Gypsy Roadhog

Album: Whatever Happened to Slade (1977)
Charted: 48
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  • Powdered my nose in Alabama
    Out on a limb
    Powdered my nose in Indiana
    Ain't that a sin
    I had to get my butt out quick
    It always works - the old, old trick
    I got away just in the nick of time, that's why
    I powdered my nose in Oklahoma
    Over the top
    I wasted away in New Orleans
    I couldn't stop
    Down in the alley - happy dust
    Me and Romona we was gettin' bust
    I got away just in the nick of time, that's why
    I got the nickname the Gypsy Roadhog
    On the California trail
    I gotta keep my wheels movin' on
    I gotta keep me outa jail
    Powdered my nose in San Francisco
    Down on the bay
    It went to my head down in New York City
    I was blasted away
    And two ugly scuts bust in the room
    They took away my little silver spoon
    I got away just in the nick of time, that's why
    (CHORUS)
    I'm comin' through, through, through
    I'm looking for you Writer/s: J Lea, N Holder
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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  • David from Hawarden, United KingdomSlade were certainly not "riding high" in 1977. The hits had long since dried up following the ill-fated years in America and the arrival of punk in the UK. Around the the time Gypsy Roadhog was released, Slade were playing at tiny clubs, desperately trying to claw their way back. Not until their appearance at the Reading Festival in 1980 did they begin their resurgence which lasted until the mid 80s. The album which featured Gypsy Roadhog, however, Whatever Happened To Slade, was a stunner. It failed to chart but was received warmly by every hardcore Slade fan I know. I must add that the performance of this song on Blue Peter, with the band pretending to be driving along in some silly "car" on a show for children was my most embarrassing memory of Slade in the 70s. The anti-Slade kids at school (there were many!) took the micky for weeks after that.
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