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IAMX - I Salute You Christopher (Ode to Christopher Hitchens)

'I Salute You Christopher (Ode to Christopher Hitchens)' released on the album 'Volatile Times' on March 18, 2011
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Music and lyrics written by Chris Corner (IAMX)
Produced, engineered and mixed by Chris Corner
Voices, Keyboards, Cello, Admiration - Chris Corner
'I Salute You Christopher (Ode to Christopher Hitchens)' released on the album 'Volatile Times' on March 18, 2011
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Lyrics:
I salute you Christopher
I salute your life
How you played the dice
Your words will live in us
Timelessly insane
Explosive, fresh and wise
Some will just forget
Some will close their eyes
Some will turn the tide
I salute you Christopher
Whiskey raised and downed
You risked and you took the crown
Console yourselves
That a scientific death is better than a fairy-tale
Of the eternal life
Control yourselves
Because the man in the sky is a tyrant and a lonely psychopath
Dreamed up to steal your minds
A horseman on a trial
A brilliant gentle wreck
With a brutal mouth for press
No submit, no compromise
Saint Christopher of the truth
And a destroyer of smoke screens and threats
They will learn to see in time
They will think before they refuse
The civilisation rules
I salute you Christopher
I declare you as our king
Or queen, depending on your mood
© & ℗ IAMX Productions Inc. 2011
#IAMX #ChristopherHitchens #ChrisCorner

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  • @blackvelvettrash3719
    @blackvelvettrash37193 жыл бұрын

    "I am who I am if you don't like it I don't care" -Annalise Keating

  • @jameshudson395

    @jameshudson395

    3 жыл бұрын

    Take that hanna

  • @tH5N1c

    @tH5N1c

    2 жыл бұрын

    woaah that's so deep

  • @andrewgarfield9898

    @andrewgarfield9898

    5 ай бұрын

    @@tH5N1cit is

  • @syediman3776

    @syediman3776

    25 күн бұрын

    I literally just finished that episode 😭

  • @silvendumbu8356
    @silvendumbu83569 ай бұрын

    "How to get away with murder" that's how i got here ❤

  • @user-jt8dh4qy8d
    @user-jt8dh4qy8d7 ай бұрын

    One of the greatest intellects of the last 40 years. Phil.

  • @Straddllw
    @Straddllw12 жыл бұрын

    RIP Christopher Hitchens. We all salute you.

  • @MariaPaula-bt3lc
    @MariaPaula-bt3lc6 жыл бұрын

    "What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence" Christopher Hitchens

  • @Paidinfullcc1gt

    @Paidinfullcc1gt

    4 жыл бұрын

    The only difference between the atheistic perspective regarding the existence of aliens or God is aliens aren’t thought to be people that may want to roast your soul for eternity, therefore an atheist will entertain the concept of aliens and not a God despite there being as much or little evidence regarding either concept. And that is why most atheists are in fact misotheists, or dysotheists not atheists.

  • @Onehundredpounds

    @Onehundredpounds

    4 жыл бұрын

    what's the evidence for 1+1=2 ?

  • @pupdiogenes2548

    @pupdiogenes2548

    3 жыл бұрын

    now do neoliberalism

  • @thelightwecarry

    @thelightwecarry

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Onehundredpounds Good one

  • @darlene1waters

    @darlene1waters

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Paidinfullcc1gt Wrong. Entertaining the concept is not the same as believing.

  • @TheMilkyRaisin
    @TheMilkyRaisin5 жыл бұрын

    I have no idea how I managed to miss this absolute gem until hearing it on Tin Star. What a fantastic song.

  • @ErnestPiffel

    @ErnestPiffel

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was thinking the same thing and I'm only watching Tin Star now.

  • @needmoresynth8350

    @needmoresynth8350

    Жыл бұрын

    That is how I found it too, I can't stop listening to it now...

