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Turin Brakes — Underdog (Save Me)
Album: The Optimist LP
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Released: 2001
Length: 3:31
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Two black lines streaming out like a guidance line
Put one foot on the road now where the cyborgs are driving
With the WD40 in their veins
The screeching little brakes complain
With the briefcase empty and the holes in my shoes
I try to stay friendly for the sugary abuse
So tell my secretary now to hold on to my calls
I believe i can hear through these walls

Oh please save me, save me from myself
I cant be the only one stuck on the shelf
You said you'd always fall for the underdog

Well I've been dreaming of jetstreams and kicking up dust
A thirty seven thousand fool of wonderlust
And with skyline number 9 ticked off in my mind
Oh can't you hear me screaming out now through the telephone line

Oh please save me, save me from myself
I cant be the only one stuck on the shelf
You said you'd always fall for the underdog
Save me, save me, save me...
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I picked up this album plus "Ether Song" in a double set for tuppence ha'penny.  Bargain, 'cos I've enjoyed both.
Posted 6 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
solid and fine band - great distinctive voice and wonderful guitar solo - lovin this
Posted 7 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
Really bad solo on acoustic guitar. 5.
Posted 8 years ago by whomhow    [ Reply ]
"You don't understand me..."
Posted 9 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
 healyf52 wrote:
Hey I can play guitar this well, maybe even a little better... but then I've been playing since 1966 so maybe I ought to be at least this good...
 
ahahahahahahah !!!!! 
Posted 9 years ago by ChrisVIII    [ Reply ]
When I last drove though Turin, didn`t need no stinkin`brakes.
Posted 9 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 tphord wrote:
kippers are pickled herring... why would anyone eat Rudyard Kippers for breakfast ?
 
That'd be smoked herring me thinks.

Didn't Rudyard Kippers write 'Tales Of The Unexpectedly Wide Tie'?
Posted 9 years ago by springof63    [ Reply ]
 Tempus_Fugit wrote:
Anyone else think the chorus for this is very similar to that in Pain Killer?

I feel like I can sing it over this one.

 
I was thinking the same thing. A little derivative of their own stuff....
Posted 10 years ago by mrselfdestruct    [ Reply ]
 u1538526 wrote:
Did I hear the lyrics correctly ?  "WD-40 in your veins ..."
ouch

 
slippery stuff
Posted 10 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
Ah the halting problem again.
Posted 10 years ago by Kaw    [ Reply ]
Love this song and this band, they are very fine live too. Registered just to say that, just a wee bit sad....... :)
Posted 11 years ago by marajade    [ Reply ]
Did I hear the lyrics correctly ?  "WD-40 in your veins ..."
ouch
Posted 11 years ago by u1538526    [ Reply ]
Underdog.jpg
Posted 12 years ago by djengs    [ Reply ]
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Posted 12 years ago by miamizsun    [ Reply ]
I like this...Ilike everything about it... YES!!! a 7.
Posted 13 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
 nigelr wrote:


Then you Sir are a fine guitarist! Nice solo eh!
 
A bit of a Stairway to Heaven ripoff, methinks. Still nice, though.

Posted 13 years ago by Democritus    [ Reply ]
kippers are pickled herring... why would anyone eat Rudyard Kippers for breakfast ?

Posted 13 years ago by tphord    [ Reply ]
 That_SOB wrote:


Kippers ? Kippers ?  What, is that some kind of domestic pet ? 
  
 TerryS wrote:


Yep. Probably named Rudyard, too.
 

Rudyard Kippers (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936): novelist, poet, and some kind of domestic pet. 

Never could stand Supertramp.  


Posted 13 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 That_SOB wrote:


Kippers ? Kippers ?  What, is that some kind of domestic pet ?

 

Yep. Probably named Rudyard, too.
Posted 14 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 healyf52 wrote:
Hey I can play guitar this well, maybe even a little better... but then I've been playing since 1966 so maybe I ought to be at least this good...
 

Then you Sir are a fine guitarist! Nice solo eh!
Posted 14 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
no non non non nono no non onon ono no no nono no no no no no

proof that being female is not a pass

NONONONONONONONO MAKE IT STOP 
Posted 14 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
 basketcase wrote:
'Can we have kippers for breakfast, mummy dear, mummy dear . . .'

argh
 

Kippers ? Kippers ?  What, is that some kind of domestic pet ?

Posted 14 years ago by That_SOB    [ Reply ]
 honeygirl wrote:
I like the music more than the lyrics...
 

i was thinking the same thing.  music more than the lyrics or the singing
Posted 15 years ago by wrangler    [ Reply ]
 quatsch wrote:
lmic wrote:
Kinda reminds me of Styx.

How? Turin Brakes are good.

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Right you are. I've recanted. 7

Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Anyone else think the chorus for this is very similar to that in Pain Killer?

I feel like I can sing it over this one.
Posted 15 years ago by Tempus_Fugit    [ Reply ]
For me, this is still by far the best album TB's made.

(Why not buy through one of the affiliate links  ?)

Not sure where I found it, but knew it long b4 I met RP.

Posted 15 years ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
planet_lizard wrote:
Is not this their old stuff? There have been at least three albums since this...


serious?! my bad! I meant that i liked the albums "jack in box" and "ether song" better and i really thought this was newer.

