Fiona Apple - Shadowboxer (Official HD Video)

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  • Official HD video for "Shadowboxer" by Fiona Apple
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    Lyrics:
    Once my lover
    Now my friend
    What a cruel thing
    To pretend
    What a cunning way
    To condescend
    Once my lover and
    Now my friend
    Oh, you creep up
    Like the clouds
    And you set my soul at ease
    Then you let
    Your love abound
    And you bring me
    To my knees
    Oh, it's evil, babe
    The way you let
    Your grace enrapture me
    When will you know
    I'd be insane
    To ever let that
    Dirty game recapture me

Komentáře • 3,3K

  • @dougxvale
    @dougxvale Před 2 lety +475

    Long before Lorde, Billie, Lana, Weyes Blood... FIONA was the OG sad girl.
    Queen.

  • @chavezibarradara7218
    @chavezibarradara7218 Před 5 lety +2458

    They say you’re stuck with the music you listen to while you’re 14-17 years old and all I can say is, I’m glad it’s Fiona Apple

  • @TheRose081
    @TheRose081 Před 4 lety +1901

    She was ahead of her time, especially during the mtv music academy awards in 1997. She's right when she said the world was bull shit in her speech when she was getting the award. The crowd boooed but she was right all along.

    • @dionmcgee5610
      @dionmcgee5610 Před 4 lety +110

      She usually is. A very intelligent human being with little or no ability to B.S. Did her own thing then, still does today with a new album out, even. If people don't like her because she's too dark, then what kind of boring crap are they listening to?
      She's right after Tori Amos. Right before the Beatles & Black Sabbath section.

    • @elmarbeau
      @elmarbeau Před 3 lety +45

      she said the truth: look what we have now in art??? music and Pop or even rock dissapeared... a lot of auto tunes and millis vanillis... and Max Martin!

    • @jodip1661
      @jodip1661 Před 3 lety +33

      She was warning us.

    • @rumblefish9
      @rumblefish9 Před 3 lety +34

      VALIDATEDGIRLFRIEND What are you talking about? the mid to late 90s were the height of female singer-songwriters. Love Fiona but she was hardly the only voice at that time. You had Bjork, Tori Amos, Sarah Mclachlan, PJ Harvey, etc. Lilith Fair happened because of all these women...

    • @parkjinn1139
      @parkjinn1139 Před 3 lety +3

      @@elmarbeau hes my favorite, max. Swoon

  • @scottheiser6962
    @scottheiser6962 Před 4 lety +1636

    My deceased daughter who would be 35 tomorrow loved this song. I used to listen to her sing this.....and truly, they both look like sisters. Amazing.

    • @amisha25211
      @amisha25211 Před 4 lety +54

      Ohh I pray wherever she is ...she's in peace💛💛🙏🙏

    • @dollydagger8492
      @dollydagger8492 Před 4 lety +33

      And you have my ❤️ , you sound like a amazing human, please don't be sad it's over, be happy it happened.

    • @amisha25211
      @amisha25211 Před 4 lety +10

      @@dollydagger8492 🧡❤

    • @NatRants
      @NatRants Před 3 lety +31

      God bless. Your daughter had great taste in music

    • @Samwise7RPG
      @Samwise7RPG Před 3 lety +16

      There are a few songs that remind me of those who have passed on. We grieve and remember them through the music. I feel a bit closer to them that way and that in my opinion is not a bad thing. I hope you take comfort in the good memories you shared together.

  • @allgirrrlrider5395
    @allgirrrlrider5395 Před 9 lety +3606

    Miss Apple,
    I am not expecting you to ever read this comment but I write it anyway. I have been listening to you since I was 17 years old and I am now 39. Shadow boxer was the first song I heard by you and it really made an impression. Your music has seen me through a ten year battle with drug addiction and the loss of a child....sullen girl was my song for many years. And now that I am clean I still love your music and I still love you. I know you have your own demons that you battle....You wear your heart on your sleeve. I just wanted to let you know what your music has meant to me over the years and to say thank you, Fiona Apple for keeping it real and giving it class.

    • @finchcarvingadiamond
      @finchcarvingadiamond Před 9 lety +84

      Jennifer Parodi I'm around your age when you originally found her, and I found her last week. Felt every word she wrote.
      I lost my mother and deal with an emotionally-abusive father, and her music is amazing. It helps me cope.
      I wish you luck and hope for the struggles that you face. She really deserves her following, and you really deserve this music. :)

    • @DanT-godofpain
      @DanT-godofpain Před 9 lety +20

      Jennifer Parodi Try her Twitter account if she has one. They tend to read those more.

    • @parrottfamily3
      @parrottfamily3 Před 9 lety +48

      Jennifer Parodi No mother should ever have to bury a child. I am so sorry for your loss! I am very proud of you for getting sober! That is a hard journey.

    • @johnpage6314
      @johnpage6314 Před 9 lety +20

      Ditto...me too...almost verbatim xoJennifer Parodi

    • @taylorford3610
      @taylorford3610 Před 8 lety +6

      +Jennifer Parodi Exact same.....