  • @stephparry3789
    @stephparry37897 жыл бұрын

    This song definitely heightened the drama of that scene in Tinstar

  • @jarrodc.7876

    @jarrodc.7876

    5 жыл бұрын

    That was so sad man

  • @FastEasyLifeTips

    @FastEasyLifeTips

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haunting. Tears>eyes.

  • @jwillwilliams885

    @jwillwilliams885

    3 жыл бұрын

    Definitely made the even way more intense

  • @Pilot_Abilene

    @Pilot_Abilene

    3 жыл бұрын

    too bad the quality dropped big time after the first season. not sure what the amazon writers were thinking.

  • @kaisoanes1187
    @kaisoanes1187 Жыл бұрын

    I watched the TV series Tin Star when it was first shown but didn't really pay much attention to the soundtrack but when I was watching it on dvd whilst in hospital this song really stuck out for me & at the moment can't stop playing it.

  • @robertownsworth4873

    @robertownsworth4873

    2 ай бұрын

    Me too, but when I realised it was dedicated to Hitchens I couldn't stop listening to it

  • @TheNickos66
    @TheNickos66 Жыл бұрын

    Why is this track no longer on Spotify? It’s AWESOME!

  • @philsymes
    @philsymes Жыл бұрын

    One of the greatest men of my entire life RIP Sirr X

  • @mrdouglasincanada
    @mrdouglasincanada4 жыл бұрын

    I may not subscribe to the late Christopher Hitchens' most deeply held views, but this beautifully haunting resilient song is a powerful tribute from the artist's heart to their hero. A timeless masterpiece of art.

  • @EdWoods4444
    @EdWoods44447 жыл бұрын

    Heard this on Tin Star. Very effective use of it too.

  • @markhardcastle2267

    @markhardcastle2267

    7 жыл бұрын

    EdWoods4444 that's how I ended up here too. Agree about it's use

  • @markhardcastle2267

    @markhardcastle2267

    7 жыл бұрын

    Karla Jordan or Spotify!👎

  • @90sdan12

    @90sdan12

    7 жыл бұрын

    Tin star bought me here too, quality tune , great programme, been Tim Roth fan since reservoir dogs

  • @marshingthemellow9779

    @marshingthemellow9779

    7 жыл бұрын

    Wish it was on Spotify, brilliant track. I agree with you all about the effective use, such a beautiful (for lack of better description) scene.

  • @bryanlamport

    @bryanlamport

    7 жыл бұрын

    I can't even get this on Deezer 😢

  • @danielmacoveiciuc
    @danielmacoveiciuc6 жыл бұрын

    6 years ago today... We salute you, Christopher!

  • @philsymes
    @philsymes Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful. RIP you truly great man. 👍

  • @JulienLeLapin73
    @JulienLeLapin737 жыл бұрын

    This song gives me the feeling of a truth so bright it could either ignite and destroy all living things, or shed an immortal light throughout the universe and for millennia. Maybe that's what we call the break of dawn.

  • @kamenkojistonira
    @kamenkojistonira12 жыл бұрын

    My father is in the hospital, his illness is of terminal nature and I'm very emotional these days. Hitchens death hit me hard, but in the end one realizes that death does not matter, only life does, only your accomplishments, and the smiles you brought on other peoples faces, and both those men did that, plenty of times. Thanks Christopher, thanks Dad.

  • @roccomarciano6099

    @roccomarciano6099

    6 жыл бұрын

    Great words fair play.

  • @csalt5235

    @csalt5235

    3 жыл бұрын

    🙏🏼

  • @royal_cyprian

    @royal_cyprian

    2 жыл бұрын

    Got tears on my eyes🥺🥺🥺this would change me forever 💗

  • @maizbounds6854
    @maizbounds68546 жыл бұрын

    when this started playing on Tin star i looked it up straight away! such a beautiful song, just gutted its not on spotify:(

  • @laurajackson7594
    @laurajackson7594 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this song IAMX. I swear that hearing this was the main reason I randomly started Tin Star a few weeks ago. A great show, but hearing this songwas WHY I was drawn to it. I fully believe that.

