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Frou Frou — Let Go
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Total ratings: 3096








Released: 2002
Length: 4:09
Plays (last 30 days): 3
Drink up baby down,
Mmm, are you in or are you out?
Leave your things behind,
'Cause it's all going off without you,
Excuse me, too busy,
You're writing your tragedy,
These mishaps you bubble wrap,
When you've no idea what you're like.

So let go, so let go, hmm jump in,
Oh well whatcha waiting for? it's alright,
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown,
So let go, yeah let go, just get in,
Oh it's so amazing here, it's alright,
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown.

It gains the more it gives,
And then it rises with the fall,
So hand me that remote,
Can't you see that all that stuff's a sideshow?
Such boundless pleasure,
We've no time for later now,
You can't await your own arrival,
You've twenty seconds to comply.

So let go, so let go 'n' jump in,
Oh well whatcha waiting for? it's alright,
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
So let go, yeah let go, just get in,
Oh, it's so amazing here, it's alright,
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown.

So let go, hmm jump in,
Oh well whatcha waiting for? it's alright,
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown,
So let go, yeah let go, just get in,
Oh it's so amazing here, it's alright,
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown.

In the breakdown,
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown,
Yeah, the breakdown,
So amazing here,
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown.
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What a beautiful voice!
 Stratocaster wrote:

Great scene when this song was used in "Garden State". I just love this song.


Garden State was a GREAT soundtrack of the early aughts! Almost 20 years old now (ouch!), it came out in the same year that I found RP, and perhaps not coincidentally it is full of artists one still finds on RP (and served as my first introduction to a few of them):

Bonnie Somerville
Cary Brothers with Jason Kanakis
Coldplay
Colin Hay
Frou Frou
Iron & Wine
Nick Drake
Remy Zero
Simon & Garfunkel
The Shins
Thievery Corporation
Zero 7
EXCELLENT!  Thanx RP!   
Needed to hear this today. Sometimes there is beauty in the breakdown. 
Had to do a double take. Doppelganger for Katherine Moennig in The L Word.

i love Imo!!
 philonair wrote:


Very good comment! I rated this Song with an 8. I never post negative comments! If i don´t like a song i rate it with a 5. It is a personal help for me, because if it is played the next time i see the yellow heart and click the PSD Button. But this don´t happen to often. Long live RP!

hahaha - some days i hear something and it touches me somewhere. other days I look at something I rated >/= 7 and ask WTF? almost always look at lyrics to see if there was something speaking to me that day. or a sound maybe making me nostalgic. love the station for this reason...
 baccerelli1 wrote:

Please. If your comment is not positive why bother. Imogen Heap is a grammy award winning engineer, producer and song writer. Just because it's not your personal taste why be unpleasant. Hit the PSD button if you don't like something but please stop being negative.



Very good comment! I rated this Song with an 8. I never post negative comments! If i don´t like a song i rate it with a 5. It is a personal help for me, because if it is played the next time i see the yellow heart and click the PSD Button. But this don´t happen to often. Long live RP!


greetings, so many wonderful words for this wonderful music by so many wonderful musicians from all parts of our beloved planet,
I love the music, and in deepest gratitude to Bill and Rebecca,
BUT, I am always blown away and love to watch the slideshow with each and every tune - incomparable visual candy . . .
how on this earth to you do this? Jedi mind tricks?

That bass.
"20 seconds to comply" - there's definitely a need for more RoboCop references to be used in music 😁👍
 Signwrtr61 wrote:
Not to mention....Ms. Heap was one of the "populars" of the 60's era that, not only made it through that period but, still sounds as good today, as she ever did!! Yes!! More Frou Frou, please!!


She must have been some sort of child prodigy to have done that, given that she was born in 1977.
 Tim_Coletti wrote:

This lady deserves much, much respect!  She is amazing and eclectic... She'll keep on keeping on and I can't wait to hear more!  Yeah, if Jeff Beck is on to it, then I think we have some real cred here...  That is, if you are keeping score.

Not to mention....Ms. Heap was one of the "populars" of the 60's era that, not only made it through that period but, still sounds as good today, as she ever did!! Yes!! More Frou Frou, please!!

