SNOWY SHAW: If I Was King for a day (Official Lyric Video)

Are you familiar with the old proverb and expression 'if only I was king for a day'? No? Keep reading.
Here's the back story that spurred the creation of this very song. Back in 2017 I wrote a song for my first namesake solo album 'White is the new black' called 'Family Feud' that has 3 verses and I had the idea of having King Diamond, Messiah and myself 'brotherly' sharing the vocals with one verse each and sing the rest together. King really liked the song and said he'd love to do it but the timing wasn't ideal for him at that point and said he'd love to do something together later on. Instead I released it with doing all voices and instruments myself and then an alternative version that featured guest stars Joakim Brodén of Sabaton, Jake E of Amaranthe and Niklas Isfelt of Dream Evil sharing the vocals.
A few years later during the dark pandemic year of 2021 I was making this very special concept where I recorded and released 1 single per month digitally, that would later be collected on an album titled "This Is Heavy Metal, plain & simple". For the making of this album I'd invite a huge array of guests consisting of my teenage heroes, former bandmates and friends. Needless to say, King Diamond was at the very top of on my wish-list alongside Ken Hensley & Dan McCafferty (who both sadly passed away before their participation)
I presented a song for King but also this time around he had to decline due to the fact that (like he explained) he hadn't released any new KD album in 15 years at that point and the record company would probably kill him if he appeared on someone elses. Fair enough, a fully understandable point and I just dropped the whole idea.
A while later I was watching some old movie one night when I heared the phrase uttered 'if only I was king for a day'. Wow! That's a cool phrase I thought to myself and instantly my little grey cells started working... what if,.. ?
So based on that title alone I wrote the song & lyrics as a tribute with what I considered a funny twist. To my ears it came out sounding a bit like the era around Fatal Portrait/Abigail and since I had guests for all other tracks on this special album concept why make an exception here? I figured what could possibly be more perfect than to have both Andy and Michael Denner for a trade off guest solo appearance on this song?
I approached them both and introduced my idea with a rough mix of my recording and they both agreed to do it. Andy delivered his trademark solo contribution in no time (no brainer really as he's the owner of Sonic Train Studios) it was however a little more tricky with Denner who at the time had no recording options or for that matter not a lot of time at his disposal and I was on a tight deadline, so sadly in the end he had no choice but to butt out and I ended up using the guide leads I had quickly recorded just to examplify the trade off parts. I still wanted more involvement from the King/Mercyful camp so I got hold of my good friend Hal Patino to re-record the bass guitar for it, which he gladly and rapidly did. - Happy Ending & Happy Halloween!
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Note: this is in tribute of King my former boss.
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[@zaqwertyfish]

Snowy is one of the most underrated metal musicians. Took over for the great Mickey Dee... took the throne for the return of Mercyful Fate in 93. Saw you in New Haven in 93...insane show...

[@ryankohler5831]

Gotta love Snowy Shaw. Such an amazing talent and paying tribute to the almighty KING DIAMOND!!!!!!!!!!

[@troyelliott390]

Sharing again. 👊

[@mercury4metal]

I saw Snowy Shaw perform at Wacken 2016, and believe me, that the best show of the entire festival! 🤘🤩🤘

[@SNOWYSHAWOFFICIAL]

Hats off! ❤

[@jesseparrish9198]

King Diamond vibes 🤘

[@stacydalebarendse3978]

I was going to say that! LOL!

[@troyelliott390]

Sharing - Again. 👊

[@user-ec3ji5lo2y]

Love Snowy Shaw's Contributions to Some of my Fav. King Diamond Songs.🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@antongreimel8437]

Appetizer for the new King Album. Well done, Snowy! Hope that King and Andy are already in the final process

[@marcosanchez6213]

Coooool 🤘

[@gunslinger80sguitars]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@kukumuniu5658]

While musicians write songs about ghosts and have fun, I live in a house full of ghosts (two ex-humans/ancestors and 5 who were never human) and there is no way to have fun, there is only heavy energy of sadness and despair... but we all like this song,ghosts even more because they are malicious

[@Lwndley]

Hail...

[@kenedie4646]

I saw Snowy with Mercyful Fate in 1993 in Toronto, at the Spectrum. I think I'm right about the venue. An incredible show! This video is excellent. Funny, great.....

[@user-ec3ji5lo2y]

Awesome Video.🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@cirenotsluor9999]

Everything Snowy does is so signature him and unique. Amazing talent!

[@EricMacFadden]

I would be truly flattered if I was Mr. Kim Bendix Petersen...

[@tomlathrop5382]

somebody was having fun....yeah!!

[@rodbusterfromhell2148]

This song is a true Metal Master piece ,Light it up Snowy

[@cinziachiarimeschiari8297]

the old years when you played with king diamond. beautiful voice

[@juancnarvaez6850]

❤

[@timsteele8063]

Ha ha yeah .. he's got the make up down!! And it sounds really really good!!!

