Slade's seasonal classic 'Merry Xmas Everybody' has been a perennial favorite in England since its release in December of 1973. Believe it or not, after four decades, the song stands to make an estimated £800,000 in royalties this year. That's a little over $1.3 million in U.S. dollars!
Slade were just about at the peak of their powers in the summer of 1973, riding high with seven consecutive Top 10 singles in the U.K. The latest, 'Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me,' shot straight to No. 1. When the band hit the road, with openers the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, demand for tickets was so high, they scheduled two nights at the legendary Earls Court in London.
Tonight's 80's @8 Feature Video is a cover that did better than the original on the charts. Quiet Riot remade Slade's 1973 hit "Cum On Feel The Noize" in 1983. While Slade just barely cracked the Top 100, Quiet Riot made it all the way to number 5.
This might very well be an odd category considering the following bands aren't anything obscure, in fact; very successful at least commercially. Those names or bands that fall into the, "Whatever happened to...?"
Tonight's 80's @8 Feature Video is a cover that did better than the original on the charts. Quiet Riot remade Slade's 1973 hit "Cum On Feel The Noize" in 1983. While Slade just barely cracked the Top 100, Quiet Riot made it all the way to number 5.