Excellent!
This song came on and sounded fresh and promising a surprising soft jolt after Pretty Bird and checked out the sassy cover photo as the beat progressed and felt gratitude yet again that RadioParadise is ONE place where there is a BALANCE of male/female artists and many unfamiliar (women) artists are featured. Then glance over to yet another immediate bad rash of criticism/comparisons/curmudgeonly griping predictably and unreasonably directed against women, against the unfamiliar, demanding: Who are they ripping off,  What right do they have, They can't be original, WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE? Kneejerk jerk comments no based in musicology -- the word for it is misogyny. It's also tone deafness, the number of times some listeners insist that female voices sound like someone else -- but never consider they may sound exactly like themselves.
Great scene when this song was used in "Garden State". I just love this song.
yes - IH is fantastic
This is my Imogen. That's like Plant.
This is just lovely.
 MattRudely wrote:
My frou-frou has gone all tingly.
 
Try rubbing it some.
My frou-frou has gone all tingly.
 jelgator wrote:
OK, OK.  I've listened to RP for long enough that this song is burned into my brain.  I am buying this record immediately.
 
You will not be disappointed. The entire album is amazing!
Absolutely one of the greatest records of the 2000s.  Kind of a one-off between Imogene Heap (who's amazing) and Guy Sigsworth (yeah: Bjork, Seal, Alanis Morsisette, etc.).  Really kind of stunning music, and peerless production.
 theirongiant wrote:
Wow! I started listening to Imogen Heap this week after seeing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Her soundtrack is sublime. And then you hear all the ideas she got from her previous albums. It’s neat to rediscover those works by exploring the artist’s back catalogue.
 
It is so.
 jambo wrote:

trev,

remember RP is an eclectic popular music station . . . 
 
jambo,

Capital letters, man, at the beginning of sentences. Ok?  . . .
 TerryS wrote:
Frou Frou, the name of my neighbor's smalzie-poo. Miss-spelling intended.

Meanwhile, IH is on my most-favorite list.
 
WTF are you talking about?
Frou Frou, the name of my neighbor's smalzie-poo. Miss-spelling intended.

Meanwhile, IH is on my most-favorite list.
 jelgator wrote:
OK, OK.  I've listened to RP for long enough that this song is burned into my brain.  I am buying this record immediately.
 
You should!  It was my first intro to Imogen Heap and her's is a catalog worth checking out.
OK, OK.  I've listened to RP for long enough that this song is burned into my brain.  I am buying this record immediately.
Proclivities wrote:

"Peter Gabriel Loops"?  Is that some sort of artsy breakfast cereal?
 
LMAO!!!
That sublime BASS line!!!
Wow! I started listening to Imogen Heap this week after seeing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Her soundtrack is sublime. And then you hear all the ideas she got from her previous albums. It’s neat to rediscover those works by exploring the artist’s back catalogue.
I've hear this song so many times but could never find out who and what it was. Thank you Radio Paradise!
Saw her show earlier this year.  She is the real deal and explained a bit about the technology she uses.  She was a joy to listen to, and I can't imagine anyone coming away with a negative opinion of her talents.
Awesome sound, great lyrics. Always loved this song. Brilliant.
 baccerelli1 wrote:
Please. If your comment is not positive why bother. Imogen Heap is a grammy award winning engineer, producer and song writer. Just because it's not your personal taste why be unpleasant. Hit the PSD button if you don't like something but please stop being negative.
 

If we are forbidden from being critical, then maybe Bill should rename the "add your comment" button to the "add your praise" button.
is there any way I get the new player not to show these whiny inane comments?
Have always liked the song--lyrics are very insightful.
<3
 trevc wrote:
Pop crap.
 

No, that would be what is playing on pop radio right now.  Precisely why you and I are here instead.  
 misterbearbaby wrote:
She has a future recording commercial music for stick-on glittery fingernails. A few minutes ago they were playing Santana and his incredible band from 1971 (Santana III) — Schon, Arreas, Rolie, Tower of Power horns. I'm just sayin'- compare and contrast. This
child has no game. 
 
Dude, the song was recorded in 2002.  This is the future.  'Nuff said.
This lady deserves much, much respect!  She is amazing and eclectic... She'll keep on keeping on and I can't wait to hear more!  Yeah, if Jeff Beck is on to it, then I think we have some real cred here...  That is, if you are keeping score.
It's healthy to hear opposing opinions.  Yes she is pop leaning, HOWEVER, she is a multi instrumentalist and even makes her own instruments.  Her vocal style is unique and has graced the likes of Jeff Beck.  (rollin & tumblin)   You might youtube "live at Ronnie Scott's" with Jeff Beck and Imogen Heap.  The woman is the real deal.  Just sayin' 
I really like Imogen Heap. Every other modern day female singer seems to be trying to emulate her. 
 Clyde_Bedow wrote:

Cant imagine rating this that highly.
 
trev,

remember RP is an eclectic popular music station . . . 
 trevc wrote:
Pop crap.

 
Cant imagine rating this that highly.
The Amazing Flying Mantas of the Sea of Cortez
Please. If your comment is not positive why bother. Imogen Heap is a grammy award winning engineer, producer and song writer. Just because it's not your personal taste why be unpleasant. Hit the PSD button if you don't like something but please stop being negative.
She has a future recording commercial music for stick-on glittery fingernails. A few minutes ago they were playing Santana and his incredible band from 1971 (Santana III) — Schon, Arreas, Rolie, Tower of Power horns. I'm just sayin'- compare and contrast. This
child has no game. 
 Proclivities wrote:

"Peter Gabriel Loops"?  Is that some sort of artsy breakfast cereal?

 
{#Clap}  {#Notworthy}
 jberko wrote:
Is it me, or is she using Peter Gabriel loops?

 
"Peter Gabriel Loops"?  Is that some sort of artsy breakfast cereal?
Pop crap.
 ndad47 wrote:


Yes That's it. Originals videos on Tube too!!!

 


Is it me, or is she using Peter Gabriel loops?
Belongs to child.
 railroadwail wrote:
Nice hat

 
That comment just struck me as hilarious. {#Roflol}
Nice hat
 Toke wrote:


Plays in last 30 days: 1  ........ what made you come to that conclusion ??

 
Overplayed at ANY number....
 britoboy wrote:
overPlayed++

 

Plays in last 30 days: 1  ........ what made you come to that conclusion ??
First time I've heard this. Most Excellent. Timely. Let go.
Imogene !!!!
Background music for "Grey's Anatomy."
 Jeff09 wrote:
beautiful song
 
Agreed!
overPlayed++
 Shesdifferent wrote:
overplayed everywhere not just on RP..
 
This is the only place I've heard this song, but I don't listen to the radio for music very often.

Music from Garden State movie... nice soundtrack.
overplayed everywhere not just on RP..
Love the lyrics.
 Bosami wrote:
Awesome record cover.
 
I disagree!

Explain, please!

ABSOLUTE "BULL"
beautiful song
 plaice3 wrote:
Imogen Heap also sang on Jeff Beck's Rollin' and Tumblin'  Definitely worth a watch!
 
Thanks!!  That is SERIOUSLY amazing!  I have even more respect for Imogen now, she is so talented.  I saw her perform live a few years ago at the Wiltern in LA — one of the best shows I've ever seen.

 Jamunca wrote:

Well.... how did it go?

 
{#High-five}She was {#Hearteyes}AWESOME{#Hearteyes}—exceeded my expectations. See her live people!
 Mandible wrote:

How is she live? I just got tix.


 
Well.... how did it go?

Awesome record cover. Beautiful song.

er...maybe that should be the other way around.

I love her!!!! She has something else that the others don't.....

How is she live? I just got tix.


 DaveInVA wrote:

Probably for a similar reason I detest this and like Tori Amos.... :)
 
dunno, but I raise you a like this, love kate bush, does not like tori.
Imogen Heap also sang on Jeff Beck's Rollin' and Tumblin'  Definitely worth a watch!


{#Chillpill} This song is fantastic. I am putting in my rolling playlist. thanks for reminding me of it!!!!

Fifi, turn up your speakers dear, it's Frou Frou! {#Roflol}

 On_The_Beach wrote:
World Cafe, March 27, 2006 - "After rising to notice as the singer for Frou Frou, Imogen Heap has become a well-known pianist and vocalist after going solo . . . "

Why do I like this and detest Tori Amos? The mysteries of personal taste.
 
Probably for a similar reason I detest this and like Tori Amos.... :)

volume up
Clever man, that Bill. 'Hold Tight' followed by 'Let Go' ... followed by?
This song was always such a false-positive. It's awesome, the rest of the album made me keep hitting the right-arrow for NEXT
World Cafe, March 27, 2006 - "After rising to notice as the singer for Frou Frou, Imogen Heap has become a well-known pianist and vocalist after going solo . . . "

Why do I like this and detest Tori Amos? The mysteries of personal taste.


I find that I enjoy this song a lot more now that it's not played as often, and since the hype from "Garden State" has died down. I liked it before, but I like it even more now when I hear it.
Used to perfection in the Garden State trailer:
https://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/garden_state/high.html
{#Bounce} heh heh!

{#Bounce}
i always like to hear this song, it's pretty . . .

 DeeCee1109 wrote:
Really like this album . . .  {#Cheesygrin}
 

yes indeed!

{#Daisy}
I second this

 realsleep wrote:
Oribital to Frou Frou is an inspired transition, Bill!  It was pretty seamless.

 


Oribital to Frou Frou is an inspired transition, Bill!  It was pretty seamless.

snowcat wrote:


Excelsior? Is that you?


I actually thought the same thing when I made that comment. See what crap pop drives people to?

 vit wrote:
This wench can't sing under any name.
 

Excelsior?  Is that you?
Like it kind of like all frou frou, but am bored by the end of the song. Not captivating enough to really be called a good song.
This wench can't sing under any name.
ahhh!  It IS Imogen!  Fabulous, cause I was jonesin' for some more tunes by her - thanks to RP for tuning me into this wonderful artist. 
:)
Over-rated
 plight wrote:
Something about that swirly triangular bass line just absolutely delights me.  It's the only thing I pay attention to the whole way through this song, every time.

-PL-  
 

Your post made me pay attention. Yeah its cool!
Really like this album . . .  {#Cheesygrin}
 baltimorelovejoy wrote:
Is this Imogen Heap?
 

good ear.
I like this tune alot, but somehow it seems just as pretentious as the movie it's the ending theme for.

Oh well...as long as that person singing is a woman. Please.
Big crowded arrangements are a bold gamble but for me it works here, mostly on the strength of the vocal.  I have this and all of Imo's other CDs.

Is this Imogen Heap?
 dannykboyd wrote:
most awesome tune! but what is "that" standing in the left window on the album cover?
 
That's Guy Sigsworth, the other half of Frou Frou, standing in the left window.

Anyways, I love this song. Awesome song from a incredible album. {#Notworthy}

I often find her silly, childish, awkward, and pretentious.

But there's no doubting that this is a beautiful song.
Something about that swirly triangular bass line just absolutely delights me.  It's the only thing I pay attention to the whole way through this song, every time.

-PL-  
dannykboyd wrote:
most awesome tune! but what is "that" standing in the left window on the album cover?
something bloody terrifying. It gets creepier the more I look at it...
dannykboyd wrote:
most awesome tune! but what is "that" standing in the left window on the album cover?
Just a small detail.
first thought was "ugh, it's that bloody imogen heap" b-o-r-i-n-g nice segue from Orbital? hardly
most awesome tune! but what is "that" standing in the left window on the album cover?
robco1 wrote:
Bill's segue from Orbital to this was sublime!
Agreed! Another great one from Bill!!
" ... it's alright Cause there's beauty in the breakdown So amazing here" She has a voice of an angel
Squirreley wrote:
Sounds like Grey's Anatomy music. Is she on any of the Grey's soundtracks? I'm definitely liking it.
Imogen Heap (the vocalist) has a song called "Hide and Seek", which was featured on "Grey's Anatomy", but I don't know if it's on any of the soundtracks. Her songs are also on two of Zach Braff's soundtracks - this one is on Garden State, and "Hide and Seek" is on the soundtrack for The Last Kiss.
Bill's segue from Orbital to this was sublime!
Alifreckles50 wrote:
I really like this...moody, soulful, touching
agreed
Zweiblumen wrote:
Only 2 tracks from this album are not in the RP rotation. That's a seriously high percentage. Most albums, even ones that are good, only get a few tracks.
Now the question -- does that say more about the quality of the album or the. . .or. . .um, RP's willingness to play all this fricking frou?
Only 2 tracks from this album are not in the RP rotation. That's a seriously high percentage. Most albums, even ones that are good, only get a few tracks.