The Dummies - Miles Out To Sea - Jim Lea (Slade)

[@RockinProfessor]

Jim Lea is one half of one of the greatest Song Writing teams in Pop/Rock History......

[@carolsankhe4999]

I love The Dummies version of this song ❤❤as compared to Slade 's. It's faster and catchier. Moreover Jimmy belting out the vocals is truly a pleasure, an undying Jimmy Lea fan and of course Slade too!!❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@marcstevens8576]

It was a very good version from Jim, who is most multitalented, however, I didn't like it as much as The Original, as I feel that His faster speed of the tempo took a lot away from the lyrics, as this was a very well-written song & shouldn't have been on the same page as Skweeze Me. A good job all the same. 🎸🎤

[@carolsankhe4999]

@@marcstevens8576 To each his own!

[@paulgoverd6739]

Great to see this agen One of my favourite Slade songs Great band , Louise and Frank look great and Jimmy is a great singa

[@greywolf907]

Cheers Paiul!

[@alantennie1557]

Brilliant to see this in such great quality. One of the great Holder/Lea songs, should be better known to the wider public. Some airplay and THE DUMMIES would have had hits . Thanks for uploading this in such good quality

[@greywolf907]

THank You Alan, it sounds better to me all these years later than when it first appeared.....

[@joesophie90]

​@@greywolf907Is this performance taken from a TV show?

[@fus149hammer5]

Jim formed the Dummies with his wife and brother to prove the point that although Slade weren't having hits anymore it wasn't due to the songs it was that the media had moved on and the record company had lost interest in Slade too. Re-recording less well known Slade material in his own studio, adding some new stuff and then getting airplay proved to Jim that there was nothing wrong with what he writing. Record something as Slade and no-one was interested Record the same song as The Dummies and you get tv and radio exposure. The blokes a legend.

[@joesophie90]

@@fus149hammer5 Slade did make a comeback around 1983/4, but I get your point.

[@fus149hammer5]

@joesophie90 The boys did get a resurgence in popularity after the 1980 Reading festival and don't forget Chris Tarrant a big fan had them on Tiswas whenever they had something new out. There were quite a few metal fans during the NWOBHM period including myself who actively pushed the band to metal DJ's like Neal Kay who then played their stuff like WBTHD loud and proud. Of course having a hit out of the blue like My Oh My gave the band a whole new lease of life. To some it was a comeback to many the band had never gone away. 😁

[@michaelparker3709]

Excellent video quality David. Nice to see Jim looking cheerful and enthusiastic and the gorgeous Lou Lea absolutely nailing the new 80's look. 💖

[@greywolf907]

Getting a bit slushy there Michael! Thanks for supporting the SIE channel!

[@knutabrandal7439]

Wow! Great Scott and all his family! As a norwegian "blood"-fan of Slade since the early seventies, this was just AMAZING!! I'm sitting here (in Berlin, by the way) with GOOSEBUMPS all over!! Thanks a lot, lot, lot!! to David Graham for uploading and presenting this great video. Slade forever!! 🥰🤩

[@greywolf907]

Cheers Knut, glad you liked it and take care of those goosebumps in my home town!

[@knutabrandal7439]

@@greywolf907 Cheers to you, too, David! Then we are fellow "Berliners"! I've lived here since 2010 - and have understood it to mean that you become a "real Berliner" after living in the city for (just!) a hundred years. The time is approaching!!😁😁😁

[@greywolf907]

@@knutabrandal7439 Born in Spandau...a looooong time ago!! :)

[@knutabrandal7439]

@@greywolf907 One of my bikes was stolen in Spandau! While I was just looking in some movieracks! 😁 A flip of a second, and it was gone!! However - die Spandauer Zitadel is just amazing. I am taking friends and family there, to watch the grounding of the city - and the massive fortress around it! And so are the canals, and the beautiful church! Berlin is just an adventure. Do you still live here?

[@greywolf907]

@@knutabrandal7439 Nooooo UK now after Far east and Australia..was born British Military Hospital Spandau....the fortress!

