthusiastic concert at Wembley Arena where afterward the band noted that the audience had destroyed a lot of the seats. The title
Mama Weer All Crazee Now referred to the craziness of the crowd, although the lyrics really have nothing to do with the audience. As you can tell, one of Slade’s gimmicks was intentionally misspelling many of their song titles.
Mama Weer All Crazee Now reached #1 in the UK and was in the Top 10 in several other European countries. It was barely noticed in the United States, topping out at #76 on the
Billboard Hot 100.
Audio
From the Dutch TV show Top Pop
Tomorrow: But I don’t need no woman taggin’ along