"Save Me" is a song by

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. It was released as a

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Accessed 17 April 2007 The music video was shot in Toronto, directed by Floria Sigismondi. "Save Me" features Jeff Martin playing guitar with violin bow (not unlike Jimmy Page) by setting the height of the strings to mimic a violin.Stuart Chatwood, In Tangents The Tea Party Collection 2000, CD, EMI Music Canada, Mississauga. The song was written in 1991, and was first recorded for The Tea Party's eponymous album. Jeff Martin has said it is an apology to women and to their treatment by men.

"One Canadian magazine, reviewing a Tea Party gig noted '(the band) then went into their power show number "Save Me". Through an accomplished and strongly delivered vocal arrangement and many different interwoven song parts, all on top of cultured yet heavy guitar the band really hit its focus. The spirituality within the band came out in this song as they hushed down about eight minutes in and broke into
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' "The Maker", and then into
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A semi-acoustic version with

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, electric guitar, Indian tambura,

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and goblet drums was recorded in August 1995 at Studio Morin Heights ( Morin Heights) for '' Alhambra'', but appears as a B-side on the "

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" single and the European '' Triptych Special Tour Edition 2000'' album.

Track listing

#"Save Me (edit)" #"Save Me" #" The River (remastered)"

References

External links

The music video
{{The Tea Party 1993 singles The Tea Party songs Music videos directed by Floria Sigismondi 1993 songs EMI Records singles