Difference between pages "Shrinking Universe (song)" and "Cave (song)"

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| Name = Shrinking Universe
|Name = Cave
| Album = {{drop
|Album = {{drop
|[[New Born (single) |New Born]] <small>CD1 (2), Digital EP (3)</small>
|[[Showbiz (album)|Showbiz]] <small>(5)</small>
|[[Hullabaloo Soundtrack (live) |Hullabaloo Soundtrack]] <small>CD1, Cassette 1 (2), JP CD1, JP Cassette 1 (1)</small>
|[[Newton_Abbot_demo_(demo)|Newton Abbot Demo]] <small>15 Track Cassette (1)</small>
|[[Origin_of_Muse_(box_set)#CD_7_.28Origin_of_Symmetry_Remastered.2|Origin of Muse]] <small>CD6 (8), CD8 (4)</small>
|[[Showbiz (album)#Promo EP|Showbiz Promo EP]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Showbiz_(album)#JP_Promotion_Sample|Showbiz JP Promo]] <small>(6)</small>
|[[Showbiz_(album)#US_4_track_promo_CD-R|Showbiz US Promo]] <small>(3)</small>
|[[Cave (single)|Cave]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Muse (EP)|Muse EP]] <small>(2)</small>
|[[Little Nicky (compilation)|Little Nicky]] <small>(10)</small>
|[[Hullabaloo: Live at Le Zenith, Paris (live)|Hullabaloo]] <small>(14), JP DVD (15)</small>
|[[Origin_of_Muse_(box_set)#CD_3_.28Showbiz_Remastered.29 |Origin of Muse]] <small>CD1 (1), CD2 (2), CD3, Vinyl (Remaster) (5), CD5 (2,11)</small>
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| Length = 3:06
|Length = 4:45
| AltTitles = New 21
|4:48 <small>(Muse EP)</small>
| First = [[Nagoya Club Quattro 2000 (gig) |10th October 2000]]
|AltTitles = Nova Scotia
| Latest = [[Malmö Kulturbolaget 2000 (gig) |3rd November 2000]]
|First = ''Unknown'' <small>(guitar)</small><!--before Soundwaves 1997--><br />[[Teignmouth Den 2009 - 4th (gig)|4{{supo|th}} September 2009]] <small>(piano)</small>
| Recorded = [[Real World Studios|Real World Studio Wiltshire]], January 2001
|Latest = [[Tokyo Zepp 2001 - 28th (gig)|28{{supo|th}} November 2001]] <small>(guitar)</small><br />[[Salacgrīva Zvejnieku Parks 2010 (gig)|17{{supo|th}} July 2010]] <small>(piano)</small>
| Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]]
|Recorded = 1998, 1999
| Producer = [[John Leckie]]
|Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]]
| Chart position = -
|Producer = [[John Leckie]], [[Paul Reeve]] <small>([[Muse (EP)|Muse EP]])</small>
|Chart position = 52
}}
}}


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|Previous = [[Falling Down (song) | Falling Down]]
| Current = Shrinking Universe
|Current = Cave
| Next = [[Recess (song) | Recess]]
|Next = [[Showbiz (song) | Showbiz]]
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| Previous = [[Origin of Symmetry (album) | Origin of Symmetry ''(2001)'']]
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| Current = [[Hullabaloo (album) | Hullabaloo ''(2002)'']]
| Current = [[Showbiz (album) | Showbiz ''(1999)'']]
| Next = [[Absolution (album) | Absolution ''(2003)'']]
| Next = [[Origin of Symmetry (album) | Origin of Symmetry ''(2001)'']]
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== Description ==
==Information==
B-side that was rarely played live. A fan favourite, this is yet another early song in which Bellamy shows off his impressive vocal skills. Shrinking Universe was one of the tracks alongside [[Nature_1 (song) |Nature_1]] originally considered for Origin of Symmetry, however it did not make the cut.
One of the first songs Muse ever recorded, first appearing on the [[Muse (EP)|Muse EP]]. Cave was written sometime around 1996, although it possibly originated earlier than that. It was subsequently re-recorded and released as [[Cave (single)|a single]] before featuring on [[Showbiz (album)|Showbiz]]. The versions on the Muse EP and Showbiz differ.


