 Extraordinary Machine (2005) [ larger cover art ] |
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I'm undecided about you again
Mightn't be right that you're not here
It's double-sided, cause I ruined it all
- But also saved myself, by never believing you, Dear
Everything good, I deem too good to be true
Everything else is just a bore
Everything I have to look forward to
Has a pretty painful and very imposing before
O' Sailor, why'd you do it
What'd you do that for
Saying there's nothing to it
And then letting it go by the boards
O' Sailor, why'd you do it
What'd you do that for
Saying there's nothing to it
And then letting it go by the boards
I have too been playing with fifty-two cards
- Just cause I play so far from my vest
Whatever I've got, I've got no reason to guard
What could I do, but spend my best
O' Sailor, why'd you do it
What'd you do that for
Saying there's nothing to it
And then letting it go by the boards
O' Sailor, why'd you do it
What'd you do that for
Saying there's nothing to it
And then letting it go by the boards
And after waiting, fighting patiently on my knees
All the other stuff tired itself out first, not me
And in its wake, appeared the touch and call
Of a different breed
One who set to get me wise, and got me there
And then, got me
And what a thing, to know what could be instead
Oh, what a blessed curse; to see
It took the agenda from its place in my bed
Made a merry paramour of me
O' Sailor, why'd you do it
What'd you do that for
Saying there's nothing to it
And then letting it go by the boards
O' sailor, why'd you do it
What'd you do that for
Giving me eyes to view it
As it goes by the boards
| mem_313 (lerkin) | Posted: Feb 09, 2011 - 09:26 ok HATE fiona... |
| ladybinnath (Buffalo, NY) | Posted: Dec 08, 2010 - 11:52 I do enjoy Fiona Apple on occasion, but there's a sameness to many of her songs that keeps me from digging deeper into her work. Seriously - isn't this the same melody from "Shadowboxer"? |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Sep 04, 2010 - 04:18 I have actually never heard this one, I like it! She is one of those artists that are wonderful in small doses. |
| Bosami (Deep in the heart of nowhere) | Posted: Jul 02, 2010 - 07:17 Mandible wrote: um, what? A weight problem as in, she weighs 90 pounds and needs to eat a sandwich? Perhaps anorexia or bulimia is the problem. Your comment speaks to your lack of knowledge and sensitivity in regards to eating disorders. My wife had a bout with anorexia in her twenties. The 'just eat a sandwich' comments get really old, really fast. If only it were that easy. |
| Mandible | Posted: Feb 25, 2010 - 13:13 The album I own has different versions of all the songs, including this one. I prefer the one I own. This album was released twice. All songs have 2 versions. |
| spigolli (Peachtree City, GA, USA) | Posted: Nov 23, 2009 - 06:02 Love to hear some of the better examples of her work - the vocals on O Sailor sound amateurish. |
| cactus7709 | Posted: Sep 21, 2009 - 06:20 mmmmmmmm...nice |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet this is not my home) | Posted: Dec 10, 2008 - 14:48 When you pick songs from Fiona's collection, can we go beyond this one? Other than her flop of a most recent CD....she has some great songs that just don't seem to get played here. Just this one over and over.  |
| gregormiz (Portland, OR) | Posted: Nov 09, 2008 - 01:46 Not only my cup of tea, but I'll take it with extra lumps. The opening syncopation kills me every time. I love the off-kilter discordant piano too. The song trips over itself in a way that makes all too much sense to me. |
| Kittee (NC- Dreaming of the Mountains) | Posted: Oct 08, 2008 - 11:18 Love it. Love Fionna Apple. She has a very interesting history, if you're ever inclined to check it out. She has a weight problem and struggles with it daily.  |
| MiketheKnife (Virginia) | Posted: Jul 05, 2008 - 16:25 hanssachs wrote: Dagnabbit -- what is the Randy Newman song they took this piano riff from ... "Kathleen (Catholicism Made Easier)" from Little Criminals -- Czech it out!
HA! Good catch! |
| Glockman45 (endofworld.net) | Posted: Jul 05, 2008 - 16:23 Odyzzeuz wrote: Why, when there's an attractive female singer, the guys start gibbering about seeing her naked and seeing vaginas in her album cover art and conjuring images of well-hung horses? Have we really sunk so despicably low? Wait. Don't bother answering that. As the Buddhist masters all assert, we live in degenerate times.
