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Franz Ferdinand — Take Me Out
Album: Franz Ferdinand
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Released: 2004
Length: 3:54
Plays (last 30 days): 3
So if you're lonely
You know I'm here waiting for you
I'm just a cross-hair
I'm just a shot away from you

And if you leave here
You leave me broken, shattered I lie
I'm just a cross-hair
I'm just a shot, then we can die

I know I won't be leavin' here with you

I say don't you know
You say you don't know
I say... take me out!

I say you don't show
Don't move, time is slow
I say... take me out!

I say you don't know
You say you don't go
I say... take me out!

If I move, this could die
If eyes move, this can die
I want you... to take me out!

I know I won't be leaving here with you
Oh, I know I won't be leaving here
I know I won't be leaving here with you
I know I won't be leaving here with you

I say don't you know
You say you don't know
I say... take me out!

If I wane, this could die
If I wait, this could die
I want you to take me out

If I move this could die
If eyes move this can die
Come on... take me out!

I know I won't be leaving here with you
Oh, I know I won't be leaving here
I know I won't be leaving here with you
I know I won't be leaving here with you
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8 -> 9
for the sheer energy of it 
As it happens, Gavrilo Princip did take him out.
 sjccroquet wrote:

I want to rename my band Gavrilo Princip just so these guys might let us open for them.



There is a group called Gavrilo Principe in Serbia.
Cure-esque!
 sjccroquet wrote:

I want to rename my band Gavrilo Princip just so these guys might let us open for them.



If you did, you'd kill it. 
 Majoran wrote:

Es gibt unterbewertete und überbewertete Bands. Franz Ferdinand sind letzteres, finde ich.




Agreed.
τђєy ๔๐ ร๐มก๔ līкє τђє кīllєгร 
 springof63 wrote:

Edmund:   Do you mean "Why did the war start?"
...
Baldrick
:  I heard that it started when a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostrich 'cause he was hungry.
Edmund
:  I think you mean it started when the Archduke of Austro-Hungary got shot.
Baldrick
:  Nah, there was definitely an ostrich involved, sir.
...
Baldrick:  So the poor old ostrich died for nothing.
.
https://historyexplosion.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/the-poor-old-ostrich-died-for-nothing/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DoM3sWkgfU




Another reason I love RP:
The breadth of knowledgeable snark that permeates this place...  :-)
I don`t remember them playing live in Sarajevo..
Es gibt unterbewertete und überbewertete Bands. Franz Ferdinand sind letzteres, finde ich.
I want to rename my band Gavrilo Princip just so these guys might let us open for them.
Good song, but the lyrics...
NHL 2013 anyone? My favorite sports title to date.
 gandalfbmg wrote:

I just LOVE it when this song hits that 'slow down' part.



I LOVE to read a comment from 17 years ago :)
 xray38 wrote:
Historically there is a rather strong connection with Franz Ferdinand and the killers, just not the band.

Lol, nicely done
I... shouldn't... lilke... this... song... but I do. Take me out.
Snipping fingers all the time > must be upgraded > al least 8 !

Played this album over and over again during a road trip in Scotland! Great memories!
It's also one of the first songs I learnt on bass :D 
Upped my rating after this listen
I've got a soft spot for any song from the early Guitar Hero games.
Love this!  Tremendous video!  Like Monty Python taken to the next level.
Vampire Weekend?
 jmsmy wrote:
for some reason - I always thought this was the Killers
 

Historically there is a rather strong connection with Franz Ferdinand and the killers, just not the band.
 westy2 wrote:
Is it not arctic monkeys? from England

 

hugogdt wrote:
Thought it was Artik Monkeys ...

 


 

I always thought it was a RHCP song
for some reason - I always thought this was the Killers
Love the fact that with the new player I can read about the Archduke of Austria-Este Franz Ferdinand when listening to a song by Franz Ferdinand. X--D
They're from Scotland!
Alex Kaporanos went to the same school as my kids in Edinburgh
They are on Chemikal Underground. Greate Glasgow label
Man, I love this. When it came out, I was teaching at a big uni in the shadow of Fuji-san, and the other ex-pats and I would sit outside on the patio in the garden next to the koi pond, and we'd talk about Their New Sound; so wild, unrestrained, and pained with uber angst...

Is it not arctic monkeys? from England

 

hugogdt wrote:
Thought it was Artik Monkeys ...