  • @cestmoi5702
    @cestmoi5702 Před 2 lety +98

    “Once my flame and twice my burn.”
    Dayum! 🔥🔥🔥

  • @Notmuchcontent
    @Notmuchcontent Před 2 lety +751

    I can’t sing really, but I’ll belt this one out any day. Timeless. Love you Fiona. You’ve saved me many times.

    • @raulrodriguez4559
      @raulrodriguez4559 Před 2 lety +14

      Haunting, sublime, soul massaging fucking glorious 🎶 nusic

    • @karlareid4700
      @karlareid4700 Před 2 lety +5

      Same here my friend!!

    • @julyann2010
      @julyann2010 Před 2 lety +4

      Couldn’t have said it any better

    • @caiolucas8257
      @caiolucas8257 Před 2 lety +9

      I can kinda sing, i don't really have technique, i just run out of breath all the time and i had some issues with my throat muscles, but i've been steadily improving. Anyone actually can sing, they just need to learn the technique, never give up, it's a skill you can master not a gift you're born with.

    • @Notmuchcontent
      @Notmuchcontent Před 2 lety +3

      @@caiolucas8257

  • @kaicanyonellis
    @kaicanyonellis Před 2 lety +45

    "What a cunning way to condescend..."
    Truly one of the most brilliant lyricists who has ever lived.

  • @dazzbo5
    @dazzbo5 Před 10 lety +1670

    Fiona Apple is one of THE most underrated singers in music history, because she's one of the GREATEST!

  • @user-ux3vw6mb4k
    @user-ux3vw6mb4k Před 2 lety +71

    The fact that she wrote this song as a young teenager. Most grown adults can't convey the deep emotional depth of this song

    • @shaunabrams5283
      @shaunabrams5283 Před 22 dny

      Wrote? You do know, right?

    • @leandrocerneira
      @leandrocerneira Před 7 dny

      @@shaunabrams5283 you're talking about the "incident" that left her so traumatized? so sad...

  • @bjorklikeskidneys8496
    @bjorklikeskidneys8496 Před 3 lety +383

    [Verse 1]
    Once my lover, now my friend
    What a cruel thing to pretend
    What a cunning way to condescend
    Once my lover, and now my friend
    Oh, you creep up like the clouds
    And you set my soul at ease
    Then you let your love abound
    And you bring me to my knees
    [Pre-Chorus]
    Oh, it's evil babe
    The way you let your grace enrapture me
    When well you know I'd be insane
    To ever let that dirty game recapture me
    [Chorus]
    You made me a shadowboxer, baby
    I wanna be ready for what you do
    I've been swinging around me
    'Cause I don't know when you're gonna make your move
    [Instrumental break]
    [Verse 2]
    Oh, your gaze is dangerous
    And you fill your space so sweet
    If I let you get too close
    You'll set your spell on me
    So darlin', I just want to say
    Just in case I don't come through
    I was on to every play
    I just wanted you
    [Pre-Chorus]
    Oh it's so evil, my love
    The way you've no reverence to my concern
    So I'll be sure to stay wary of you, love
    To save the pain of once my flame and twice my burn
    [Chorus]
    So I'm a shadowboxer, baby
    I wanna be ready for what you do
    And I've been swinging around at nothing
    I don't know when you're gonna make your move
    Yeah I'm a shadowboxer, baby
    I wanna be ready for what you do
    And I've been swinging around me
    'Cause I don't know when you'll make your move

  • @fizzimajig
    @fizzimajig Před 2 měsíci +3

    Oh man I’m having flashbacks to listening to this on repeat while riding the bus to school way too early in the morning. I thought it made me so emo 😂

  • @pokearue
    @pokearue Před 10 lety +995

    Fiona Apple was 16/17 years old when she wrote this song and the album "Tidal".
    That's absolutely astounding. When you look at the depth, emotion and soul that went into that album and consider it came from a teenage girl it's awe inspiring. Look at the music churned out these days by girls in the same age bracket and the contrast is telling. She's a special soul and an artist for the ages.

    • @robopotato4391
      @robopotato4391 Před 7 lety +45

      Most are written by committee these days like people like Max Martin.
      No teenage girls these days write an entire album on their own (the lyrical and melodic component - very few people play every instrument). And actually they didn't really in the past either. A special talent.

    • @Twistedpeppermint99
      @Twistedpeppermint99 Před 6 lety +41

      George Michael wrote the hit song, "Careless Whisper" when he was 17 and wrote, arranged and produced most of his songs after that. He was a one of a kind artist as well.

    • @dennismcandrew4587
      @dennismcandrew4587 Před 6 lety +8

      Fiona is an Angel or a Saint. Say no more

    • @msupernova8442
      @msupernova8442 Před 5 lety +1

      Wow, I had no idea.

    • @heathersmith8913
      @heathersmith8913 Před 5 lety +7

      This Fiona Apple Album had an embrace around me that was like a rejuvenation of my broken heart & deeply wounded soul. 💚
      Forever grateful.

  • @moanman1776
    @moanman1776 Před 8 lety +1272

    The maturity of her talent was kinda miraculous. Come back, Fiona!

    • @ellystripes
      @ellystripes Před 7 lety +58

      I was about 11 when Tidal came out, and every time I listen back to it as an adult I can't believe she was only 19. Just incredible.

