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“My Friend Stan” is a single from glam rock band Slade which appeared on Slade’s 1974 album Old New Borrowed and Blue. The single was written by lead singer Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea. The single was released in late 1973 and peaked at #2 in the UK, spending only 8 weeks on the chart which compared to Slade’s eight previous singles was a disappointment. The single originally entered the charts at #4. It did stay in the top #10 for 5 weeks. The single marked a change from their previous records with the single being more piano based, sounding more like a novelty track. At the time, Lea was persuaded to complete this song by manager Chas Chandler who’d heard him playing the melody on the piano at his home. Holder’s lyrics were full of innuendo which was quite risque for... Read on...