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Imogen Heap — The Moment I Said It
Album: Speak For Yourself
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Released: 2005
Length: 5:05
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The moment I said it
The moment I opened my mouth
Letting your eyelids
Bulldoze the life out of me
I know what you're thinking
But darling, you're not thinking straight
Sadly, things just happen we can't explain

It's not even light out
But you've somewhere to be
No hesitation
No, I've never seen you like this
And I don't like it, I don't like it
I don't like it at all

Just put back the car keys
Or somebody's gonna get hurt
Who are you calling at this hour?
Sit down, come round, I need you now
We'll work it all out together
We're getting nowhere tonight
Now sleep, I promise it'll all seem better, somehow
In time

It's not even light out
Suddenly, suddenly
Oh, you've somewhere to be
No hesitation
Mmm, I've never seen you like this
You're scaring me, you're scaring me
You're scaring me to death

Don't! oh, (smash...) please
Don't! oh, (And another one) please
Don't! oh, (smash...) please-
Don't! oh, (And another one) please

I'm losing you
Trust me on this one
I've got a bad feeling
Trust me on this one
You're going to throw it all away
With no hesitation
(Smash...)
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I LOVE Imogen and her Frou Frou stuff. But this song....not so much....yech
Posted 15 years ago by lowelltr    [ Reply ]
Very beautiful song. A 9 clearly!!
Posted 15 years ago by highwindows    [ Reply ]
A heap of **** (1).
Posted 15 years ago by mirland    [ Reply ]
Ugh - make it stop!  {#Beat}
Posted 15 years ago by otohara    [ Reply ]
I like Imogen a lot.  But I hear The Shins almost every time.  Is it just me?
Posted 15 years ago by coffee-eyes    [ Reply ]
 Just saw this...

PeterRigg wrote:
She sounds a bit like the singer in Evanescence.
 
Are you sure you're talking about Imogen Heap here? {#Ask}  She and Amy Lee have very little, if anything, in common vocally. Amy has a powerhouse voice, which is, for lack of a better term,  a lot 'thicker' (even in her lighter parts) than Immi's.

