Placebo — Beautiful James

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Length: 4:08
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Bring me back to life
Never let me go
Your troubles and your hard strife
I saw them
Take me by the hand
As we cross through battlefields
Nobody understands
'Cause there's nobody at the wheel
Beautiful James
I don't wanna wake you
Beautiful James
I don't wanna wake you
Everybody lies
One hundred times a day
The silence in your hard eyes
Is far too rare to give away
And it's exactly why I stay
Beautiful James
I don't wanna wake you
Beautiful James
I don't wanna wake you
(Don't wanna wake you)
Beautiful James
(Don't wanna wake you)
I don't wanna wake you
(Don't wanna wake you)
Beautiful James
(Don't wanna wake you)
I don't wanna wake you
Though I may have to
I may have to
I may have to
(Don't wanna wake you)
Beautiful James
(Don't wanna wake you)
I don't wanna wake you
(Don't wanna wake you)
Beautiful James
(Don't wanna wake you)
I don't wanna wake you
Never let me go
Your troubles and your hard strife
I saw them
Take me by the hand
As we cross through battlefields
Nobody understands
'Cause there's nobody at the wheel
Beautiful James
I don't wanna wake you
Beautiful James
I don't wanna wake you
Everybody lies
One hundred times a day
The silence in your hard eyes
Is far too rare to give away
And it's exactly why I stay
Beautiful James
I don't wanna wake you
Beautiful James
I don't wanna wake you
(Don't wanna wake you)
Beautiful James
(Don't wanna wake you)
I don't wanna wake you
(Don't wanna wake you)
Beautiful James
(Don't wanna wake you)
I don't wanna wake you
Though I may have to
I may have to
I may have to
(Don't wanna wake you)
Beautiful James
(Don't wanna wake you)
I don't wanna wake you
(Don't wanna wake you)
Beautiful James
(Don't wanna wake you)
I don't wanna wake you
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A very good song. Thanks R.P. (florin.from.transsylvania)
Placebo are always a treat!
"Everybody lies 100 times a day"
[citation needed]
[citation needed]
Beautiful James, I don't wanna wake you
Beautiful James, I don't wanna wake you
Beautiful James, I don't wanna wake you
Poor James, he can't get any sleep!
Beautiful James, I don't wanna wake you
BTW, this sounds an awful lot like the band "James".
I find this band has the same effect on me as the real one. Very nice.
Jelani wrote:
some people are simply so much easier to be around when they're sleeping! i may be one of them...heehee
I"m trying to figure this song out. It sounds tragic, and I really like it, but don't quite get what it might be referencing. Any insights are welcome...
some people are simply so much easier to be around when they're sleeping! i may be one of them...heehee
I"m trying to figure this song out. It sounds tragic, and I really like it, but don't quite get what it might be referencing. Any insights are welcome...
Way overplayed lately....good song...not a Great song
Seeing them this year for the first time. Just love love love

Josh Joplinesque
More 10 on top of the 10 I gave already. Thank you.
10
My name is James

My name is James

Love the sound, big fan of Placebo. Less of a fan of Brian's 'tash :D

A new Placebo album and i did'nt even know it? Thank's radio Paradise to let me be informed.
I can't be the only Southern Californian that pictures this face when he's singing the chorus:


Really digging this wall of sound piercing intensity and the reedy voice!
cinzia1026 wrote:
I thought it was A Perfect Circle... sounded like Maynard James Keenan's vocal to me
Now that you mention it there is a similar tone there, but I knew it was Placebo immediately. Good to see a new one from them.
I thought it was A Perfect Circle... sounded like Maynard James Keenan's vocal to me
Now that you mention it there is a similar tone there, but I knew it was Placebo immediately. Good to see a new one from them.
the_jake wrote:
His voice is familiar to me, but I can't recall from where.
Definitely like his voice. Going with a 7 rating on first listen.
Alpine Stars for one.
I thought it was A Perfect Circle... sounded like Maynard James Keenan's vocal to me
His voice is familiar to me, but I can't recall from where.
Definitely like his voice. Going with a 7 rating on first listen.
Alpine Stars for one.
I thought it was A Perfect Circle... sounded like Maynard James Keenan's vocal to me
Full speed ahead with Placebo and similar please!
vandal wrote:
I really love Brian Molko's voice, his cadence, and the reedy quality that underpins his delivery.
His voice is familiar to me, but I can't recall from where.
Definitely like his voice. Going with a 7 rating on first listen.
Alpine Stars for one.
I really love Brian Molko's voice, his cadence, and the reedy quality that underpins his delivery.
His voice is familiar to me, but I can't recall from where.
Definitely like his voice. Going with a 7 rating on first listen.
Alpine Stars for one.
Such a long break since the last album! Very excited to hear the whole thing -- even their weaker albums have some song that totally blows me away. "Too Many Friends" on the last one I listened to constantly after my grandmother died.
Cool song. I like the driving feel and the synth hook.
Great to see them back. Immediate 7 straight out of the box and sure to climb. Thanks again RP.
Good Tune! I never heard of them before. Thanx RP!
I really love Brian Molko's voice, his cadence, and the reedy quality that underpins his delivery.
"Everybody lies 100 times a day"
[citation needed]
Yeah, seems a dodgy claim to me.
I'd put it much higher.