    • @moanman1776
      @moanman1776 Před 7 lety +41

      I completely agree, ellystripes. Some people just possess old souls. She is one of those people.

    • @punkasskenny
      @punkasskenny Před 7 lety +30

      Yeah come back. LOL Guess you likely didn't know that within the last month her song Tiny Hands was the # 1 downloaded song on Sound Cloud. She goes stretches without releasing an album because she's a perfectionist, but she never went anywhere.

    • @moanman1776
      @moanman1776 Před 7 lety +17

      Nope. I'm far too ole skool for Sound Cloud. I was part of the MTV generation when Fiona ruled. Good to see she's still applying her special artistry. Thanks 4 da headzup.
      One.

    • @joannroshnieable
      @joannroshnieable Před 7 lety +7

      Lin Ross It amazes me she was so young when she wrote this album...19, I think...or I may be confusing that detail with Alanis. Either way, she WROTE those songs & that's what matters. Also, I'm getting to point where I can use the "old" card when fuzzying facts ;)

  • @machinagirl
    @machinagirl Před 5 měsíci +4

    This song is a bloody masterpiece. 🖤

  • @Novasky2007
    @Novasky2007 Před rokem +21

    She controls her voice so elegantly

  • @DJBremen
    @DJBremen Před 9 lety +2081

    Damn, I didnt even realize how good we had it in the 90s.

    • @venessajaime4515
      @venessajaime4515 Před 9 lety +30

      agreed

    • @tommyledge8151
      @tommyledge8151 Před 8 lety +10

      +RE:Think Yep and I have all the video's Over 5000 on a back up drive . I have a room full of CDs But seeing it is so much better

    • @robertmaybeth3434
      @robertmaybeth3434 Před 8 lety +5

      +RE:Think ALAS....what do we got nowadays, snooppy poop dog?

    • @tommyledge8151
      @tommyledge8151 Před 8 lety +5

      Robert Maybeth LOL Ok I do like Everlast he has put out some good tracks over the years . What its like . .. Ends ...I Get By :-) I really like that 1 He tells it like it really is !!! If you have realplayer You can save any vid . and I have saved all the good # 1s

    • @JillyBean860
      @JillyBean860 Před 8 lety +38

      Such talent back then. Fiona, Tori Amos, Erykah Badu, Lauren Hill, Sarah Mclachlan. All women with amazing voices and lyrics.

  • @danielzepeda5225
    @danielzepeda5225 Před 3 lety +34

    She doesn’t smile too often but when she does something beautiful

  • @nitroscorner655
    @nitroscorner655 Před 3 lety +310

    This song is easily in my top 5 songs of all time. Whenever I am feeling down, I pour myself a stiff drink and put this album on. Fiona's voice is just so smoothe and heartfelt that it just drips with emotion.

    • @jessiecoulter363
      @jessiecoulter363 Před 3 lety +6

      Cheers Nitro, doing the same 💕

    • @jujum635
      @jujum635 Před 3 lety +3

      Smoothe 🌆🌃🍷🌌🌉🎵🎶🎶🎵🎶

    • @davidalbritton9923
      @davidalbritton9923 Před 2 lety +3

      Yes!!

    • @onlyNtimE
      @onlyNtimE Před 2 lety

      For Spawn grain two

    • @alexandercaronia8628
      @alexandercaronia8628 Před 2 lety +3

      Top 1*! What else compares to this symphony of instruments and lyricism at such a young age? Nothing has come even close to comparison for the past 2.5 decades. She’s a true gem!

  • @IHateThisHandleSystem
    @IHateThisHandleSystem Před rokem +20

    Her first video. What a way to introduce yourself to the world.

  • @robwheelut
    @robwheelut Před 7 lety +498

    The whole CD Tidal is Epic

    • @cynthiaflores243
      @cynthiaflores243 Před 5 lety +7

      I still have that CD, it is epic!!

    • @MarrowEternal
      @MarrowEternal Před 3 lety +3

      Had this when it came out. I was a child back then and now it is forever a part of me

    • @maureent6800
      @maureent6800 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes it is

    • @thekidrailfanner5234
      @thekidrailfanner5234 Před 3 lety +4

      That is one of my fav albums for sure !!!

    • @heidi7206
      @heidi7206 Před 3 lety +1

      I've literally had the same Tidal CD since high school, n its in my CD player right now too. That CD got me through so much. Including Running Away from home as a teen....

  • @kristallopez2449
    @kristallopez2449 Před 3 měsíci +56

    rocking with Fiona in 2024

  • @sammyday3341
    @sammyday3341 Před rokem +60

    She’s simply incredible. It’s like she created her own genre of music. And that soulful voice.

  • @adagiobreeze8493
    @adagiobreeze8493 Před 7 lety +187

    I always saw this song as an internal struggle. When your head and your heart are duking it out with each other. When you want someone/ something so bad but you know it's not the best thing for you , you're shadowboxing 💔

  • @paulsurette5828
    @paulsurette5828 Před 4 lety +157

    This is still a beast of a song. When I first heard this back in 96', it was epic and still is. Such a great studio arrangement!