  • @andilekhoza9043
    @andilekhoza90437 жыл бұрын

    I didnt know it was an ode to the great Chris Hitchens... i get teary eyed every time i hear this song!!!

  • @reviewsfromthenorth7929

    @reviewsfromthenorth7929

    6 жыл бұрын

    Christopher, not Chris. Hitchens HATED it when people called him Chris.

  • @toonsmekens819

    @toonsmekens819

    6 жыл бұрын

    me too

  • @vazmo14850
    @vazmo148509 жыл бұрын

    i heard this tonight on How to get away with Murder !!!!!!! #HTGAWM

  • @ducanhpham7820

    @ducanhpham7820

    9 жыл бұрын

    same!

  • @superXTomXsuper

    @superXTomXsuper

    9 жыл бұрын

    We all did ;)

  • @imalexandre1953

    @imalexandre1953

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same But 5 years later!

  • @fayeirwin463

    @fayeirwin463

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@imalexandre1953 me too :) What a song. Mind blown.

  • @imalexandre1953

    @imalexandre1953

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@fayeirwin463 Haha! I guess we both are pretty late :p

  • @TECHNORICH123
    @TECHNORICH1235 жыл бұрын

    What a truly great song , Thanks Tinstar for helping me hear this song, once heard , never forgotten 😍

  • @lovosazul
    @lovosazul11 ай бұрын

    Miss him heaps!!!✨

  • @garryt7743
    @garryt77437 жыл бұрын

    Heard this on Tin Star ☺ cool song

  • @davidv.6169
    @davidv.61697 жыл бұрын

    Tin Star brought me here!

  • @ashleyclark8783

    @ashleyclark8783

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too !

  • @DaOddSnake
    @DaOddSnake7 жыл бұрын

    Just heard this on Tin Star! Love it, what a great scene!

  • @gofightlose
    @gofightlose13 жыл бұрын

    An anthem to the one who risked and who took the crown. Can't explain how inspiring this song is to me.

  • @ericdave5786
    @ericdave57869 жыл бұрын

    I heard this song on howtogetawaywithmurder and was blown away my the masterpiece. They did a good job in this ode.

  • @KovacsDaniel-kodacx
    @KovacsDaniel-kodacx6 жыл бұрын

    Tin Star episode five, pay-off scene!!! Had to look for it immediately! :D

  • @roccomarciano6099

    @roccomarciano6099

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dániel Kovács Yeah powerful scene with a perfect tune. Watched that bit many times.

  • @niallobrien190

    @niallobrien190

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same here ...so fitting in tin star

  • @philipmullins2028

    @philipmullins2028

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same here, and haven't stopped listening to it....have it on every one of my playlists

  • @86sweetcake

    @86sweetcake

    3 жыл бұрын

    me too!! me too!!!!!

  • @roxannerios769

    @roxannerios769

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same!! 👍

  • @thelawlors9021
    @thelawlors90214 жыл бұрын

    My brother introduced this song from Tin star two years ago and the memories that came listening to it came and went so fast thank you for that my brother love you always

  • @ernestrozman7060
    @ernestrozman706010 ай бұрын

    Brilliant Tin Star absolutely brilliant

  • @tinaa9231
    @tinaa92312 жыл бұрын

    A salute to Chris,, Rich, Daniel, Sam, Stephen H, Carl, David A., Stephen F. Ricky and many others - all heroes in the face of the true brutal evil that is religion. Phil.

  • @davef21370
    @davef213707 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant, haunting and a fitting tribute to a true hero of modern times.

  • @UnwrittenSpade
    @UnwrittenSpade2 жыл бұрын

    I already knew of IAMX and love some of his other songs but goddamn this one hits on Tin Star!