[@metaljakesnake]

this guy really really loves King Diamond

[@AlexGunMetal]

This really sounds like early King Diamond... and at the same time - typical Snowy song!

[@cinziachiarimeschiari8297]

LOVE LOVE LOVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THIS SONGGG !!!!!!

[@rannepantofle8398]

zajebiste

[@geneacevedo9165]

Among the best, the voice, the music and the lyrics. The metal kingdom is yours to take Snowy Shaw.

[@drummerw17]

Amazing Video Snowy Shaw 🤟🎤🎼🤜🥁🤛🤟⚡️🎸⚡️🎸⚡️

[@OrKestrAlan]

Great Great Great Song

[@PattyCummins-ct4wv]

This song somehow reminds me of the first King Diamond record~~~ or even more evil like Mercyful Fates two greatest records ever made Melissa and Don't break the Oath. Stay heavy like the great Snowy Shaw~~

[@SNOWYSHAWOFFICIAL]

Thank you for noticing. Those were my favorites when growing up and before I eventually joined the bands.

[@magisterirae]

Great

[@jesseparrish9198]

Wish you were drumming for King

[@user-fd8jz6si7v]

Vi el homenaje y me alegro la noche larga vida al REY KING DIAMOND

[@claudiomusa5215]

Greetings from argentina

[@SASQUATCHBROTHERS]

best king song yet

[@furyomori3896]

It is difficult that new stuff impresses me, but this is really great. As usual, great drumming from Snowy.

[@gaohx4997]

Brings a smile to my face……excellent, Snowy!

[@JimiMitchell]

this is an awesome tribute to King \m/

[@marcellocastellano9410]

Simplesmente sensacional Masterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@ArtGuitars.]

Legal🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@hajmanott]

Great Job Snowy🤘🏿👏🏿

[@theredking2706]

Bruh....just solid. Subbed.

[@javiermb6253]

Powerful!!! I need more!!! Thanks Mr. Shaw.

[@Beautiful-Vampire]

This is a true Masterpiece! 🤩 Best of the Best! ❤‍🔥 That's exactly how King's new album should sound! 🤘😺

[@gustirock]

That´s nothing less than Awesome 🤘🏻

[@kingflau]

Yes!!!!

[@user-mn4sp1jz5b]

Well, that was freaking awesome!

[@MaranParanormal]

Grymt..KINGEN 🤘🇸🇪👻

[@stanescalierh1979]

Great song

[@ozzian69]

King SNOWY !!

[@kunkmiceter]

Wow, I didn't know he was in KD!!! I only know him from the band Dream Evil. 😮

[@gerardofaas5077]

great song

[@metalslaveband9966]

Amazing video Snowy Shawn 🤟👿🤟🤜🤛👍👍👍👍👍

[@jlmossi]

great job and tribute to the Master KING !!!...thanx Snowy...for all eternity....!!!...🤘🏼😈🤘🏼

[@GiphSnelgrove]

Most excellent tribute to our King Snowy! And really showcased the other talents too that make King and Mercyful so tasty all around! 🤘😎🤘🎙️🎸🤙🖖

[@vladtepes9614]

Wow, man! What an awesome homage to the one and only King! I love your work with his band (s).

[@jrambolybrand]

What a fantastic tribute to the King. ❤ This gave me chills. You fkn rocked it!!! 🤘😎

[@spazz13666]

It's still stuck in my head days later...one whiskey in now I'm singing along 😂

[@wernervorhofer4494]

Eeeeevil!! 🤘🤘

[@robsphonenumber]

Great Job Snowy. The Song Rules.

[@joenickell6323]

Fantastic job! Love it 🤘

[@matusturcik5799]

Snowy, it is great!

[@alskevo]

🤘🤘🤘 Hell Yeah 🔥🔥🔥

[@johncarter1288]

Brutal song! Snowy influence is uncanny with his own touch! Love it!

[@brunogilsuave7045]

Lenda

[@henrychiarkas4415]

Fantastic as always. Thank you SS.

Absolutely amazing! Great to see such a tribute from a master like Snowy!

Excellent!

[@DEDESANCHES1]

We are looking forward to its debut in Brazil.

[@DEDESANCHES1]

Fan Brazil, very very good! thanks for your atention.

[@ThomasWilliams-bk6fd]

I like Snowy I even ordered his first disc.Krampus is a master piece I don't think he will ever make a better song though.But I must say I think he,s riding king Diamond,s coat tail.

