The thing that separates Fiona Apple from so many other musicians is that she doesn't just make music, she's a highly skilled and technical craftsperson. A composer, a technician. There are others who can do what she does, but people of her technical capability and calibre are generally very few and far between.
Her latest album ("Fetch the Bolt Cutters" for those who haven't heard it) made every current big-name singer/songwriter look like amateurs. I think she'll end up writing an avant-garde musical at some point or she might make a musical out of work. I'm probably just dreaming, but boy would it be amazing if she did.
Yes, she is so brilliant, every album of hers is amazing! I’d recommend several more from this album (Tidal) like “Shadowboxer” “Sleep To Dream” “Never is a Promise”, and from her other albums: “Fast As You Can” “Paper Bag” “I Know” “Extraordinary Machine” “O Sailor” “Tymps (The Sick In the Head Song)” “Not About Love” “Every Single Night” “Hot Knife” “Periphery” “Valentine” “Werewolf”, and from her most recent album (which is brilliant) “I Want You To Love Me” “Shameika” “Under The Table” “Ladies” ”Cosmonauts”…. I could go on! ❤
True, but how she was initially marketed turned me off to her music. Similar to PJ Harvey and even Alanis...they were marketed as the angry feminists in the 90s and for me personally it was turn off. PJ and Fiona ended up being two of my favorite female artists that came out of the 90s.
This whole album is fire (Tidal) . Fiona has had a rough life and has always been able to poetically express her feelings through her music. I think people forget she was only 17 when she wrote this. She’s such a beautiful, tortured soul. ❤
I'm not typically a contrarian, but the Beatles never did much for me. When Fiona Apple took this song on she opened my eyes to a lot of what the Beatles were doing that I hadn't appreciated previously.
Her then husband directed the fantastic video which is included on the bluray for yhe film Pleasantville as it was dine for the soundtrack. Great movie.
Thing about Fiona is that she cut through all the female singers out there. She was sultry and jazzy without sounding like a little girl, which most 90’s singers sounded like. Her music was on another level. Paper Bag, Fast as you Can, Shadowboxer, On the Bound are some of my favorite songs
Tori Amos was on par just a little different. I saw both live and they both delivered, the Fiona was probably at the end of her tour because her voice was wrecked. Damien Rice opened for her and he was superior that day.
One of the best-produced singles of the 90s. The bridge is particularly well-arranged. I guarantee there isn't a big producer alive who doesn't think of this as a hallmark song of the 90s. And Fiona Apple was the arranger. She's also a gifted pianist. Like seriously gifted. Her latest album will go down as one of the greatest of the 21st century.
Fiona Apple...the moody, depressed, bad girl lounge singer. She was so popular when she hit the scene. This video was on MTV every hour on the hour. It became very iconic. She's actually a mucial genius.
I don't think people who are just now discovering her understand how omnipresent she was when she hit and yet she never felt overplayed IMO. Just absolutely incredible.
I am pleasantly surprised that you picked this very original song from 1997. Both the song and video have a dark, forbidding, and mysterious undertone. And personally I thought Fiona Apple looked rather sultry and seductive….perfect for this video and song.
Her lyrics are so full of wonderful lines. I've always loved that one and from Paper Bag "He said it's all in your head and I said "so's everything" but he didn't get it".
"That's the best part, is when it feels like she's just kind of mesmerizing you with that very, very beautiful voice that she really knows how to use." Yes, exactly! She is amazing. Another great song from her to check out is Shadowboxer.
“what would an angel say the devil wants to know,” is my favorite line. Fast as you can. That should be the next song. The beat and instrumentation will knock your socks off.
She’s a fantastic singer, song writer, and musician. She was only 19 or so when this came out and the album won multiple Grammys. She won a Grammy just a couple of years ago for a recent album too. The 90s were full of amazing female singer/songwriters and she is definitely right up there with the best of them.
FUN FACT - Fiona wrote this song in 45 mins when she was 19 years old. I saw her in an interview and she said the song was about feeling bad for getting something so easily by using your sexuality.
