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Placebo — Slave To The Wage
Album: Black Market Music
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Released: 2000
Length: 4:02
Plays (last 30 days): 3
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Run away from all your boredom
Run away from all your whoredom
And wave your worries
And cares goodbye

All it takes is one decision
A lot of guts, a little vision
To wave your worries
And cares goodbye

It's a maze for rats to try
It's a maze for rats to try
It's a race
A race for rats
A race for rats to die
It's a race
A race for rats
A race for rats to die

Sick and tired of Maggie's Farm
She's a bitch with broken arms
To wave your worries
And cares goodbye

It's a maze for rats to try
It's a maze for rats to try
It's a race
A race for rats
A race for rats to die
It's a race
A race for rats
A race for rats to die

Run away
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way to strike a chord while I'm working on a Sunday night 
Posted 1 day ago by vstg005    [ Reply ]
 renegade_X wrote:

How did I not pick this up all this time? LOL

"Sick and tired of Maggie's Farm
She's a b****h with broken arms"



Bob Dylan and Rage Against the Machine tried to warn us about her…. 
Posted 3 weeks ago by GrouchyOldMan    [ Reply ]
 srv9863 wrote:

I love this band. Don't ask me why, their songs just resonate with me and I invariably turn it up when they pop up. 



Yes, yes yes! All the way up!!!
Posted 4 months ago by johnfiva    [ Reply ]
 serene23 wrote:

Is this Rush?



Ahhh no. Brian has a voice. Geddy does not. 
Posted 5 months ago by tripp1    [ Reply ]
Even (a) placebo works!
Posted 10 months ago by Pitjes    [ Reply ]
 bIurke.gregory.j wrote:

Just fabulous!



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Posted 1 year ago by john.mcbride127    [ Reply ]
I love this band. Don't ask me why, their songs just resonate with me and I invariably turn it up when they pop up. 
Posted 1 year ago by srv9863    [ Reply ]
This really is an awesome song. The wailing, super-amped guitar sets up such an incredible tapestry for Molko's fiery voice to drape his inventive angst against.
Posted 1 year ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
How did I not pick this up all this time? LOL

"Sick and tired of Maggie's Farm
She's a b****h with broken arms"
Posted 1 year ago by renegade_X    [ Reply ]
You either like Brian Molko's voice or you don't. I love it.  I have all their stuff. His lyrics are amazing. He uses words that rhyme that most songwriters don't use and it actually makes sense. I saw them live in Charlotte back in 2007 at a Linkin Park annual festival. My son had back stage passes. We met Placebo at a Meet n Greet. Talked with Brian and Stephen.  Nice guys.  
Posted 1 year ago by tripp1    [ Reply ]
One of the greatest live shows I have seen…  Festival de Nyon 2000.  around 20,000 people dancing and grooving the entire set.
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
 Roguewarer wrote:

No one but RP told me about Placebo.

And no — NOT my favorite band by far…. and still — the beauty of how incredibly diverse music is…and how it moves and shifts us ever embodied by the RP experience.

What an amazing gift!! So very grateful for this journey!!




Since I listen to RP I don't have a favorite band!
Posted 1 year ago by johnfiva    [ Reply ]
I swear this is the second time when i start to work and this is the first song that comes on radio paradise! :D

Maybe it's a sign from above
Posted 1 year ago by TillDerDill    [ Reply ]
How does this group makes so many good songs!??
Posted 2 years ago by bass000    [ Reply ]
Just fabulous!
Posted 2 years ago by burke.gregory.j    [ Reply ]
 Roguewarer wrote:

No one but RP told me about Placebo.

And no — NOT my favorite band by far…. and still — the beauty of how incredibly diverse music is…and how it moves and shifts us ever embodied by the RP experience.

What an amazing gift!! So very grateful for this journey!!





Well put. An amazing band.
Posted 2 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
No one but RP told me about Placebo.

And no — NOT my favorite band by far…. and still — the beauty of how incredibly diverse music is…and how it moves and shifts us ever embodied by the RP experience.

What an amazing gift!! So very grateful for this journey!!


Posted 2 years ago by Roguewarer    [ Reply ]
Another tune introd'd to me here on R.P.  A very grabbing lively track it is, but I heard it from another room and my ears weren't fully engaged.   I'll try to find it again on You Tube or something. This might be another ear worm. Gimme a 7.  
Posted 2 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
What??
the percussion.

Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
I mostly like Placebo, but not this one. 
Posted 4 years ago by rushfan    [ Reply ]
The musical equivalent of Ipecac.
Posted 21 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
nigeltufnel wrote:
the title reminds me of phish's song slave (to the traffic light)
hmmmm i need to look that one up...
Posted 21 years ago by FeatFanMike    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by the_om: My toe is a-tapping. The percussion reminds me quite a bit of "We've Got the Beat" by the Go-go's.
What??
Posted 22 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by serene23: Is this Rush?
No, it's Awful
Posted 22 years ago by ndanger666    [ Reply ]
Is this Rush?
Posted 22 years ago by serene23    [ Reply ]
Can\'t stand these guys. I\'ve seen them in concert (opening for Stabbing Westward) and still can\'t stand them... he sounds like the lead singer from Rush, all nose...
Posted 22 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by KevDogRedux: Alright, Van Morrison it ain't, but it isn't horrible. It ranks an "acceptable" from me.
Ahhhh.... two LA guys like it. Figures. SoCal.
Posted 22 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
Alright, Van Morrison it ain\'t, but it isn\'t horrible. It ranks an \"acceptable\" from me.
Posted 22 years ago by KevDogRedux    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by rgrace: Annoying, adenoidal vocals. No redeeming qualities.
exactly!.... 10+
Posted 22 years ago by halcatus    [ Reply ]
Annoying, adenoidal vocals. No redeeming qualities.
Posted 22 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
I was in a concert last saturday. Not bad but I\'d enjoyed more old songs. \"Slave to the wage\" was played and it was one of the best moments. Everybody was singing. However, only a version of \"Teenage angst\" wasn\'t enough for the first album. Not playing \"Come home\", \"Bionic\" or \"Nancy boy\" is unforgiven.
Posted 22 years ago by qosforever    [ Reply ]
My toe is a-tapping. The percussion reminds me quite a bit of \"We\'ve Got the Beat\" by the Go-go\'s.
Posted 22 years ago by the_om    [ Reply ]
this band has grown on me in a huge way, thanks to RP.
Posted 22 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
Placebo, nice change of pace for RP. Variety is the spice!
Posted 22 years ago by noelbarnes    [ Reply ]