By the time of their debut album, 1980’s Crocodiles - a moderate UK hit - the drum machine had been replaced by Pete de Freitas. Their next, the critically-acclaimed Heaven Up Here, reached the Top Ten in 1981, as did 1983’s Porcupine and ‘84’s Ocean Rain. Singles like “The Killing Moon” (later used in the soundtrack to Donnie Darko, a film whose imagery owed much to the artwork of the band’s early records.), “Silver,” “Bring On The Dancing Horses,” and “The Cutter” helped keep the group in the public eye as they took a brief hiatus in the late 1980s. Their 1987 self-titled LP was a small American hit, their only LP to have significant sales there.
McCulloch quit the band in 1988. De Freitas was killed in a motorcycle accident one year later. The others decided to continue, recruiting Noel Burke to replace McCulloch on vocals in Reverberation (1990), which did not generate much excitement among fans or critics. Burke, Sargeant and Pattinson split after that, but the surviving three fourths of the original band reformed in 1997 and released Evergreen (1997), What Are You Going To Do With Your Life? (1999), Flowers (2001) , Siberia (2005), and the latest addition, The Fountain (2009). The group’s old audience liked the return to their classic sound, and they also managed to gain a number of new, younger listeners.
Echo and the Bunnymen were managed early on by Bill Drummond, who went on to be a founder member of The KLF.
(On the cover of their third album 'Porcupine' the band's name was written 'Echo & the Bunnymen' with the word 'and' replaced by an ampersand symbol. Both this abbreviated form and the original full written form have been used on subsequent albums and singles.This double usage has been the source of many discrepancies in meta-data in streamed and downloaded versions of the band's recordings)
Rescue
Echo And The Bunnymen Lyrics
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Would you sympathize
Could you sympathize?
I'm jumbled up
Maybe I'm losing my touch
I'm jumbled up
Maybe I'm losing my touch
But you know I didn't have it anyway
Won't you come on down to my
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Things are wrong
Things are going wrong
Can you tell that in a song
I don't know what I want anymore
First I want a kiss and then I want it all
Won't you come on down to my
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Rescue, rescue, rescue
Things are wrong
Things are going wrong
Can you tell that in a song
Losing sense of those harder things
Is this the blues I'm singing?
Is this the blues I'm singing?
Is this the blues I'm singing?
Is this the blues I'm singing?
Won't you come on down to my
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Is this the blues I'm singing
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Won't you come on down to my
Won't you come on down to my
Won't you come on down to my
Won't you come on down to my
(Is this the blues I'm singing?)
Won't you come on down to my
(Rescue)
Won't you come on down to my
(Is this the blues I'm singing?)
(Rescue)
Won't you come on down to my
(Is this the blues I'm singing?)
(Rescue)
Won't you come on down to my
(Is this the blues I'm singing?)
(Rescue)
Won't you come on down to my
(Is this the, I'm singing)
Won't you come on down to my
(Is this the, I'm singing)
"Rescue" is a song by Echo and The Bunnymen, released in 1980. The song is about being lost, confused and in need of someone to come to your rescue. The lyrics are a plea for help, asking someone to sympathize and come to their aid. The first stanza of the song talks about the singer being lost and jumbled up, possibly losing their touch. The chorus repeats the request for rescue, while the second stanza describes the singer's confusion and uncertainty about what they want.
The repeated line "Is this the blues I'm singing?" suggests that the singer is feeling down and depressed, possibly indicating that they are experiencing the blues. The song ends with an extended chorus chant, with the singer pleading again for someone to come to their rescue.
The song's message of needing help and support resonated with many listeners and has become a classic of the post-punk genre. The song's catchy melody and poignant lyrics have made it a fan favorite for decades.
Line by Line Meaning
If I said I'd lost my way
If I admitted I was lost
Would you sympathize
Would you feel sorry for me
Could you sympathize?
Would you be capable of feeling sorry for me
I'm jumbled up
I'm confused
Maybe I'm losing my touch
Maybe I'm not as good at something as I used to be
But you know I didn't have it anyway
But you know I was never good at it in the first place
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Won't you help me out
Things are wrong
Things aren't going well
Can you tell that in a song
Can you express that in music
I don't know what I want anymore
I'm unsure about my desires
First I want a kiss and then I want it all
I'm fickle in my wants
Losing sense of those harder things
Becoming confused about more difficult issues
Is this the blues I'm singing?
Am I singing a sad song
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Won't you help me out
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Won't you help me out
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Won't you help me out
Is this the blues I'm singing
Am I singing a sad song
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Won't you help me out
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Won't you help me out
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Won't you help me out
Is this the blues I'm singing?
Am I singing a sad song
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Won't you help me out
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Won't you help me out
(Is this the blues I'm singing?)
(Am I singing a sad song?)
