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"Lock Up Your Daughters" is a single from rock band Slade which appeared on the album ''Till Deaf Do Us Part''. It was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea. The single was released in September 1981 and peaked at #29 in the UK, spending a total of 8 weeks on the chart. The release was under RCA records which was Slade's first major label in years since using their own label to release material. == Background == At the time of the single's peak, the fans and band were disappointed that the single wasn't as big as "We'll Bring the House Down" was. The fan club newsletter of the time explained that when Slade performed the track on Top of the Pops twice, the two appearances clashed with two big blockbuster movies on ITV, both "Earthquake" and "Jaws". This is believed to have caused a small backlash in sales and commercial success.〔http://sladefanclub.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/2503944_orig.jpg〕〔Slade Supporters Club Newsletter November - December 1981〕 The single had a more metal influenced sound, much like the 1980 hit We'll Bring The House Down after Slade's performance at Reading 1980 attracted many metal fans.〔Slade's remastered album We'll Bring The House Down booklet〕 This track became a staple at concerts.〔Slade's remastered album Till Deaf Do Us Part booklet〕 The track had a similar sounding riff to Whitesnake's 1980 release Fool For Your Loving. The b-side "Sign of the Times" had been released as a single beforehand, in 1979, from the band's ''Return to Base'' album.〔http://www.45cat.com/record/barn010〕 The song featured on Top of The Pops as well as a small number of European TV shows. Upon release, the single was reviewed on BBC Radio One's Round Table show. It received a thumbs up from BBC presenter and radio DJ Mike Read, BBC radio presenter Dave Lee Travis and musician Eddy Grant.〔http://sladefanclub.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/95491_orig.jpg〕〔Slade Supporters Club Newsletter September - October 1981〕 British disc jockey and radio personality Alan Freeman, who attended Slade's performance at the 1981 Donington festival also played the song frequently upon release on Capital Radio.〔 Shortly after the single's release, the Slade fan club asked guitarist Dave Hill about a single cover for the single. Hill replied ''"RCA have done it. I don't know what they've done - they will probably show it to us tomorrow. I bet it's a drawing of a daughter locked up!"''〔http://sladefanclub.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/2012569_orig.jpg〕〔Supporters Club Newsletter September - October 1981〕 In the September-December 1986 Slade fan club magazine, the poll results were announced for the 1986 opinion poll based on Slade’s material. For the best single of the 80s, Lock Up Your Daughters placed at #3. On 24 April 2012, guitarist Dave Hill appeared the Professional Music Technology store in Birmingham where "An evening with Dave Hill" was based, featuring Hill speaking about his career through a live interview/chat session in front of 150 people. During the event, Hill was asked by a fan, Jonathan Ritchie, whether he contributed to Slade tracks without getting any writing credit. Hill stated that the guitar solo in Lock Up Your Daughters was written by himself. 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「Lock Up Your Daughters (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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