The second single off Suede’s sophomore effort, Dog Man Star (1994), peaked at #18 on the UK charts.
Lead singer/lyricist Brett Anderson once said:
I’ve never before or since experienced the apogee of ecstasy that I did when I finished ‘The Wild Ones.’ I knew it was very special even when it was j...
[Verse 1]
There's a song playing on the radio
Sky high in the airwaves on the morning show
And there's a lifeline slipping as the record plays
As I open the blinds in my mind, I'm believing that you could stay
[Chorus]
And oh, if you stay
I'll chase the rain-blown fields away
We'll shine like the morning and sin in the sun
Oh, if you stay
We'll be the wild ones, running with the dogs today
[Verse 2]
There's a song playing through another wall
All we see and believe is the DJ and the debts dissolve
And it's a shame the plane is leaving on this sunny day
'Cause on you, my tattoo will be bleeding and the name will stain
[Chorus]
And oh, if you stay
We'll ride through disguised suburban graves
We'll go from the bungalows where the debts still grow each day
And oh, if you stay
I'll chase the rain-blown fears away
We'll shine like the morning and sin in the sun
Oh, if you stay
We'll be the wild ones, running with the dogs today
We'll be the wild ones, running with the dogs today
[Outro]
Oh, if you stay
Oh, if you stay
Oh, if you stay
Oh, if you stay
Oh, if you stay
Oh, if you stay
Oh, if you stay
Oh, if you stay
Oh, if you stay
The Wild Ones was written by Bernard Butler & Brett Anderson.
The Wild Ones was produced by Ed Buller.
Suede released The Wild Ones on Mon Nov 14 1994.
as well as my favourite single song also my favourite bass part on the album. I was listening to a lot of very ‘singerly’ singers: Scott Walker, Edith Piaf, Frank Sinatra, Jacques Brel, people with the emotional and musical range to transform a song into a drama. This is what I wanted for ‘The Wild...