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"Gypsy Roadhog" is the lead single from the 1977 album ''Whatever Happened to Slade'' by rock band Slade. It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea. The single was released in 1977 and peaked at #48 in the UK, spending only 2 weeks on the chart, the lowest number of weeks on the chart for Slade in the 70s. == Background == The single was the first Slade single released on Barn Records. Since 1970 to 1976, the band had been on the Polydor Records label. The track is notable for a performance on the children's Blue Peter show. The producers didn't realise the track's reference to drugs. Complaints rose after their performance which led to the record being banned by the BBC.〔Slade's remastered album Whatever Happened To Slade booklet〕 In a 1989 interview on Sky by Day, Holder spoke of the song's lyrics, stating ''"The song was all about a cocaine dealer in America but it was actually an anti-drug song."'' The b-side "Forest Full of Needles" was originally exclusive to the single, eventually being released on CD via the 2007 compilation "B-Sides" and the remaster of Whatever Happened to Slade. Subsequent to its original release, "Gypsy Roadhog" has appeared on "The Very Best of Slade" and "The Slade Box". It was also used as a bonus track on the CD single of Slade's last single release, 1991's "Universe". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gypsy Roadhog」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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