Savoy Brown - I'm Tired

[2tires]

I saw this guys in concert in 1970 or was it 71? I'm tired of the time going so quickly. Great band!

[stormkite1]

I forgot until a friend of mine told me last night that I played this song with him in a band named Was in 1972! I even forgot the name of the band! Had to revisit the song and now it's coming back thanks to the You Tube library!

[oskala7]

Haven't heard this since the '60s. Good to hear again! Way cool song w/ funky beat & hip lyrics about the politics of recognition & respect for "difference" - way before it was in vogue among (some) academics in '80s & '90s. The lyrics would not make much sense w/out the context of the ‘50s-‘60s U.S. civil rights movement - & the beat & hippie movements w/ their emphasis on authenticity as well as the American Indian, Latino, feminist, environmental, & similar progressive social movements.

[MsPokeyman]

yes this is a great BAND and SONG!!!!!

[DOMIN8RRR]

thumbs up if u typed in im tired on the search bar

[domdombeats]

i was ready to go to bed so now im listening to this song

[MICKUS100]

Im tired -.-

[chazfosse]

@MICKUS100 Me too.  I'm just tired is all

[CoreyL11]

I typed in "I'm tired" and found this. pretty solid

[chazfosse]

@CoreyL11 yup. good luck for me too

[JLPMGHRS69]

What a Great band. Youlden voice and Simmons guitar. You have to give the hole band credit.I'm so grateful I got to see them in concert.I will never get tired listen to one of the best English bands ever!

[MsPokeyman]

@JLPMGHRS69 yes! But listen to the words - trust me it will catch up with you if you do not...

[floh609]

gRAZIE DELLA SEGNALAZIONE BUBU7!

[illba1]

chris youlden was a great singer !

[LedZepFX]

Oh yeah!!!!!

[davidson2004fatboy]

Awesome tune!!!

[hamlanzon6]

Wow! I totally forgot about this song. It sounds great!

[jpso1922]

essa musica é dos creditos do driver parallel lines jogo e musica muito bons!

[LUXXXable]

@jpso1922 :D

[zenmorke]

mothafuckin` i love it :)

[MsPokeyman]

I can not believe that this Band does not have more HITS than this! I am LOVE this song FOREVER. It is so AWESOME

[ThePunkrocker8]

C:

memories in this one.

[MrPETER1947]

thank you , i been trying to find these guys for fuckin forever. great to hear these guys again. thought we'd lost em . i am so glad there are people out here that care this much . thank you again you did a whole of us real good. hello savoy brown.

[Mr1bassman]

they played at a free concert in 69/70 held by wabx,i worked there and had a chance to interview either savoy brown,or terry reid,a chose terry,but it was never published,mabe i chose wrong,,lol

[phactreerat]

@Mr1bassman

That would have been an awesome job, right during abx's heyday. We're you and air ace?

[DWGERRY26]

Ain't that a crying shame Savory Brown's not in the R&R HOF and the Sex Pistols are. What's wrong with this picture. Johnny if your reading this you and your band sucked

[MsPokeyman]

@DWGERRY26

I AGREE with your comment - they will be if I have anything about it - maybe we can start a email address to do it!

[longerino]

Thanks for uploading, love this tune, love Savoy!

[jammerman0101]

great song :)

[MsPokeyman]

This is my FAVORITE by SAVOY BROWN and I do not care about if they have HITS

THIS IS ONE OF THEIR BEST!!!

[dzony994]

this reminds me of driver parallel lines

[JaminJim2010]

I still crank this up [!!]?



[MsPokeyman]

@JaminJim2010 - So DO I !! I am right now !

[MsPokeyman]

this is my favorite song ever ... I listen to you all the time !!!

Today is SUNDAY August 7th - my nephews 30th birthday - His name is Andrew Riebling - can you send a SHOUT OUT TO HIM? I LOVE YOU ALWAYS!!

[MsPokeyman]

you have always been my favorite...even in the new century...THIS IS MY FAVORITE SONG - BUT I LOVE JACK THE TOAD AND "I' TIRED

[tankvenus]

Who the heck didn't like this?