Posted 16 years ago by Martino    [ Reply ]
This a better CD than the" Dock on Fire" CD.
Posted 16 years ago by parrothead    [ Reply ]
cool. Liking the guitar "running water" sound. Did someone say this is a man singing?
Posted 16 years ago by Gednabb    [ Reply ]
lmic wrote:
Kinda reminds me of Styx.
How? Turin Brakes are good.
Posted 16 years ago by quatsch    [ Reply ]
Diggin' it until the chorus, then, in the words of Randy Jackson, "it got a little pitchy in spots, dog. It was just aaaaaaight for me."
Posted 16 years ago by tompoll    [ Reply ]
Martino wrote:
like their old stuff better
Is not this their old stuff? There have been at least three albums since this...
Posted 17 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]
like their old stuff better
Posted 17 years ago by Martino    [ Reply ]
tune do'es rock!!!
Posted 17 years ago by aandyy    [ Reply ]
'Can we have kippers for breakfast, mummy dear, mummy dear . . .' argh
Posted 17 years ago by basketcase    [ Reply ]
One of the highlights of 2001. These boys got me through my post-grad studies. Excellent live, too.
Posted 17 years ago by nadz    [ Reply ]
You can sing the end of Stairway to Heaven to most of this song. "... and as we drive on down the road..."
Posted 17 years ago by rocco1207    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by crushedvelvet    [ Reply ]
Nice pets theme...
Posted 17 years ago by amandamustdance    [ Reply ]
ZedLeppelin wrote:
It's the same descending progression (Bm A G) as the end of Stairway (Am G F) - just a higher key. Loads of tunes follow this. Eg (Am G F): All Along The Watchtower, Hurricane...
I was expecting to hear "Gettin' born in the state of Mississippi, Poppa was a copper and her momma was a hippie", myself.
Posted 17 years ago by canadave    [ Reply ]
brokemusician wrote:
Nice song, but the dude sings like a lady!
You mean he sings politely? ... ...but does the dude LOOK like a lady
Posted 17 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
Hey I can play guitar this well, maybe even a little better... but then I've been playing since 1966 so maybe I ought to be at least this good...
Posted 17 years ago by healyf52    [ Reply ]
Cruithne3753 wrote:
...And as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our soul...? Or is just me?
It's the same descending progression (Bm A G) as the end of Stairway (Am G F) - just a higher key. Loads of tunes follow this. Eg (Am G F): All Along The Watchtower, Hurricane...
Posted 17 years ago by ZedLeppelin    [ Reply ]
...And as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our soul...? Or is just me?
Posted 17 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
This is one of my anthems!
Posted 18 years ago by ZedLeppelin    [ Reply ]
Kinda reminds me of Styx.
Posted 18 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Tireux_De_Roche wrote:
The lead singer is a guy?!
whoa...you're kidding, right? Yikes...
Posted 18 years ago by raven121x    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by slartibart_O    [ Reply ]
Nice.
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
IHateParis wrote:
Another album I purchased because of Radio Paradise... thanks RP! Me too!!
Posted 18 years ago by ruthless    [ Reply ]
I have touring brakes in my car: 60 to 0 in under 100 feet!
Posted 18 years ago by brokemusician    [ Reply ]
The lead singer is a guy?!
Posted 18 years ago by Tireux_De_Roche    [ Reply ]
I like the music more than the lyrics... guitar solo has a Spanish feel (?)
Posted 18 years ago by honeygirl    [ Reply ]
That's some tasty guitar work... Do I hear some mandolin in there?
Posted 18 years ago by ArmchairMusician    [ Reply ]
Alright, this sounds nice enough, but that vocalist sounds as much like a lady as Jon Anderson from Yes.
Posted 18 years ago by ploafmaster    [ Reply ]
Another album I purchased because of Radio Paradise... thanks RP! This album makes you want to drive along the Pacific Coast Highway at sunset...
Posted 18 years ago by IHateParis    [ Reply ]
Nice song, but the dude sings like a lady!
Posted 19 years ago by brokemusician    [ Reply ]
Underdog (Save Me): There's no need to fear -- Underdog is here!
Posted 19 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
A unique voice. Thanks for adding TB
Posted 20 years ago by panlad    [ Reply ]
wutch the cumershills...
Posted 20 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
Sounds too much like Summer Rain, though I do like the acoustic guitar break in it.
Posted 20 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
Hob wrote:
I like it! More and more each time too. :)
I like it more each time, too. My rating is now 5! Being agreeable makes me so happy! :D
Posted 20 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
I like it! More and more each time too. :) NICKNAME wrote:
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS 5
Far too easy to make a rude retort.... But I shall be good...
Posted 20 years ago by Hob    [ Reply ]
porcupinemeat wrote:
Sounds like a slowed-down version of Pain Killer.
Exactly... and I've found them to the best tracks on the albums :( Maybe just me... They reminded me of Supergrass in a way, so I was hoping for good albums... Alas...
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a slowed-down version of Pain Killer.
Posted 20 years ago by porcupinemeat    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Ngoziman: Well said - I can't get to grips with the ratings sometimes (but, hey, it's a wide world out there). I uploaded this song months ago and it was rejected - now it's on the playlist. Hmmmm! - what's the story, Bill?
I'm guessing that occasionally, multiple requests by different listeners can get a song added. Most of the time, however, if Bill or Rebecca doesn't like the song, you won't hear it here. I'm glad to see that they reconsidered on this one, because this song is a great addition :)
Posted 21 years ago by veegez    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by dignan2: I can't believe this song isn't rated higher. I am losing my faith and respect for this rating system because this band is truly amazing. See them live. You will know what I am talking about. (pimp) :)
Well said - I can't get to grips with the ratings sometimes (but, hey, it's a wide world out there). I uploaded this song months ago and it was rejected - now it's on the playlist. Hmmmm! - what's the story, Bill?
Posted 21 years ago by Ngoziman    [ Reply ]
I can\'t believe this song isn\'t rated higher. I am losing my faith and respect for this rating system because this band is truly amazing. See them live. You will know what I am talking about. (pimp) :)
Posted 21 years ago by dignan2    [ Reply ]