{"id":31613,"date":"2017-12-10T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=31613"},"modified":"2017-12-08T13:45:13","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T13:45:13","slug":"essential-advent-calendar-ben-and-andy-cover-queen-classic-save-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-ben-and-andy-cover-queen-classic-save-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Advent Calendar: Ben And Andy Cover Queen Classic, &#8216;Save Me&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15966\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-great-white-lies-give-anything\/advent-calendar-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-10.png?fit=1478%2C1176&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1478,1176\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"advent calendar 10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-10.png?fit=640%2C509&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15966\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-10.png?resize=640%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"509\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>With their take on the Queen classic, &#8216;Save Me&#8217;, accompanied by their &#8220;Alternative\u00a0&#8216;Fox &amp; The Mouse&#8217;\u00a0John Lewis\u00a0advert&#8221;, which has so far racked up over 50,000 views on YouTube, Ben Potts and Andy Green are behind the 10th door of our Essential Advent Calendar.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31706\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-ben-and-andy-cover-queen-classic-save-me\/potts-n-green-save-me-artwork\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Potts-n-Green-Save-Me-Artwork.jpeg?fit=2785%2C2493&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2785,2493\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Potts n Green Save Me Artwork\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Potts-n-Green-Save-Me-Artwork.jpeg?fit=640%2C573&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31706\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Potts-n-Green-Save-Me-Artwork.jpeg?resize=640%2C573&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"573\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">From Wearside, in North East England, Ben and Andy have got together to release their voice and piano version of Queen&#8217;s classic, &#8216;Save Me&#8217;, in an ambitious bid to join other festive campaigns to top the Christmas charts. If anything is equal in this world, then Ben and Andy are in with a lot more than a snowball&#8217;s chance of making it.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can download &#8216;Save Me&#8217; from <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/album\/save-me-feat-andrew-green\/1315874452?i=131587446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>. Check out Ben and Andy singing &#8216;Save Me&#8217; live:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1pHdca6ZtkU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now check out the &#8220;Alternative &#8216;Fox &amp; The Mouse&#8217; John Lewis ad&#8221;:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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