But I guess my ears hear differently. *shrugs* To each their own. {#Umbrella}

Posted 16 years ago by aquadonia    [ Reply ]
Dog_Ear wrote:
Eclectic explained: You will not like every selection. Or even every set. The point is EXPOSURE to things you might not hear ANYWHERE ELSE. No ads. No loudmouth promos. And often some VERY inspired set selections. Give it up for RP! Perhaps you'd prefer AM radio -where you can here your top 5 ALL DAY & NITE.
Dude I like eclectic when it's actually eclectic. But this was simply an "adult alternative" streak longer than the streak I just cleared out of my daughter's diaper. Quite homogeneous. I can easily get that on my FM. Incidentally my preferred music does come from an AM station: Radio 1190 "The best independent music." Too bad their stream sucks.
Posted 16 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
vit wrote:
That's it. I'm outta here. This has been the worst set ever. "Radio Paradise Lost."
Eclectic explained: You will not like every selection. Or even every set. The point is EXPOSURE to things you might not hear ANYWHERE ELSE. No ads. No loudmouth promos. And often some VERY inspired set selections. Give it up for RP! Perhaps you'd prefer AM radio -where you can here your top 5 ALL DAY & NITE.
Posted 16 years ago by Dog_Ear    [ Reply ]
jjbix wrote:
I'm really falling for imogen; her breathy desperate vocals plead for my affections . . .
she is nice - if you have not already, check out "Le Fil" by Camille (a French artist). Methinks very very good. And damn, I just saw the weirdest looking bird flying off.
Posted 16 years ago by k_trout    [ Reply ]
vit wrote:
That's it. I'm outta here. This has been the worst set ever. "Radio Paradise Lost."
Posted 16 years ago by Manbird    [ Reply ]
That's it. I'm outta here. This has been the worst set ever. "Radio Paradise Lost."
Posted 16 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
She sounds a bit like the singer in Evanescence.
Posted 16 years ago by PeterRigg    [ Reply ]
jjbix wrote:
I'm really falling for imogen; her breathy desperate vocals plead for my affections . . .
Well put. 8.
Posted 17 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
I'm really falling for imogen; her breathy desperate vocals plead for my affections . . .
Posted 17 years ago by jjbix    [ Reply ]
fredriley wrote:
Not "piss ant" but "pissant", an expression used this side of the Pond to describe a serious drinker, as in "piss artist" (who is not someone who draws with piss ;-))
Have heard pissant before, but did not know UK usage - thank you!
Posted 17 years ago by coccyx    [ Reply ]
coccyx wrote:
"who am I calling a piss ant..." ? I think I'm not hearing the lyrics right at this hour. It's not even light out.
Not "piss ant" but "pissant", an expression used this side of the Pond to describe a drinker, as in "piss artist" (who is not someone who draws with piss ;-))
Posted 17 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
yow... this is the first time i've ever listened to the lyrics for real. gutwrenching.
Posted 17 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
"who am I calling a piss ant..." ? I think I'm not hearing the lyrics right at this hour. It's not even light out.
Posted 17 years ago by coccyx    [ Reply ]
Terrif. 8. What a lovely production.
Posted 17 years ago by lawman    [ Reply ]
I heart Immi. :)
Posted 17 years ago by aquadonia    [ Reply ]
bokey wrote:
OK,I was watching the Nats game on TV and saw this pop up on the playlist.I turned the game down and turned this up because I keep hearing her name and the only song I've heard by her was so-so.So is this(I had to start this sentence with the word "so",sorry.Hah.) song one of her better ones or what?I'm not seeing what the fuss is about.But I've only heard 2 songs.
I'll give you a dollar to take my copy of this CD.
Posted 17 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
OK,I was watching the Nats game on TV and saw this pop up on the playlist. I turned the game down and turned this up because I keep hearing her name and the only song I've heard by her was so-so. So is this(I had to start this sentence with the word "so",sorry. Hah. ) song one of her better ones or what?I'm not seeing what the fuss is about. But I've only heard 2 songs.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
she's so dreamy
Posted 17 years ago by enidualc    [ Reply ]
Oh yes please!!
Posted 17 years ago by maxmox    [ Reply ]
Thank you RP for turning me on to Imogen Heap... I heard her here first. What an amazing talent.
Posted 17 years ago by Dude    [ Reply ]
Beautiful....
Posted 17 years ago by Honeybee    [ Reply ]
Unique and atmospheric. 8.
Posted 17 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
jlind wrote:
Why does this sound so much like Frou Frou?
Posted 17 years ago by fluorophore    [ Reply ]
freeone1 wrote:
> It's not sad to me at all. She is a talented artist who did all the work on this album. Her genius shows through the skillfully produced, written and performed album here.
The song...the words.. Sad.
Posted 17 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
duilio wrote:
My Ipod has half Opera and half New age rock.
What is "new age rock"? Not sure that I've ever heard that, dolphins on electric guitars?