[@fus149hammer5]

One of my favourites a real upbeat song. We played it in our own band as an encore.

[@JurdyJurdz]

A great earworm of a track and another which I cannot fathom why wasnt chosen as a single. First time for me seeing this! Cheers once again

[@HeatherHawkings-zj5cn]

Great clarity for a great song by the maestro himself the great Jim Lea

[@greywolf907]

Never a truer word spoken Heather! Cheers!

[@carolsankhe4999]

Absolutely!!❤

[@pauldavies5016]

Bloody hell it's a long time since I've seen this video ! And great quality too, the last version I seen was shite. Well done David, take a bow and stick another feather in your cap lad

[@stinkygomer]

Brilliant! Huge childhood memories things brings back ❤

[@greywolf907]

Cheers again Oh Stinky one :)

[@stinkygomer]

@@greywolf907 😂👍

[@GeoffB2072]

Brilliant! First time I’ve heard this, very catchy, should have been a hit. Thank you! 😊

[@greywolf907]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mikeabel1000]

Fantastic great to see this David brilliant this put a smile on my face😊

[@greywolf907]

You must be in a constant state of smileyness this week Mike...first West Ham and now Slade...well..one oif them!

[@glamrockz9663]

Some of their best songs including this one, came from the S.I.F film, How does it feel, summer song, this girl, then kinda monkeys etc, Lea and Holder were on a roll

[@greywolf907]

They certainly were! thanks for taking the time to comment, its much appreciated...:)

[@davidbones7071]

The song was on Old New Borrowed & Blue nit SIF

[@greywolf907]

@@davidbones7071 Everyone makes mistakes David..and you probably meant 'not' instead of 'nit'! :)

[@billbagnall2588]

Great quality video, thanks for that.

[@greywolf907]

Cheers Bill, I try my best to be the best for the fans, and it's lovely to know it is appreciated.

[@petersamiutenki]

Nice song, never heard it❣😍👍

[@greywolf907]

Glad you enjoyed it Peter!

[@slade.thechrisselbyintervi5916]

Thanks David . Always good to see a clear video .

[@greywolf907]

Thank you my friend, I never see the point in making a big UGLY scab bang in the middle of a clip that fans want to see....so, Slade In England will always share the best vids available from SIE....

[@WesW3187]

That his brother Frank on the drums isn’t it? I have a funny feeling that’s his wife as well. That’s the first time I think actually I’ve seen The Dummies.

[@greywolf907]

It's all in the video description Wes! Thanks for commenting :)

[@gerardgoyer9964]

Oh thank you very much, excellent image quality, very good restoration work 👍😉

[@greywolf907]

Merci Monsieur Goyer

[@MrRocker1958]

Another great song, great to see this video again and great quality too.

[@kevincrouch335]

Fantastic as usual great quality .

[@greywolf907]

Cheers Kevvie....

[@MarkCawdery-kr7ik]

Superb thank you David

[@greywolf907]

Thank you Mark..stay tuned to this frequency!!

[@richandrew2797]

Excellent again sir.. keep em coming

[@greywolf907]

Will try my best mate! Cheers for the comment!

[@alansmeaton3245]

Those look like the Reading trousers. Great upload. PS The Dummies album needs rerelease.

[@greywolf907]

I would rather hear some more new recordings by Jim to be honest!

[@alansmeaton3245]

@@greywolf907 Dummies album and new material then everyone is happy.

[@pauldavies5016]

And top Alan

[@alansmeaton3245]

​@@pauldavies5016 I was too busy enjoying the music to notice the top. Good spot!

[@pauldavies5016]

@@alansmeaton3245 and incredibly sad too Alan 😁

[@Alan-White]

Nice to see this without the letters over the screen you know who ,thanks David

[@greywolf907]

Not sure..? do you mean the Garsehole?

[@denzilodonnell]

Great stuff once again, David... I've seen this elsewhere, but not up to this quality...Jim pulled off quite a coup, getting Olivia Newton John and Dennis The Menace to join his supergroup...Tops once again.

