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“Somebody Save Me” by Cinderella
From the album Night Songs (1986)
“Somebody Save Me” by Cinderella appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1986 on the album Night Songs. Its best result is #260 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,257 hard rock song of all time.
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"Somebody Save Me" comes off Night Songs, Cinderella's 1986 album for Mercury, and it's Tom Keifer's show from top to bottom: he wrote it, sings lead and plays piano and guitar, splitting the guitar work with Jeff LaBar. Eric Brittingham plays bass and joins LaBar and guest Tony Mills on backing vocals, Jeff Paris sits in on keyboards, and Andy Johns produced and engineered it.
Issued in 1987 as the album's third single, after Night Songs had already peaked at number 3, it reached 66 on the Billboard Hot 100. Journalist Thom Jurek heard a rowdy rallying cry for living free and letting tomorrow take care of itself. The video saves its gag for the end: two groupies stroll right past the band to get to Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, standing just behind them. It later turned up on Beavis and Butthead.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 260 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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