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Imogen Heap — Come Here Boy
Album: I Megaphone
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Released: 1998
Length: 3:46
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It's dark in here
And visions are flashing into my head as I reminisce
My re-occuring dream
And you said
"I'm falling, falling for you Babe,
And my feelings are getting stronger
So why don't you stay with me for a, for a little longer?"

Come here boy,
Come here boy,
Come here boy,
Come here boy,

I know that my face
Is only too familiar to your sleep
I can see it in you eyes
And I can tell by your body
Why are you taking so long
Do you need me to come and find you, honey?
To set your mind at rest
And let your dreams run free

Come here boy,
Come here boy,
Come here boy,
Come here boy,
Come here boy,
Come here boy,
Come here boy,
Come here boy,

You know I'm no stranger in a dream
You know, I'm no stranger in a dream

Oh but I'm craving and counting
I'm begging and pleading
Be mine tonight, oh yeah
Well I'm waiting and dying
I'm wanting and waiting
To show you how much I care

Where I'll be touching and holding
Caressing and giving you
Every fantasy, yeah

I'll get you dreaming and lusting
And burning and crying
For more of this ecstacy, oh yeah

Come here boy,
Come here boy,
Come here boy,
Come here boy,
Come here boy,
Come here boy,
Come here boy,
Come here boy,