 


 springof63 wrote:

Edmund:   Do you mean "Why did the war start?"
...
Baldrick
:  I heard that it started when a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostrich 'cause he was hungry.
Edmund
:  I think you mean it started when the Archduke of Austro-Hungary got shot.
Baldrick
:  Nah, there was definitely an ostrich involved, sir.
...
Baldrick:  So the poor old ostrich died for nothing.
.
https://historyexplosion.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/the-poor-old-ostrich-died-for-nothing/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DoM3sWkgfU



 
{#Crown}
I won a charity strictly come dancing competition to this song, doing my version of the paso doble with my partner, nice ,memories{#Laughing}
 
 GuiltyFeat wrote:
Even when this came out, it felt like it had been around forever. Rifftastic.

I say... take me out. 

 
The riff is reminiscent to LZ's Trampled Under Foot.
 Reckoner978 wrote:

Aaand right now :)

 
and yet again
Even when this came out, it felt like it had been around forever. Rifftastic.

I say... take me out. 
 Skydog wrote:
 
and again this morning

 
Aaand right now :)

Edmund:   Do you mean "Why did the war start?"
...
Baldrick
:  I heard that it started when a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostrich 'cause he was hungry.
Edmund
:  I think you mean it started when the Archduke of Austro-Hungary got shot.
Baldrick
:  Nah, there was definitely an ostrich involved, sir.
...
Baldrick:  So the poor old ostrich died for nothing.
.
https://historyexplosion.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/the-poor-old-ostrich-died-for-nothing/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DoM3sWkgfU


 S-curvy wrote:
Eee-oooo, I was really afraid this was the Killers (pop poop) and that maybe Bill had consumed some bad water. I hate to remind everyone, but it was Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination kicked off the Great War.  Hopefully this one will go back in the chiller for a long spell and avoid those kind of unfortunate interventions that befell the Archduke....

 
so what happened to the ostrich?
 stephw wrote:
Nice segue from Talking Head's "Girlfriend is Better".

 
 4merdj wrote:
 
 

 
The same tonight :)




  
and again this morning
yes sir {#Bananajam}{#Dancingbanana_2} some happy vibes at RP
 
Thought it was Artik Monkeys ...
sorry fred, but for me there is not enough Franz Ferdinand here on RP. This one is not one of their best songs!
Posted: Jun 12, 2015 - 17:34
 

 stephw wrote:
Nice segue from Talking Head's "Girlfriend is Better".

  
The same tonight :)


+ 1 for the trend today ... {#Cheers}


best indie song intro, spoiled by one of the worst songs ever. Meh.
 stephw wrote:
Nice segue from Talking Head's "Girlfriend is Better".

 
The same tonight :)
Nice segue from Talking Head's "Girlfriend is Better".
Play FF this year for the centennial of World War I.
10 years already?!  Yikes.  Good stuff here.  
Takes me back to when these guys first came onto the scene...FEELS SO GOOD! Fredriley also referenced Gang of Four; I always thought the blistering Telecaster power-chords that start and scatter hooks throughout their songs were oh-so-similar, and hearing this always makes me wanna dig out and hear that weird one the Gang sang back in the early or mid-80s: "Love will get you like a case of anthrax..."; the Entertainment album I think, and every song had thrashing guitar, mad rocking bass, wild rhythm shifts and wacky fun at the vocals; Franz Ferdinand revive and ride the style quite well...
 fredriley wrote:
The insistent rhythm and raw bass really shows up the influence of The Gang of Four on Franz Ferdinand, and influence which IIRC they acknowledge openly. Go4, although relatively obscure, were highly influential on a wide range of artists, and the compilation double CD "return the gift" has a stack of remixes by bands such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Dandy Warhols.
 
+1
I hear a bit of Roxy Music in there
These guys put on a good show at Lollapalooza.
 fredriley wrote:
The insistent rhythm and raw bass really shows up the influence of The Gang of Four on Franz Ferdinand, and influence which IIRC they acknowledge openly. Go4, although relatively obscure, were highly influential on a wide range of artists, and the compilation double CD "return the gift" has a stack of remixes by bands such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Dandy Warhols.
 
interesting.
The insistent rhythm and raw bass really shows up the influence of The Gang of Four on Franz Ferdinand, and influence which IIRC they acknowledge openly. Go4, although relatively obscure, were highly influential on a wide range of artists, and the compilation double CD "return the gift" has a stack of remixes by bands such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Dandy Warhols.


