Wham Bam by Silver

'Wham Bam'
by Silver
July 1976

Let's go back to the Summer of 1976........... and an underappreciated song: Wham Bam, that, in a summer that had its share of memorable songs, managed to get its own deserved moment of glory.

Silver was a U.S. country-rock band, formed in 1971, that featured among its musicians Tom Leadon (brother of Eagles guitarist Bernie Leadon) and Brent Mydland, who would go on to join the Grateful Dead in 1979.

In 1976 the band released their eponymous (and one and only album), with the track 'Wham Bam' selected as the single. It peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at position 74 in the week of July 10, 1976. 

The song underwent something of a pop culture resurrection when it was used in the 2017 film Guardians of the Galaxy 2.

Starry nights and sunny days
I always thought that love should be that way
But then comes a time when you're ridden with doubt
You've loved all you can and now you're all loved out
Oh Oh Baby we've been a long long way
And who's to say where we'll be tomorrow
Well my heart says no but my mind says it's so
That we got a love that isn't a love to stay

We've got a wham, bam shang-a-lang
And a sha-la-la-la-la-la babe
Wham bam shang-a-lang
And a sha-la-la-la-la-la babe

Lookin' at you I wanted to say
I think a little emotion goes a long long way
But careful now don't get caught in your dreams
Look out baby this is not what it seems
Oh Oh Baby you've been so good to me
But please Don't make it what it's not
Well I thought we agreed on what we need
So listen to me I'll tell you what we've got

We've got a wham, bam shang-a-lang
And a sha-la-la-la-la-la babe
Wham bam shang-a-lang
And a sha-la-la-la-la-la babe

I think you're seein' what I've been sayin'
'Cause I hear you singin' to the tune I'm playin'
And now that it's said and we both understand
Let's say our goodbye's before it gets out of hand so
Bye Bye Baby I'd really like to stay
But we'll remember the best time in our life

We had a wham, bam shang-a-lang
And a sha-la-la-la-la-la babe
Wham bam shang-a-lang
And a sha-la-la-la-la-la babe
Wham bam shang-a-lang

And a sha-la-la-la-la-la babe