    • @johannsimonot
      @johannsimonot Před 8 měsíci +2

      fiona apple, tori amos, pj harvey, regina specktor ...ect... such a nice time for female singer :) Peace

  • @lorrainegebbia6663
    @lorrainegebbia6663 Před 3 lety +145

    That voice. This album changed me. 25 years later, I can't listen without crying.

    • @mirandadobbins3769
      @mirandadobbins3769 Před 2 lety +7

      Never is a Promise always gets me.

    • @ThatGirl-tg7wd
      @ThatGirl-tg7wd Před rokem +3

      @@mirandadobbins3769 thought it was just me...

    • @kerribeth2761
      @kerribeth2761 Před rokem +3

      Crying too right now listening ❤

    • @johannsimonot
      @johannsimonot Před 8 měsíci +1

      Same for me. You can be proud, this is the proof that you are still a humain with feelings :) Peace

  • @carrolltipton2310
    @carrolltipton2310 Před 4 lety +156

    I'm a metalhead, but this rocks, what a work of art really beautiful
    Fiona was Adele, before Adele. What a mature voice.

  • @robinjoud5810
    @robinjoud5810 Před 9 lety +58

    she was only 19
    but she can bring out every single emotion and huge feelings in every letter

  • @californialove964
    @californialove964 Před 6 lety +317

    I hate to be the guy that posts a lyric we already know...but damn
    "so I'll be sure to stay wary of you love
    to save the pain of once my flame and twice my burn"
    chills my bones every time I hear it. straight up chills.

    • @cibida1
      @cibida1 Před 4 lety

      CaliforniaLove 17

    • @TK-ib7rm
      @TK-ib7rm Před 2 lety +4

      Same, gives me chills every single time I hear it even 20 years later!

    • @valeskarodriguez6548
      @valeskarodriguez6548 Před rokem +2

      The beginning of this song was taken from Janis Joplin's Kozmic Blues. I happen to be listening to Janice's song and then wanted to listen to Fiona, and would I be damned if those two weren't exactly the same! I still love Fiona, but I still wonder if she credited Janice on Shadow Boxer?

  • @slimshady-rc4vy
    @slimshady-rc4vy Před 5 lety +322

    Full lyrics because the description is missing half of it:
    Once my lover, now my friend
    What a cruel thing to pretend
    What a cunning way to condescend
    Once my lover, and now my friend
    Oh, you creep up like the clouds
    And you set my soul at ease
    Then you let your love abound
    And you bring me to my knees
    Oh, it's evil, babe, the way you let your grace enrapture me
    When well you know I'd be insane to ever let that
    Dirty game recapture me
    You made me a shadowboxer, baby
    I wanna be ready for what you do
    And I've been swinging around
    Cause I don't know when you're gonna make your move
    Oh, your gaze is dangerous
    And you fill your space so sweet
    If I let you get too close
    You'll set your spell on me
    So darlin' I just wanna say
    Just in case I don't come through
    I was on to every play
    I just wanted you
    But oh, it's so evil, my love, the way you've no
    Reverence to my concern
    So I'll be sure to stay wary of you, love
    To save the pain of once my flame and twice my burn
    So I'm a shadowboxer, baby
    I wanna be ready for what you do
    And I've been swinging around
    At nothing I don't know
    When you're going to make your move
    Yeah I'm a shadowboxer, baby
    I wanna be ready for what you do
    And I've been swinging around
    Cause I don't know
    When you're going to make your move
    Have fun singing along!

    • @jesse85
      @jesse85 Před 5 lety +7

      Tati, you’re the best kind of person and I hope you know it.

    • @slimshady-rc4vy
      @slimshady-rc4vy Před 5 lety +1

      @@jesse85 Oh thank you! :)

    • @cathprudence3829
      @cathprudence3829 Před 4 lety +7

      Wow, at seventeen I was complaining how ugly I was ( still am) and she was writing this. I should have complained less and focus my attention on something else. Lol. I can't believe that a 17 yearl old kid wrote this.

    • @Supernovafun21
      @Supernovafun21 Před 3 lety +1

      How did you know I was singing my ass off! 😋

    • @woolycooly9595
      @woolycooly9595 Před 3 lety +1

      pp

  • @sksk6265
    @sksk6265 Před 7 lety +803

    I'm a metalhead, but this rocks, what a work of art really beautiful

    • @nobodycares482
      @nobodycares482 Před 6 lety +5

      sk sk you know it and so am I

    • @JDsHouseofHobbies
      @JDsHouseofHobbies Před 6 lety +37

      I'm a metalhead as well... But Fiona, Mazzy Star and Portishead are some of my fav bands.

    • @gibsonfan159
      @gibsonfan159 Před 5 lety +3

      As a metal head, was Mustaine the best member of Metallica?

    • @ColonelNegative
      @ColonelNegative Před 5 lety +4

      I first heard this song via MTV after a late night metal show. I went out and bought the album and a month or so later the video for Criminal dropped and she became a huge star.

    • @wormwoodtheburningone1142
      @wormwoodtheburningone1142 Před 5 lety +4

      WikdSeafood wow...same here but I never listen to perished.But mazzy star and Fiona are to favorites I tend to keep secret.lol also Adelle had my heart somehow too.i appreciate good music and metal is good music but it's hard to say no to these ladies.