[MsPokeyman]

I walked through the streets of DETROIT  where the DUMP was at STATE FAIR GROUNDS - No one knows what is going on there OK

PLEASE HELP THE ANIMALS AND THE AGED HERE OK!!!!!

[MsPokeyman]

I walked through the streets of DETROIT where the DUMP was at STATE FAIR STREET!!!!

[MsPokeyman]

this is my favorite ALBUM!

[JasonEmery9]

The guy pictured on the album cover wearing the black top hat is Chris Youlden. He was the lead singer of 'I'm Tired' and lead singer on most of the songs on their first 5 or 56 albums.

He put out a solo album called 'Nowhere Road'. Musically, the songs on 'Nowhere Road' are good, perhaps as good as the Savoy Brown stuff. But the lyrics are exceptional.

[darikai219]

My first british blues band! :)

[Bassyswing1]

How come I've never heard of Savoy Brown? What other underrated blues rock acts are there I haven't heard of.

[clyde36s]

@Bassyswing1 look up rumplestitskin

[scottus1955]

@Bassyswing1 the real Fleetwood Mac(before the girls joined the band) type Peter Green in the search box - happy hunting!

[MsPokeyman]

@Bassyswing1 I LOVE SAVOY BROWN!!!

[Ckcslover898]

Thumbs up if you got here by typing in I'm tired

[Rofflmfaoweab]

@Ckcslover898 Haha, I did.

[Ckcslover898]

@Rofflmfaoweab XD

[Queendomkk0]

I feel like this is a song you listen to in the back of your van while cruisin around the neighborhood with your friends.I mean it is a 70's song and I'm not hatin it.

[jesuswasntafascist]

We still have this album :D

[funkdoctorspoc1]

savoy at its best!!

[TheAwsome0ne]

Thumb's up if you searched "I'm tired" because you were

[MegaKlaxons]

@TheAwsome0ne i searched bad ass best song in the world amzing jizztastic song and this came up

[DVRBS]

Bought the album in '69...... money well spent!!!!



[chuck420nation]

im tired too

[nashorlandonosh]

lol i just typed "im tired"(because i am) into the search engine and came across this band! my lucky day!

[jordrizzle]

@nashorlandonosh same lol

[DWGERRY26]

Great bluesy voice of Chris Youlden. Wonder if Savory Brown would have became as big as let say The Doors if Chris stayed on. Mick Walker was a wonderful replacement. I like him just as much. Thanks for posting this song

[comingandgoing]

All pot smoke and black light posters, those were the days.

[RedgiePaxton]

Wait is this real or joking music?

[jesuswasntafascist]

We still have this album! :D Awesome!

[davidson2004fatboy]

As far as i'm concerned the best music ever made came from the late 60s and earlry 70s, enough said!

[MaceMn]

@davidson2004fatboy '65-'73... The pinnacle of rock evolution. Then the slow decline till the mid '80s when the bottom fell out.

[MsPokeyman]

I love this song so much!!

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

a 58 year old fan since detroit days at the legendary grande ballroom! "blue matter" is still on my favorite all time albums list.

[labluvver]

this song is the story of my life

[Jenyabasist]

Молодцы!

[Byyou100]

Sangat...sangat melelahkan..........

[stinkykuntz]

lady ho ho could;nt hold the cooker for savoy

[stinkykuntz]

whats all this talk of lady ho ho you talkin bout the one that sings my my my ugly face my po ole ugly face

[samlim94]

Man this music is so original that I get to hear this music from the game Driver Parallel Lines. Im really glad to hear all this classic song on youtube and on the game in order to know this song!

[richard57watson]

Man I love this music!

[forddodge100]

i grew up in the 70s too brown was very good ...lotta good groups that didnt get there 15 min of fame but were really good

[ladyvxn]

Been looking for this song for decades. Had the wrong title. FInally found it this am. YOW and ZA!!!!

[lizmac63]

I'm sorry......you can't NOT like this song! It's the best!

[TheVinstri]

get off this page if your compairing this to lady gaga. Get off this planet, if your compairing her to anyone, or thing for that matter.

[goldflower83]

i haven't grew up at 70's but when i am listening this tune i wish i could!!

great vibe!!!!!