She was only 17 years old when she wrote "Criminal" and all the rest of her songs on her debut album 'Tidal'. She was 18 years-old when the album was released.😊💖🙏
@@karenpower1643 Oh my Lord.😂I said something because I thought you'd want to know Apple's actual age when she wrote the song *and* how old she was when the album was released. I added extra trivia for you *with a smile and a heart* to show you I was being friendly and you *still* got ugly!🤣 "Couldn't let it go...." People say that when somebody belabors a point or continues to harp on a subject. I left * one* comment for you! You must be such a joy to be around.😂
not only is she a unique and excellent singer she can play piano very well...I was pleasantly surprised to find out that she played piano on Bob Dylan's epic song A Murder Most Foul. Apparently she was so nervous to play her part on the song but Dylan told her "you are not here to be perfect...you are here to be you"
I have always listened to this song hearing it as she is being gently sarcastic. The delicate man, all I ever knew of love, being criminal. Does anyone else get that vibe?
nice song. her only Billboard Hot 100 hit. She had a few more top 15 hits on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart in the US. edit- Fiona wrote "Criminal" so it was personal. Another gold star for Amber!
Fast As You Can is my personal favorite. She does something with those words which connect to a recurring dream I had, for years. That part just grabs my soul.
Fionna was one of the first people cancelled by the mainstream. I believe it was the mtv awards in the 90s sometime, she won an award and got up on stage and basically said all these celebrities are BS etc. etc. etc. It's a shame, she could have made alot more hits.
Idk if you have done Jewel yet or want to do more, but she has a unique voice and can yodel with singing. She is awesome. Who will save your soul is a great one ☺️
@@jlilley73 I honestly forget who they watch and which songs because they have so many 🫣😅. I would love to see their reaction to Who will save your soul too. I think it’s a good song.
Fiona is still one of the coolest and most original voices in music. Her albums get more and more challenging as time goes by. She drops the hooks and catchy choruses. But the music is so rewarding
Fiona Apple also does a great cover of the Beatles song Across The Universe. It was used in the movie Pleasantville that you should check out on the movie reaction channel
There's something about the groove of this song, the orchestration and piano work, and Fiona's delivery that makes this song one of my favorites from the 90s!
Two of my favorite ladysongs in a row. Hard to believe that sound is coming out of that tiny little girl, huh? She has a beautiful voice and gave a great speech about how superficial fame is when she accepted a Grammy (?).
I’m so glad you’re listening to Fiona! She is such a consummate singer, songwriter, poet, musician, craftsperson. Technically top-notch. I’d recommend several more from this album (Tidal) like “Shadowboxer” “Sleep To Dream” “Never is a Promise”, and from her other albums: “Fast As You Can” “Paper Bag” “Limp” “I Know” “Extraordinary Machine” “O Sailor” “Tymps (The Sick In the Head Song)” “Not About Love” “Every Single Night” “Hot Knife” “Periphery” “Valentine” “Werewolf”, and from her most recent album released in 2020 (which is brilliant) “I Want You To Love Me” “Shameika” “Under The Table” “Ladies” …. I could go on! ❤
Fiona Apple. Way too smart for her own good, and one of the best lyricists of her/our generation. Just bars after bars, but poetry. (ESPECIALLY for only being 19 when she released this) The album was recorded from 1995-1996 and this single didn’t drop until 1997 so she was even younger when she wrote it. *1. I’ve got a lot to lose and I’m betting high, so I’m begging you, before it ends, just tell me where to begin.* *2. Let me know the way, before there’s hell to pay. Give me room to lay the law and let me go.* *I’ve got to make a play to make my lover stay.* *So what would an angel say ?* *The devil wants to know.* If you listen carefully, you can hear that huge but subtle Beatles influence in the instrumentation of her music. Especially on her second album.
Please, please, please react to more Fiona Apple! She is one of my favorite song writers and female singers. Her voice is captivating, like you said. I suggest, Extrordinary machine, I know, Never is a Promise, Paper Bag, Fast as you Can just to name of few of her songs!
Fiona Apple is a goddess, truly an original. She's still making incredible music. Some other tunes I'd recommend: Paper Bag, Fast As You Can, Limp, Slow Like Honey, I Want You To Love Me, Shameika and many more!
Crazy she was only 18 at this time. In a time of nothing but revenge break up songs she owned up for a break up saying it was all her. That's brave. and the line "What would an angel say the devil wants to know" Wow. This is the top one break up song to me.