  • @kayleemiller2808
    @kayleemiller2808 Před 9 lety +94

    This girl has soul

  • @Erinski
    @Erinski Před 3 lety +50

    That minimalist guitar solo in the middle gets me. That's how you play music. No ego, all feeling.

    • @matthewomalley6834
      @matthewomalley6834 Před 2 lety +2

      She is well known for having a healthy ego. I find that charming, actually…

    • @Erinski
      @Erinski Před 2 lety

      @@matthewomalley6834 Hell, I'd be pretty full of myself, if I were Fiona Apple.

    • @matthewomalley6834
      @matthewomalley6834 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Erinski also, having a healthy ego is not “full of oneself.” I am trying to compliment her. I absolutely fxing adore her. It is a difficult thing to define. What I mean is, I think she is aware that she is extremely rare and a great artist. I think she handles it very well. I think she actually purposely turns the volume down on this out of being a fxing awesome person and great example as a human being. She is being that great example by muting the knowledge of her own greatness. Not many people would see this…

    • @matthewomalley6834
      @matthewomalley6834 Před 2 lety +1

      And that is her way- other people do it differently and they are also fxing awesome people. But I noticed this about her specifically… amongst other things… (all of them good)

    • @matthewomalley6834
      @matthewomalley6834 Před 2 lety +1

      I hope there was not a big misunderstanding… Ahhh, that came out right to me, wrong to you. I soooo apologize if I ruined a vibe for a day… I think the absolute world of Fiona Apple.

  • @TIATIAWOW
    @TIATIAWOW Před 2 lety +75

    I am monomaniacal when it comes to music and I truly believe that Fiona Apple is, and always will be, the most amazing solo artist I’ve ever encountered. I’ve never tired of her music after obsessive listening for over 20 years. No other musician is as relatable to me as Fiona Apple. Or as playable. I can’t imagine my life without her music as a part of it. Thank you Fiona! I love you!

    • @timpoiu
      @timpoiu Před rokem +4

      yes she is very good , you might also like nina simmone, sade, eva cassidy, heather nova.

  • @jarrodbutts716
    @jarrodbutts716 Před 7 lety +221

    Her eyes. So piercing, so soulful.

    • @Uvvibes
      @Uvvibes Před 5 lety +2

      so does Reagan from the Exorcist

    • @Uvvibes
      @Uvvibes Před 5 lety +1

      i dont mean anything from the comment in comparison just saying they remind me of.

    • @BadCompanygIRLLadyhutthutt
      @BadCompanygIRLLadyhutthutt Před 4 lety +3

      @@Uvvibes my mom read that book when she was pregnant with me and when i was born by the time i was one 15 people said i have eyes just like Linda Blair :D lool

    • @veesthingsflowers3885
      @veesthingsflowers3885 Před 4 lety +2

      @@Uvvibes 😂😂😂

    • @Uvvibes
      @Uvvibes Před 4 lety

      Shannon Bush I was traumatized by that movie!

  • @christopherkenel4986
    @christopherkenel4986 Před 6 lety +232

    This record is brilliantly produced. Top notch arrangement and musicianship.

  • @star80prince
    @star80prince Před rokem +35

    Brings back so many good memories of life as a teenager in the 90's 😃

    • @SolidBased
      @SolidBased Před rokem +1

      And so many bad ones in my 20’s lol!! Let’s just say I can party with the best of them, and boy did I!!!

  • @katiethewise
    @katiethewise Před 7 měsíci +14

    My mom was a huge Fiona Apple fan when she was around my age, and today she played her Tidal CD and I fell in love. This is her favorite song on the album, although mine is probably Pale September,

  • @niwe3631
    @niwe3631 Před 5 lety +26

    Favorite lines; once my lover , now my friend. What a cunning way to condescend.
    Just in case I dont come thru, I was onto every play, I just wanted u.
    Excellent.

  • @beccas.7762
    @beccas.7762 Před 4 lety +1944

    Raise your hand if you're listening to this in 2020!

  • @mortomer4450
    @mortomer4450 Před 4 lety +26

    18 years old when she did this, unbelievable !!

  • @SNAGGABENZ
    @SNAGGABENZ Před 3 lety +13

    That piano is soul searching.🎹🎹🎼

  • @simplici-tstemple4567
    @simplici-tstemple4567 Před 10 lety +121

    she's so beautiful

  • @chadmish
    @chadmish Před 8 lety +138

    Looking back. I honestly believe that the 90's was the last decade of true music artists. It was a great decade and the music was all so different. My CD collection went from Fiona Apple to Pantera. Everyone push analog recordings to the max. I truly appreciate this art. Man I got old. But I appreciate graduating the year this song came out.

    • @TheOldOakSyndicate
      @TheOldOakSyndicate Před 8 lety +3

      +chadmish Don't worry friend...Reel to Reels are coming back...There will come a time where all artist will regret their use of computers to record music. The only thing a computer should record is youtube comments, and that's it.

    • @seanisland
      @seanisland Před 7 lety +2

      chadmish
      You're not old, neither am I. I graduated then too.

    • @Halfshanks
      @Halfshanks Před 6 lety +3

      How do you think they recorded this song? through a potato?

    • @LeoWhalen1933
      @LeoWhalen1933 Před 6 lety

      Agreed.

