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“Save Me” is a song by English rock band Queen on their 1980 album release The Game. This rock ballad was written by guitarist Brian May, who played piano as well as guitar on the track. It was recorded in 1979 and released in the U.K. on January 25th, 1980, nearly six months prior to the release of the album It spent six weeks on the UK charts, peaking at number eleven. The song was played live from 1979-1984.

Brian May wrote “Save Me” about a friend whose relationship had ended, and played piano, synths and guitars (electric and twelve-string acoustic) on it.

Played live, the song would typically feature a short piano introduction absent from the studio version. This introduction can be found in a Brian May solo composition “My Boy” which can only be found much later on the 1998 compilation album “Lullabies With A Difference”. The general melody could have been conceived by May as early as 1980 as the intro to the live version of “Save Me” exhibits.

In addition, the lyrics “I’m naked and I’m far from home” were uttered near the end of the pilot episode of the television series “Highlander” (whose theme was another Queen song, “Princes of the Universe”) by Christopher Lambert’s character.

In 2009, May assisted in the recording of a newl version to be featured on the website of his Save Me campaign, with Kerry Ellis on lead vocals.

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  • Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
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  • coco_bloom

    love this song...

    Wednesday evening

  • skrippy64

    Absolutely beautiful song Brian..... probably my favorite Queen song.

    last month

  • CidaDuarteF

    Gooood!!!!!

    last month

  • Digidags

    absolut Bombastisch!!!!!!!!

    December 2011

  • Piske81

    ...was it all wasted all that love?...

    December 2011

  • LordofSword

    probably my favourite queen song, just ahead of somebody to love. my favourite solo by brian too.

    November 2011

  • SunshineGlitter

    QUEEN. ♥

    October 2011

  • rockandrolljoe

    Queen will save you if you let them.

    September 2011

  • Joqd

    I'm naked and i'm far from home

    September 2011

  • Puscifer83

    Words cannot describe this song... [5]

    July 2011

  • alfonzoloya

    Beautiful ;) [2]

    February 2011

  • LucytheNyu

    it's weird. It almost on the verge of making you cry but instead you wanna headbang, it is timeless nonetheless!!! Thank You Brian (and Fred of course for singing it)

    February 2011

  • gabiduck

    beautiful song

    February 2011

  • kikikirsche

    yes

    December 2010

  • davidbowiegirl

    Great song

    November 2010

  • alibarb225

    The queen are great by all the people I know. the head bangers

    September 2010

  • backtothelight

    Words cannot describe this song... [3]

    August 2010

  • Azzurri1962

    What a song miss you freddie love these guys

    August 2010

  • eban_666

    Words cannot describe this song... [2]

    August 2010

  • ramgiz1972

    a very big star that shines even brighter when I hear Freddy´s lyrics and B. May´s guitar

    August 2010
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