Difference between pages "Cave (song)" and "Map of Your Head (song)"

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|Name = Cave
| Name = Map of Your Head
|Album = {{drop
| Album = {{drop
|[[Showbiz (album)|Showbiz]] <small>(5)</small>
|[[New Born (single)|New Born]]<small> CD2, DE CD (2), BX, EU CD (3), GR EP (4), Digital EP (5)</small>  
|[[Newton_Abbot_demo_(demo)|Newton Abbot Demo]] <small>15 Track Cassette (1)</small>
|[[Hullabaloo Soundtrack (live)|Hullabaloo Soundtrack]]<small>CD1, Cassette 1 (5), JP CD2, JP Cassette 2 (4)</small>
|[[Showbiz (album)#Promo EP|Showbiz Promo EP]] <small>(1)</small>
|[[Origin_of_Muse_(box_set)#CD_7_.28Origin_of_Symmetry_Remastered.2|Origin of Muse]] <small>CD8 (6)</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 = 4:45
| Length = 4:23
|4:48 <small>(Muse EP)</small>
| AltTitles = -
|AltTitles = Nova Scotia
| First = [[Orem McKay Events Center 2007 (gig)|12th September 2007]] <small>(partial)</small>
|First = ''Unknown'' <small>(guitar)</small><!--before Soundwaves 1997--><br />[[Teignmouth Den 2009 - 4th (gig)|4{{supo|th}} September 2009]] <small>(piano)</small>
| Latest = [[Los Angeles Gibson Amphitheatre 2007 (gig)|9th December 2007]] <small>(partial)</small>
|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>
| Recorded = Teignmouth, Devon, March 2001
|Recorded = 1998, 1999
| Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]]
|Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]]
| Recorded By: [[Matthew Bellamy]]
|Producer = [[John Leckie]], [[Paul Reeve]] <small>([[Muse (EP)|Muse EP]])</small>
| Producer = [[John Leckie]]
|Chart position = 52
| Chart position = -
}}
}}


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| Previous = [[Yes Please (song) | Yes Please]]
|Current = Cave
| Current = Map of Your Head
|Next = [[Showbiz (song) | Showbiz]]
| Next = [[Nature_1 (song) | Nature_1]]
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| Previous = [[Origin of Symmetry (album) | Origin of Symmetry ''(2001)'']]
| Current = [[Showbiz (album) | Showbiz ''(1999)'']]
| Current = [[Hullabaloo (album) | Hullabaloo ''(2002)'']]
| Next = [[Origin of Symmetry (album) | Origin of Symmetry ''(2001)'']]
| Next = [[Absolution (album) | Absolution ''(2003)'']]
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==Information==
==Description==
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.
Acoustic.


"Cave" was known as Nova Scotia before the release of the [[Muse EP]].<ref name="nocite">{{nocite}}</ref>
==Additional information==
The birth of the [[White Socks Fetish]].


[[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">
One of the only three Muse songs that have a ''fade out'' other two being Showbiz and Bliss. A heavier version, dubbed by fans at the time as "Map of Your Headache", was recorded but remains unreleased to this day. It's possible this could have been intended for release as a Hyper Music b-side, but sadly we have yet to hear this version.
{{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>


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>
==Live==
Map of Your Head has never been played live, however it was scheduled for the October 2001 tour alongside [[Spiral Static (song)|Spiral Static]], supposedly in a heavier version. The band, for whatever reason, decided not to play the song.<ref>[https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/instantMUSEnger/conversations/messages/13307]</ref>
 
Matt briefly played the riff to Map of Your Head a few times during the Australian leg of the tour and in Orem Utah in 2007.


"Cave" is featured in the [[Little Nicky (compilation)|soundtrack]] for the film [[wikipedia:Little Nicky (film)|Little Nicky]].
Surprisingly, the song was listed as a setlist option for both the [[London Shepherds Bush_Empire 2017 (gig)|2017 Shepherd's Bush Empire]] and the [[Paris Cigale 2018 (gig)|2018 La Cigale]] by-request shows - indicating that the band are interested in playing it live. However, both times it didn't receive enough votes.  