  • @kembatoto1717
    @kembatoto17177 ай бұрын

    How to get away with murder got me here in the middle of the night like....'Oh Christopher'

  • @Layla.H.79
    @Layla.H.797 жыл бұрын

    I have known IAMX for so long. I saw them 4 times live. In my top 10 of the best concerts of my life!

  • @frizzybob
    @frizzybob5 жыл бұрын

    This was the perfect song for that scene in tin star 😎😊

  • @JezmondoMisterfull
    @JezmondoMisterfull6 жыл бұрын

    Ode to Christopher Hitchens....absolutely! Tin Star.....pretty good! This song.....sublime!

  • @happygrapefruit
    @happygrapefruit12 жыл бұрын

    The world has lost a great mind, but we are better for having had him here.

  • @tinaa9231
    @tinaa92312 жыл бұрын

    A great man - RIP.

  • @yanvictorfrancadeoliveira9432
    @yanvictorfrancadeoliveira94327 жыл бұрын

    HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER

  • @jhunricvillordon5214

    @jhunricvillordon5214

    3 жыл бұрын

    i was finding this song for years. no one told me and i found that out myself. part fbi

  • @karentacuba6977

    @karentacuba6977

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yesss

  • @andrewstanley3615
    @andrewstanley3615 Жыл бұрын

    Tin star. Best ever💯 this tune where he goes through windscreen powerful tune

  • @MorrisseysMonkey

    @MorrisseysMonkey

    8 күн бұрын

    Classic.

  • @DanceBeforeTheStorm_
    @DanceBeforeTheStorm_11 жыл бұрын

    I'm addicted to this song.....I salute you Chris C

  • @brendancronin4786
    @brendancronin47866 жыл бұрын

    Thank you tin star.what a tune.hitchins took his message to his death he never compromised so we shudnt neither.his message is just as powerful today and will continue to be

  • @johnmason440
    @johnmason4406 жыл бұрын

    Christopher will be sitting up there listening to this with great pride....

  • @mtumid
    @mtumid12 жыл бұрын

    I salute You, Saint Christopher of the truth. Down with the celestial North Korea! Rest In Peace, You were one of the bravest and brightest people of our times. Truly a hero. You will be sorely missed....

  • @clixxord
    @clixxord13 жыл бұрын

    love this track so much

  • @designthink
    @designthink12 жыл бұрын

    Chris, thank you for this incredible tribute to the great and tenacious human being that Hitchens was and represented for many of us.

  • @jamestaylor7021
    @jamestaylor70212 жыл бұрын

    Think this is by a long shot, the most powerful song I’ve ever heard. Music DOES NOT MAKE ME CRY, but I fucking cry , like fucking salty tears cry, almost every single time I listen to this incredible track. I want this to be played at my Jim Is Dead party ❤️

  • @monitor4728

    @monitor4728

    2 жыл бұрын

    Powerful isn’t it 💯❤️

  • @HarryFlowerrs
    @HarryFlowerrs6 жыл бұрын

    First heard it on 'Tin Star' (Tim Roth and Oliver Coopersmith),Proper!

  • @s_s_s_sss
    @s_s_s_sss13 жыл бұрын

    From Christopher to Christopher! Love this song

  • @user-jt8dh4qy8d
    @user-jt8dh4qy8d5 ай бұрын

    A great man. Everyone I have ever loved is dead.

  • @b1ackh3artking
    @b1ackh3artking5 ай бұрын

    Tin⭐ best show, this song really captured the show, they need to reboot this show

  • @Rebo32
    @Rebo324 жыл бұрын

    I'm here due to Tin Star series. Nicely done.