Another 90's banger. Fiona was all 18 years old when she wrote and sang this song but she sounds like she is so much older and the topic of this song is deep for an 18 year old. PLEASE check out VERUCA SALT - "Volcano Girls", "Seether". Bad ass girls that rock 90's style.
She's an amazing poet! The last commentor is absolutely correct about her cover of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. A different side to her vocal range, very beautiful. And a super cool video to go with it.
This is classic 90s heroin chic and all us sad chick's in the 90s appreciated her. This whole album is a 10. Sleep To Dream is amazing but you can't go wrong.
Another 90's song for Female Fridays would be #1 Crush by Garbage, it has a simular vibe to this, and their song Only Happy When It Rains. outstanding band!
For more of that sexy, dark vibe there are a couple of other 90s ladies you might enjoy, "Down By the Water" by PJ Harvey and "Walk This World" by Heather Nova. I mean, there are lots of others, but those are two that immediately sprang to mind. Also, "Down By the Water" was featured in a Leonardo DiCaprio film that you should definitely check out, "Basketball Diaries." It is so so good and based on a true story.
PJ Harvey has quietly had one of the best careers of any rock musician of the past thirty years, in my opinion. "Down by the Water" is great. Her grunge-adjacent songs like "Man-Size" and "50 Ft. Queenie" would be a good introduction as well.
She is brilliant, and this song is the perfect example of her genius. I believe she was only 15 or 16years old when she wrote and recorded this song. If you listen to the production, you can hear the Beatles influence especially the piano and the outdo of the song. Her Lyrics are fantastic and to be able to write like that at such a young age is amazing. She has other songs that are very good, but this was her first and very best. 🕊❤️🎼
I saw Fiona in concert in the early 2000s and she was so high on something she was forgetting the lyrics to her own songs and would just hum parts or repeat the same lyrics. Still loved seeing her.
I remember hate this song for how often they used to play it on MTV, and then a friend came with the album Tidal, and I just fell in love with Fiona and heer music. She is so pure, so honest and talented! Of course this honesty cost her the fame 'cause she would never give her music up for the industry. Long live to Fiona Apple, the princess of rock.
Oh...I've been waiting and waiting for you to discover Fiona Apple. Her songs are amazing and you can tell that they are echos from her own experiences. Off the top of my head you should listen to "Fast As You Can", "Under The Table", "Every Single Night", "Paper Bag" and one of my all time favorites "Hot Knife" which is seldom referenced but wonderful.
This song takes me right back to my teenage years in the 90s - what a time to be alive! I loved the entire "Tidal" album by Fiona - please consider "Never Is A Promise" and "Limp" and "Not About Love" and "Sleep to Dream" - she has so many other gems to discover. Also check out Paula Cole "This Fire" album is, well, FIRE!! Keep smiling y'all!!
One of the few singer/songwriters of the past 30 years you can actually describe as a genius. Her music only gets better with time. This video however was a freakin’ sensation, it played on MTV nonstop when it came out. Good times.
Next Friday: Fiona Apple "Fast As You Can / Veruca Salt "Seether / Tracy Bonham "Mother Mother" the original video where she's on the television while her mother cleans the room/ Imani Copola "Legend Of A Cowgirl"
Fiona Apple is one of my favorite artists - so glad you guys are getting around to her! Along with the other songs people have suggested, I would highly recommend “Hot Knife.”
Wow. It's about time. Yeah it's me. The one always strongly encouraging people to react to more female artists. THIS is a real good example of why I keep doing that. Finally.
Fiona is an AMAZING songwriter. PLEASE check out more of her catalog. Really any of it is impressive. Her pain comes from being sexually assaulted as a teen. The song "LIMP" is about that.
My first time hearing this song was back in 1997. I was staying with my sister in her dorm room at the university she was attending and this video played on her tv. This became my new favorite song for sure! Fiona Apple is one of the best as well as one of the most underrated musicians of the 90s. She's super talented and actually inspired me to get into the music industry.
Ok guys, you’re in for a treat!! Fiona Apple is amazing and does beautifully crafted music that you wouldn’t believe it’s been made before. I highly recommend Paper Bag, Fast As You Can or O Sailor
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The thing that separates Fiona Apple from so many other musicians is that she doesn't just make music, she's a highly skilled and technical craftsperson. A composer, a technician. There are others who can do what she does, but people of her technical capability and calibre are generally very few and far between.
