- published: 20 Jan 2016
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Chris Slade (born Christopher Rees; 30 October 1946) is a British rock musician and drummer. He is currently the touring drummer for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He previously drummed for the band from 1989 to 1994, performing on their 1990 album The Razors Edge along with their first live album with singer Brian Johnson entitled: AC/DC LIVE. He returned to the band in February 2015 to replace Phil Rudd for the "Rock Or Bust" World Tour. Slade has also played with Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Tom Jones, Toomorrow, the Firm and Asia.
Slade was born Christopher Rees in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, South Wales. He has worked with Gary Numan, Tom Jones, Olivia Newton-John (as co-members of the band Toomorrow), and Uriah Heep. He was a member of Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 1972 to 1978. In the mid-1980s, Slade played with Paul Rodgers and Jimmy Page in The Firm. He has played with Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and Gary Moore on his 1989 world tour.
Wednesday night romance, the lovers hit the street,
smoking cigarettes he bought from the bodega, so cheap.
She kisses him with passion as he sweeps her off her feet,
with a force so swift and strong,
her aching heart skips a beat.
But what he doesn't know
about this gracious lady, so sweet,
is that if he wants her more than once,
he's got some others to compete with.
She doesn't care, he seems to be happy,
if only for a single night, his own small eternity.
So, he takes her hand and he leads the way,
they can worry about details another time, another day.
It's not enough for him
he's done this all a thousand times before,
because in the back of his mind, she can be one more.
Oh, gracious lady.
They take the quiet walk back to the bar,
positively amazed they've even made it this far.
Their friends dissect every single move they make,
with eyes like razor blades, cutting away.
They take comfort in each other's warm lips,
leaving no space to breathe, hands on each other's hips.
The lovers write a story as they continue to pretend,
and the plot line thickens, but doesn't ever seem to end.