[@greywolf907]

Cheers Denzil.......the others are nowhere near as good as this...

[@denzilodonnell]

@@greywolf907 I like to have a good look around the Internet and there's some decent stuff... Your site constantly has the best stuff on, to be honest.

[@lindaparizeau6346]

This is not Olivia Newton John

[@greywolf907]

@@lindaparizeau6346 No it certainly isn't, I don't know how these people get away with that sort of flagrant misidentification...well spotted.

[@stephenmerriman7081]

Great to see David as usual keep it coming pal

[@D_S.]

Jim and his relatives looks like "Wings" :) For some reason he turned a classic slade song into a fast reggae.

[@gerritclaes4255]

Goosebumbs, In belgium we say Chickenskin. My god, what an amazing Live performance. Makes me allmost forget Metallica live, And that means something, You know !

[@greywolf907]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@glamindenmark]

The Dummies were Jim Lea, with his wife Louise Lea and brother Frank Lea.

[@jimmacnicol3925]

Great song great video

[@crankjazz]

Cheers for this.

[@keithhollinshed2585]

Excellent. Well done

[@m.e.a.t.2428]

One word..... "class".

[@greywolf907]

class act...two words!

[@shereemcclelland2186]

Loved Jim

[@PeterFarrington-lz5kt]

It is amusing to see this megaflop being performed.

[@greywolf907]

Boooooo Hissssss Booooooooo x

[@iangrocock8590]

Really! You are classless

[@MilesLore-ue1tj]

Great song from Old New Borrowed and Blue, I believe.

[@ЗвиадиГамсахурдия]

Интересная версия песни от Jim Lea. Он ведь вместе с Noddy Holder является автором этой песни.

[@slade25]

back from the dead, well done GW ! A pretty good version all in all. I always felt some of the singles not issued/issued from ONB&B were a bit out of touch. Is this the point where Chas started to drop the ball? Likely. 'My Town' has no business being put out there ,whereas 'When The Lights Are Out' had big airplay written all over it imo. But what do I know ha

[@greywolf907]

I'm sure that if this had been a single release at the time it would have charted highly....what do I know!

[@mraluntaylor]

Quality

[@paulgoddard8133]

Good version of the song from... Jim Lea..but i do prefer the (Original Track) with Noddy on vocals from The O.N.B.& B Album in 1974...Another Great Track from a great band.. the most powerful Slade..👍

[@greywolf907]

Can not and will not disagree!

[@JosefPilář-t4p]

I don't now this song??p

[@aivaruueda4278]

Väga Sladelik, Hea. 🐇🎶💫

[@greywolf907]

Yes very :) Cheers...

[@АлександрСтафиевских-с5д]

Slade super David Graham good luck.

[@rdaltry777]

Truly a great version. Then again, I am a huge fan of Jimmy. Lea/Holder is a stretch, I'm thinking it was Lea/Lea/Holder at best...Jimmy being 2x the influence as Nod. But I'm biased.

[@stealth1959]

Is that his Jim's wife looks like her and of course his brother Frank

[@greywolf907]

It is stated as such in the video description, I fear some people never read about what they are watching! But thank you for commenting! :)

[@TheMadDogsRock]

🤘🤘🤘

[@nickthomas181]

I prefer the dumies version to Slades.Jims vocals suit this better.

[@АндрейПустов-ф9х]

Холдера не хватает. ГОЛОСА ! А так слушать приятно.

[@JanuszPietko-nv1iz]

😊

[@greywolf907]

Cheers Janusz!

[@RicardoLemosKi]

O cérebro do Slade.

[@владимирандреев-ы7н]

Всё таки Ноди! Джим Ты отличный мелодист, но не Орел.❤

[@OlegKolinon-qv5pr]

An English face how have affair with me in the UK !!!

[@tangomango69]

Wow, that's somuch better quality than any other version here on KZbin and no stupid watermarks.