Or even give a lyric print of the song that was number one on the day they were born! These lyric wall prints are also a great souvenir to remember concerts & special occasions. This Eagle-Eye Cherry Save Tonight White Script Song Lyric Wall Art Print makes a perfect gift for wedding couples to remember their first dance wedding song, or to give as a romantic gift for their anniversary or Valentines day, Or you may choose to give a song lyric print of somebody's favorite song for their birthday or Christmas. If you have chosen a song lyric art print with a lot of text you may want to purchase a medium or large print to ensure it is easily readable. If you can't find the song you are looking for after using our website search facility, then please visit our custom prints section here to have one made especially for you. Matching prints from the same artist and others available, please see the full collection of song lyric wall art prints if you wish to make a set. Professionally printed onto the highest quality satin card. "It's still out there working for me.Eagle-Eye Cherry Save Tonight White Script Song Lyric Wall Art Printįrame not included, You will receive the print only. "'Save Tonight' still is like a having a great piece of real estate," Cherry laughs.
Plus, "Save Tonight" still gets enough radio spins to bring in a royalty check. It's a fan favorite, and he's still really proud of it. Sure, he still plays "Save Tonight" at concerts.
But he's enjoyed the return to playing smaller shows and writing songs the way he likes them. "In Sweden I get to be a normal guy," he says, "and then I go and tour and get to be a rock star."Įagle-Eye still makes music-he's working on an album due out later this year-and tours.
Still, though, when he goes to New York, he tells me, people lean out of their car windows to yell "SAVE TONIGHT!" at him. He lives in Stockholm, isn't recognized at the grocery store, and spends his free time writing songs and "just hanging out." "I didn't realize it would be for a very, very long time." Since he's moved back to Sweden, he's regained his anonymity, and he loves it. "After six years of touring and not being home I just needed to take a break," he said. There wasn't much momentum for his third album, either, and after 2003, he took a break. In an interview with Songfacts, Cherry said, I was standing at the. The feeling of longing and sadness that he experienced inspired the song’s lyrics. Save Tonight was inspired by Eagle-Eye Cherry’s experience of watching his ex-girlfriend leave on a train. His sophomore album came out in the United States right after the September 11 terrorist attacks and flopped. Eagle-Eye was exposed to various musical genres, which influenced his style. After "Save Tonight," Cherry caught an unlucky break. He lives in Stockholm, isn't recognized at the grocery store, and spends his free time writing songs and "just hanging out."Ī day in Cherry's life today, though, is simple and calm, he says. Save Tonight Lyrics by Eagle-Eye Cherry from the KZON 101.5: Zone Collectibles, Vol. "In Sweden, I get to be a normal guy," he says. "I think people knew me from the video," Cherry says. Cherry played every character: a man readying for a date, a butcher on the street, a truck driver, and a busker. The song came out to little fanfare, and they shot a low-budget music video in black-and-white on the streets of Stockholm. "Save Tonight" was the lead single on Cherry's first album Desireless, released in October 1997 in Sweden, where Cherry was living at the time after a stint in New York City. Twenty years later, "Save Tonight" is a cover-band classic, played in small bars and in a steady rotation on radio stations that play hits from the '90s and, 2000s. And to be fair, though "Save Tonight" feels a little dated today, with its heavy guitar, repetitive chorus, and conspicuous lack of digital production, it's still catchy enough to get stuck in your head for weeks. It goes, Save tonight, and fight the break of dawn / Come tomorrow, tomorrow I’ll be gone. "Which I guess it kind of is."Įagle-Eye Cherry (real name: Eagle-Eye Cherry) wanted to "create something that would stand the test of time." To this day, he feels like "Save Tonight" is it. The chorus is perhaps the most well-known part of the song. "People point at me and say 'Save Tonight?' like it's my name," he tells GQ. It's been twenty years since Cherry released his first single ever, but he still gets stopped on the street, picked out in crowds. Another time, he was on a cruise ship and his friends forced him on stage when a cover band started that distinctive guitar strumming. Once, he was walking out of a ski rental place in his ski boots, and as he passed through a crowd of people, a live band was playing it. Eagle-Eye Cherry is used to hearing his song by now.