Australian singles charts:
Far Far Away entered the Kent Music Report on 3 February 1975 and peaked at #17.
Album:
The song is on Slade in Flame which entered the Kent Music Report album chart on 17 February 1975 and peaked at #25.
Songwriters:
Noddy Holder, Jim Lea
Producer:
Chas Chandler
Record label of Australian release:
Polydor
Songfacts:
Far Far Away was the first single to be taken from the soundtrack of the film Slade In Flame. The movie charts the history of a fictitious group in the early 1970s called Flame who were played by the real-life members of Slade.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/slade/far-far-away
Lyrics:
I’ve seen the yellow lights go down the Mississippi
I’ve seen the bridges of the world and they’re for real
I’ve had a red light of the wrist
Without me even gettin’ kissed
It still seems so unreal
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This song is also on our Spotify playlist Bang a Gong – the 70s
Also on Bang a Gong from Slade in Flame: How Does it Feel
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