Ween jams us into the three-minute zone with a rocking lounge act for drunk Vegas swingers called Take Me Away. There's only one verse, repeated 3 1/2 times. Gene Ween sings it like an alternative Elvis, throwing off those thank you asides with confident nonchalance. He's singing about being dumped or cheated on, and now he wants to get far away from her because the whole thing is driving him nuts. But hey, people, who needs her, right? I got all you lovely folks to understand, to buy me a drink and help me drown my sorrows.
The intro chord is tenth fret Gm, and the primary chords are Em to F#m. The solo starts right in the middle, at 1:30 (same as When the Screams Come, how about that?). It's a wild ride on the ol' fretboard. Gene slows to catch his breath, but then brings the house down at 2:29, on the final sweep through the verse.
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