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Save Me Now

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Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Impacting Life On Earth”
Here’s how the theme inspired me.

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This week at Song Lyric Sunday, Jim Adams’ theme is “Impacting Life On Earth” and our challenge is to write about a song associated with climate change and/or the environment.

Born and raised in Shard End, Birmingham, England, Jeff Lynne has been bringing music to fans in his home country and around the world for nearly four decades. He came to prominence as the leader and creative force of Electric Light Orchestra …. better known by its initials, ELO. With ELO, he scored many hits throughout the 1970s, including “Can’t Get It Out of My Head,” “Livin’ Thing,” and “Don’t Bring Me Down” to name a few.

Electric Light Orchestra is one of the most remarkable success stories in rock history. ELO has sold over 50-million records worldwide, and continues to be a remarkably popular catalog. Between 1972 and 1986, Lynne wrote and produced 26 Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom, and 20 Top 40 hits in the United States.

Lynne eventually went on to concentrate on production and songwriting work for fellow major stars, former Beatles Paul McCartney and George Harrison. He resurfaced as a performer in 1988, when he became a Grammy-award winning member of the Traveling Wilburys.

Jeff Lynne has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In his own powerful but humble way, Jeff Lynne has been making waves all over the world for most of his musical life …. a fact memorably documented in the acclaimed 2012 documentary Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO.

“Save Me Now” is Jeff Lynne’s eco-conscious song which is a track on his 1990 solo album, Armchair Theatre. It was a departure from Lynne’s usual less outspoken approach on social issues, marking a rare foray into political songwriting. The song features a fingerstyle acoustic guitar and was one of the first “protest” songs Lynne had written in years, inspired by the escalating environmental crisis and climate change. The lyrics depict a world exhausted and crying out for salvation from pollution and changing seasons. The song opens with the earth waking up, feeling half-dead from the effects of “poison” in the sky and the changes in its very seasons, culminating in a desperate plea, “Save me now“. 

This is “Save Me Now” by Jeff Lynne

LYRICS

One day the earth woke up, said
“Boy, I feel half dead!
Somebody’s turning up the poison
And it’s getting in my head
Sometimes I wish my guests
Would move away somewhere
Yes I’m burning up all over
I can’t even breathe the air.

Save me now, save me now, save me now
Save me now, save me now.”

One day the earth woke up, said
“Boy, it’s getting hot!
And remember all those trees I had?
But now there ain’t a lot
And my ice caps are slowly trickling
Down to where the party’s at
And if everybody’s going there well
That’s the end of that.”

Save me now, save me now,
Come on and
Save me now, save me now
Save me now.”

Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Jeff Lynne

Impacting Life on Earth

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Thanks for stopping by for a look and a listen.

That’s all she wrote, kids. See you on the flip side. 😎

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44 thoughts on “Save Me Now”

  4. I love everything about Jeff Lynne and his music. Now I can add this song to the list. Really stops and makes you think. Sometimes it all feels like a dream. How did it come to this? A rhetorical questions for inquiring minds. Great share Nancy have a wonderful Sunday.

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    1. That’s the $64,000 question, Jill! The way we treat our planet is disgraceful and Mother Nature is only going to take this abuse for so long. It’s incredible to believe that the first environmental protest song was released in 1962; the fact that this situation has been allowed to fester is disgusting. Thanks for stopping by for a look and listen, Jill. I appreciate you being here today.

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  11. Perfect choice, Nancy. I did not know this song- but what a statement! The shame is in that we are getting farther and farther away from this goal. But I have to wonder- how can we save the earth when we cannot even save ourselves?

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  12. A wonderful choice Nancy , such a talented all rounder, musician, song and music writer!

    Retired now, though it was a shame he didn’t do his last show which was cancelled due to him having a broken hand. …I am sure he could have pleased all his fans , who’s chance to see him perform, would have been happy to see him just sing ….someone else could have played guitar for him.

    Great song with perfect lyrics for the prompt…they hit right on target. 💜💜💜

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    1. Thank you, Clive. I was excited about this one and I’m pleased you enjoyed it. I had a feeling this song might be a surprise piece for just about everyone. I love Jeff Lynne’s music and his message really comes across here; featuring him and his song was a delight for me.

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          1. He’s had a long, productive career. I saw the ELO on their first tour, just after 10538 had been a hit here. One of the worst gigs I’ve ever been to, but they improved 🤣

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  15. The incredible, Jeff Lynne, and thank you for introducing me to marvelous protest song, Nancy … here is a song that I’m posting with my poem “Chattering to the Birds”, in few days’ time. (enjoy my friend)
    Lindsey Stirling’s “Song of the Caged Bird” is more than just a haunting violin piece; it’s a visual and emotional journey inspired by Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Stirling imagined a bird gazing longingly from its cage, yearning to soar like the others. Though it cannot escape, it finds joy in sharing its song, lighting up the world around it. Stirling writes:

    “Often times we can’t control our circumstances. However, it’s up to us to determine how we will respond to them. We all have a voice to find and a gift to share.”

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    1. This is such a glorious piece with a brilliant statement, dear Ivor! Thank you for sharing it here today.

      I feel the same way you do about Jeff Lynne; he is incredible. His music and its message will always be among my favorites. Thank you, dear friend. 🥰🎶🌎💛🌏

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