Slightly similar arpeggios to [[Stockholm Syndrome (song) |Stockholm Syndrome]] and [[Bliss (song) |Bliss]].
"Cave" was known as Nova Scotia before the release of the [[Muse EP]].<ref name="nocite">{{nocite}}</ref>


== Live ==
[[Matthew Bellamy]]: "The idea for Cave came from that rubbish American book, Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus. There's this bit about how men go into a cave when they get stressed and I think that's probably true, although, personally, I tend to let it out. I did have a bit of a tantrum in my hotel bathroom last night - but I managed to repair the toilet, so that's OK."<ref name="MuseMelodyMakerdec1999">
It was played at least six times before [[Origin of Symmetry (album) |Origin of Symmetry]] was released. On the final leg of the tour, through October and November, it was a regular part of the setlist. As both months had a combined sixteen gigs and only eight setlists are known of those sixteen, it is possible the song was played up to fourteen times live. It is assumed to have never been played after the 2000 tour.
{{cite |
title=The Potholey Bible - Melody Maker (december 1999) | desc=Interview| date=1999-00-12 | auth= | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20050307103207/http://www.rocketbabydolls.com/mel1299.html | dom= | fetch=2015-26-08 | type=ext
}}</ref>


[[Shrinking Universe (live) | More here]]
On a performance of the song at Melbourne ABC Studios in 2000, Matt says at the beginning of the performance that the song is "About an old friend of mine...he's not a friend anymore". The remix of Cave was not made by Muse themselves, it was done by Mushroom when they were out of the country. Matt apologized for the remix's poor quality.<ref>[https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/instantMUSEnger/conversations/topics/394]</ref>


== Lyrics  ==
"Cave" is featured in the [[Little Nicky (compilation)|soundtrack]] for the film [[wikipedia:Little Nicky (film)|Little Nicky]].
{{lyrics
|Cast your ideals onto me
And I'll show you what you really need
Give too much attention
And I'll reflect your imperfections
 
Can't you see it's over
Because you're the god
Of a shrinking universe
 
Purposeless survival
Now there's nothing left to die for  
So don't struggle to recognize
Now the cruelly heart-felt suicide


Can't you see it's over
==Composition==
Because you're the god
"Cave" is notable for its multiple modulations. The verses are written in D minor, as is the main riff which liberally uses the blues note (diminished fifth) and minor second for a flavor of the D locrian scale. The chorus modulates to G minor, evidenced by the Dm-D-Gm progression. Finally, the outro is in D major and resolves on that chord. These demonstrate Matt's early grasp on classical techniques and his ability to use them effectively.
Of a shrinking universe


Aaah...
==Live==
''See also: [[Cave (live)]]''


Can't you see it's over
Cave appears in both known full setlists from 1997 and 1998. Based on this, as well as its frequency during 1999 and 2000, it can be assumed to have been played at nearly every gig during this time period. By the end of 2001, however, Matt had become tired of the song. Bellamy disliked playing the song live<ref name="kerrang200412">{{cite/kerrang200412}}</ref> due, firstly, to it being an old song<ref name="kerrang200412"/> and, secondly, to the chorus being difficult to sing.<ref name="kerrang200412"/> The band cited in an interview with a fan circa 2004 that Cave was a song they were sick of playing live. Despite this, it was played for the first time in 8 years at [[Teignmouth Den 2009 - 4th (gig)|Teignmouth]] and following gigs a half step down on piano instead of guitar. It continued to make rare appearances during 2009 and two performances in 2010 before being dropped again.
Because you're the god
Of a shrinking universe
}}


==== Early live version ====
==Lyrics==
{{lyrics
{{lyrics
|Cast your ideals onto me  
|Leave me alone, it's nothing serious.
And I'll show you what you really need
I'll do it myself, it's got nought to do with you
Give me some attention
And there's nothing you could do.
And I'll hide your imperfections


Can't you see it's over
You can see it and you can almost hear it too,
Because you're the god
You can almost taste it, it's nought to do with you
Of a shrinking universe
And there's still nothing that you could do.


Purposeless survival
So come in my cave
Now there's nothing left to die for
and I'll burn your heart away.
So don't struggle to recognize
Come in my cave,
Another heart-felt, coldly suicide
and I'll burn your heart away.