Her latest album ("Fetch the Bolt Cutters" for those who haven't heard it) made every current big-name singer/songwriter look like amateurs. I think she'll end up writing an avant-garde musical at some point or she might make a musical out of work. I'm probably just dreaming, but boy would it be amazing if she did.
The girl can sing her ass off!
Yes, she is so brilliant, every album of hers is amazing! I’d recommend several more from this album (Tidal) like “Shadowboxer” “Sleep To Dream” “Never is a Promise”, and from her other albums: “Fast As You Can” “Paper Bag” “I Know” “Extraordinary Machine” “O Sailor” “Tymps (The Sick In the Head Song)” “Not About Love” “Every Single Night” “Hot Knife” “Periphery” “Valentine” “Werewolf”, and from her most recent album (which is brilliant) “I Want You To Love Me” “Shameika” “Under The Table” “Ladies” ”Cosmonauts”…. I could go on! ❤
Try "Sleep to dream" also ❤
True, but how she was initially marketed turned me off to her music. Similar to PJ Harvey and even Alanis...they were marketed as the angry feminists in the 90s and for me personally it was turn off. PJ and Fiona ended up being two of my favorite female artists that came out of the 90s.
This whole album is fire (Tidal) . Fiona has had a rough life and has always been able to poetically express her feelings through her music. I think people forget she was only 17 when she wrote this. She’s such a beautiful, tortured soul. ❤
Yup. Every single song.
I love this song and album! I was just thinking last week that you guys need to hear/watch her, and here we are!
This whole album, and every album after has been 🔥!
Whole album from start to finish is amazing. And the fact that she was so young and wrote all of it is super impressive as well.
My favorite Fiona Apple is “Shadowboxer”.
I thought she was going to be bigger. Unfortunately, there was a flood of great female vocalists and musicians. She ended up getting lost among them.
I saw her do Shadowboxer on Letterman in 1996… I bought the disc the next day
Shadow boxer is definitely a banger
@@seanswinton6242 she’s not been lost, she’s risen to the highest echelons of the business lol
@@seanswinton6242 she is only as big as she wants to be. She runs her career. Btw, a few years back her last album was nominated for AOTY.
Fiona does a great cover of The Beatles Across the Universe, worth a listen ,John would approve 👍
I'm not typically a contrarian, but the Beatles never did much for me. When Fiona Apple took this song on she opened my eyes to a lot of what the Beatles were doing that I hadn't appreciated previously.
That was great.
I prefer her cover over the Beatles.
Her then husband directed the fantastic video which is included on the bluray for yhe film Pleasantville as it was dine for the soundtrack. Great movie.
❤
Thing about Fiona is that she cut through all the female singers out there. She was sultry and jazzy without sounding like a little girl, which most 90’s singers sounded like. Her music was on another level. Paper Bag, Fast as you Can, Shadowboxer, On the Bound are some of my favorite songs
Tori Amos was on par just a little different. I saw both live and they both delivered, the Fiona was probably at the end of her tour because her voice was wrecked. Damien Rice opened for her and he was superior that day.
One of the best-produced singles of the 90s. The bridge is particularly well-arranged. I guarantee there isn't a big producer alive who doesn't think of this as a hallmark song of the 90s. And Fiona Apple was the arranger. She's also a gifted pianist. Like seriously gifted. Her latest album will go down as one of the greatest of the 21st century.
Love her, but haven’t been able to get into what I’ve heard of Fetch The Bolt Cutters. I need to give the whole album a listen.
Love the production choices, like the choices of instrumentation. I think there's flute in there, some backwards tracks, the way the piano sounds...
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Fiona Apple...the moody, depressed, bad girl lounge singer. She was so popular when she hit the scene. This video was on MTV every hour on the hour. It became very iconic. She's actually a mucial genius.
The video is a classic in my opinion. Directed by Mark Romanek, I believe?
I don't think people who are just now discovering her understand how omnipresent she was when she hit and yet she never felt overplayed IMO. Just absolutely incredible.