There's always a way to avoid commercials "ruining" songs: Just don't watch TV. You'll be surprised how much better you'll feel :)
Early 21st century nostalgia!
 S-curvy wrote:
Eee-oooo, I was really afraid this was the Killers (pop poop) and that maybe Bill had consumed some bad water. I hate to remind everyone, but it was Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination kicked off the Great War.  Hopefully this one will go back in the chiller for a long spell and avoid those kind of unfortunate interventions that befell the Archduke....
 
I don't think you really hated "to remind everyone"; you probably enjoyed doing so.   Is it possible to shoot a song in the back seat of a limousine which had taken a wrong turn?
 S-curvy wrote:
Eee-oooo, I was really afraid this was the Killers (pop poop) and that maybe Bill had consumed some bad water. I hate to remind everyone, but it was Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination kicked off the Great War.  Hopefully this one will go back in the chiller for a long spell and avoid those kind of unfortunate interventions that befell the Archduke....
 
Curse those darn kids and their jangly guitars! {#Roflol}

covered this one in my last band...LOVED playing it!  {#Lol}



Yikes !  I knew Monday Nights were good, but come on !!!  6
I've never heard this song, nor have I seen the commercial, if there is one.  I rather like this - it sort of bludgeons me in a good way. {#Dancingbanana_2}
 S-curvy wrote:
Eee-oooo, I was really afraid this was the Killers (pop poop) and that maybe Bill had consumed some bad water. I hate to remind everyone, but it was Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination kicked off the Great War.  Hopefully this one will go back in the chiller for a long spell and avoid those kind of unfortunate interventions that befell the Archduke....
 
Do you read Ken Follett books?  Very cool stuff, the most recent of which is set in this era which obviously goes in depth about Austria, FF, etc.

Boring...
There's an awesome video for this song. YouTube - Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
Now I remember why I hate this song, another perfectly good song ruiniated by commercials. Sorry, it does not make logical sense, but when you hear a song over and over hocking a product, it most definitely diminishes. I know that I am not the only one that feels this way.
play it again Sam {#Cowboy}
{#Dancingbanana}
Eee-oooo, I was really afraid this was the Killers (pop poop) and that maybe Bill had consumed some bad water. I hate to remind everyone, but it was Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination kicked off the Great War.  Hopefully this one will go back in the chiller for a long spell and avoid those kind of unfortunate interventions that befell the Archduke....
OK I'm a total hypocrite as i bitch nonstop about hearing pop music from bands i don't like (eg coldplay, who fucking sucks) but this KICKS ASS
 Proclivities wrote:

I thought he was the Archduke.

 
Touche

 Stingray wrote:
KING FRANZ FERDINAND!
 
I thought he was the Archduke.

Strange, I like most of what I have heard from them over the years, EXCEPT this song, no likey!!{#No}
Scotland!!!!!11111 
KING FRANZ FERDINAND!
Wow it's been a long time...
Today this song is a 10
 aaronm wrote:
Love it!  Brilliant follow-up to The Cars' Just What I Needed.
 
A smart pop music set ... from "back then" and now... good way to start the morning! {#Dancingbanana_2}
Tripe....a Talking Heads tribute act....done badly.
 Proclivities wrote:

I think you are referring to "Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood.  There are similarities to that song in certain areas of this one.
 
That's it, I thought this was a rehash of something else.
Yes similar.

 Smoove_D wrote:
Franz Ferdinand will probably end up being a one-hit wonder, courtesy of this song. Still, it's a rockin' tune and not a bad one to be known for.
 
I suspect you're not being ironic. Believe me, this side of The Pond, FF have had a good few hits other than this one. Their star may have faded in recent years but they're still a big band in these parts.

YES!  Excellent pick-me-up tune during the middle of the workday.  Wish I could watch the music video to go along with it!
Franz Ferdinand will probably end up being a one-hit wonder, courtesy of this song. Still, it's a rockin' tune and not a bad one to be known for.
 crazyossi wrote:
{#Stop}
Oh it hurts ! Can anyone tell me what this Band is good for ? They all scream about it - i havent heard any good song from it in years !!!
{#Sick}
 
I think you might be needing some Geritol ... {#Cheers}
 smehan55 wrote:
 cherinoel wrote:

doesn't ANYone hear KC and the Sunshine Band?