Can't you see it's over
Please close your ears and try to look away
Because you're the god
So you'll never hear a single word I say
Of a shrinking universe
and don't ever come my way.


Aaah...
Leave me alone, it's nothing serious.
I'll do it myself, it's got nought to do with you
And there's still nothing you could do.


Can't you see it's over
So come in my cave,
Because you're the god
and I'll burn your heart away.
Of a shrinking universe
Come in my cave,
and arrest me for my mistakes. Yeah.
}}
}}


== See also ==
==References==
* [[Origin of Symmetry media use |Commercial use in media]]
<references/>


{{Backto | Hullabaloo Soundtrack (live) | Hullabaloo Soundtrack}}
==See also==
*[[Showbiz media use | Commercial use in media]]


[[Category:B Sides]]
{{Backto | Showbiz (album) | Showbiz}}

Revision as of 16:39, 11 January 2022

Muse song
Name Cave
Album/single
Length 4:45
Alternative titles Nova Scotia
First live performance Unknown (guitar)
4th September 2009 (piano)
Latest live performance 28th November 2001 (guitar)
17th July 2010 (piano)
Recorded 1998, 1999
Writer/composer Matthew Bellamy
Producer John Leckie, Paul Reeve (Muse EP)
Chart position 52


Listen

Information

One of the first songs Muse ever recorded, first appearing on the Muse EP. Cave was written sometime around 1996, although it possibly originated earlier than that. It was subsequently re-recorded and released as a single before featuring on Showbiz. The versions on the Muse EP and Showbiz differ.

"Cave" was known as Nova Scotia before the release of the Muse EP.[1]

Matthew Bellamy: "The idea for Cave came from that rubbish American book, Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus. There's this bit about how men go into a cave when they get stressed and I think that's probably true, although, personally, I tend to let it out. I did have a bit of a tantrum in my hotel bathroom last night - but I managed to repair the toilet, so that's OK."[2]

On a performance of the song at Melbourne ABC Studios in 2000, Matt says at the beginning of the performance that the song is "About an old friend of mine...he's not a friend anymore". The remix of Cave was not made by Muse themselves, it was done by Mushroom when they were out of the country. Matt apologized for the remix's poor quality.[3]

"Cave" is featured in the soundtrack for the film Little Nicky.

Composition

"Cave" is notable for its multiple modulations. The verses are written in D minor, as is the main riff which liberally uses the blues note (diminished fifth) and minor second for a flavor of the D locrian scale. The chorus modulates to G minor, evidenced by the Dm-D-Gm progression. Finally, the outro is in D major and resolves on that chord. These demonstrate Matt's early grasp on classical techniques and his ability to use them effectively.

Live

See also: Cave (live)

Cave appears in both known full setlists from 1997 and 1998. Based on this, as well as its frequency during 1999 and 2000, it can be assumed to have been played at nearly every gig during this time period. By the end of 2001, however, Matt had become tired of the song. Bellamy disliked playing the song live[4] due, firstly, to it being an old song[4] and, secondly, to the chorus being difficult to sing.[4] The band cited in an interview with a fan circa 2004 that Cave was a song they were sick of playing live. Despite this, it was played for the first time in 8 years at Teignmouth and following gigs a half step down on piano instead of guitar. It continued to make rare appearances during 2009 and two performances in 2010 before being dropped again.

Lyrics

Leave me alone, it's nothing serious.

I'll do it myself, it's got nought to do with you And there's nothing you could do.

You can see it and you can almost hear it too, You can almost taste it, it's nought to do with you And there's still nothing that you could do.

So come in my cave and I'll burn your heart away. Come in my cave, and I'll burn your heart away.

Please close your ears and try to look away So you'll never hear a single word I say and don't ever come my way.

Leave me alone, it's nothing serious. I'll do it myself, it's got nought to do with you And there's still nothing you could do.

So come in my cave, and I'll burn your heart away. Come in my cave, and arrest me for my mistakes. Yeah.

References

  1. ↑
    Reference needed!

  2. ↑ The Potholey Bible - Melody Maker (december 1999) (1999-00-12). Retrieved 2015-26-08 from [1].
  3. ↑ [2]
  4. ↑ a b c The Truth is Out There (2004-12). Kerrang magazine. Retrieved 2007-11-25. [verify]

See also


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