She sings like an angel in Never Is A Promise, her voice is beautiful ❤️
Looooove that one ❤
So deep, beautiful and amazing, I have a hard time listening to it without a few tears appearing...
I loved that song. Such a beautiful truthful song.
THE JAM!
I listen to NIAP anytime I need to purge some emotions.
I am pleasantly surprised that you picked this very original song from 1997. Both the song and video have a dark, forbidding, and mysterious undertone. And personally I thought Fiona Apple looked rather sultry and seductive….perfect for this video and song.
She looked like a trafficking victim.
“rather”???
@@bryansmith9431 “rather” definition: to a certain or significant degree.
“What would an Angel say, because the Devil wants to know?” Is possibly one of the best lines in music history. IMO
Her lyrics are so full of wonderful lines. I've always loved that one and from Paper Bag "He said it's all in your head and I said "so's everything" but he didn't get it".
So is "you fondle my trigger then you blame my gun" from Limp.
"That's the best part, is when it feels like she's just kind of mesmerizing you with that very, very beautiful voice that she really knows how to use." Yes, exactly! She is amazing. Another great song from her to check out is Shadowboxer.
This album (Tidal) is perfection.
10/10.
Fiona Apples voice is spectacular. Just picked up another Grammy two years ago.
SO glad you finally hit this!!! This whole album is killer, you should check out Shadowboxer next! :D
Agreeeeeed! The whole album is amazing. Her lyrics are pure poetry.
I second it, shadow boxer should be next.
@@lonestarviper7863 Then, of course, Sleep to Dream.
Yes! And anything from When The Pawn.., too.
My favorite song of hers is "Never is a Promise". It has strings. So many strings! 🤗🎻
Fiona is a one of a kind. Great musician with a lot of great songs. Try next "Fast as You Can".
She’s an original and a seriously talented song writer, singer, performer. Totally unique. Check out some more Fiona Apple👍👍🙏
“what would an angel say the devil wants to know,” is my favorite line.
Fast as you can. That should be the next song. The beat and instrumentation will knock your socks off.
She holds the record for the longest album title, with 'When The Pawn Hits...... '. It's 90 words long.
Her songs SHADOW BOXER and SLEEP TO DREAM are two Must Hears, they are FIRE!
Yes I love Paper Bag too personally
She has so many great songs. I love SLEEP TO DREAM and FAST AS YOU CAN.
She’s a fantastic singer, song writer, and musician. She was only 19 or so when this came out and the album won multiple Grammys. She won a Grammy just a couple of years ago for a recent album too. The 90s were full of amazing female singer/songwriters and she is definitely right up there with the best of them.
Fiona was 19 when this came out. She won a lot of awards for this album.
This was her debut single, wasn't it?
@@richardsteiner8992 According to Wikipedia this was her 5th single. Shadowboxer, Slow Like Honey, Sleep To Dream, The First Taste, Criminal
She has been famous and successful for all these decades while not caring about having hit singles. This song is an exception.
FUN FACT - Fiona wrote this song in 45 mins when she was 19 years old. I saw her in an interview and she said the song was about feeling bad for getting something so easily by using your sexuality.
She was only 17 years old when she wrote "Criminal" and all the rest of her songs on her debut album 'Tidal'. She was 18 years-old when the album was released.😊💖🙏
@@frauleinmona Couldn't let it go you just had to correct me.
@@karenpower1643 Oh my Lord.😂I said something because I thought you'd want to know Apple's actual age when she wrote the song *and* how old she was when the album was released. I added extra trivia for you *with a smile and a heart* to show you I was being friendly and you *still* got ugly!🤣 "Couldn't let it go...." People say that when somebody belabors a point or continues to harp on a subject. I left * one* comment for you! You must be such a joy to be around.😂
It ain't a FACT if it ain't correct. 😂😂
@@frauleinmonaLook at their name 😂
Love the RAUNCHY vibe to this one.....Fiona did a GREAT JOB on this song: and the WHOLE ALBUM!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
not only is she a unique and excellent singer she can play piano very well...I was pleasantly surprised to find out that she played piano on Bob Dylan's epic song A Murder Most Foul. Apparently she was so nervous to play her part on the song but Dylan told her "you are not here to be perfect...you are here to be you"
prob the two greatest song writers of the last hundred years.