Posted 17 years ago by SuperWeh    [ Reply ]
Brilliant songstress...love Immi..NO HESITATION!
Posted 18 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
chillynne wrote:
Mmm, just saw her live last night, and it was an awesome show. It's really cool to see her doing all the looping and managing the technology onstage. I don't know why in the world she came through Lawrence freaking Kansas, but I'm certainly not complaining. I saw her after the show and she's like 6'4...i kind of just stopped in my tracks and grinned stupidly.
She'll be back that way in December. Must have been a decent crowd. Hope to see you there...
Posted 18 years ago by freeone1    [ Reply ]
algrif wrote:
It's taken a while, but I really appreciate this song now. Sad. Excelently produced.
> It's not sad to me at all. She is a talented artist who did all the work on this album. Her genius shows through the skillfully produced, written and performed album here.
Posted 18 years ago by freeone1    [ Reply ]
What an amazing piece. Wild and wonderful complex mix. Nothing less than a 9
Posted 18 years ago by 2Hawks    [ Reply ]
I adore the piano work combined with the vocals!
Posted 18 years ago by Steven_G    [ Reply ]
It's taken a while, but I really appreciate this song now. Sad. Excelently produced.
Posted 18 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
sqqqrly wrote:
This song ages quickly......very quickly.
Ages in the right way. The more I listen, the more I like.
Posted 18 years ago by gillespp    [ Reply ]
Hmmmm. Started off ok then towards the end was most excelent.
Posted 18 years ago by splooge    [ Reply ]
raelic wrote:
What a great song, rewards repeated listens, especially through headphones where a lot of subtleties rise to the surface.
Precisely what I came here to say. Incredible sound. Most excellent tune.
Posted 18 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Who is this, Sarah, or Dido?
Posted 18 years ago by brokemusician    [ Reply ]
Mmm, just saw her live last night, and it was an awesome show. It's really cool to see her doing all the looping and managing the technology onstage. I don't know why in the world she came through Lawrence freaking Kansas, but I'm certainly not complaining. I saw her after the show and she's like 6'4...i kind of just stopped in my tracks and grinned stupidly.
Posted 18 years ago by chillynne    [ Reply ]
I like music of all different sounds, as long as it says something. She calls someone on their bulldozing the life out of her and I can really relate to that, and that's not easily said in this world where people like to flame other people for no transgression at all.
Posted 18 years ago by jeffntracy    [ Reply ]
Beastie wrote:
Absolutely brilliant. Will download soon. A 9 for me.
Yes. And I like that the voice is a main thing, and the music itself has left on the background, well kinda...if you know what I mean. ---NEWS! Exactly a month later (5/9) I had to change from 8 to 10. I have been listening this song a lot and I adore it by now...how calm, so sad. I love the purity of the lyrics.
Posted 18 years ago by Kerly    [ Reply ]
Absolutely brilliant. Will download soon. A 9 for me.
Posted 18 years ago by Beastie    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of some of the songs on Robert Miles's "23am." I think it's the twinkly piano and the whispery ethereal voice. On the whole, I like it.
Posted 18 years ago by ampersand    [ Reply ]
I quite like all her music -- could stand to add Just For Now to the playlist...
Posted 18 years ago by jraum    [ Reply ]
raelic wrote:
What a great song, rewards repeated listens, especially through headphones where a lot of subtleties rise to the surface.
do you get more cowbell through headphones? damn, I'll have to try that.
Posted 18 years ago by crowhog2000    [ Reply ]
What a great song, rewards repeated listens, especially through headphones where a lot of subtleties rise to the surface.
Posted 18 years ago by raelic    [ Reply ]
ploafmaster wrote:
Now why don't we have "Hide and Seek" on here?
Seconded. Though there would be a lot of people that would hate it to death, methinks :-)
Posted 18 years ago by xouba    [ Reply ]
iMacomania wrote:
7-->8
For me it was 5-->1
Posted 18 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
inindian wrote:
But shucks a little more cowbell couldn't hurt, could it?
I need more cowbell!
Posted 18 years ago by cbonai    [ Reply ]
chinchita wrote:
Funny that I liked this the first time I heard it but after hearing it a few times it just doesn't do anything for me.
This song ages quickly......very quickly.
Posted 18 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
I really like her song, Blanket, with Urban Species...but this one doesnt do so much for me
Posted 18 years ago by LennytheB    [ Reply ]
8-->9 I bought this CD! Lovely!
Posted 18 years ago by iMacomania    [ Reply ]
Interesting & pretty original. Not the greatest voice - but wouldn't mind hearing more. I gave it an 8!
Posted 18 years ago by highwindows    [ Reply ]
Luv her But shucks a little more cowbell couldn't hurt, could it?
Posted 18 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
kazuma wrote:
I'd like it more if the barking dog was a little higher in the mix.
