| Fiona Apple – O' Sailor Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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@[sarcasticSmith:51843] PS, Oddly, my favorite version was from Tower Records on Sunset (performed live in LA) in which her voice cracks during the chorus. For some reason I just find it so damned endearing. |
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| Fiona Apple – O' Sailor Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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@[sarcasticSmith:51842] From google: The phrase "by the boards" or "go by the board" has been used since around 1630 to mean something has been lost, neglected, or fallen overboard and been carried away. For example, "With all the crime around here, the practice of leaving the house unlocked has gone by the board". The "board" in the expression refers to the board of a ship. I'm guessing that's how everyone else had an idea that it was about "something that'd been lost" and thus assumed it was a relationship. Unless she's really bummed about her keys. Ambiguity lets us write our own meaning to adapt it to your lives. Perhaps a gift to us is the ambiguity of many of her songs lyrics. Regardless of the meaning to her, when there is more agreement on biblical interpretation ... as smart as Fiona is, she obviously knows that it's going to be left up to the listener to find our own meaning. And clearly, even without knowing, it's just beautiful. |
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| Fiona Apple – Valentine Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Good summary -- from where do you get the 6 classes inference? | |
| Fiona Apple – Fast as You Can Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| with one addition -- the regret for the manic behavior which magnifies their depression for the damage they sometimes do. I always felt like it described her being BP, but I just dismissed it due to personal interpretation that fit my life (dating someone who behaved like this song describes to a tee). Ironically she loved this song, too. Perhaps it is confirmation bias, but it's uncanny at that. | |
| Fiona Apple – Better Version of Me Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| You're not talking about the CD version of this song, are you? It's spectacular, brilliant, witty and introspective. The piano and organ are perfect. | |
| Fiona Apple – A Mistake Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Smart interpretation... fair candidate. | |
| Fiona Apple – Every Single Night Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Its not a fad for me to love her. I've loved her and appreciated her since I first heard her. I do believe she's the greatest lyricist/singer ever. No hyperbole. This is a feeling which has endured for decades. She's a poet and bursting with creativity. I always feel grateful when she shares her talent, pain and introspection with us. It's a pleasure reading all of the insight of the commenters here. |
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