I have always listened to this song hearing it as she is being gently sarcastic. The delicate man, all I ever knew of love, being criminal. Does anyone else get that vibe?
This is fire! How have I never heard this song before! It's so good!
Criminal was a revelation when it came out. Fiona Apple is one of a kind. Great song.
nice song. her only Billboard Hot 100 hit. She had a few more top 15 hits on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart in the US.
edit- Fiona wrote "Criminal" so it was personal. Another gold star for Amber!
Fast As You Can is my personal favorite. She does something with those words which connect to a recurring dream I had, for years. That part just grabs my soul.
“Fast As You Can” and “Paper Bag” are fantastic 🔥 both from the album “When The Pawn…” ❤
@@chelsea747 yes! I love both of those so much. I'd add in Under the Table and Hot Knife.
"Smooth Like Honey" from this same album is so worth a reaction. Smooth 🤭 sultry 🥵 smoky vocals 😶🌫️ So good. P.L.U.R.R. from your Texas auntie!
as a young man i kept pausing the video and zooming.. i had a slight crush on Fiona back then. LOL
i feel ya lol
Fionna was one of the first people cancelled by the mainstream.
I believe it was the mtv awards in the 90s sometime, she won an award and got up on stage and basically said all these celebrities are BS etc. etc. etc.
It's a shame, she could have made alot more hits.
Heroin junkies tend to act like that.
She's still putting out great music to this day, she's just not mainstream, which I think she has no problem with as she is an artist first.
Just proves her music still stands. U guys didn’t pause till the end. She’s intoxicating!
Idk if you have done Jewel yet or want to do more, but she has a unique voice and can yodel with singing. She is awesome. Who will save your soul is a great one ☺️
They've done Jewel, but not "Who will save your soul" yet I think. Would love to see it!
@@jlilley73 I honestly forget who they watch and which songs because they have so many 🫣😅. I would love to see their reaction to Who will save your soul too. I think it’s a good song.
I would love them to react to “My Father’s Daughter” Jewel with Dolly Parton. I think Jay would melt.
I've tried several times have you heard pretty face fool I missed one until recently what a voice
@@Summermute7 ohhhh that’s a good one too. I agree I think Jay would love it.
Fiona is still one of the coolest and most original voices in music. Her albums get more and more challenging as time goes by. She drops the hooks and catchy choruses. But the music is so rewarding
Fionna is a master at her art. Her newer album Fetch the Bolt Cutters is fantastic.
I love her newer stuff so much!
Absolutely! I love Under the Table and find myself singing it frequently.
Fiona is so amazing. She is a true artist and completely original. Brilliant. The First Taste and Fast As You Can will blow your mind.
Yesssss I was waiting for you two to roll up on this Hellraiser. She's a master with words
"Shadow Boxer" is the song that got the world hooked on Fiona Apple. It was her first single. Instant fame.
You'll love the Fiona Apple journey
She's amazing
So talented
I listened to fiona first in high school and that's why I instantly fell in love with Amy😊
Fiona is definitely a favorite. Love her version of Across the Universe. Spent 2009 obsessed with a song of hers called Paper Bag
I still love "Paper Bag." And "Fast As You Can."
90s is the best decade for music and this is a masterpiece. Incredible singer-songwriter. Still great! Brilliant artist.
The tidal album is 🔥🔥🔥
The fact you got the Amy vibes was so validating. These two ladies are my absolute favorites!
Fiona Apple also does a great cover of the Beatles song Across The Universe. It was used in the movie Pleasantville that you should check out on the movie reaction channel
There's something about the groove of this song, the orchestration and piano work, and Fiona's delivery that makes this song one of my favorites from the 90s!
Two of my favorite ladysongs in a row. Hard to believe that sound is coming out of that tiny little girl, huh? She has a beautiful voice and gave a great speech about how superficial fame is when she accepted a Grammy (?).
Fiona is a real one
Paper Bag is amazing by her ❤ don’t sleep on Fiona Apple. She has some absolute bangers.