You know, you know
I'm no stranger in your dreams
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I really liked her voice (and this song) at first, but she's beginning to wear thin. I like the Frou Frou stuff too, but don't enjoy her vocal gymnastics anymore.
Posted 18 years ago by rgio    [ Reply ]
1st listen to her, very nice
Posted 18 years ago by figsout    [ Reply ]
for 5 seconds (in the begin of the song) i got scared thinking that i was listening Britney Spears ... still i didn't like much, sorry OScar
Posted 18 years ago by oscar_driver    [ Reply ]
This was my first Imogen Heap song ... and it crossed divides and time zones like wings. It's sublime
Posted 18 years ago by LadyLovelyLocks    [ Reply ]
Daughter of Uriah?
Posted 18 years ago by yardsale    [ Reply ]
She sounds like the singer from The Cranberries. Just as awful.
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
sounds an awful lot like sinead o'connors debut
Posted 18 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
nuggler wrote:
Sounds like a heap 'o shite to me...
...Something about pathology...something about deep seated issues...someting about - oh, WAIT! Nuggler said it, so it's alright.
Posted 18 years ago by ploafmaster    [ Reply ]
i really don't think she sounds anything like Tori. But this is my favorite Imogen song. Supposedly it's about a professor she had a crush on...
Posted 18 years ago by chillynne    [ Reply ]
I bet people have been telling her her vocal style was too breathy and quirky all her life. I'm glad she stuck with it and developed into the artist she is--this kicks ass.
Posted 18 years ago by Lazy8    [ Reply ]
thewiseking wrote:
oy vey, another angst-chick yawping away
yawping.....now that's good! Does sound like Tori....
Posted 18 years ago by Peyote    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a heap 'o shite to me...
Posted 18 years ago by nuggler    [ Reply ]
Her voice is annoying.
Posted 18 years ago by pummisher    [ Reply ]
haha the first thing I thought on hearing this was '...Tori, is that you?'
Posted 18 years ago by ladainty    [ Reply ]
I think I'm in a minority when I say I prefer this album to "Speak for Yourself" and the stuff she's done with Frou Frou -- which is good, but just has failed to grab me in quite the same way.
Posted 18 years ago by tinkerbelly    [ Reply ]
wow... I think I like this as much as, if not more than, a lot of the FrouFrou stuff. Piano and real drums are good. :-) Gregorama wrote:
I'd have never heard of her or Frou Frou if it weren't for RP. I dig it. So what if not everybody likes it? You're not supposed to like EVERYTHING. That's what's good about RP being so eclectic.
Posted 18 years ago by Jra    [ Reply ]
I'd have never heard of her or Frou Frou if it weren't for RP. I dig it. So what if not everybody likes it? You're not supposed to like EVERYTHING. That's what's good about RP being so eclectic.
Posted 18 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
oy vey, another angst-chick yawping away
Posted 18 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Tori Amos ripoff?
Posted 18 years ago by ralphcanoe    [ Reply ]
Hearing this on my home PC is much more enjoyable than the tinny junk I have at work. Up to a 7 from my previous 4...
Posted 18 years ago by Ixion    [ Reply ]
Well if I have to sit here and work away my sunday, not missing this song makes it a little more worth it.
Posted 18 years ago by Ellesbee    [ Reply ]
Can't believe i missed this!
Posted 18 years ago by wherestheexit    [ Reply ]
Trustocity wrote:
Here's how it went down: Saw you were playing this and I leapt for joy, because I loved this album when it first came out. Came to this page and saw how much everyone hates the song. At first I was sad and angry, but as I listened, I realized it wasn't quite the flawless masterpiece I remembered it to be. However, I'm disappointed in everyone saying they love Imogen's vocals with Frou Frou but are annoyed by them here. I mean, where do you think she developed her vocal style? The Cavern Pub? This is still pretty good! And I like it.
If it bends your ear in a good way, that really all that matters isn't it. I like the vocals.
Posted 18 years ago by fusionmuze    [ Reply ]
Put me down in the catagory of those who wouldn't otherwise go for this type of stuff, but are somehow caught up by this particular tune... Tori Amos? Maybe she sounds a little like her, but thats the end of the comparison...
Posted 19 years ago by VooDooChile    [ Reply ]
Here's how it went down: Saw you were playing this and I leapt for joy, because I loved this album when it first came out. Came to this page and saw how much everyone hates the song. At first I was sad and angry, but as I listened, I realized it wasn't quite the flawless masterpiece I remembered it to be. However, I'm disappointed in everyone saying they love Imogen's vocals with Frou Frou but are annoyed by them here. I mean, where do you think she developed her vocal style? The Cavern Pub? This is still pretty good! And I like it.
Posted 19 years ago by Trustocity    [ Reply ]
bleah!
Posted 19 years ago by MisterVErb    [ Reply ]
Feh. Love almost everything from Frou Frou; dislike almost everything from Imogen heap.
Posted 19 years ago by timandjuliet    [ Reply ]
This really sucks.
Posted 19 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
What is this? A new (poor) version of Tori Amos?
Posted 19 years ago by pvcnote    [ Reply ]
Posted 19 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
That's where you find the trash for Ron Howard's production Co. Oh, no. That's IMAGINE Heap...
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Saw her live solo show in Portland before the FrouFrou incarnation. Late 90's or early 00's, I guess. She just grabbed you by the throat, her and the piano. Powerful. Give the whole CD a chance and the lyrics will pull you in. She has an elasticity in her voice and it IS varied enough that you might be surprised, and not so much annoyed.
Posted 19 years ago by dmd    [ Reply ]
not bad, i suppose.
Posted 19 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
philarktos wrote:
Gee, something kinda compelling about the phrasing, that catchy gasping quality. Tempted to take her up on it. Way outta character for me.
Outta character for me, too. I like the gasping stuff in this song.
Posted 19 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
Gee, something kinda compelling about the phrasing, that catchy gasping quality. Tempted to take her up on it. Way outta character for me.
Posted 20 years ago by philarktos    [ Reply ]
Pipes wrote:
Great tune but the vocals are annoying at best!
well stated.
Posted 20 years ago by bluedot    [ Reply ]
Great tune but the vocals are annoying at best!
Posted 20 years ago by Pipes    [ Reply ]
OK, I'm coming! Hold your horses! :roll:
Posted 20 years ago by brighthue    [ Reply ]
Outstanding...simply outstanding...
Posted 20 years ago by CorporalDan    [ Reply ]
the_jake2 wrote:
Glad she didn't take her mother's maiden name - Coco
what's the matter.....doncha like Sid Caeser's old sidekick? i think her last film role was as Aunt Edna in "Vacation"
Posted 20 years ago by BLADERUNNER    [ Reply ]
uh uh uheeee! nguh nguh! I love to sing along.
Posted 20 years ago by m9    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by mangialone: This song lots of things I hate about some female vocalists: Breathy singing and occasional yodeling or garbling, yet combined with the great background tune, I like it. Go figure!
I had precisely the opposite reaction.
Posted 20 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by tg3k: I like this . . . I also like the stuff she's done with Frou Frou. She's got a nice little twist to her voice, and the arrangements in the background are tastefully done.
ditto, in all respects. heard Frou Frou first (here at RP, of course) and had learned of her previous work through the "Comments" but hadn't heard any. love it.......
Posted 20 years ago by philarktos    [ Reply ]
I like this . . . I also like the stuff she\'s done with Frou Frou. She\'s got a nice little twist to her voice, and the arrangements in the background are tastefully done.
Posted 20 years ago by tg3k    [ Reply ]
Now that\'s what I\'m talking about !!! She is so awsome. The first time I heard her it was doing Rolling and Tumbl\'n. I actually pulled off the road to write down the artist information so I could get the CD and more of her stuff.
Posted 20 years ago by Coppertop    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by phorp: I like this song, can't quite place what else it sounds like, but there is something there... no matter-I like it on it's own merits. And mayby it's nice that I can't pidgeon-hole her sound very easily. Unique is good... :)
Sounds a hell of a lot like Tori Amos to me ears. Not to say its derivative, just that there's a likeness. For some reason, I can't stand the chorus of this song--the rest is fine, but that rest is, of course, rather little.
Posted 21 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by phorp: ...Unique is good... :)
Yes, this one is growing on me. *Remember, you are unique, just like everyone else*
Posted 21 years ago by pilgrim    [ Reply ]
I like this song, can\'t quite place what else it sounds like, but there is something there... no matter-I like it on it\'s own merits. And mayby it\'s nice that I can\'t pidgeon-hole her sound very easily. Unique is good... :)
Posted 21 years ago by phorp    [ Reply ]
Her voice sounds like a cross between Sarah McLachlan and PJ Harvey.
Posted 22 years ago by tom_tom    [ Reply ]
the lead singer\'s voice reminds me of the Coctaeu Twins (sorry I can\'t recall how their name is spelled) Anyway.. nice sound.. better than average.. :) -T
Posted 22 years ago by TreborG2    [ Reply ]
Interesting proposition! ;)
Posted 22 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]