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{{Songbox | {{Songbox | ||
| Name = Who Knows Who | | Name = Who Knows Who | ||
| Album = - | | Album = - | ||
| Length = 3:24 | | Length = 3:24 | ||
| AltTitles = - | | AltTitles = - | ||
| Recorded = 2008 | | Recorded = 2008 | ||
| Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]], [[The Streets|Mike Skinner]] | | Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]], [[The Streets|Mike Skinner]] | ||
| Chart position = - | | Chart position = - | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Information== | ==Information== | ||
A collaborative song Muse recorded with The Streets in 2008.<ref name="mu20080804">{{cite | A collaborative song Muse recorded with The Streets in 2008.<ref name="mu20080804"> | ||
{{cite | | |||
|desc=Forum news post | title=Muse & the streets | desc=Forum news post | date=2008-08-04 | fetch=2008-08-04 | auth=Muse via KirkBot | url=http://board.muse.mu/showpost.php?p=4776532&postcount=1 | dom=board.muse.mu | type=ext | ||
|date=2008-08-04 | }}</ref> The song features vocals by Mike Skinner with Muse providing the instrumental backing, using a "blues riff"<ref name="mu20080804"/> similar to that of Led Zeppelin's [[Riffs and jams#Heartbreaker|Heartbreaker]]. It was leaked on 3rd August 2008,<ref name="ml20080803"> | ||
|fetch=2008-08-04 | {{cite | | ||
|auth=Muse via KirkBot | title=Leak? | desc=Muselive.com news | date=2008-08-03 | fetch=2008-08-04 | auth=Tom | url=http://www.muselive.com/index.php?m=single&id=4182 | dom=muselive.com | type=ext | ||
|url=http://board.muse.mu/showpost.php?p=4776532&postcount=1 | }}</ref> with the band commenting that they were "happy for it to be leaked around unofficially" as it was "not intended to be a serious release".<ref name="mu20080804"/> The song and the bands response to the leak were reported by the media the next day,<ref name="dsl20080804"> | ||
|dom=board.muse.mu | {{cite | | ||
|type=ext | title=Muse explain leaked Streets collaboration | desc=Digital Spy news article | date=2008-08-04 | fetch=2008-08-07 | auth=Alex Fletcher | url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a119006/muse-explain-leaked-streets-collaboration.html | dom=digitalspy.co.uk | type=ext | ||
}}</ref> The song features vocals by Mike Skinner with Muse providing the instrumental backing, using a "blues riff"<ref name="mu20080804"/> similar to that of Led Zeppelin's [[Riffs and jams#Heartbreaker|Heartbreaker]]. It was leaked on 3rd August 2008,<ref name="ml20080803">{{cite | }}</ref> with Sean Michaels of The Guardian commenting that while "Skinner's lyrics are not always coherent, there's a real energy to Who Knows Who".<ref name="guardl20080804"> | ||
{{cite | | |||
|desc=Muselive.com news | title=Muse happy with leaked Streets collaboration | desc=Music news article | date=2008-08-04 | fetch=2008-08-07 | auth=Sean Michaels | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/aug/05/muse.streets.collaboration.leaked | dom=guardian.co.uk | type=ext | ||
|date=2008-08-03 | |||
|fetch=2008-08-04 | |||
|auth=Tom | |||
|url=http://www.muselive.com/index.php?m=single&id=4182 | |||
|dom=muselive.com | |||
|type=ext | |||
}}</ref> with the band commenting that they were "happy for it to be leaked around unofficially" as it was "not intended to be a serious release".<ref name="mu20080804"/> The song and the bands response to the leak were reported by the media the next day,<ref name="dsl20080804">{{cite | |||
|desc=Digital Spy news article | |||
|date=2008-08-04 | |||
|fetch=2008-08-07 | |||
|auth=Alex Fletcher | |||
|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a119006/muse-explain-leaked-streets-collaboration.html | |||
|dom=digitalspy.co.uk | |||
|type=ext | |||
}}</ref> with Sean Michaels of The Guardian commenting that while "Skinner's lyrics are not always coherent, there's a real energy to Who Knows Who".<ref name="guardl20080804">{{cite | |||
|desc= | |||
|date=2008-08-04 | |||
|fetch=2008-08-07 | |||
|auth=Sean Michaels | |||
|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/aug/05/muse.streets.collaboration.leaked | |||
|dom=guardian.co.uk | |||
|type=ext | |||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
The riff appeared later, towards the end of [[Uprising (song)|Uprising]] in a sped up form. | |||
==Live== | ==Live== | ||
The Heartbreaker riff, which is very similar to that played in Who Knows Who, has been played since at least 2004. The Streets played a portion of Who Knows Who, without Muse, at the BBC Electric Proms on the 23rd October 2008.<ref name="ml20081024">{{cite | The Heartbreaker riff, which is very similar to that played in Who Knows Who, has been played since at least 2004. The Streets played a portion of Who Knows Who, without Muse, at the BBC Electric Proms on the 23rd October 2008.<ref name="ml20081024"> | ||