I’m so glad you’re listening to Fiona! She is such a consummate singer, songwriter, poet, musician, craftsperson. Technically top-notch. I’d recommend several more from this album (Tidal) like “Shadowboxer” “Sleep To Dream” “Never is a Promise”, and from her other albums: “Fast As You Can” “Paper Bag” “Limp” “I Know” “Extraordinary Machine” “O Sailor” “Tymps (The Sick In the Head Song)” “Not About Love” “Every Single Night” “Hot Knife” “Periphery” “Valentine” “Werewolf”, and from her most recent album released in 2020 (which is brilliant) “I Want You To Love Me” “Shameika” “Under The Table” “Ladies” …. I could go on! ❤
Yup. 90's Kids. We were on some stuff. 💛🖤💋🖤💛
Fiona Apple. Way too smart for her own good, and one of the best lyricists of her/our generation. Just bars after bars, but poetry. (ESPECIALLY for only being 19 when she released this) The album was recorded from 1995-1996 and this single didn’t drop until 1997 so she was even younger when she wrote it.
*1. I’ve got a lot to lose and I’m betting high, so I’m begging you, before it ends, just tell me where to begin.*
*2. Let me know the way, before there’s hell to pay. Give me room to lay the law and let me go.* *I’ve got to make a play to make my lover stay.* *So what would an angel say ?*
*The devil wants to know.*
If you listen carefully, you can hear that huge but subtle Beatles influence in the instrumentation of her music. Especially on her second album.
Please, please, please react to more Fiona Apple! She is one of my favorite song writers and female singers. Her voice is captivating, like you said. I suggest, Extrordinary machine, I know, Never is a Promise, Paper Bag, Fast as you Can just to name of few of her songs!
It's a shame that this was her only mainstream hit and nothing else she did got the kind of airplay of Criminal. She has tons of great music.
This is one of the greatest albums of the 90’s. Not a bad track on it, and the songwriting is phenomenal.
Fiona Apple is a goddess, truly an original. She's still making incredible music. Some other tunes I'd recommend: Paper Bag, Fast As You Can, Limp, Slow Like Honey, I Want You To Love Me, Shameika and many more!
Crazy she was only 18 at this time. In a time of nothing but revenge break up songs she owned up for a break up saying it was all her. That's brave. and the line "What would an angel say the devil wants to know" Wow. This is the top one break up song to me.
'Fast As You Can' is sure to get you moving. Quick tempo and a really great vocal.
The songs is from one of these albums you can hear from beginning to end. No bad song on it.
Wow!!!!AWESOME SONG....SOOOOOOO 90s....you guys should react to her song "Dont sleep to dream" amazing
I love that video she did with Zack Galifanackis “not about love”
Underrated song. Really love it.
To me, the 90s was the best decade for music. Raw emotion!
That's what everyone says about the decade they grew up in.
@JamesBond-ib9tq I didn't grow up in that decade. People can like music from decades they didn't grow up in.
Another 90's banger. Fiona was all 18 years old when she wrote and sang this song but she sounds like she is so much older and the topic of this song is deep for an 18 year old.
PLEASE check out VERUCA SALT - "Volcano Girls", "Seether". Bad ass girls that rock 90's style.
I can't wait for yinz to hear more Fiona! Yes! Finally! 😊
Very influential singer songwriter
Love her. True artist, killer piano player, song-writer. She started very young! From 1990. She idolized Sinead O’Connor.
I love Fiona. Yall should check out her recent album too
She's an amazing poet! The last commentor is absolutely correct about her cover of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. A different side to her vocal range, very beautiful. And a super cool video to go with it.
This is classic 90s heroin chic and all us sad chick's in the 90s appreciated her. This whole album is a 10. Sleep To Dream is amazing but you can't go wrong.
White girl angst was big in the 90s.
@@blackblake3658 lol it was
Fiona Apple is an absolute genius and honed talent and a master musician. She deserves more shine.
Another 90's song for Female Fridays would be #1 Crush by Garbage, it has a simular vibe to this, and their song Only Happy When It Rains. outstanding band!
Fiona Apple's rendition of the Beatles song "ACROSS THE UNIVERSE" ❤❤❤
For more of that sexy, dark vibe there are a couple of other 90s ladies you might enjoy, "Down By the Water" by PJ Harvey and "Walk This World" by Heather Nova. I mean, there are lots of others, but those are two that immediately sprang to mind. Also, "Down By the Water" was featured in a Leonardo DiCaprio film that you should definitely check out, "Basketball Diaries." It is so so good and based on a true story.
