Originally Posted by macfan 57

I like "Save Me A Place" alot. It's one of my favorite songs of Lindsey's on Tusk. But as good as it is on the album, it was even better live on the Tusk tour with the Chris & Stevie harmonies added.

Originally Posted by Les

What's to like about the lyrics? They're vulnerable and sweet and a little bit helpless and that's kind of irresistible to me. It's only my interpretation of the lyrics, but what I like about them is his honesty. He knows he's been working too much, and he knows he can't really come up with an explanation that will be satisfactory for her because he can't fully explain himself why he hasn't been able to tear himself away from the work, so he's telling her to get mad at him, give him the cold shoulder, to do all of these things that he probably deserves for not being around enough. But today, just let him know in some small way that he's still loved, because as long as he knows that, he'll be there with her in a heartbeat (because he's in love even if he sometimes falls down on the job about showing her). There's a strong implicit message about his love for her that emerges between the lines. That's what I like about the lyrics.

Originally Posted by NicksIllume

I have a VHS of Largo from '79. The harmonies aren't perfect, but they're on there. Besides, Christine with a guitar. Another added bonus to SMAP live.

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I do think, however, Stevie and Chris are somewhere in that harmony mix - I can hear them in the "I'll come runnin'."

Originally Posted by markolas

Save Me a Place is an amazing song, so all the h8ers need to step off! ;)

It's kind of a folky little number, and I have to wonder how many of the people who don't like this song also dislike folk and old country/bluegrass/stringband music.

Originally Posted by amber

I think the difference is, that kind of music is often fast, whereas SMAP is slooooowww..
Amber "h8er" g.

Originally Posted by markolas

That kind of music is as slow as often as it is fast. That's your beef with SMAP? That it's slow?

Originally Posted by amber

Basically. And the tune sounds really droning, as opposed to melodic, to me. I mean, it's ok, the lyrics are good, but yeah...objectively i know it's a good song, but subjectively, i don't enjoy listening to it much. :wavey: :sorry:

Originally Posted by markolas

Hmm...

I know a lot of Ledgies are into hard rock from the '70s and '80s, and I kind of figured that they wouldn't like SMAP because it sounds "too country." I have a friend who basically thinks that any music with acoustic guitar in it is "country."

I thought perhaps some SMAP-h8tin Ledgies might follow the same logic. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Les

I think their voices can sound a lot alike too sometimes, but it was an interview that Stevie gave that first confirmed for me that it's only Lindsey's voice on the track. The interviewer questioned her about all of the vocal layers in the song and she said it was all Lindsey's voice.

I've got a video clip of a tour rehearsal of Save Me A Place on my Tusk page if you're interested. The link to it is listed just after the second picture on the right. The three voices are great together and you do see Christine with a guitar. :)