[@SNOWYSHAWOFFICIAL]

On this song, well obviously duh! but I think you're missing the context and back story here for this one (which was also explained in great detail when it was originally released in October 2021 on a very special concept album of mine titled "This is Heavy Metal, plain & simple" where I during the pandemic recorded & released 1 single (digitally) per month. starting in January and throughout the year, and to be all summed up on vinyl and CD in time for Christmas. In a sense A tribute to the music that shaped us all and gave our lives a meaning, thus I invited for each and every song gueststars to participate. A great mix of teenage heroes, former bandmates and friends, including some of my favorite members from Saxon, Uriah Heep, Accept, Death SS, Mercyful Fate and countless others. King was supposed to do a guest appearance a few years earlier on a song called Family Feud and share vocals with me and Messiah. Unfortunately at that point he had to butt out but promised we'd be doing it on a later occasion. Then when I contacted him to appear on this album he explained that because he hasn't released any new KD album in 17 years or so the record company would kill him if he appeared on someone elses album. A real bummer although understandable. One night I was watching this old movie where some actor uttered the phrase "If only I was king for a day!..." Wow! That's a cool expression I figured and that inspired me to write a song based on that line in a typical KD/MF style. And I also invited Andy, Hal and Denner to contribute🤘🖤🤘 Stay true.

[@Imadeyourun]

Fucking awesome! Unbelievably fucking awesome! You guys have a new subscriber.

[@stevenalexander5762]

Amazing video and song Snowy! The King would be proud. 🤘

[@payneasylum469]

THIS IS FREEKIN GREAT!!!

[@frihet4713]

Гарна пісня.😅

[@aggagg]

Even though I noticed the Come to the Sabbath reference, I didn’t connect the dots, and hadn’t realized it was a reference to THIS king! It seems obvious now. Very cool song from « Heavy metal… ». I’m looking forward for the next album!

[@martinkasper197]

Which King should it else be with Snowy Shaw? Elvis, Michael Jackson, James Brown, Grandmaster Flash.. Come on...🤣🤣🤣

[@aggagg]

@@martinkasper197 No king in particular, it's just a saying. Also, Snowy referenced Elvis on White is the new black, so that's not as absurd as you'd think.

[@martinkasper197]

@@aggagg Elvis 👍 I forgot B.B., Freddie and Albert King...🎸🤣

[@troyelliott390]

Sharing

[@spazz13666]

Great job Snowy...this song has been stuck in my head all day 😂

[@lasfrutasamigas6598]

The song is great and the lyrics too! The video isn't bad either, it's nice that Snowy Shaw included pictures of himself as a youngster! He was a very handsome man as a young man and it is obvious and understandable why Lillemore Shaw fell in love with him and why a Japanese woman would travel so far all the way to Sweden to marry him. Indeed, Snowy is a very talented and charming and he is a great metal performer and he a fantastic showman to this day!

[@williamshepley3923]

I lived and breathed conspiracy and the eye. Lots of LSD was consumed on cool fall nights. 89-91 were magical times. Great track Snowy 🤘

[@jip5889]

Oh man I love this! Thank you Snowy Shaw!

[@marcosanchez6213]

Aaaaaaaa song is amazing Snowy Shaw...hail the KING🤘

[@CreatioNNoitcurtseD]

Fuuuuuuck yeah!

[@MarcSharney-pt8th]

Snowy Shaw is amazing musician plays drums and sings I noticed at the beginning of the song the drums sounded like triggered samples..!!☠️💀🤘🤘🤘😎😎🔱🔱⚜️⚜️👿🪦⚰️🕯️🕯️🕯️

[@pavolridrich3434]

Some people simply has talent. Snowy is one of those. Cant wait for whatever new will be coming. Hail to Snowy

[@Pissedman]

Så jävla GULD!!

[@angelmakerxtc8068]

Many thanks !!!

[@paulmassey8114]

Brilliant as always !!

[@user-iu9vy7ex7v]

крутяк!!!

[@hypatiastanhope4716]

💃

[@BedrockBreakers64]

This is a fun tribute for sure... But Snowy rocks on the Therion albums he sung on the most for me 😁

[@richardhardwick9500]

King snowy Shaw merciful fate!

[@pathaden]

We spent a LOT of days together back then my friend...This IS awesome... Metal FOREVER! (Jonathan San Francisco)

[@shtirlitz1974]

Snowy, this is a great song. The King Diamond references are great. Thank you for paying tribute to the great and terrible!

[@ItsWhat__]

Very cool tribute 👌

[@wadejustanamerican1201]

Awesome! I just have to add, all these years and not only you musicianship has stay great but also your voice. Huge thanks

[@metalchurchreverend1173]

Killer

[@Aethyrs]

So good, you are a king for a lifetime!

[@pkj77]

i knew about snowy Shaw , just never really followed him, kinda just went to this not knowing what to expect fucking awesome oh also from Dream Evil

[@SteelCartel]

sounds killer

[@samanthagreenwood9698]

Shink Shaimond!!! 😊😊😊

[@martinkasper197]

Also ❤️ Mickey Dee on Drums... They both were great in King Diamond....Wasn't Snowy also for a short period in Sabaton (for a tour or so), followed by Floor Jansen's husband and his former drum school student Hannes...🤓

[@SNOWYSHAWOFFICIAL]

Yeah, I toured the world for a year with Sabaton before I left and my former drum student Hannes stepped in ❤