...or cowbell?
Posted 18 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
Just wonderful!
Posted 18 years ago by Pachypteris    [ Reply ]
chopper likes...
Posted 18 years ago by porkchopper    [ Reply ]
Tux wrote:
I realy like it, but my wife calls it `vague music': throw it on the heap. :)
Dear Tux, please buy your wife a beer from me. Excellent lady. This wouldn't even pass muster as lift music.
Posted 18 years ago by tiddalick    [ Reply ]
This is a great song from a great album!
Posted 18 years ago by Kornmann    [ Reply ]
I think I'm falling in love with this woman! Love her music!
Posted 18 years ago by weevilkinevil    [ Reply ]
Tux wrote:
I realy like it, but my wife calls it `vague music': throw it on the heap. :)
Tux please tell your wife that all things considered music has its moments for listening. My Ipod has half Opera and half New age rock. What can we do. We love music no mater where it comes from. I also love Imogen. I listen her to work, like now until dawn, as architects sometimes do. Callas is great for some moments it all depends on the mood and the circumstances. Good luck
Posted 18 years ago by duilio    [ Reply ]
Funny that I liked this the first time I heard it but after hearing it a few times it just doesn't do anything for me.
Posted 18 years ago by chinchita    [ Reply ]
I realy like it, but my wife calls it `vague music': throw it on the heap. :)
Posted 18 years ago by Tux    [ Reply ]
Zweiblumen wrote:
This doesn't do anything for me.
I'd like it more if the barking dog was a little higher in the mix.
Posted 18 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
karlaanne wrote:
i am really starting to get irritated with this woman.
Seconded. And all of her over-played incarnations, Frou-Frou and the like - not a big fan of the asthma-attack style of singing.
Posted 18 years ago by Misaria    [ Reply ]
i like.
Posted 18 years ago by fluorophore    [ Reply ]
Vapid.
Posted 18 years ago by Eul0gy    [ Reply ]
i am really starting to get irritated with this woman.
Posted 18 years ago by karlaanne    [ Reply ]
once RP played ac/dc, highway to hell. man, that was awesome. :)
Posted 18 years ago by tony620d    [ Reply ]
jah_blessed wrote:
I don't get everyone's infatuation with Ms. Heap. This is not singing, it's more like moaning and sighing. Bleh.
yep. heavy breathing does not constitute singing.
Posted 18 years ago by tammaye    [ Reply ]
Rates a 1 every time I hear it, which is too often. The leap from low register that is too breathy to a high one that is equally offensive leads me to believe that she has no middle register or transitional ability. Maybe I am just doing a sour-grapes thing. Ignore this if you like it. I might like it next time.
Posted 18 years ago by rKokon    [ Reply ]
Soooooooo nice.... Now why don't we have "Hide and Seek" on here?
Posted 18 years ago by ploafmaster    [ Reply ]
nohopenofearnoname wrote:
this song makes me wish she'd have thought about it for a moment before saying it.
Ditto on that!
Posted 18 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
finelly gave up and ordered the cd.
Posted 18 years ago by niv    [ Reply ]
Mari wrote:
More you listen..........
7-->8
Posted 18 years ago by iMacomania    [ Reply ]
this song makes me wish she'd have thought about it for a moment before saying it.
Posted 18 years ago by nohopenofearnoname    [ Reply ]
Not an album I would buy.
Posted 18 years ago by nick_valensi    [ Reply ]
Zweiblumen wrote:
This doesn't do anything for me.
We agree
Posted 18 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
Great subject matter....similar to Psychobabble off the Frou Frou works.
Posted 18 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
This doesn't do anything for me.
Posted 18 years ago by Zweiblumen    [ Reply ]
I'd like to hear a remix of this track, 'though the original is smooth...
Posted 18 years ago by Ender43    [ Reply ]
Moving, me to tears.
Posted 18 years ago by honeygirl    [ Reply ]
I don't get everyone's infatuation with Ms. Heap. This is not singing, it's more like moaning and sighing. Bleh.
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
Mari wrote:
... ...Imogen Heap has a strange and wonderful power, not over me, but sort of in me, like Martha Wainwright, inside!... ...
or Martha Stewart
Posted 18 years ago by rixtar99    [ Reply ]
That's it, I need to check this album out. Too good to pass!
Posted 18 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
Interesting coincidence - Imogene is about to play a song on Letterman's show.
Posted 18 years ago by randomprime    [ Reply ]
catmaven wrote:
Can't stand vocal breathiness and lisping.
I agree, it doesn't do a thing for me. Yuck.
Posted 18 years ago by strick    [ Reply ]
elara wrote:
Wow, I had no idea this album was out there. I have the Frou Frou album, gonna check this one out. Thanks RP.
It just came out. Watch that you don't get one of the Sony BMG DRM "copy protected" ones. That's all my CD store has in stock right now...
Posted 18 years ago by kaupmees    [ Reply ]
Wow, I had no idea this album was out there. I have the Frou Frou album, gonna check this one out. Thanks RP.
Posted 18 years ago by elara    [ Reply ]
I thought it was Sarah Mclauchlan all the way. Neat song. 9/10 plus I'm heading for the album right away.
