Daytona Demon
| "Daytona Demon" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "“Roman Fingers”" |
“Daytona Demon” is the fourth solo single and third UK hit by Suzi Quatro, released in 1973. The song is frequently believed to be a revision of Freddy Cannon's "Tallahassee Lassie" and a reference to Daytona Beach in Florida[1] in which Quatro's lover is equated with a fast car.
"Daytona Demon" was never included on the US or other foreign release of her second album Quatro and remained unavailable in any format in the US[2] until the advent of the CD and numerous compilations in the 1990s.[3] "Daytona Demon" has been a staple of Quatro's numerous hits compilation albums since then. On the 2011 expanded issue of Suzi Quatro, “Daytona Demon” and its B-side "Roman Fingers"[4] were included as bonus tracks.
Following on from two Australian number ones, “Daytona Demon” peaked at number three in the autumn of 1974,[5] but in the UK, where she had also had major success with her previous two singles, the song was a minor failure when it only peaked at number 14 late in 1973.[6][7]
References
- ^ Ausländer, Phillip; Performing Glam Rock: Gender And Theatricality in Popular Music; p. 210. ISBN 0472068687
- ^ "Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ^ "Suzi Quatro.com". Suzi Quatro.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 785–6. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ Kent, David; Australian Chart Book, 1970-1992 ISBN 0-646-11917-6
- ^ "SUZI QUATRO | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 444. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.