BECAUSE WE CAN, ALWAYS HAVE AND ALWAYS WILL. YOU CAN'T STOP IT OR HUMANS DIE, HELLO!!!!!!!!!! |
| sub-arctic (63°50' N) | Posted: Apr 02, 2008 - 05:47 Please make it stop!  |
| OldFrenchie (Frozen wastes of Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada) | Posted: Mar 01, 2008 - 16:54 I don't like the piano. Sounds a bit off key |
| MtnSinger (CA Sierra Foothills) | Posted: Mar 01, 2008 - 16:53 hippiechick wrote: This album was a disappointment to me, esp after After the Pawn..., which I love
Amen! I loved Tidal also which I got on sale. My fav heroin-chic performer still. She did a live version of Criminal on Letterman a few years ago that was goose-bump producing IMHO. |
| jcjoh | Posted: Dec 29, 2007 - 21:50 Best song: Criminal |
| dctrpunda (the thin line of here.) | Posted: Oct 01, 2007 - 11:51 Odyzzeuz wrote: Why, when there's an attractive female singer, the guys start gibbering about seeing her naked and seeing vaginas in her album cover art and conjuring images of well-hung horses? Have we really sunk so despicably low? Wait. Don't bother answering that. As the Buddhist masters all assert, we live in degenerate times.
These the same Buddhists doing the violent uprising thing in Myanmar? "You most likely know it as Myanmar, but it will always be Burma to me. Bonne chance, Elaine. You there on the motorbike! Sell me one of your melons!" - J. Peterman |
| hippiechick (in the groove) | Posted: Oct 01, 2007 - 11:47 This album was a disappointment to me, esp after After the Pawn..., which I love |
| ekeyte (Bangor, ME) | Posted: Oct 01, 2007 - 11:46 Awesome song. |
| CoYoT51 (Reims, France) | Posted: Sep 26, 2007 - 16:02 ginger wrote: I'm sort of a fan, and I'm all for musical experimentation and getting away from the same old expected chords -- but those chords in the verses really hurt my ears!
You know what, those chords are just what makes it interesting to me! Does it mean I'm an insane man or am I just a lover of "just different of the average crap" music? (excuse my french!) |
| ziggytrix (Dallas, TX) | Posted: Sep 26, 2007 - 15:56 the glass bells remind anyone else of Nibelheim? ;) |
| davin (Victoria, British Columbia) | Posted: Sep 26, 2007 - 15:54 My cup of tea. |
| Dahlia_Gumbo (San Francisco) | Posted: Jul 30, 2007 - 15:00 Not my cup of tea. |
| coccyx (The geese are back) | Posted: Apr 27, 2007 - 09:37 ThePoose wrote: Love to see that Apple pie. Without or without cream (whipped). Nice try, Herb Alpert. That kind of thing comes along once in a lifetime... |
| meydele (By the sea) | Posted: Apr 27, 2007 - 07:06 Odd fact - Fiona is the daughter of Brandon Maggart, forever famous to me as Helen's dad in The World According to Garp. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0535933/ |
| sarahbean26 (waukegan,IL) | Posted: Apr 27, 2007 - 07:04 I agree, this song is very dragging and just doesnt make sense. There is absolutly no feeling or emotion in this song. Like a zombie anthem!! scaryginger wrote: I'm sort of a fan, and I'm all for musical experimentation and getting away from the same old expected chords -- but those chords in the verses really hurt my ears! |
| ginger | Posted: Apr 27, 2007 - 07:01 I'm sort of a fan, and I'm all for musical experimentation and getting away from the same old expected chords -- but those chords in the verses really hurt my ears! |
| bokey (Wastin' away in Filialdutyville) | Posted: Apr 06, 2007 - 16:15 Man I don't get the hate .I've only heard a couple of her songs but I haven't heard anything that was bad yet.Am I missing something? |
| musikalia (Somewhere (over the rainbow)) | Posted: Mar 11, 2007 - 03:46 Odyzzeuz wrote: Why, when there's an attractive female singer, the guys start gibbering about seeing her naked and seeing vaginas in her album cover art and conjuring images of well-hung horses? Have we really sunk so despicably low? Wait. Don't bother answering that. As the Buddhist masters all assert, we live in degenerate times.
Despicably low? We are human beings. We have genitals and hormones and it's perfectly right and natural to get fired up when we see a beautiful person. I love Buddha and meditate regularly, but I am not into the sexual repression some "Buddhists" (and Hindus and Catholics and...) somehow see as pure or enlightened. It's repression. ...and I doubt any Buddhist master would despise someone for expressing their sexuality. Remember the great Buddhist value called compassion? |
| ThePoose | Posted: Mar 06, 2007 - 12:37 Alpine wrote: Nice pic. Like to see her naked. Love to see that Apple pie. Without or without cream (whipped). |
| ruthless (Midtown Memphis) | Posted: Mar 06, 2007 - 09:57 Methinks you need to settle down a little bit and find yourself a good man.  |
| davin (Victoria, British Columbia) | Posted: Mar 06, 2007 - 09:53 Alpine wrote: Nice pic. Like to see her naked. Is that a Michael Scott quote or something? |
| Nicoblue (Spain) | Posted: Mar 06, 2007 - 09:50 why is she always singing the same song? |
| jdorn1 (Land of Milk and Cheese) | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 12:10 Nice BROAD sweeping generalization. Pun intended. I'll take up the sword! First, I don't find Fiona attractive in the least. I guess you have to like the binge and purge type. That said, the album cover is very organic and has what appears to be some type of plant reproductive parts. Methinks you need to settle down a little bit and find yourself a good man. Odyzzeuz wrote: Why, when there's an attractive female singer, all the guys start immediately gibbering about seeing her naked and seeing vaginas in her album cover art. Have we really sunk so despicably low? Wait. Don't bother answering that. We live in dark times. |
| Odyzzeuz (Austin, Texas) | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 11:49 Why, when there's an attractive female singer, the guys start gibbering about seeing her naked and seeing vaginas in her album cover art and conjuring images of well-hung horses? Have we really sunk so despicably low? Wait. Don't bother answering that. As the Buddhist masters all assert, we live in degenerate times. |
| Odyzzeuz (Austin, Texas) | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 11:47 Alpine wrote: Nice pic. Like to see her naked. Yeah. That'll happen. |
| davin (Victoria, British Columbia) | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 11:46 MrCaps wrote: That cover photo always conjures up for me an image of a green vagina with teeth.
ahahahahahaha |
| Odyzzeuz (Austin, Texas) | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 11:45 ''By the boards'' is an fun little nautical term. Boards, of course, as a synonym for planks. To send something by the boards is to heave it over the side. |
| Trey (closer than you think) | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 11:44 Apparently I've been struck with a sudden case of tone deafness. |
| natural_tools (Dallas, TX) | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 11:43 This is a good example of the problem I had with the whole album... good idea repeated about seven times too many. Can't decide whether to like it for the good parts or hate it for beating them to death. |
| Jimi_the_Saint (The Dark and Bloody Ground of Kentucky) | Posted: Feb 23, 2007 - 11:41 Is there ever any doubt when a Fiona Apple song is on? I mean, even before you hear her voice. She's got thirty songs that all sound so much alike. I want to like her, but I want to hear something new. |
| Frater_Kork (Uppsala, Sweden) | Posted: Feb 07, 2007 - 23:30 Fiona fiona fiona... I've got no problems with your bizarre lyrics and antics, but please. Get a new producer. |
| agnes (the land of bourbon and horses) | Posted: Feb 07, 2007 - 23:26 Yes, Sailor, you know who you are. Why DID you do it?    |
| celadonstone (the Lowcountry of SC (2858.50 mi East of Paradise)) | Posted: Jan 24, 2007 - 08:11 "The cover art (a plant which Apple herself cannot even identify) sums up the album in one word: weird... it is an example of an extraordinary machine in the way it sprouts its buds, and features what Apple claims resemble fists. Furthermore, it is an illustrious representation of Fiona herself. Be kind to me, or treat me mean/ Ill make the most of it, Im an extraordinary machine, sings Apple confidently in the title track...." From an website about the album ________________________________ When I hear the word "sailor" used I think of ladies in adult entertainment trying to get the attention of their potential clients. Like "howdy there sailor/soldier" (I dont speak from personal experience) |
| notalot22 (Ada, Oklahoma) | Posted: Jan 24, 2007 - 08:04 good sound... im really tired of this song half way through though. first time ive heard it.... |
| Smoove_D (Milwaukee) | Posted: Jan 24, 2007 - 08:03 ChrisG wrote: A perfect example of someone I've never latched on to. The only song of hers I've ever liked was 'Criminal'.
Perfect summary, my man. |
| Lonestar (St.Catharines, ON) | Posted: Jan 24, 2007 - 08:01 Monotone, repetitive, sludge. |
| sixxstrings | Posted: Jan 24, 2007 - 08:01 MrCaps wrote: That cover photo always conjures up for me an image of a green vagina with teeth.
lol.. hilarious!! |
| ThePoose | Posted: Jan 05, 2007 - 09:58 Sure love your peaches Wanna shake your (apple) tree |
| (former member) (Way down, below the ocean) | Posted: Jan 05, 2007 - 09:57 Alpine wrote: Nice pic. Like to see her naked. Now that's rock and roll!  |