Posted 18 years ago by lixy    [ Reply ]
In stark contrast to that Shirley Bassey kitsch, this really has something going on... ...reminds me a bit of Jane Siberry. Good stuff.
Posted 18 years ago by dadofsammy    [ Reply ]
I want to like this. I really do. She's a brilliant vocalist and a talented musician, and an earnest writer. But for this song, it's like someone took Tori's and Ani's works, filtered them through a machine that identifies passion, talent, and drive... and mercilessly crushes the resulting hits beneath a mallet consisting of breathless oversynth. I feel the need, the need for ibuprofen.
Posted 18 years ago by Euphemism    [ Reply ]
ooh, nifty little bridge thingy.
Posted 18 years ago by chillynne    [ Reply ]
I like Imogen, but she's played far too much on this station. If it's not her solo stuff or stuff with Frou Frou, she's guesting on a million and one tracks, even that Jeff Beck song. Thin her out a bit so we don't get tired of her, please!
Posted 18 years ago by quixotic    [ Reply ]
rah wrote:
like moo. as in "ugh, that dress is way too frou-frou for me"
aw, damn. i was hoping it was like cow. i guess i've been mispronouncing it!
Posted 18 years ago by jennifer    [ Reply ]
Woot! More Immy, any time you want, Bill. Has anyone uploaded Hide and Seek from this album? It's my favorite of the bunch...a bit odd, but I think it'd fit the RP format very well.
Posted 18 years ago by tg3k    [ Reply ]
Hurray to Bill for criticizing the Sony DRM virus!
Posted 18 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
daedalus wrote:
Im as in him without the 'h' O as in oh! gen as in My generation Imogen
Thanks! Quite like I had imagined, then. I thought the "Im" part could be more like in "I'm", but wasn't sure. Good to know I wasn't completely misguided.
Posted 18 years ago by xouba    [ Reply ]
Good song! Caught my attention there
Posted 18 years ago by curious_cat    [ Reply ]
xouba wrote:
Question from a non-native english speaker: how on earth do you pronounce "Imogen"?
Im as in him without the 'h' O as in oh! gen as in My generation Imogen
Posted 18 years ago by daedalus    [ Reply ]
I'm getting very fond of her sound - both solo and with Frou Frou. Thanks to RP for opening this particular window!
Posted 18 years ago by daedalus    [ Reply ]
Question from a non-native english speaker: how on earth do you pronounce "Imogen"?
Posted 18 years ago by xouba    [ Reply ]
that was good while painting my kitchen, never heard it B4....Go Bill!
Posted 18 years ago by crowhog2000    [ Reply ]
Wonderful. Thank you RP for bringing this music to me. (And thanks to the uploader too!)
Posted 18 years ago by al9009    [ Reply ]
Amazing voice! Beautiful and hip...
Posted 18 years ago by shakitten    [ Reply ]
brander wrote:
After hearing on RP, I bought this CD for my 16-year old daughter. She loves it! BTW, is it Frou Frou like moo moo or Frou Frou like cow cow?
like moo. as in "ugh, that dress is way too frou-frou for me"
Posted 18 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
Really cool layering of vocals. She's got a great voice. I'm starting to think that anyone who records with Beck (the good Beck) has an increased coolness factor.
Posted 18 years ago by BKardon    [ Reply ]
beautiful. this is the first that I have heard from this artist. I am intrigued.
Posted 18 years ago by ListeningClose    [ Reply ]
brander wrote:
After hearing on RP, I bought this CD for my 16-year old daughter. She loves it! BTW, is it Frou Frou like moo moo or Frou Frou like cow cow?
It's Frilk Frilk like milk milk.
Posted 18 years ago by larz    [ Reply ]
woozurdaddy wrote:
Any relation to Uraih Heap? Okay, lame I know...
Imogen was an early graduate of the BRIT School. The work she recorded for us was superb. Try 'missing you' on https://10.116.36.56/music/Albums/94/94.htm. Her voice and instrument talent was remarkable for her age. Now 10 years on her band Frau frau has had sucess and she recently recorded with Jeff Beck. How such talent has not had commercial sucess is beyond me - Probably because she shuns the PR machine of the biz and is true to her music
Posted 18 years ago by thill    [ Reply ]
Not lyrical... just insipidly dumb.
Posted 18 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
A good transition would be a little Evanescence. (I don't care if they get played on Pop Hits 99.9, I like 'em.)
Posted 18 years ago by Essbee    [ Reply ]
Until I found RP, I had never heard of Imogen. Thanks, Bill....she's phenomenal! (She reminds me a bit of Kate Bush...which is a good thing!)
Posted 18 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Can't stand vocal breathiness and lisping.
Posted 18 years ago by rKokon    [ Reply ]
After hearing on RP, I bought this CD for my 16-year old daughter. She loves it! BTW, is it Frou Frou like moo moo or Frou Frou like cow cow?
Posted 18 years ago by brander    [ Reply ]
Excellent!!!
Posted 18 years ago by astralistener    [ Reply ]
I knew it had to be her! Excellent, as usual!
Posted 18 years ago by freeone1    [ Reply ]
Somewhere out there is a soundtrack just dying for this song. Wow. Most excellent, especially the vocal layering near the end.
Posted 18 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]