SLADE IN FLAME & MY FRIEND RUSS
- 5 years ago
UNSEEN SINCE 1975
Russell Harty talks about how pop stars have been seen as a bad influence on the young throughout the years and how managers have tried to play this down, while the groups themselves often play it up. He mentions the forthcoming release of a new film starring the Wolverhampton band Slade and introduces them performing a song from the soundtrack of the movie 'Flame' called 'How Does It Feel.'
Russell joins Slade and mentions that there were echoes of The Beatles in their song. Noddy Holder disagrees and says not really, it's Slade. Jim Lea says the song was written five years ago by Noddy and himself and that Noddy put the lyrics to it four weeks ago. When Noddy asks the audience if they liked it, they all cheer.
Russell asks I wonder whether they will like your film, because it's a very peculiar, but highly fashionable film. It's now fashionable for groups as famous and important as you are to expose themselves in a not very flattering way. Jim Lea answers that they wanted to make a film about the business and how it really is. When Russell says it is a stark movie, Noddy answers that it is all true.
An excerpt from the film is shown featuring Jim and Noddy in a pigeon loft discussing a move to London (courtesy of VPS) Russell raises the point that the film is violent in places and asks if the film is biographical. Noddy explains that some of the things have happened to them, but everything in the film has happened to somebody at some point.
Russell asks the band if they now have a lot of money. Drummer Don Powell says that they are rich and asks if Russell would like to borrow some. Russell asks what the disadvantages are to having money. Noddy says that privacy is impossible, but he would not give up money for that. Russell questions whether this film will show Slade in a bad light. Noddy disagrees and thinks that everyone should see the film and understand what happens behind the scene in the music business.
Russell asks Noddy if he waters his large sideburns. Russell has a tug on them. Russell asks the band to play the programme out with a lullaby. Jim plays 'My Friend Stan' on the piano and Noddy changes the lyrics to My friend Russ, never makes any fuss. The audience claps along.
My Friend Russ, never makes any fuss, oh yeah, oh yeah. He sits and talks all night til he can't get right, oh yeah, oh yeah. And from the way I black your eye, and from the way I fix your tie, he knows that he's the reason why, we're getting to him, getting to him, etc etc.
YOU WOULDN'T GET THIS FROM SIE.
GJB YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE!
Russell Harty talks about how pop stars have been seen as a bad influence on the young throughout the years and how managers have tried to play this down, while the groups themselves often play it up. He mentions the forthcoming release of a new film starring the Wolverhampton band Slade and introduces them performing a song from the soundtrack of the movie 'Flame' called 'How Does It Feel.'
Russell joins Slade and mentions that there were echoes of The Beatles in their song. Noddy Holder disagrees and says not really, it's Slade. Jim Lea says the song was written five years ago by Noddy and himself and that Noddy put the lyrics to it four weeks ago. When Noddy asks the audience if they liked it, they all cheer.
Russell asks I wonder whether they will like your film, because it's a very peculiar, but highly fashionable film. It's now fashionable for groups as famous and important as you are to expose themselves in a not very flattering way. Jim Lea answers that they wanted to make a film about the business and how it really is. When Russell says it is a stark movie, Noddy answers that it is all true.
An excerpt from the film is shown featuring Jim and Noddy in a pigeon loft discussing a move to London (courtesy of VPS) Russell raises the point that the film is violent in places and asks if the film is biographical. Noddy explains that some of the things have happened to them, but everything in the film has happened to somebody at some point.
Russell asks the band if they now have a lot of money. Drummer Don Powell says that they are rich and asks if Russell would like to borrow some. Russell asks what the disadvantages are to having money. Noddy says that privacy is impossible, but he would not give up money for that. Russell questions whether this film will show Slade in a bad light. Noddy disagrees and thinks that everyone should see the film and understand what happens behind the scene in the music business.
Russell asks Noddy if he waters his large sideburns. Russell has a tug on them. Russell asks the band to play the programme out with a lullaby. Jim plays 'My Friend Stan' on the piano and Noddy changes the lyrics to My friend Russ, never makes any fuss. The audience claps along.
My Friend Russ, never makes any fuss, oh yeah, oh yeah. He sits and talks all night til he can't get right, oh yeah, oh yeah. And from the way I black your eye, and from the way I fix your tie, he knows that he's the reason why, we're getting to him, getting to him, etc etc.
YOU WOULDN'T GET THIS FROM SIE.
GJB YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE!