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Goldfrapp — A&E
Album: Seventh Tree
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6.9

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Released: 2008
Length: 3:10
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It's a blue, bright blue Saturday, hey hey
And the pain has started to slip away, hey hey
I'm in a backless dress on a pastel ward that's shining
I think that I want you still, but it may be pills at work

Do you really wanna know how I was dancing on the floor?
I was trying to phone you when I'm crawling out the door
I'm amazed at you, the things you say that you don't do
Why don't you ring?

I was feeling lonely, feeling blue
Feeling like I needed you
And I've woken up surrounded by me
A&E

It's a blue, bright blue Saturday, hey hey
And the pain has started to slip away, hey hey
I'm in a backless dress on a pastel ward: "The Shining"
I think that I want you still, but it may be pills at work

How did I get to accident and emergency?
All I wanted was you to take me out
I was feeling lonely, feeling blue
Feeling like I needed you
And I hoped you'd call and hoped you'd see me
A&E
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My favorite Goldfrapp album. Thank you RP!
Posted 3 months ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
Love love love GF
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Pirate
Posted 1 year ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
 timmus wrote:

Everyone focuses on Alison but man, whoever did that synth work deserves some accolades.

Good point. She is the visual presence of the band but Will Gregory is the other half of Goldfrapp.

Posted 1 year ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
 timmus wrote:

Everyone focuses on Alison but man, whoever did that synth work deserves some accolades.



Will Gregory
Posted 1 year ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
Everyone focuses on Alison but man, whoever did that synth work deserves some accolades.
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
I've been hearing this song for years on RP, thinking it was a nice, happy song. Finally paid attention to the lyrics, wow.
Posted 1 year ago by rd    [ Reply ]
Was lucky enough to see them live around the release of this album - intimate gig put on by the regional radio station - managed to nab free tickets by phoning in - first time that ever happened! They literally played 8 songs from this album, thanked the crowd then left - no encore, no matter how much I pleaded for Utopia - short, sweet and cherishable.
Posted 1 year ago by CCSandman    [ Reply ]
My favourite song from the album.  Thanks Bill and Rebecca!
Posted 2 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
At long last after what seemed an eternity Goldfrapp has finally released a brand new album for 2017 titled Silver Eye. I'm sure Bill at RP will soon put its tracks into rotation.
Posted 7 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
Yeah! She's something very special indeed — in every way! Everything she does is so unique; it's often very deep, and always inspired
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Still the prettiest song about overdosing to get the attention of an unrequited love. 9->10
Posted 7 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 Hob wrote:
A&E = Accident and Emergency.
Basically British for ER :)
 
Thank you. And thanks to another poster who pointed out that the "backless dress" was a hospital gown.
Posted 7 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Alison!! Where are you? Why won't you marry me?!? Tour for godsakes!
Posted 7 years ago by chinaski    [ Reply ]
This song always comes up first on my iPhone and I usually start with it when I want to shuffle all others.
It begins slowly and builds to quite a wonderful climax. She is an audiophonic auteur. 
Posted 8 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
 Zep wrote:
I want this played at my funeral.

 
Is that officially in your will? Will the RP crowd be invited? Will there be cocktails and a play list?
 
Posted 8 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 ckcotton wrote:
SOOOOOO LAME

 

 
Sooooooooooooo wrong!
Posted 8 years ago by NickB    [ Reply ]
SOOOOOO LAME

 
Posted 9 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
Just listening to Allison and Will talking about their music  - "iTunes originals" on Spotify and checking back on RP noticed that there are 17 tracks in the library - way to go Bill and Rebecca.  I just love Goldfrapp - so unique and original {#Good-vibes} {#Sunny}
Posted 9 years ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
This is ok. Thats all. Ok. Ok?

 
No, it is not ok to be wrong ....I gave it a 9
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 haha
Zep wrote:
I want this played at my funeral.

 


Posted 10 years ago by Fada1000    [ Reply ]
She looks like Goldie Hawn.
Posted 10 years ago by skooba    [ Reply ]
Aww bless ...what a wee cutie of a song{#Shifty}
Posted 10 years ago by paradisepig    [ Reply ]
Goldfrapp always reminds me of that cinnamon liqueur, with gold leaf in it.
Posted 11 years ago by richlister    [ Reply ]
I want this played at my funeral.
Posted 11 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
My favourite Goldfrapp song, sweet!
Posted 11 years ago by ratdegrange    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
So weird - I had tried to stay awake for the lunar eclipse, but I fell asleep before the sun came up. What woke me at almost seven A.M. was the sight of blue sky, light, and the impending day.  And I was hearing this song in my dreams, just before I came awake and it lingered for the longest time in my head, like a haunting...
 
Now RomeoTuma  has disappeared may I suggest we follow his lead keep these wonderful posts from the Late Great Cynaera on the front page?  R.I.P. Ann
Posted 11 years ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]
My initial reaction to this tune was lukewarm and has faded every time I hear it. 
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Goldfrapp! yay! My, not so little now, tube amp loves Goldfrapp...
Posted 11 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
lovely
Posted 11 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
This is ok. Thats all. Ok. Ok?
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 Pharlap wrote:
what a bunch of pigs. Just judge the music on the music terms. Allison Goldfrapp is very talented musically. Even her "dance" stuff
 


Here's lookin' at you, babe!
Posted 11 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
An all time fav.  These two produce some great stuff.
Posted 11 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
Gets better every time I hear it
Posted 12 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Beware of the female pirate with segmented eyes!
Posted 12 years ago by PA1749    [ Reply ]
So weird - I had tried to stay awake for the lunar eclipse, but I fell asleep before the sun came up. What woke me at almost seven A.M. was the sight of blue sky, light, and the impending day.  And I was hearing this song in my dreams, just before I came awake and it lingered for the longest time in my head, like a haunting...


Posted 12 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
damn, the lyrics take the shine from this, don't they. wow. still, it's goldfrapp. yum.
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 ckcotton wrote:
Is that one of the Olsen Twins on the cover?

Thats about the only positive thing I can say about it...... 
 

Right there with you.
Posted 12 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]

her voice is very...umm

alluring


Posted 12 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
I bought this song after hearing it a few times on RP, and I like it more the more I hear it. Something about it just works for me. I'd still have the same opinion if Allison was an unattractive dimbo.
Posted 12 years ago by tg3k    [ Reply ]
Is that one of the Olsen Twins on the cover?

Thats about the only positive thing I can say about it...... 
Posted 12 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
Love Goldfrapp - So sultry.
Posted 12 years ago by cfordham    [ Reply ]
Really nice CD...I am glad I bought it...Thanks RP
Posted 12 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 Businessgypsy wrote:
Dave Chappelle weighs in on the subject of sexy fashion. My personal viewpoint skews towards art appreciation over invitation, but this is funny.
 
If the uniform fits....
Posted 13 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I was a bit disappointed when this album came out, it wasn't what I expected. But this song especially has REALLY grown on me over time...
Posted 13 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
Wow - just read the lyrics of this song, and it's pretty heavy emotional stuff... I have a friend who used to regularly end up in the emergency room because she'd try to kill herself by overdosing on pills and alcohol or cutting her wrists (she finally learned that to effectively open a vein, one must slice along the vein, and not across it.)  It was all because of the various medications she'd been prescribed (she was misdiagnosed as psychotic from the very beginning, and things just went downhill from there.)  She's off drugs, doesn't drink anymore, and doesn't have any problem feeling emotions without going overboard.  This song reminds me of her uglier times, though.  Nice tune, but dark, dark lyrics.

And that was probably more information than anyone really wanted to read. {#Whistle}
 
For some reasons these little stories from peoples lives are frequently more interesting then the song comments themselves.  I, for one, appreciate you sharing it.

Posted 13 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
Wow - just read the lyrics of this song, and it's pretty heavy emotional stuff... I have a friend who used to regularly end up in the emergency room because she'd try to kill herself by overdosing on pills and alcohol or cutting her wrists (she finally learned that to effectively open a vein, one must slice along the vein, and not across it.)  It was all because of the various medications she'd been prescribed (she was misdiagnosed as psychotic from the very beginning, and things just went downhill from there.)  She's off drugs, doesn't drink anymore, and doesn't have any problem feeling emotions without going overboard.  This song reminds me of her uglier times, though.  Nice tune, but dark, dark lyrics.

And that was probably more information than anyone really wanted to read. {#Whistle}
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
peter_james_bond wrote:
Jagster, if you said that to her I suspect they'd end up picking you off the floor after she did some A&B on you (assault & battery). {#Wink}
Dave Chappelle weighs in on the subject of sexy fashion. My personal viewpoint skews towards art appreciation over invitation, but this is funny.

Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
 Pharlap wrote:
what a bunch of pigs. Just judge the music on the music terms. Allison Goldfrapp is very talented musically. Even her "dance" stuff
 

Trust me, she does not want me to do that.{#Lol}
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Not for me!
Posted 13 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Hob wrote:
A&E = Accident and Emergency.
Basically British for ER :)
Thanks for the translation. Requoting it here.
Posted 13 years ago by Nerubo    [ Reply ]
I love her vocal range - she can hit the high notes clearly, without sliding up to them, and her lower registers are smooth, but she can make them husky/whispery when she wants.  Day-am - I'm liking her music more and more.... {#Daisy}
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 Pharlap wrote:
what a bunch of pigs. Just judge the music on the music terms. Allison Goldfrapp is very talented musically. Even her "dance" stuff
 
Popular music recording artists are usually not just judged in "music terms".  I liked Goldfrapp's music before I had seen any images of Alison Goldfrapp, but it cannot be denied that her physical attractiveness is a part of their "act".  Finding her physically attractive does not make one a "pig".  Good song, by the way.



Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Just...great; a British treasure
Posted 13 years ago by CCSandman    [ Reply ]
Awesome, one of Goldfrapp's best!
Posted 14 years ago by Vriff_Polo    [ Reply ]
 jagdaf wrote:

Whats the significance of the backless dress? She seems to be trying a little hard w/ the lyrics.


It's what they make you wear when you wind up in A&E . You never been to hospital? Lucky Git!


Posted 14 years ago by Dillinquent    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:

A. Goldfrapp in a Harlequin hat?

https://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=126&csid2=946&fid1=33978 
 
Good article.

Posted 14 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]

Whats the significance of the backless dress? She seems to be trying a little hard w/ the lyrics.


Posted 14 years ago by jagdaf    [ Reply ]
There's an EP with about 6 versions of this song.  Most excellent.
Posted 14 years ago by F1    [ Reply ]
Way to much breathing sound,never liked that in a recording.{#No}
 (or whining guitar strings)
Posted 14 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
I find her vocals and the music extremely soothing.  Good stuff.
Posted 14 years ago by Kite_Flyer    [ Reply ]
 Placebo1072 wrote:


It's neither. It's Alison Goldfrapp, the lead singer.
 
A. Goldfrapp in a Harlequin hat?

https://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=126&csid2=946&fid1=33978 
Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
what a bunch of pigs. Just judge the music on the music terms. Allison Goldfrapp is very talented musically. Even her "dance" stuff
Posted 14 years ago by Pharlap    [ Reply ]
I think the music is great! Keep it up Goldfrapp
Posted 14 years ago by bemcdowell    [ Reply ]
She is friggin hot, but really doesn't need to record any more music!{#No}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 oldman wrote:

Another post said Goldie Hawn in a pirate hat
I'll go with that

 

It's neither. It's Alison Goldfrapp, the lead singer.
Posted 14 years ago by Placebo1072    [ Reply ]
 coding_to_music wrote:
Is that Mary Kate?
Or Ashley ?
 
Another post said Goldie Hawn in a pirate hat
I'll go with that

Posted 14 years ago by oldman    [ Reply ]
Is that Mary Kate?
Or Ashley ?
Posted 14 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
A&E = Accident and Emergency.
Basically British for ER :)

Posted 14 years ago by Hob    [ Reply ]

It required reading the lyrics to get that a backless dress was a hospital gown.


Posted 14 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
 AKA Mary Kate Olsen?
Posted 14 years ago by Mandible    [ Reply ]
Inventive video for this - easily found on YouTube.
Posted 14 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Mar 19, 2009 - 12:23 < Reply >
 jagdriver wrote:

        (And I'd like to play pirates with her.)


Arrrggh!

Surrender your booty, lass!
 
Jagster, if you said that to her I suspect they'd end up picking you off the floor after she did some A&B on you (assault & battery). {#Wink}
Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Mar 19, 2009 - 12:23 < Reply >
 jagdriver wrote:

        (And I'd like to play pirates with her.)


Arrrggh!

Surrender your booty, lass!
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 vstg005 wrote:
what would A&E stand for here?
 
Accident & Emergency
Biggest problem I have with this song is that one listening isn't enough.  8

Posted 14 years ago by ptooey    [ Reply ]
what would A&E stand for here?
Posted 14 years ago by vstg005    [ Reply ]
beautiful music.............!
Brings a SMILE to my face
Posted 15 years ago by VicEdee    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

That's who I thought of, Goldie Hawn - ca. 1970 or so.

 
Aye, she's got the look................if Goldie who sing maybe........

Posted 15 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
 AlienRelic wrote:

Goldie Hawn?

 
That's who I thought of, Goldie Hawn - ca. 1970 or so.

Posted 15 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:


        (And I'd like to play pirates with her.)

 
Arrrggh!

Posted 15 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
 rtb wrote:

I was thinking the missing Olsen triplet.{#Eek}
 
Goldie Hawn?

Posted 15 years ago by AlienRelic    [ Reply ]
Bridieboo wrote:
Good grief, I really like this - I'm going to have to buy this cd!
 

DO!
I liked it
(If that means anything to you)
Posted 15 years ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
Good grief, I really like this - I'm going to have to buy this cd!
Posted 15 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
Aimee, k.d., Alison...I'm in grrrlie heaven!   {#Sunny}
Posted 15 years ago by pinklife    [ Reply ]
 Tim_in_N_FL wrote:
Alison Golffrapp looks like Twiggy's granddaughter in this cover photo. {#Shifty}

3 >>> 5

 
I was thinking the missing Olsen triplet.{#Eek}
Posted 15 years ago by rtb    [ Reply ]
 posworld wrote:
She always catches my ear.
 