    • @andrewrussell3318
      @andrewrussell3318 Před 6 lety

      Lol, fiona to pantera; same here caught alot of shit as a teenager in the late 90's for that.

  • @gooba2390
    @gooba2390 Před 2 lety +39

    I first listened to her when I was 11yrs old. I didn’t relate to her lyrics then but the sadness soothed me through my own. I grew up in sharp tongued, fiery touched, abuse and her art made me feel like someone out there understood. I’m 21 now, I’m still trying to escape abuse and I’ve seen my fair share of heart breaks by this point. I understand her lyrics now, and I just hope she knows how important her work is to so many people. Hoping to see her on the stage someday, I’ll have to stick around to see it

  • @michaelcastillo3231
    @michaelcastillo3231 Před 5 lety +56

    This album is a masterpiece. I’m still trying to wrap my head around who would be able to hurt this beautiful lady?

    • @joeratley1062
      @joeratley1062 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Why such a cad would be a "Criminal"

    • @CarissaConti
      @CarissaConti Před 4 měsíci

      Apparently Paul Thomas Anderson. Not a nice guy. She was talking about this guy many years after they were broken up, that's the level of verbal/psychological abuse he pulled on her. I've tried watching interviews with him to see what he's all about as a person, but the d 3monic energy emanating from him is very strong. Makes it very difficult to sit through any of his interviews. Even though he comes off as "charming" and friendly, even making jokes and such, it's all in the eyes and facial expressions. Bad energy.

  • @jaybartlett3849
    @jaybartlett3849 Před 8 lety +113

    I have never, ever had a song knock me out the first time I heard it the way that this one did--almost 20 years ago. Still gets me every time I hear it.

    • @coolishbeads76
      @coolishbeads76 Před 8 lety

      Me too. 1997 it been on a cassette? Hmmm maybe not? Lol good times!

    • @jaybartlett3849
      @jaybartlett3849 Před 8 lety +4

      I was living in Nashville, which had (and still has) a wonderful indie radio station, Lightning 100, with a very eclectic playlist. They apparently got a pre-release copy of Shadowboxer--it was a couple of weeks before I heard it anywhere else or saw the album Tidal in the record stores--which they put on while I was driving. I had to pull the car over it was so compelling.

    • @jeffking5505
      @jeffking5505 Před 8 lety

      How old where you?

    • @jaybartlett3849
      @jaybartlett3849 Před 2 lety

      @@jeffking5505 Not that it matters much, but 49.

  • @alexacrylicadventuresbyale5529

    I never stopped listening to this album. It’s like my blood, I need it.

  • @Sulbalicious
    @Sulbalicious Před 5 lety +6

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE her gaze in this vid

  • @actual-360
    @actual-360 Před rokem +26

    This song is lightning in a bottle in getting the lyrics, the notes, the voicings and the tempo to blend. So well done, Fiona. Absolutely transcendent.

  • @user-rp3yl5ec2u
    @user-rp3yl5ec2u Před 7 měsíci +10

    I wish I'd had Fiona Apple's music when I was a young adult. She's so emotionally articulate and her songs would have been so helpful for understanding and navigating the pain of young relationships.

  • @ashleyoneill6655
    @ashleyoneill6655 Před 9 lety +137

    My husband played this song for me when we met 18 years ago. Probably why I still love the man. ;)

    • @MrMkayultra
      @MrMkayultra Před 6 lety +1

      Ashley O'Neill really ? This song was not published 18 years ago

    • @BryceKatz
      @BryceKatz Před 6 lety +20

      Don't conflate the CZcams publish date of October 2, 2009 (the date this version of the video first hit CZcams) with the song's actual release date of July 1, 1996. Even factoring in the two-year time difference between Ashley O'Neill's original comment and yours, Shadowboxer was quite firmly "out there" in time for her hubs to score major points with it.

    • @dagmarmedabrejlova8825
      @dagmarmedabrejlova8825 Před 3 lety +1

      wow

    • @ashleyoneill6655
      @ashleyoneill6655 Před 3 lety

      @@MrMkayultra He played it for me, for the first time on that date. Not when it was released.

    • @dollydagger8492
      @dollydagger8492 Před 3 lety

      This song is about fractionation seduction😆 its okay, I'm a narcissistic individual myself working on learning and growing as a person..

  • @kristindekalands9840
    @kristindekalands9840 Před rokem +30

    I saw her live opening for Coldplay
    She absolutely killed it. Never another than Fiona Apple

  • @jenniferavery3257
    @jenniferavery3257 Před 24 dny +1

    Fiona's music is a life stamp.

  • @mandolinorchid
    @mandolinorchid Před 10 lety +68

    Fiona Apple and David Bowie are my top two. Music at its best.

    • @Yayaueyebigi
      @Yayaueyebigi Před 5 lety

      Margo Gadet 👏👏

    • @dia9642
      @dia9642 Před 3 lety +2

      SAME HERE!!! I have always considered David and Fiona to be at the top of my music hierarchy - no one else comes close to either of them except maybe Thom Yorke and Nina Simone. It’s so cool to see someone else who thinks the same!

    • @annabelleharper1893
      @annabelleharper1893 Před 3 lety +1

      SAME AS WELL!