  • @Spidergod
    @Spidergod6 жыл бұрын

    amazing song and yes I came here from Tin Star (which is awesome). This is so haunting

  • @rickyblair6233
    @rickyblair62332 жыл бұрын

    Heard this first from How to get away with murder S1e11 and it’s just today i put two in two together and realize it was a tribute to Christopher Hitchens

  • @djelroymusic
    @djelroymusic5 жыл бұрын

    Tin Star brought me here ... It's a magical song

  • @santadeville242
    @santadeville2422 жыл бұрын

    ... i can't think of better farewell to the one of the best mind ever... I want this to play at my funeral, as no. 2, immediately after 242 -Headhunter

  • @shelly2403
    @shelly24037 жыл бұрын

    I heard this on tin star made me look it up straight away 👌

  • @prolifictroll9387

    @prolifictroll9387

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @henryvollws
    @henryvollws6 жыл бұрын

    I heard it tonight on Tinstar :)

  • @Ohridiapope
    @Ohridiapope6 жыл бұрын

    Heard it on Tin Star. Absolutely brilliant!

  • @GigaChaadam
    @GigaChaadam8 жыл бұрын

    Such a beautiful thrilling track heard it from htgawm fell in love and looked it up right away ;)

  • @davidball5776

    @davidball5776

    6 жыл бұрын

    I NEED THIS SONG. Come on iTunes

  • @toonsmekens819

    @toonsmekens819

    6 жыл бұрын

    me too

  • @witchbitch2792

    @witchbitch2792

    6 жыл бұрын

    Same, I love this and htgawm 😊

  • @Lokkk350

    @Lokkk350

    6 жыл бұрын

    htgawnm wtf is a htgawm?

  • @srikanthsidd2981

    @srikanthsidd2981

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Lokkk350 HTGAWM= How To Get Away With A Murder- A Show

  • @Naybot9
    @Naybot912 жыл бұрын

    Phenomenal track and tribute. RIP CH

  • @Cosmos12502
    @Cosmos1250210 ай бұрын

    Only here because of Tin Star. … absolutely 💯 perfect

  • @triteo80
    @triteo806 жыл бұрын

    TIN STAR BADASS SCENE !!!

  • @russellparkes5412
    @russellparkes54122 жыл бұрын

    Amazing tune, heard it on tin star, googled it straight away, heard another great tune aswell when my dog Nelson passed away , Tom Chaplin's midnight mass, I hadn't seen the video, and was shocked when I saw it.🐕

  • @musikfreakster88
    @musikfreakster886 жыл бұрын

    I just discovered IAMX was the branch from Sneaker Pimps thru some internet sleuthing/stalking! Awesome! Continuing to make great music- I just downloaded all of the music on my Amazon app 😬. I started with “Insomnia.” As it was fitting, but this song was how I found you (from Tin Star via SHAZAM). Ahh I loved Sneaker Pimps. Always wondered where they disappeared off to. I moved to America about that time too. Anywho keep up the decades of success! (as if someone reads this 😝).

  • @MrLee2e
    @MrLee2e6 жыл бұрын

    amazing song i really felt for whitey when he was crying over his dead friend (great acting great show)

  • @RoastedLocust
    @RoastedLocust4 жыл бұрын

    "Cause the man in the sky is a tyrant and a lonely psychopath, dreamed up to steal your mind." Not saying there is no "God", but I never bought the terrorist version, and if I did, I'd never bow down to it. Beautiful song.

  • @Nico-iq4dx
    @Nico-iq4dx6 ай бұрын

    Brilliant song.

  • @kingsaulholymanfunnyman9688
    @kingsaulholymanfunnyman96885 жыл бұрын

    Salute his excellancy

  • @TheYossarrian
    @TheYossarrian3 жыл бұрын

    "God is not great" - I salute you Christopher

  • @randygaudet6683
    @randygaudet66833 жыл бұрын

    Tin star what a great song!!

  • @78monka
    @78monka13 жыл бұрын

    just beautiful....

  • @dmicsa
    @dmicsa6 жыл бұрын

    ty Tin Star!

