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About This Track
“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.
The website states:
“Use your vote to ensure that the present laws protecting animals from cruelty are kept in place, more carefully monitored, legally tightened up, and fully enforced.”
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.
The website states:
“Use your vote to ensure that the present laws protecting animals from cruelty are kept in place, more carefully monitored, legally tightened up, and fully enforced.”
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Digidags wrote:
absolut Bombastisch!!!!!!!!
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Piske81 wrote:
...was it all wasted all that love?...
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LordofSword wrote:
probably my favourite queen song, just ahead of somebody to love. my favourite solo by brian too.
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SunshineGlitter wrote:
QUEEN. ♥
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rockandrolljoe wrote:
Queen will save you if you let them.
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Joqd wrote:
I'm naked and i'm far from home
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Puscifer83 wrote:
Words cannot describe this song... [5]
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chica_mala_ wrote:
Words cannot describe this song... [4]
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alfonzoloya wrote:
Beautiful ;) [2]
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LucytheNyu wrote:
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)
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gabiduck wrote:
beautiful song
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kikikirsche wrote:
yes
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davidbowiegirl wrote:
Great song
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alibarb225 wrote:
The queen are great by all the people I know. the head bangers
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backtothelight wrote:
Words cannot describe this song... [3]
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Azzurri1962 wrote:
What a song miss you freddie love these guys
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eban_666 wrote:
Words cannot describe this song... [2]
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ramgiz1972 wrote:
a very big star that shines even brighter when I hear Freddy´s lyrics and B. May´s guitar
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nachtschichtler wrote:
Ganz großes Kino!
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annateffka wrote:
klasse
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