{{cite | | |||
|desc=Muselive.com news | title=The Streets Dabble with Who Knows Who | desc=Muselive.com news | date=2008-10-24 | fetch=2008-10-24 | auth=Tom | url=http://www.muselive.com/index.php?m=single&id=4301 | dom=muselive.com | type=ext | ||
|date=2008-10-24 | |||
|fetch=2008-10-24 | |||
|auth=Tom | |||
|url=http://www.muselive.com/index.php?m=single&id=4301 | |||
|dom=muselive.com | |||
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}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Unreleased music]] | [[Category:Unreleased music]] | ||
Revision as of 16:24, 3 August 2009
| Muse song | |
|---|---|
| Name | Who Knows Who |
| Album/single | - |
| Length | 3:24 |
| Alternative titles | - |
| First live performance | Unknown |
| Latest live performance | Unknown |
| Recorded | 2008 |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy, Mike Skinner |
| Producer | Unknown |
Information
A collaborative song Muse recorded with The Streets in 2008.[1] The song features vocals by Mike Skinner with Muse providing the instrumental backing, using a "blues riff"[1] similar to that of Led Zeppelin's Heartbreaker. It was leaked on 3rd August 2008,[2] with the band commenting that they were "happy for it to be leaked around unofficially" as it was "not intended to be a serious release".[1] The song and the bands response to the leak were reported by the media the next day,[3] with Sean Michaels of The Guardian commenting that while "Skinner's lyrics are not always coherent, there's a real energy to Who Knows Who".[4]
The riff appeared later, towards the end of Uprising in a sped up form.
Live
The Heartbreaker riff, which is very similar to that played in Who Knows Who, has been played since at least 2004. The Streets played a portion of Who Knows Who, without Muse, at the BBC Electric Proms on the 23rd October 2008.[5]
Lyrics
Money-men mill about Monday morning Another new nothing and never nearer Consumed at the cost that it's currently costing I don't dare dig any deeper down I don't have the head-space I don't understand all the figures and facts It'll spin around till I start panic attacking But there's one curve ball that states my soul Let me live out life and I'll stay control Take that away, I'll never get dressed Money-men milling in Monday morning I will go spend or I will raise warning I'm nothing but me and mine, so Yeah, I've been gone With who knows who Doing God knows what Don't turn it up I'll return at any hour Fuck all your law, fuck your power Yeah, I've been gone With who knows who Doing God knows what Don't turn it up I'll return at any hour Fuck all your law, fuck your power My name's magic and it's mud I do bad things but I can rob They don't buy anything, they watch it, see For their time is the commodity The gap between art and artist grows I never know why I ever wrote this prose I write this rubbish but believe you me I've just never been keen on tasting redness But put the orange suit on, shackle my ankles I couldn't take that, I'd be fucking ???? off Yeah, I've been gone With who knows who Doing God knows what Don't turn it up I'll return at any hour Fuck all your law, fuck your power Yeah, I've been gone With who knows who Doing God knows what Don't turn it up I'll return at any hour Fuck all your law, fuck your power I don't promote no violence but If you all got carted off Boys will be boys, toys'll get tossed Bang me up, right and rough I'm not a people-beater but If that law gets made up on me Show me the cross and I'll take it on I don't promote no violence but If you all got carted off Boys'll be boys, toys'll get tossed Bang me up, right and rough I'm not a people-beater but If that law gets made up on me Show me the cross and I'll take it on (Now go low, Ha-ha-ha!) Tell me what you want Tell me what you want Tell me what you want (Stay on the floor!) Tell me what you want Tell me what you want (????) Tell me what you want Tell me what you want Tell me what you want (?????) Yeah, I've been gone With who knows who Doing God knows what Don't turn it up I'll return at any hour Fuck all your law, fuck your power Yeah, I've been gone With who knows who Doing God knows what Don't turn it up I'll return at any hour Fuck all your law, fuck your power
References
- ↑ a b c Muse via KirkBot. (2008-08-04). Muse & the streets. Retrieved 2008-08-04 from board.muse.mu.
- ↑ Tom. (2008-08-03). Leak?. Retrieved 2008-08-04 from muselive.com.
- ↑ Alex Fletcher. (2008-08-04). Muse explain leaked Streets collaboration. Retrieved 2008-08-07 from digitalspy.co.uk.
- ↑ Sean Michaels. (2008-08-04). Muse happy with leaked Streets collaboration. Retrieved 2008-08-07 from guardian.co.uk.
- ↑ Tom. (2008-10-24). The Streets Dabble with Who Knows Who. Retrieved 2008-10-24 from muselive.com.