 
Not unless I absolutely can't reach the "off" button. ;-)
 
you owe me a cleaners bill.

Curse that stripper...
{#Stop}
Oh it hurts ! Can anyone tell me what this Band is good for ? They all scream about it - i havent heard any good song from it in years !!!
{#Sick}
 almafi wrote:
{#Dancingbanana_2}The first time I heard this song, I knew it would be one of the few of its genre/generation that we'll be hearing for a long time.  Add "Seven Nation Army" and "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" to that list.
 

EXACTLY!  And "Float On" by Modest Mouse is inextricably linked to those in my mind as well.
 cherinoel wrote:
KC....'when you wanna come'
 
I think you are referring to "Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood.  There are similarities to that song in certain areas of this one.


FF, and particulary this song are overplayed over here in Serbia, so I've completely lost criticism about it. Biased 5.
I don't care if i heard this song from GTA... I still love it! so good! 
{#Bananajam}
{#Dancingbanana_2}The first time I heard this song, I knew it would be one of the few of its genre/generation that we'll be hearing for a long time.  Add "Seven Nation Army" and "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" to that list.
I just danced to this great song in my room.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the root of this song. Several have commented on the Zep connection, but no one has mentioned the REAL source - Robert Johnson's Terraplane Blues (look it up!){#Devil_pimp}


 cherinoel wrote:

doesn't ANYone hear KC and the Sunshine Band?

 
Not unless I absolutely can't reach the "off" button. ;-)
KC....'when you wanna come'


Hopefully he's asking for a date and not requesting that he be whacked. . . {#Eek}


Love it!  Brilliant follow-up to The Cars' Just What I Needed.
 cherinoel wrote:

doesn't ANYone hear KC and the Sunshine Band?


 
Ha! That made me smile.  As far as the band.. ehh I guess someone like this.


Makes me want to run home and grab up my guitar hero! {#Bananajam}
 gutboy wrote:

being compared to zep is a huge compliment.
i definately heard "trampled Underfott" in there
thats a good thing

 
I get a Trampled Underfoot thing along with various elements of Roxy Music, Talking Heads and Roy Wood

doesn't ANYone hear KC and the Sunshine Band?


 PisukeSorame wrote:

The remix done by Daft Punk is incredible, but compared with the original? Noooooooooooooo!!!





 

Remix... not bad
Cover by Scissor Sisters... awesome

I love how the first couple of seconds of this song sound completely different from the rest. It completely baffles my confused brain, and there's just something fun about that. Maybe because the song rocks.
Somebody was definitely listening to some early Roxy Music...
The remix done by Daft Punk is incredible, but compared with the original? Noooooooooooooo!!!
real sh*t
EssexTex wrote:
Hate this...like very bad Talking Heads impersonators
Hardly. At least the vocalist can sing in tune... 7 from the Nottingham jury.
This song makes me chair-bop...I like-eee
I just love the beat.
gutboy wrote:
being compared to zep is a huge compliment. i definately heard "trampled Underfott" in there thats a good thing
because zep is like, "the Hammer of the Gods"
ThePoose wrote:
And I want Custard Pie.
being compared to zep is a huge compliment. i definately heard "trampled Underfott" in there thats a good thing
Hahahaha i like it .. always did ...
MAN there's a lot that can be said with a screaming Tele, Gang of 4 -style slashing it, and WACKY VOCALS! Still diggin' it, and first heard it on here years ago! Go RP! and how about Jacqueline from this record?! Love it!
Hate this...like very bad Talking Heads impersonators
publiceric wrote:
Maybe this is just catching me at the wrong time, but I'm finding this song incredibly irritating...
I hear ya... The song is less annoying in the background (I think this or another FF song was in Burnout 3).
nEW ALBUM? WHEN,
jesspra wrote:
I'm not sure why this makes me want to listen to Zeppelin's "Trampled Underfoot."
And I want Custard Pie.
jpfueler wrote:
me too And I must say with the segue from the Cars- Just What I Needed. . . I so could hear either Ric or Ben singing this as well and I love the bands name...those pesky Habsburgs
Yeah, why don't they all take a drive to Sarajevo?