Song of the Day #47: “Ace of Spades,” by Motorhead

Let me first apologize for not including the umlaut mark over the o. I have upset German’s everywhere. I do not know how to do it on wordpress blogs. Plus, I do not think I will ever need to use it again. Also, for everyone eagerly awaiting the#99 lyricist you get to see the highly anticipated post tomorrow. But, for now the most kick butt song of all time.

I was having a lot of trouble thinking of what to do for the post today. I was supposed to wake up early and go for a walk by the beach but the gloomy weather prevented me from doing so. So, exercise was on my mind, and the most crazy song to pump you up on my compact exercise playlist is “Ace of Spades.” Yes, I know that you are sick of playing this song Motorhead, but whenever I need an extra boost you are who I turn too. Why am I talking to Motorhead. Ian Kilister, who just goes by Lemmy, says it best. They, “can’t ditch Ace of Spades, it wouldn’t be right. If I go to see Little Richard, I expect to hear Good Golly Miss Molly or I’d be pissed off.” Good point.

The song is their best, having been covered and used by countless bands and television shows, movies, and various other media conduits. The song is ranked #10 on VH1’s list of best Hard Rock songs. It is fast paced, loud, and I love it. Lemmy’s voice strains perfectly and the guitars and drums are quick. I am not the biggest fan of loud metal but this is just a great song. The English band truly rocked England with a style of music that they had not heard before. Yes, Black Sabbath, was early metal but in 1980 not many had heard this real head-banging  Metal before.

Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e5cqe_JE0Q

How about some fun facts?

Did you Know:
– Hayseed Dixie, a satirical bluegrass band has covered the song, appropriating the piece for acoustic guitar, mandolin, bass, banjo and vocals. Got this one straight from wikipedia. You can’t make this stuff up. What? You think I am joking? Oh, I have video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYJUywl7CFw

– One more great one. Between 8pm and 2am on November 9th, 2005 the song was played at The Boat nightclub in Toronto. No big deal right. Well, it was played consecutively 128 times. By the end of the night three were dead and everyone had a gambling problem.