==Composition==
[[Map of Your Head (live) | More here]]
"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==
==Hidden noises==
''See also: [[Cave (live)]]''
At 1:31-32 and 1:35-36, Bellamy can be heard swallowing. He does it again at 3:04.


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.
At around 3:00-3:01 Bellamy can be heard mumbling "What?" and then taking a deep breath.


==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
{{lyrics
{{lyrics
|Leave me alone, it's nothing serious.
|I'm sick of feeding my soul
I'll do it myself, it's got nought to do with you
To people who'll never know
And there's nothing you could do.
Just how purposeless and empty they've grown
 
Because their language confuses
You can see it and you can almost hear it too,
Like computers refuse to
You can almost taste it, it's nought to do with you
Understand how I'm feeling today
And there's still nothing that you could do.


So come in my cave
I'm freezing and losing my way
and I'll burn your heart away.
I don't need another map of your head
Come in my cave,
I am freezing and losing my way
and I'll burn your heart away.
I don't need another map of your head


Please close your ears and try to look away
I saw a liquid control
So you'll never hear a single word I say
That gives life to a soul
and don't ever come my way.
I hit my head on it and woke up to know
That I was all alone
Wearing just socks and a phone
Someone screaming like their world might explode


Leave me alone, it's nothing serious.
Yeah I'm freezing and losing my way
I'll do it myself, it's got nought to do with you
I don't need another map of your head
And there's still nothing you could do.
I'm freezing and losing my way
I don't want another map of your head


So come in my cave,
Freezing and losing my way
and I'll burn your heart away.
I don't want another map of your head
Come in my cave,
I'm freezing and losing my way
and arrest me for my mistakes. Yeah.
I don't need another map of your head
Yeah
}}
}}


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


{{Backto | Showbiz (album) | Showbiz}}
[[Category:B Sides]]
[[Category:Never played live]]

Revision as of 16:47, 11 January 2022

Muse song
Name Map of Your Head
Album/single
Length 4:23
Alternative titles -
First live performance 12th September 2007 (partial)
Latest live performance 9th December 2007 (partial)
Recorded Teignmouth, Devon, March 2001
Writer/composer Matthew Bellamy
Producer John Leckie


Listen

Description

Acoustic.

Additional information

The birth of the White Socks Fetish.

One of the only three Muse songs that have a fade out other two being Showbiz and Bliss. A heavier version, dubbed by fans at the time as "Map of Your Headache", was recorded but remains unreleased to this day. It's possible this could have been intended for release as a Hyper Music b-side, but sadly we have yet to hear this version.

Live

Map of Your Head has never been played live, however it was scheduled for the October 2001 tour alongside Spiral Static, supposedly in a heavier version. The band, for whatever reason, decided not to play the song.[1]

Matt briefly played the riff to Map of Your Head a few times during the Australian leg of the tour and in Orem Utah in 2007.

Surprisingly, the song was listed as a setlist option for both the 2017 Shepherd's Bush Empire and the 2018 La Cigale by-request shows - indicating that the band are interested in playing it live. However, both times it didn't receive enough votes.

More here

Hidden noises

At 1:31-32 and 1:35-36, Bellamy can be heard swallowing. He does it again at 3:04.

At around 3:00-3:01 Bellamy can be heard mumbling "What?" and then taking a deep breath.

Lyrics

I'm sick of feeding my soul

To people who'll never know Just how purposeless and empty they've grown Because their language confuses Like computers refuse to Understand how I'm feeling today

I'm freezing and losing my way I don't need another map of your head I am freezing and losing my way I don't need another map of your head

I saw a liquid control That gives life to a soul I hit my head on it and woke up to know That I was all alone Wearing just socks and a phone Someone screaming like their world might explode

Yeah I'm freezing and losing my way I don't need another map of your head I'm freezing and losing my way I don't want another map of your head

Freezing and losing my way I don't want another map of your head I'm freezing and losing my way I don't need another map of your head Yeah

References

  1. ↑ [1]


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