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Crazy You just got out of school last year And all your friends ask, hey what you doing here? Somehow you just can’t mix with kids your age. She knows what she likes. I know you look much older now, But you ain’t figured out life somehow. You got a different number on every page. She knows, she knows what she wants. Chorus Crazy, crazy, you amaze me. Crazy lady, rearrange me. Crazy baby, I’m so in love with you right now. You’re growing up before your time. You think everybody’s saying ooh but you’re looking fine. You’re learning fast, you sure have come a long way. She knows she knows what she likes. I know you don’t think much of me; ’Cos you’ve got plans on just what you oughta be. You’ve got a different face for every day. She knows, she knows what she wants. Chorus Guitar break Repeat Chorus to fade Writen by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman (BMG Music publishing Limited) Released January 1973 on RAK Records- RAK146 B-side: Do You Love Me? The band’s first single with for Chinnichap. Recorded by session musicians with vocals added by MUD.

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Tiger Feet

Yea-a-a-ah! Yeah!

All night long, you’ve been looking at me.

Well you know you’re the dance hall cutie that you longed to be.

Oh well now, you’ve been laying it down,

You’ve got your hip swinging out of bounds,

And I like the way you do what you’re doin’ to me

Chorus

Alright.

That’s right, that’s right, that’s right, that’s right I really love your tiger light.

That’s neat, that’s neat, that’s neat, that’s neat,

I really love your tiger feet.

I really love your tiger feet.

Your tiger feet.

Your tiger feet.

Your tiger feet.

Well alright

Well flash your warning lights just as long as you like.

I know you’re aching to be making me tonight.

I’ve got a feeling in my knees,

It’s a feeling only you can please,

There ain’t no way I’m gonna let you outta my sight.

Chorus

Break

Chorus

Well now you’ve been laying it down.

You’ve got your hips swinging out of bounds

and I like the way you do what you’re doin’ to me.

Repeat Chorus to fade

Written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman (BMG Music publishing Limited)

Released January 1974 on RAK Records- RAK166 B-side: Mr Bagatelle

Number one for 4 weeks and the best selling single of 1974. at the same week The Sweet was No2. with Teenage Rampage and Suzi Quatro No3. with Devil Gate Drive 3 songs by Chinn and Chapman.

Tiger Feet was MUDs breakthrough single and remains the one song that everybody remembers MUD for.

Guitar Chords Intro | Drums | E - - - | E - - - | E - - - | E - - - | B - - - | B - - F# | B - - - | B - - F# | B - - - | Verse 1 | E - - - | E - - - | F# - - - | F# - - - | E - - - | E - - - | F# - - - | F# - - - | | E – - - | F# - - - | E – - - |F# - - - | E - - - | F# - E - | D# - C# - | Chorus | B - - - | B - - - | A - E - | B - - - | B - - - | B - - - | A - E - | B - - - | | A - E - | B - - - | F# - A - | B - - - | F# - A - | B - - - | F# - A - | B - | B - - F# | Break | B - - - | B - - F# | B - - - | B - - F# | B - - - |

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the follow up singel to Tiger Feet The Cat Crept in

text:

I said hey you guys, look who’s waiting outside.

Well she’s got style you can see it in her feline eyes.

When she starts moving you sure can tell,

When she starts shaking she’s raising hell I said hey you guys, look who’s waiting ouside.

You remember how she left that floor on a Saturday night. The cat’s footloose and she darned near started a fight.

Well she may have been flashing like a neon sign, But you can’t touch her ’cos she’s mine all mine,

I said hey you guys, look who’s waiting outside,

Let her in! Chorus And then the cat crept in swinging her tail.

And then the cat crept in swinging her tail Just open up the door to that high heeled paw I said the cat crept in,

we crept out again I said the cat crept in, and we crept out again I said hey you guys, can you hear that alley cat cry.

She aint superstitious but she’s hanging on to life number nine. Well you may not show it but she hides in the light.

And she may not show it but this cat can bite I said hey you guys, look who’s waiting outside.

Let her in! Chorus Break Well she’s got style you can see it in her feline eyes Well she may have been flashing like a neon sign

But you can’t touch her ’cos she’s mine all mine I said hey you guys, look who’s waiting outside Okay, let her in!

Repeat Chorus to fade

Written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman (BMG Music publishing Limited)

Released April 1974 on RAK Records- RAK170 B-side: Morning

Reached number 2 in the UK charts.

 


 
Mud Crazy/Do you love me RAK 146 73 Mud Hypnosis/Last tango in London RAK 152 73
Mud Dyna-mite/Do it all over again RAK 159 73 Mud Tiger feet/Mr. Bagatelle RAK 166 73
Mud The cat crept in/Morning RAK 170 74 Mud Rocket/The ladies RAK 178 74
Dum In the mood/Watching the clock RAK 179 74 Mud Lonely this Christmas/I can't stand it RAK 187 74
Priscilla Paris I love how you love me/Over you RAK 184


 


 

 

 

 

RAK Records was a Britishrecord company, founded by record producer Mickie Most in 1969.

RAK was home of artists like Herman's Hermits, Suzi Quatro, Mud, Kenny, Hot Chocolate, Smokie,

The Arrows, Span, Racey and Kim Wilde. RAK Records were distributed via a licensing deal with EMI,

which finally bought the company and its master recordings in 1979.

Most kept the company name and his RAK recording studio, which still exists along with RAK Publishing,

representing artists including Joan Jett, Ben Taylor and KK (Kevin Kerrigan)

 

 


Biography

The band was made up of singer Alan Merrill, guitarist Jake Hooker and drummer Paul Varley.

They had hitsingles in 1974 and 1975 with "Touch Too Much," "My Last Night With You" and "I Love Rock 'n' Roll,"

all produced by Mickie Most on RAK Records[1].

"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" was later covered by Joan Jett[2], Britney Spears, and others.

The song was written by Arrows members, Merrill and Hooker.

The Arrows had two fourteen-week television series in 1976 and 1977 on Granada Television, produced by Muriel Young.

A book was written about the band by Bill Harry, published by Everest Books.

Due to a legal wrangle, the band are unique in the history of televised pop music.

They are the only band to have two weekly TV series (titled The Arrows Show), and no records released during the run of either series.

Each series consisted of fourteen shows, each thirty minutes in length.

Thus, there were twenty eight Arrows shows broadcast in total. Ironically, their last single "Once Upon A Time"

was released two months before the first show of their first series in 1976.

 

Discography

[edit] Albums

  • First Hit - LP - (1976)
  • First Hit (bonus tracks) - CD - (1998)
  • Singles Collection Plus (2001)
  • Tawny Tracks (2002)
  • A's B's and Rarities (2004)

[edit] Singles

  • "Touch Too Much" (N.Chinn/M.Chapman) b/w "We Can Make It Together" (A.Merrill/J.Hooker) (1974)
  • "Toughen Up" (N.Chinn/M.Chapman) b/w "Diesel Locomotive Dancer" (A.Merrill/J.Hooker) (1974)
  • "My Last Night With You" (R.Ferris) b/w "Movin' Next Door To You" (A.Merrill/J.Hooker) (1975)
  • "Hard Hearted" (R.Ferris) b/w "My World Is Turning On Love" (A.Merrill/J.Hooker) (1975)
  • "I Love Rock 'N' Roll" (A.Merrill/J.Hooker) b/w "Broken Down Heart" (R.Ferris) (1975)
  • "Once Upon A Time" (B.Martin/P.Coulter) b/w "Boogiest Band In Town" (B.Martin/P.Coulter) (1976)