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“Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me” is a popular song in the UK by Slade. Written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea and produced by Chas Chandler, Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me was the band’s fifth number one single in the United Kingdom, and their second to debut at the top spot immediately, spending three weeks at the top in July 1973. Typical of Slade’s releases at the time, it fared less well in the US where it failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100 but also peaked at #1 in Ireland. Lea got the idea of the track at the Trumpet pub in Bilston where local pianist Reg Kierle was playing piano. At the time of the release, drummer Don Powell suffered serious injuries in a car crash and the producers of Top of the Pops would not allow Slade to perform as a 3 piece band. Dancers were shown instead. The... Read on...