  • @andrealivingstone8768
    @andrealivingstone87686 жыл бұрын

    tin star brought me here. his voice is amazing. how i did not know about iamx before. i don;t know .

  • @braukbreshears8961
    @braukbreshears89612 жыл бұрын

    This season in tin star is so much more painful with this masterpiece playing in the background.

  • @serrasalmus111
    @serrasalmus1116 жыл бұрын

    Why the hell isn't this for sale. Would make a killing ! Haunting track. I too am obsessed with Christopher Hitchens - Such a loss.....watch his "old" vids...that guy knew exactly what was coming.

  • @VyktorAbyss
    @VyktorAbyss7 жыл бұрын

    Tin Star - It was such a great scene showing the hurt and total collapse of human empathy that I had to find out the touching background song! Brilliant!

  • @bigalbowski78
    @bigalbowski782 ай бұрын

    Unreal song.

  • @cryandvibe
    @cryandvibe12 жыл бұрын

    Stop it. Stop making me love you more with each song I listen to. God dammit, I salute you Christopher! Off to buy your albums now. Brb.

  • @waynekent7068
    @waynekent70683 жыл бұрын

    So a lot of Tin Star and How To Get Away With Murder fans here. Tin Star for me on a Christmas day binge watch.

  • @philipmcdonagh8321
    @philipmcdonagh83213 ай бұрын

    Love this track ,,its a pity it's been removed from spotify ,,

  • @Ziondweller
    @Ziondweller6 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful vocals! You've outdone yourself Corner!

  • @cyberseventy4712
    @cyberseventy47127 жыл бұрын

    Tin Star - beautiful

  • @stiebel09
    @stiebel0912 жыл бұрын

    R.I.P. Christopher Hitchens

  • @toonsmekens819

    @toonsmekens819

    6 жыл бұрын

    R.I.P.

  • @user-jt8dh4qy8d
    @user-jt8dh4qy8d4 ай бұрын

    I am in tremendous pain, but I will never give in Chris. Phil.

  • @torchlight2231
    @torchlight22315 жыл бұрын

    Tin Star enuff said!

  • @user-xs8yx5qg5q
    @user-xs8yx5qg5q9 жыл бұрын

    How to get away with Murder brings me here #HTGAWM

  • @hadel902

    @hadel902

    8 жыл бұрын

    +江文豪 me toooo :"(

  • @noelibaumstaffen8371
    @noelibaumstaffen83713 жыл бұрын

    10 anos depois.... ainda maravilhosa!!

  • @BelleEpoqueGirl
    @BelleEpoqueGirl11 жыл бұрын

    He's a galactic space god who rules through the institution of science

  • @yusmaric.bailey2927
    @yusmaric.bailey29277 жыл бұрын

    Tin Star brought me here. Excellent song.

  • @andreamanzi3264
    @andreamanzi32646 жыл бұрын

    I got here from Tin Star too and I can't stop listening to this song....

  • @thisghere9186
    @thisghere91865 жыл бұрын

    Funny how people have come to this because of tin star. Crazy show! But great. Also a show that definitely utilizes music to the max!

  • @joehall6559
    @joehall65595 жыл бұрын

    TIN STAR brought me here very sad . love it

  • @curiouskitty7972
    @curiouskitty79725 жыл бұрын

    Have to say Tin Star had some really impressive songs throughout the series... Really strange that nobody can find it on Spotify...

  • @wesleysmokes7876
    @wesleysmokes78766 жыл бұрын

    What a fucking tune

  • @kalepro
    @kalepro7 жыл бұрын

    Tin Star

  • @markauburn7264
    @markauburn72646 жыл бұрын

    Desperate for this to be released on ITunes!! Can’t seem to find it anywhere! Such a good song.

  • @charliehichens2093
    @charliehichens20935 жыл бұрын

    Tin Star!

  • @lennilawton
    @lennilawton6 жыл бұрын

    fantastic song sound words amazing.