  • @catherinemccarthy6806
    @catherinemccarthy6806 Před 8 lety +150

    genius, genius , genius. We need you back Fiona!!!!!

  • @DaveRannaz
    @DaveRannaz Před 4 lety +5

    that strange youtube recommendations... never heard about Fiona Apple...heard first time - i like it

  • @chrisplante1976
    @chrisplante1976 Před rokem +10

    I was a fan when this album broke. Saw her live at Lupos in Rhode Island in 1997 or 98 and have been a forever fan since. My teenage crush with those gorgeous eyes and tremendous talent.

  • @mfillmore6353
    @mfillmore6353 Před 10 lety +30

    The pain of once my flame and twice my burn...

  • @katierebeccawilson6845
    @katierebeccawilson6845 Před 8 lety +46

    it's just get's better and better. it's not fair, that one person gets to be that talented AND beautiful. just not fair.

  • @josephwinters3612
    @josephwinters3612 Před rokem +7

    Her smile!!

  • @planetbloodworldx7875
    @planetbloodworldx7875 Před 6 měsíci +4

    This song is so absolutely legendary! I want to get a piano just to learn how to play it 1/4 as good... Thank you, Fiona.

  • @AmericanArtNews
    @AmericanArtNews Před 9 lety +291

    This Woman was a full fledged Diva Goddess at 16.

    • @earsrfast
      @earsrfast Před 6 lety +7

      Negative Nancy

    • @earsrfast
      @earsrfast Před 6 lety +10

      Nancy, she wasn't on heroin at fifteen when she started writing these songs. Don't be ignorant

    • @earsrfast
      @earsrfast Před 6 lety +3

      Nancy Nicholas, ha ha ha, you're a salty one. Maybe she was on heroin in her video but not when she wrote the music, as you insinuated.

    • @earsrfast
      @earsrfast Před 6 lety

      Nancy Nicholas, "it makes some good music".

    • @earsrfast
      @earsrfast Před 6 lety +2

      Nancy Nicholas, stop swooning over me, I'm not interested

  • @brettoat
    @brettoat Před 9 lety +25

    There's no one else like Fiona. I remember the first time I heard her sing. I was just awe struck, and it just amazes me that she was able to write such brilliant lyrics and music at such an incredibly young age. Her voice is so deep and raw. Her face is so expressive. That is a brilliant mind and talent at work.

  • @nickgiuliano7139
    @nickgiuliano7139 Před rokem +2

    I had Fiona, Alanis, and Jewel. And I was 16 and I loved everyone of them

  • @BertBlodgett
    @BertBlodgett Před 3 měsíci +2

    I think I truly fell in love with Fiona apple back when I first heard this tune back in like 95, something like that. I was in my mid teens, and would have died for this woman. A true masterpiece. And that gaze is dangerous. And delicious.

    • @BertBlodgett
      @BertBlodgett Před 3 měsíci

      I could die into that stare up from her piano. Absolutely stunning.

  • @insideout4892
    @insideout4892 Před 5 lety +5

    this is one of the most impressive thoughtful songs i have ever heard

  • @adrianasb4213
    @adrianasb4213 Před 10 lety +258

    "once my flame and twice my burn" ouch!! :/

    • @emilymulcahy
      @emilymulcahy Před 4 lety +3

      @Some One you were like ten seconds early on the lyric, but 5 years ago when the op commented, I don't think time stamps worked the way they do now

  • @w.w2531
    @w.w2531 Před 3 lety +10

    I ABSOLUTELY loved her ! Everything about her was REAL and authentic

  • @tootmysteamboat2887
    @tootmysteamboat2887 Před 5 lety +9

    Bought Tidal at age 13, now 34 and still adore this beautifully, talented woman! My fav line..
    "I'll be sure to stay weary of you, love.. To save the pain, of once my flame and twice my burn."

  • @eilataviv7846
    @eilataviv7846 Před 8 lety +188

    Once my lover, now my friend. What a cruel thing to pretend.

  • @staceykersting705
    @staceykersting705 Před 3 lety +24

    Still listening to Fiona on a regular basis...she's amazing! Such the MOOD!

  • @marfauzamatjusoh8198
    @marfauzamatjusoh8198 Před 3 lety +10

    All her songs and her singing style are so deep in emotions. Her dark jazzy music transcends you into another dimension.

  • @amirani.otm2
    @amirani.otm2 Před 3 lety +3

    WHY HADN'T I LISTENED TO THIS WOMAN BEFORE

  • @jessicadutridge9882
    @jessicadutridge9882 Před rokem +17

    It's still so raw and hard to listen to 20+ years later. All of her songs. They're so deeply personal...but I will say that she was sooo ahead of her time and she helped me put my emotions into words (with her lyrics). I didn't even know the term "shadow boxing" until this song was released and then it became my anthem against every narcissist I have ever encountered. I've since learned that when I feel the need to shadow box, that person is toxic and I have to walk away. She's helped me identify feelings into words and you can't put a price on that.

  • @doyleperkins4916
    @doyleperkins4916 Před 3 lety +4

    "And you fill your space so sweet..."