[theZblues]

This guy sounds tired in a general coof-riff fashion (-:

[PHYZOE]

I completely forgot how great these lyrics apply to today. Great post, but I missed the ending. Thanks!!

[limogerry]

Ha Ha, I heard this song the year it came out, and it blew my mind! Funny enough, I love Lady Gaga too. Go figure...

[tmgermann]

One of the greatest songs of all time!

[basementrocks9999]

I Grew up With this! in The World of Re-Mixes i Am Surprised It Has Not Been

Re-done ! This song was Way Ahead Of its time !

B-rad Stone ! BASEMENT ROCKS!

[jctradeshowjoe1]

Much better than Lady Goo Goo. Ain't nothing like this today.Has undertones of Hendricks. And I ain't gonna toe the line I'm tired of trying to be something I know ain't me I'm tired of living up to what people expect me to be You know some people are different Now ain't that a crying shame Now wouldn't be a real drag if we were all the same And I'm not going to try to please Eyes that just don't see If I get myself together You'll have the blues not me

[jctradeshowjoe1]

Much better than Lady Goo Goo. Ain't nothing like this today, sure do agree.Has undertones of Hendricks.

[Ethyleene7]

The rules baby, the rules.I started growing up in the 70's. this shit was true then,still is. Now wouldn't it be a real drag if we were all the same..............

[rosesredvioletsblue]

fantastic!!!! 

[dannydarko001]

Kim Simmonds rocks!

[robertmacisaac]

Top five white blues singers and top five white lead guitasr players.

[VUPURREDOX09]

Chris Youlden is a great singer and SB a great band.-

[ithinku8dert]

and wouldnt be a drag if we were all the same

[MsPokeyman]

i grew up in the 70"s with this band and they are so much better than what is out there now. Other that LADY GAGA!!!

[sangolt88]

@MsPokeyman Couldn't agree more.

[jsaw200]

@sangolt88 yes...I agree too ; )

[mo9504]

@MsPokeyman You are so right bro

[911mrchevyman]

@MsPokeyman lady gaga is a joke dont you think????

[spacepatrolman]

@911mrchevyman if you want to laugh yer ass off watch the video lady gaga george nader

[CAS1xtz]

@MsPokeyman - 'lady' GAG YA!

[TheJosieBomb]

@MsPokeyman

I love Lady Gaga....But his is the shit. I would love to see The White Stripes do a version of this. That would be wicked. :)

[TheJosieBomb]

@MsPokeyman

I love Lady Gaga....But this is the shit. I would love to see The White Stripes do a version of this. That would be wicked. :)

[MsPokeyman]

@MsPokeyman

I agree - I can not ever leave this Band ever!

[jason75]

@MsPokeyman I can relate to what you just said, they don't make music like they used to, now it's about the money and spotlight, back in the days it meant something, it had real instrments, wonder why im stuck in the past, 50's through the 80's is the best era for anything.

[jesuswasntafascist]

@MsPokeyman Lady Gaga sucks big time! Have to listen to that shit all day long at work. fucking sucks!

[ThePowerslave94]

@MsPokeyman i grew up now... and i agree

[LUXXXable]

@MsPokeyman yeah <3 :D

[medskool101]

I'm tired of being a fool

And my mind going from hot to cool

And trying to conform to others ideas

And someone else's rules

The life I'm living ain't mine

I'm supposed to feel that's fine

I didn't make the world I'm living in

[medskool101]

And I ain't gonna toe the line

I'm tired of trying to be something I know ain't me

I'm tired of living up to what people expect me to be

You know some people are different

Now ain't that a crying shame

Now wouldn't be a real drag if we were all the same

And I'm not going to try to please

Eyes that just don't see

If I get myself together

You'll have the blues not me

[fendermac]

Saw Savoy Brown at the Farx Club in Southall in '69.Chris didn't turn up of course (lol) but Dave Peverett did a good job and the band were great.

[CoffeeGlss]

Could somebody please post the song "Love Me Please"?

[madmexart]

Is Chris Youlden still around i know he liked chiva

[TheCondor1963]

This is killer!!!

[NATEDOGG175]

DRIVER PARALLEL LINES

[jbrun009]

@NATEDOGG175 Hells Yes!

[NATEDOGG175]

THX

[nukeycookey]

@NATEDOGG175 Yup!:)

[borntrippin]

Hallelujah!!!

[mcmeyer5]

it doesnt get better than this" Boogie "

[TheBarnesfarm]

got see a show SB in a small bar, like being in your living room, as KIM said. got to talk to the band between sets. kim signed all my lps & cds, i tryed to buy the band members a drink, but they said buy a cd instead, so i bought two. one is live in central park in the 70s. the other was one put in '96. the show was late '96.

[eltodomundo]

My first exposure to SB, on the radio at 5:00 AM while mopping the floor at the grocery then off to school, 1969. Youlden and Simmonds, together or apart, were huge talents and a great influence on me. "We stole this thing from him, and he from someone else".

[imamoondreemr]

say dont we all...

[elrip1]

Awesome.

This song was actually in the top 100 Good going!

[Harstena]

Love this since a was 13! Tanx!!!!

[kingfelixband]

yeh !!!!

[StingerNova]

wouldnt it be a real drag if we where all the same?

[gilly6666]

savoy rules always has, end of story

[gayboygangster44]

Good old tarck I have every album and cd There Great :-) Thanks

[jumpercon1]

BLUES ONNNNNNNN

[BuDzManson]

THIS SONG saved my soul after a harsh break up lol even u guys proly dont but the point is i save this snog for times in need.

[eltodomundo]

That's the beauty of this song. For me it's a broad, societal thing. For you it's personal. These guys are are SO overlooked and under appreciated.

[BuDzManson]

TNNAK U

[ljhyahoocom]

"you have the blues...not me!"

[wasserdagger]

I've always loved this song since first hearing it back in 1970. In fact, to this day, I still use the phrase "now wouldn't it be a real drag if we were all the same" quite routinely.

[chrisradano]

Where Am I?

[wyzbang]

Lee Michaels is still alive. He is a restraunt owner and operator in SoCal. I don't think he performs anymore.

[ljhyahoocom]

No sh*t?

[ChrisDorgan]

would love some tabs or chords just to point me in the direction of tryin to nail a decent cover of this!

[eshewerethin]

It's basically E7 to A7-if you play D on the B string and then open B whilst playing the E chord, then G to E likewise on the A chord-hope this helps!

[zzzmac]

A Great song... a Great Band... Period!

[RayManzarekGod]

Yeah I'm pretty sure Michaels is still alive. He is up there in the top 5 keyboardists of all time. WIth Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, and Richard Wright.

[experiencedspirit]

CLASSIC!

[reissue]

The peak?

[kevincanwait]

I'm in Hawaii...sorry.

My band is really diggin the Savoy stuff. It's funny, I have to twist their arms to play them...but once they play it a couple times, it's clear everyone enjoys the refreshingly different brand of blues.....as long as I can sing it...HA!.

Not any out there quite like it....these days.

[taboffi]

it is sooooo f'n cool ta see people finally payin this truly GREAT band their due...good ta see some people do still have "audio sense"!!!

[ARMWORTH100]

yes they did fuck up changing to foghat...but foghat is also really good.....not the mainstream shit you hear on the radio but b-sides....but yea savoybrown= fucking awesome

[oldtownhippie]

More Cowbell!!!

[arzachelek]

Great great great Youlden:) One of the best (If not the best) voices of British blues

[taboffi]

I agree rich soulful whiskey soaked...got to interview Simmonds in 1990 said Youlden was wastin' away drinkin' in obscure pubs & not singin' anymore what a shame

[kevincanwait]

I think I may have finally found the right mix of players, in my recent band, to pull off the Raw Sienna stuff. Some of the best music I have ever heard. And probably will never hear anything like it again. To pay tribute is all I want.

But it's hard...everyone in the band seems to think doing Needle And Spoon wouldn't be a good idea. See, what I'm up against?

the whole era is all about addiction, retrospect, lessons in life, and the eternal youth of good soulful music..timeless!

[Smudgefizz]

@kevin I agree with your bandmates. Savoy Brown is great, but I doubt even Kim Simmonds would do that song today. Lots of other good songs by them to cover. If the lyrics were anti-heroin then maybe, but it semi-glorifies it. I've been in bands, & feel untrue just playing songs like Cocaine, after what I've seen addiction do. Drugs are shit, & unless a song is against them, I feel uncomfortable playing it. It sends out the wrong message. Who the hell wants to reminisce about mainlining heroin?

[written12]

@Smudgefizz

Well, I do get your point and agree with you up to the pointI

I think a song about drugs can be good even if it's not militantly anti-drug. That is, it can work, artistically and morally, if if acknowledges the appeal of drugs, the pleasures of them while being very clear about how it enslaves the user. I mean, a drug song can be three-dimensional without ignoring how awful drugs are.

[Okpolosi]

@kevincanwait very cool, absolutly love the first few with Youlden, as for "Needle & Spoon" that's silly...there are many old blues songs that a great that are not PC.ABC or Alphabet Blues by Blind Willie McTell about writing his ABC's w/ a rusty straight razor on his cheatin GF begs to be redone !

[spacepatrolman]

@kevincanwait its funny that its the savoy brown blues band but with each album they get progressively more jazzy do needle and spoon as a public service announcement

[Jbiorobot]

Thanks for the info Lancers.

Too many bands changed their

style in search of the buck in the

70's. Rather sucks. Chicago

Transit Authority were great till

they got into sickly love songs!!

Cheers Check out a song by the

Tossers callled Goodmorning Da

HILLARIOUS on You Tube

[lancers46]

They didn't change to Foghat. A couple members left and formed Foghat. Savoy Brown is "Kim Simmonds".

[Jbiorobot]

They F'd up changing to Foghat !!!

Lost their distinctive sound.

[DWGERRY]

I never get tired of this tune. Thanks for posting. I wonder if this band would have took a step further if Chris Youlden would have stayed in. As Jeffery said Youlden was the voice of Savory Brown.

[robertmacisaac]

As much as I like Simmonds playing, the best talent in all of the versions of this band was Chris Youldan. Incredible songwriter and one of the best blues voices I've ever heard.

[71sunset]

Arguably their best song, and one with a statement, to boot. Youlden had such a great blues voice. The day he left this band was a blue one indeed.

[oldyuma]

Yeah...my album of this is just three feet away...can't play it cuz" my record players broke...and NO ....CD just don't sound the same...

[smokindog]

This kicks ass!!

[jeffreyrbuse]

I can't tell ya how much I appreciate this. I have the original album but my turntable is defunct. Youlden was the voice of Savoy Brown!

[horny4Utube]

This is one of my top 10 favorite songs

[Jbiorobot]

This is why I don"t listen to the top 40's

Obscure music rocks.

Popular shit sucks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The sheeple never heard this song.

Cheers from Chicago

[lovechild007]

i love it

"if i get myself together, you'll have the blues not me"

awesome awesome awesome

[Melancholical]

awesome! groovin

[maida1982a]

43 years and counting, I think Kim Simmonds keeps getting better as a player...

[DWGERRY]

You have the blues not me. Thanks for posting

[keefek]

Savoy Brown: great band name, great band! They were unlike any other band.

Very sophisticated, very smooth.

[u2pat]

They are still touring and I recently talked to the band in Rochester MN... Kim Stevens is a very down to earth cool guy. His music is STILL kick ass.

[jeffcarruthers]

kim simmons, yes he is down to earth, cool guy

[chriskardos]

Funkiest bass line ever!!!!

[1973teledeluxe]

Always loved that bass line...thanks for posting this gem.

[lehipster]

So pleased I found this brilliant song ...one of my first life anthems..can anyone post the Savoy Brown boogie...

[surethingbaby]

that looks like ozzy osbourne at the 1:20 mark! the vocals remind me of joe cocker. love the funky rhythm.

[chriskardos]

What 1:20 mark? Looks like? It's the same picture throughout the whole video, man.

[havarotti]

Thanx 4 posting!! Great song!

[chriskardos]

One of the best songs ever!

[vieshus]

I luv this song as i luv Driver:Parallel lines

[PulpVisionRec]

still rocks!

[squeekie111]

Still hot.