        (And I'd like to play pirates with her.)

Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Lovely song!
Posted 15 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
natalita wrote:
anyone seen the movie hard candy?

Yeah, why? The most devastatingly scary movie I think I've ever seen. It stayed with me for days.

Posted 15 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
She always catches my ear.
Posted 15 years ago by posworld    [ Reply ]
she got dem crazy eyes lord...
Posted 15 years ago by arsenault    [ Reply ]

Avast! Surrender your booty, Alison!


Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Alison Golffrapp looks like Twiggy's granddaughter in this cover photo. {#Shifty}

3 >>> 5

Posted 15 years ago by Tim_in_N_FL    [ Reply ]
another winner..didn't really know goldfrapp but more i hear more i like...
Posted 15 years ago by arsenault    [ Reply ]
This is beautiful.
Posted 15 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
"...but I don't want to be a pirate..."
Posted 15 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
anyone seen the movie hard candy?
Posted 15 years ago by natalita    [ Reply ]
I saw them 2005 as starter for Coldplay. And I never forget what my girlfriend and me understood when they introduced themselves: "Hello, we don't f**k" instead of "Hello, we are Goldfrapp." {#Lol}

Posted 15 years ago by TeleFrank    [ Reply ]
She looks like she just got notified that she wouldn't get to play Lady Macbeth at the Shakespeare festival. 
Posted 15 years ago by superfido    [ Reply ]
Recently bought this disc having been introduced on RP and I'm liking it much...THANKS again

Posted 15 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 maymiesmommy wrote:
Is that Mary-Kate or Ashley on the cover?
 
{#Lol}

Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
...as its lyrics, tone, subject, and subtlety have really sunken in, this song just blows me away now - sublime...

Posted 15 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
 eastcoast wrote:
Now thats a scary face!
 
Yeah, it's the "What did YOU say!" face{#Whistle}
Posted 15 years ago by oldman    [ Reply ]
Barfo..... sounds like some teenage lollipop girlie girl blah blah blah
Posted 15 years ago by cirruss    [ Reply ]
Is that Mary-Kate or Ashley on the cover?
Posted 15 years ago by maymiesmommy    [ Reply ]
Love the video, it reminds me of the utterly bizarre short La Dernier Chaperon Rogue (it can be found in crap quality on google). It is a twisted version of Little Red Riding Hood featuring the french sexpot Emanuelle Béart.

Posted 15 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
Not Cocteau Twins-ish at all.  This song sounds like pop crap to me.
Posted 15 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
 RadioDoc wrote:
This one is very Cocteau Twinsish.
I like.
 

Nah - Alison actually sings with proper, understandable words.
Posted 15 years ago by prophetzarquon    [ Reply ]

I am digging Goldfrapp.  I like how they seem to be able to change their sound from ablum to album.  Looks like it's Itunes time again.  Thanks BillG.  Please play this song again.


Posted 15 years ago by Egrey    [ Reply ]
This one is very Cocteau Twinsish.
I like.
Posted 15 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
Now thats a scary face!
Posted 15 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
I want to like this song...but I just can't seem to...
Posted 15 years ago by dkeifer    [ Reply ]
1st time - its a 7 - she does have a great voice.  But I'm a sucker for great female vocals.

Posted 15 years ago by ejsamuel    [ Reply ]
I get to see Alison tonight at the Showbox in Seattle!  Never seen Goldfrapp before so I'm excited to see what is in store.
Posted 15 years ago by Tree_Hugger    [ Reply ]
i heard that this song was based on an experience of goldfrapp waking up in a British Emergency room (an A and E)  to Dogg the Bounty hunter and chris the mind freak.  sort of a combination of both the new and old world experiences
Posted 15 years ago by ndad47    [ Reply ]
Goldfrapp....Goldie Hawn...
Is there a correlation here....I think there is!
Posted 15 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
Ooh.....very nice! A different sound for them, after the usual Strict Machine.
Posted 15 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
 Jack_Jefferson wrote:
I liked A&E better when it had educational/cultural programming.  Now it's famous for the Gotti show, Gene Simmons, Dog the Bounty Hunter and other shows that help promote values that deaden the sensibilities of a great democracy.

Oh, and I'm the first comment here.
 

Wrong A&E but ... I agree SO much! I particularly miss this show:


Posted 15 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
she's just plain sexy
Posted 15 years ago by jjbix    [ Reply ]
luvvin' the cover...
Posted 15 years ago by Tagish_girl    [ Reply ]
Loving Goldfrapp!

So far, they can do no wrong.  Love the beats, the ambiance, Alison's voice of course, the composition...they nail it nearly every time.
Posted 15 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]