Love the Heather Nova suggestion
@@nadzee7101 I don't think I've seen anyone react to it. I think Jay would like the bassline a lot.
PJ Harvey has quietly had one of the best careers of any rock musician of the past thirty years, in my opinion. "Down by the Water" is great. Her grunge-adjacent songs like "Man-Size" and "50 Ft. Queenie" would be a good introduction as well.
Very unique artist, i love her. I think everyone had a crush on her in the 90s
She is brilliant, and this song is the perfect example of her genius. I believe she was only 15 or 16years old when she wrote and recorded this song. If you listen to the production, you can hear the Beatles influence especially the piano and the outdo of the song. Her Lyrics are fantastic and to be able to write like that at such a young age is amazing. She has other songs that are very good, but this was her first and very best. 🕊❤️🎼
I saw Fiona in concert in the early 2000s and she was so high on something she was forgetting the lyrics to her own songs and would just hum parts or repeat the same lyrics. Still loved seeing her.
She's killer.
The musical style reminds me of Macy Gray's music. Of course Fiona's voice is a good octave lower and the lyrics much darker.
Fionaaaa 🥰
I remember hate this song for how often they used to play it on MTV, and then a friend came with the album Tidal, and I just fell in love with Fiona and heer music. She is so pure, so honest and talented! Of course this honesty cost her the fame 'cause she would never give her music up for the industry.
Long live to Fiona Apple, the princess of rock.
Oh...I've been waiting and waiting for you to discover Fiona Apple. Her songs are amazing and you can tell that they are echos from her own experiences. Off the top of my head you should listen to "Fast As You Can", "Under The Table", "Every Single Night", "Paper Bag" and one of my all time favorites "Hot Knife" which is seldom referenced but wonderful.
Queen of rock of the 90s (along with PJ Harvey, Courtney Love, & Sheryl Crow)!! This is not even one of her best songs, but still very good.
This song takes me right back to my teenage years in the 90s - what a time to be alive! I loved the entire "Tidal" album by Fiona - please consider "Never Is A Promise" and "Limp" and "Not About Love" and "Sleep to Dream" - she has so many other gems to discover. Also check out Paula Cole "This Fire" album is, well, FIRE!! Keep smiling y'all!!
One of the few singer/songwriters of the past 30 years you can actually describe as a genius. Her music only gets better with time. This video however was a freakin’ sensation, it played on MTV nonstop when it came out. Good times.
Finally Fiona!!!! I’ve been waiting forever for you to discover her. She truly is one of a kind!
Thank you for finally giving us a Fiona reaction and I hope that we will get another one as fast as you can. 😊
Wow! Great song I've again a heard a million times. The video with it makes it even better. Mesmerizing production and vocal. "Wow" is right.
Next Friday: Fiona Apple "Fast As You Can / Veruca Salt "Seether / Tracy Bonham "Mother Mother" the original video where she's on the television while her mother cleans the room/ Imani Copola "Legend Of A Cowgirl"
The talent, vibes and singing abilities of Fionna is gift. She has many cutting lyrics sung with power and beauty - one of the best!
Her genius and importance is becoming impossible to overstate.
Fiona Apple is one of my favorite artists - so glad you guys are getting around to her! Along with the other songs people have suggested, I would highly recommend “Hot Knife.”
Wow. It's about time. Yeah it's me. The one always strongly encouraging people to react to more female artists. THIS is a real good example of why I keep doing that. Finally.
Fiona is an AMAZING songwriter. PLEASE check out more of her catalog. Really any of it is impressive.
Her pain comes from being sexually assaulted as a teen. The song "LIMP" is about that.
My first time hearing this song was back in 1997. I was staying with my sister in her dorm room at the university she was attending and this video played on her tv. This became my new favorite song for sure! Fiona Apple is one of the best as well as one of the most underrated musicians of the 90s. She's super talented and actually inspired me to get into the music industry.
Ok guys, you’re in for a treat!! Fiona Apple is amazing and does beautifully crafted music that you wouldn’t believe it’s been made before. I highly recommend Paper Bag, Fast As You Can or O Sailor
Thank you for this one! I had completely forgotten about this song! My favorite by her is Sleep to Dream. Love it!