(Rescue)
(Help me out)
(Is this the blues I'm singing?)
(Am I singing a sad song?)
(Rescue)
(Help me out)
(Is this the blues I'm singing?)
(Am I singing a sad song?)
(Rescue)
(Help me out)
(Is this the blues I'm singing?)
(Am I singing a sad song?)
(Rescue)
(Help me out)
(Is this the, I'm singing)
(Am I, in fact, singing)
(Won't you come on down to my)
(Help me out)
(Is this the, I'm singing)
(Am I, in fact, singing)
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: IAN STEPHEN MCCULLOCH, LESLIE THOMAS PATTINSON, PETER LOUIS VINCENT DE FREITAS, WILLIAM ALFRED SERGEANT
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@pierres6847
If I said I'd lost my way
Would you sympathise
Could you sympathise?
I'm jumbled up
Maybe I'm losing my touch
I'm jumbled up
Maybe I'm losing my touch
But you know I didn't have it anyway
Won't you come on down to my
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Things are wrong
Things are going wrong
Can you tell that in a song
I don't know what I want anymore
First I want a kiss and then I want it all
Won't you come on down to my
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Rescue, rescue, rescue
Things are wrong
Things are going wrong
Can you tell that in a song
Losing sense of those harder things
Is this the blues I'm singing?
Is this the blues I'm singing?
Is this the blues I'm singing?
Is this the blues I'm singing?
Won't you come on down to my
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Is this the blues I'm singing
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Won't you come on down to my
Won't you come on down to my
Won't you come on down to my
Won't you come on down to my
(Is this the blues I'm singing?)
Won't you come on down to my
(Rescue)
Won't you come on down to my
(Is this the blues I'm singing?)
(Rescue)
Won't you come on down to my
(Is this the blues I'm singing?)
(Rescue)
Won't you come on down to my
(Is this the blues I'm singing?)
(Rescue)
Won't you come on down to my
(Is this the, I'm singing)
Won't you come on down to my
(Is this the, I'm singing)
@macacoartico42
Hola
Hello
Si dijera que perdí mi camino
If I said I'd lost my way
¿Simpatizarías?
Would you sympathize?
¿Podrías simpatizar?
Could you sympathize?
Estoy revuelto
I'm jumbled up
Tal vez estoy perdiendo mi toque
Maybe I'm losing my touch
Estoy revuelto
I'm jumbled up
Tal vez estoy perdiendo mi toque
Maybe I'm losing my touch
Pero sabes que no lo tenía de todos modos
But you know I didn't have it anyway
¿No vendrás a mi?
Won't you come on down to my?
¿No vendrás a mi rescate?
Won't you come on down to my rescue?
Las cosas estan mal
Things are wrong
Las cosas van mal
Things are going wrong
¿Puedes decir eso en una canción?
Can you tell that in a song?
Ya no se lo que quiero
I don't know what I want anymore
Primero quiero un beso y luego lo quiero todo
First I want a kiss and then I want it all
¿No vendrás a mi?
Won't you come on down to my?
¿No vendrás a mi rescate?
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Rescate, rescate
Rescue, rescue
Vamos y rescatame
C'omon and rescue me
¿Es este el blues que estoy cantando?
Is this the blues I'm singing?
¿Es este el blues que estoy cantando?
Is this the blues I'm singing?
¿Es este el blues que estoy cantando?
Is this the blues I'm singing?
@lawrenceomond7341
I saw Echo in the Queens Hall in Edinburgh a few years ago. I was in front of the stage and was shouting for rescue. Ian said no.. its not on the set list. I shouted again. He turned to the band and said what do you think?
They played it!!
@sirjellybeans6653
I got Backstage in 83 with my girlfriend by running up the wrong stairs whilst the bouncers chased us and stumbled into a room and it was the dressing room of the band. I couldn't begin to tell you how well we were treated as young fans. The band couldn't do enough for us. I got my belt signed and my coat and ticket stubb by them including Pete Defreitas who incidentally was such a lovely soul. I still have the ticket stubb to this Day. R..I.P Pete and thank you
@chinalad1049
Only cause the effing place was on fire 😂😂
@chinalad1049
Sir Jelly Beans then me mum spoilt it by saying heres you coffee get up 😜
@brandon2912t
@@sirjellybeans6653 What a lovely story, it brought a huge grin to my face!!!! That is all we can take with us at the end of this life, these amazing tunes and those memories, blessings of love and abundance to you!
@allancarlosnascimento138
Lucky !!!!
@BangBang9er
Echo was my first foray into the genre. My friend bought me a ticket and we saw them in a small high school gym in '83. It changed both of our musical lives forever.
@davidrichman9779
What genre?
@brianh7605
@@davidrichman9779 Cross dressing genre
@sirprince9734
the 80s you HAD to be there- we ALL lost our way. AND THE best ones are still here