Talk:Take Me Out (song)

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Artwork[edit]

couldn't anyone plz upload the 1923 Rodchenko poster - http://www.left.ru/2001/3/rodchenko/cine-eye_poster_lg.jpg to commons or something? could be used on the Rodchenko page (Gallery) also !! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.55.151.212 (talk) 15:09, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Moving music article[edit]

The song Take Me Out by the band Franz Ferdinand isn't as notable as the Tony Award-winning play Take Me Out (play), so I'm moving the current article to Take Me Out (song). -- Cleduc 03:41, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

That's debatable, but it's no big deal. --Madchester 04:23, 2005 Mar 28 (UTC)

Take Me Out now redirects to Take Me Out (disambiguation). Cleduc 08:20, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Good move. --69.12.143.197 21:13, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Riff[edit]

It is very odd that the riff in thsi song is compared to Ringo Starr and Led Zepellin, but not GANG OF FOUR. Listen to the song "Not For Great Men," off of Gang of Four's 1979 album "Entertainment" and compare the two.

This Wikipedia article does not contain any comparison to Ringo or Zeppelin, perhaps it did in the past and that information should be restored?
In the book "Sounds Like Teen Spirt" author Tony English says Franz Ferdinand’s “Take Me Out” sounds like Ringo Starr’s “Back Off Boogaloo”[1] -- 193.178.96.170 (talk) 14:45, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Apparently very old versions of the article included a poorly sourced claim purporting that Pete Doherty had accused Franz Ferdinand of plagiarism. I have found a reliable source, the original source of that claim it would seem, a journalist from The Independent (back in 2005 when it was a still an actual printed newspaper) was at the Ivors and Doherty commented that it is "exactly the same riff"[2] -- 193.178.96.170 (talk) 15:05, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Similarities to other songs[edit]

{ Some critics have also noted similarities with the riff of "Trampled Under Foot" by Led Zeppelin. } Do we have a source, or is this just conjecture? - I've moved it out pending some source.

The interesting thing is that it is possible for them to arrive at the riff quite separately - kind of like two people proving the same mathematical problem independently in similar ways, or concurrently discovering some new chemical process. Therefore, would suggest that unless there are sources for saying 'This sounds like that', we don't refer to them. Ultimately, that's original research, no? Blackjack4124 11:25, 29 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kraftwerk sample[edit]

There's a guitar part in the song that's based upon the first part of Das Modell by Kraftwerk. At least, I think so. Anyone else agree?

I don't think it's based upon it, but I hear the similarity there. — mæstro t/c, 16:54, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Australian TV reference[edit]

Off memory, the song is not the theme of Sports Tonight, but rather Any Given Sunday. However, Sports Tonight used clips from many songs, including sometimes this one. Should this be changed or added? DRS1992 07:54, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A Punk Disco song by the Rolling Stones?[edit]

A surprising new genre, especially for the Rolling Stones. Would just a song by the Rolling Stones suffice, or maybe disco influenced? 09:19, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

It's been well documented and it's obvious to casual listeners and musicologists that the album Emotional Rescue has some influence from disco, but "disco punk?" That's a leap, as well as other claims made by this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rapturerocks (talk • contribs) 04:27, 23 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Take Me Out Video Still.jpg[edit]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:41, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

opening verse is totally different to the rest of the song?[edit]

is it worthy of note that the first opening verse, tempo and beat are totally different compared to the rest of the song? —Preceding unsigned comment added by AlexFili (talk • contribs) 21:44, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

nah. 77.183.155.151 (talk) 23:31, 3 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Citation re: Pitchfork[edit]

I'm sorry all. I spent 30 mins trying to get my citation form right on the sentence re: Pitchfork Top 500 Tracks. I could not figure it out. I will look into learning proper citation formats, but for now I have to leave this as-is. Can someone please correct? Phenylphree (talk) 08:12, 14 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]


should write something about the meaning of song as it's really interesting[edit]

Many people think this songs about dating, or relationships, but it's actually about snipers in World War 2.

The basic premise is that two snipers are trapped in a town. With their guns on each other. "Take me out" refers to being shot. And his desire for the other sniper to end the anxiety/misery

"If I move we could die, If my eyes move we could die, I want you...to take me out!,

I know I won't be leaving here (with you), 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,"


80.254.158.4 (talk) 10:27, 11 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds like original research, though I always thought it was interesting that a band named for a famous assassination victim should have its biggest hit called "Take Me Out". I hear the title came from Franz Ferdinand's last words to Gavrilo Princip (not really). --BDD (talk) 13:53, 21 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
See the first External Link for an explanation of the lyrics. Mezigue (talk) 12:58, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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