For My Sunday Song #401, we are starting another 10 picks and this time the choices are coming from our Aussie friend, Harrison Kopp. Harrison has been a friend of the site for years and he co-hosts Grab a Stack of Rock along with Michael Ladano who picked the last 10 songs. We kick off this set with the song “A Night to Remember” by the band Slade. The song is from their 1981 album ‘Till Deaf Do Us Part’ and it was not a single which is a shame as it totally kicks ass…wait, I’m spoiling everything. Oh well, you can read on if you’d like.

Like most rock & roll songs, this is pure sexual innuendo. It is about sex and a night that they will both remember as they explore each other’s bodies and go at hard all night. Lines like “Oh, I know, if you’re ready for me, my hot rod’s ready to burn” and “I’ve bin savin’ my skin machine for you” are both pretty self-explanatory. If you can’t read between those lines, well, I’m afraid you’ll probably never have sex. Sorry, but it’s true.

The opening is bombastic and explosive. The energy is electrifying and you can feel the sexual tension about to explode. Noddy’s vocals are superb and if you want to know who sounds like him, easily Kevin Dubrow from Quiet Riot (hmm…those two have a history together I believe). The guitars are a fast, the drums are deadly and the bass is laying down a groove. You hope the sex doesn’t go as fast as the tempo or she is going to be sorely disappointed. I love the keyboards at the end as they don’t show prominently anywhere else in the song but here and it adds a new texture to it like maybe they are done with their night and this is them relaxing, smoking a cigarette afterwards.

Give the song a listen and let me know what you think. Why was Slade never big here in the States as they were an incredible band and songs like this prove it. Thanks to Harrison Kopp for all the choices for this 10 song set. Go check him out on Grab a Stack of Rock as co-host and on his Instagram page where he has a ton of Lego artwork.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=-NrL7a4eu2g%3Fsi%3DsGbpAVwGehigOb4D

“A NIGHT TO REMEMBER”

Oh, I know, if you’re ready for me, my hot rod’s ready to burn
An’ I know, if you’re waitin’ for me, my engine’s startin’ to turn
I’ve bin livin’ on Platform Nine, travellin’ thru’
I’ve bin savin’ my skin machine for you

Look out … tonight … a-will be … a night to remember
Look out … a-tonight … is a-gonna be … a night to remember
Look out, yeah … look out, yeah

I know, if you’re revvin’ it up, my radiator will boil
An’ I know, if you get into gear, you need a better quality oil
I’ve bin livin’ on borrowed time, well overdue
I’ve been savin’ it all alone for you

Look out … tonight … a-will be … a night to remember
Look out … ‘cos tonight’s … gonna be … a night to remember
Look out, yeah … look out, look out
Oh, I know, if you’re ready for me, my engine’s ready to burn, burn, burn
I know, if you’re ready for me, my hot rod’s ready to turn
Look out … tonight … is gonna be … a night to remember
Look out … a-tonight … is gonna be … a night to remember
Look out, yeah … for me, a night to remember
… a night to remember, look out, yeah … look out, yeah

Written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea