Take Me I'm Yours
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"Take Me I'm Yours" was the first of many hit singles
by the New Wave
rock band Squeeze. It established the band's trademark vocal style, with Chris Difford
singing an octave
lower than Glenn Tilbrook
. The song has been covered
several times, including a unique take by Tim Curry
on his 1981 album Simplicity
, and more recently by Andrea Corr
on her album Ten Feet High
. In 1998, the song was used in an American television commercial for Dockers jeans
.
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
by the New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
rock band Squeeze. It established the band's trademark vocal style, with Chris Difford
Chris Difford
Chris Difford is a singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer....
singing an octave
Octave
In music, an octave is the interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency. The octave relationship is a natural phenomenon that has been referred to as the "basic miracle of music", the use of which is "common in most musical systems"...
lower than Glenn Tilbrook
Glenn Tilbrook
Glenn Martin Tilbrook is the lead singer and guitarist of the English band Squeeze, a band formed in the mid 1970s who broke through in the new wave era at the decade's end. He generally wrote the melody for Squeeze, while his writing partner, Chris Difford, wrote the lyrics...
. The song has been covered
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
several times, including a unique take by Tim Curry
Tim Curry
Timothy James "Tim" Curry is a British actor, singer, composer and voice actor, known for his work in a diverse range of theatre, film and television productions. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California....
on his 1981 album Simplicity
Simplicity (Tim Curry album)
Simplicity was the third and last album recorded by the English actor/singer Tim Curry, released in 1981.Whereas his previous album Fearless had been almost entirely original songs, Simplicity was a half-originals half-covers mix, and contained a wider variety of source material than the covers on...
, and more recently by Andrea Corr
Andrea Corr
Andrea Jane Corr is an Irish musician, songwriter and actress. Corr debuted in 1990 as the lead singer of the Celtic folk rock and pop rock group The Corrs along with her three elder siblings Caroline, Sharon, and Jim...
on her album Ten Feet High
Ten Feet High
-Release history:* Japan: 21 June 2007* Ireland: 22 June 2007* UK/Europe: 25 June 2007* Canada: 26 June 2007* Finland: 27 June 2007* Germany: 29 June 2007* Australia 23 July 2007* New Zealand 7 August 2007* Spain: 21 August 2007* Portugal: 27 August 2007...
. In 1998, the song was used in an American television commercial for Dockers jeans
Jeans
Jeans are trousers made from denim. Some of the earliest American blue jeans were made by Jacob Davis, Calvin Rogers, and Levi Strauss in 1873. Starting in the 1950s, jeans, originally designed for cowboys, became popular among teenagers. Historic brands include Levi's, Lee, and Wrangler...
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