  • @christinan.7799
    @christinan.7799 Před 2 lety +17

    This was "one of those albums" that I was in love with each and every song from the very first listen. How often does that happen? Almost never... This sprite of a woman, as am I, clearly has not only the voice of a "Tidal" wave, but the soul, spirit, talent and aura of one too. Proving, to my satisfaction, that good things really DO come in small packages! Lol!

  • @daviddishman7491
    @daviddishman7491 Před rokem +2

    Fiona has her own style and it works for me......

  • @twinklybubblybits
    @twinklybubblybits Před 4 měsíci +12

    The Beatles were my mom’s favorite band. My family refused to let me play any of her favorite songs at her memorial. The tapestry I hung for her was even blocked off by a bord of pictures from their memories I wasn’t allowed to share. The pain is still new. She passed 5yrs ago. I’m posting this for anyone who’s had to endure playing the scapegoat in their family. I want you to know that you are far from alone with that pain in your hearts. You Are Loved.

  • @alligator1
    @alligator1 Před 4 lety +18

    Criminal got me hooked for life on Fiona back in 1997.

  • @zeedevel7141
    @zeedevel7141 Před 2 lety +3

    Why did I not listen to Fionna Apple more in the 90s??

  • @zachscully
    @zachscully Před 4 měsíci +2

    Learning from past sucker punches, may wisdom lead to a more deliberate and effective defense than shadowboxing (though an amazing poetic metaphor for the disorientation experienced!).
    "Oh your gaze is dangerous" 🎹🎼🎧 just WOW!

  • @dboproductions2853
    @dboproductions2853 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I'm so glad I grew up with Fiona Apple.

  • @jilliankahala930
    @jilliankahala930 Před 6 lety +14

    In all honesty I have never heard a more mature and rounded voice that actually sent shivers through my body and she’s so undeniably beautiful and I just can’t stop saying how much I love Fiona Apple🖤🖤

  • @kenrisling
    @kenrisling Před rokem +9

    Perfect. I did not follow Fiona Apple in the '90s, never heard this song until just now. "Shadowboxer" is an image I've had in my head since the early '80s, and here she captured it in a song, almost exactly the way I applied it to my own life. Amazing. Like two different spies listening to the same phone tap.

  • @jacquelinetague7226
    @jacquelinetague7226 Před 5 měsíci +3

    God I miss this music. This entire album is amazing!

  • @charliebauti
    @charliebauti Před 3 lety +61

    25 years of Tidal, such an underrated album.

    • @dougxvale
      @dougxvale Před 2 lety +2

      Tidal is without a doubt the best debut album ever released by an artist!

    • @brianb8003
      @brianb8003 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Underrated?
      It had a billion nominates and songs from it WON a Grammy lol
      It's won BAFTA awards, Grammys, Billboard Music Awards, and is consistently listed in the top albums of the 90's.
      What exactly about that says "underrated"?
      Or o you just not know what that word means? lol

  • @sceniclobby6794
    @sceniclobby6794 Před 7 lety +12

    the grace and magnetism in her music is only comparable to her looks....wow, and what an electrifying smile!

  • @7jandi7
    @7jandi7 Před 10 měsíci +3

    One of the most prolific song writers ever!

  • @22RosesGrow
    @22RosesGrow Před 15 dny +1

    Multi talented. I love her voice and this song, she's quite a writer.

  • @saulvega9629
    @saulvega9629 Před rokem +5

    When I hear her songs I realize how people don't appreciate real music. She's a genius. She means to me so much.

  • @Ahornaiya
    @Ahornaiya Před 8 lety +131

    just in case
    i don't come through,
    i was onto every play
    i just wanted you.

  • @abbylassiter1780
    @abbylassiter1780 Před 8 lety +48

    yup had this on compact disc, played the hell out of it on my 5 disc console stereo;) that's right ppl, 5 discs!

    • @adamw116
      @adamw116 Před 6 lety

      abby lassiter I had one of those, rather my parents! She was defenitely spinning in that revolving player too!

    • @laurenantonelli1902
      @laurenantonelli1902 Před 5 lety

      Man, this was part of my bad ass cd collection too !!!!

  • @Dani92670
    @Dani92670 Před 4 lety +10

    I'll never forget the first time I heard this song on the radio...maybe sometime in 1995...it's never stopped sounding as amazing as it did the first time.

  • @staceymacquinn2538
    @staceymacquinn2538 Před 3 lety +18

    Beyond the most incredible talent. She has helped me through so much with her music.

  • @marieodea6107
    @marieodea6107 Před 8 lety +32

    She looks so beautiful in this video

  • @stevereed8786
    @stevereed8786 Před 2 lety +4

    She captures me. She make's me think, feel mellow, angry, happy and sad. Now will someone please fetch me the Bolt Cutters!

  • @AlexandrBorschchev
    @AlexandrBorschchev Před rokem +8

    This is the music I love. Just original and genuine, not generic trash songs that can be created in 5 minutes.

  • @bahhagsgs598
    @bahhagsgs598 Před 4 lety +7

    The maturity of her talent was kinda miraculous. Come back, Fiona!
    I'm a metalhead, but this rocks, what a work of art really beautiful

  • @glaciuski1619
    @glaciuski1619 Před 6 lety +5

    This woman's music, vocals, lyrics are just simply memorable!!!!