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Faithless — Evergreen
Album: Outrospective
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Released: 2001
Length: 4:32
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Running with my rain face on
Today I woke up feeling sad
I know that you said,
That one day I would be glad
Hold the Choirs of Winter,

The Birds are calling to me and
All the leaves I came to love are falling
Ribbons on evergreen, owls that pull them apart
I can hear you singing my funny valentine
Oh you know that breaks my heart
Hold the choirs of winter,
The Birds are calling to me and
All the leaves I came to love

Oh you know that breaks my heart
Oh you know that breaks my heart

Running with my rain face on
No Idea of what to say
No idea of who to do
In this fear that never goes
Waiting for all my dreams
Oh you know it breaks my heart
Hold the Choirs of Winter,
The Birds are calling to me and
All the leaves I came to love

Oh you know it breaks my heart
Oh you know it breaks my heart
Oh you know That breaks my heart
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 johnfiva wrote:


Almost everyone would agree. I certainly do.


Dido...pretty darn good!
Posted 6 months ago by SeannRooney    [ Reply ]
 cmarcan wrote:

Voice totally sounds like Sarah Maclachlan to me. 



Almost everyone would agree. I certainly do.
Posted 7 months ago by johnfiva    [ Reply ]
What a fabulous album šŸ‘
Posted 9 months ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
Had to make sure I made this a solid ā€œ10.ā€ 

I just melt when this song playsā€¦.i loved it the first time I heard it and it still makes me pause and breathe.

Thereā€™s something so melancholic and completely soothingā€”if not a bit sad ā€” about it.The harmonies and rhythms are magical to me.

Never heard of Faithless before RPā€¦.Iā€™m ever so gratefulā€¦
Posted 10 months ago by Roguewarer    [ Reply ]
Man, those drums... ta ta du ta ta ... I love it. Turn it up.
Posted 1 year ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
Great band. Like to hear more by them. ā€œMass Destructionā€ is a particular fave. It has the vocal dexterity of hip hop, and a devastating beat that relentlessly coerces my body into involuntary motion.
Posted 1 year ago by ludite    [ Reply ]
Rest In Peace Maxi Jazz
Posted 1 year ago by FRP    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:

Ugh...I h8 it when people mispronounce the word "idea"


In certain dialects of the English language it is not mispronouncing. Save your hate for things worthy of it. Some where  someone hates the way you pronounce certain words... so what?
Posted 1 year ago by kenmo    [ Reply ]
Seldom the sound of a breaking heart was more pleasant to the ear.
Posted 1 year ago by TWIMC    [ Reply ]
Anyone know if the material in question breaks the singer's heart?
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Always close to my heart, Faithless. Hope you are doing well. šŸ˜˜
Posted 1 year ago by deniseperry    [ Reply ]
ale fajna przestrzeń i oddech muzyczny
Posted 1 year ago by slepkris    [ Reply ]
This green one goes down well with this tuneāœŒļø
Posted 1 year ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
Thanks for playing this Bill & Rebecca, RP introduced this to me...me likey
Posted 2 years ago by molson    [ Reply ]
Over here in Europe they are pretty popular.... Great Band. They once played in the Forest Theatre in Brussels. The Meteorologic institute nearby noted a small earthquake during the concert. I consider them in the same catogory as Massive Attack.


 ziggytrix wrote:

You're overhyped and overplayed. {#Snooty}

Seriously tho, where are you hearing about these guys and hearing their music, other than here? I was under the impression they're relatively obscure if you aren't an 2000's era trance head.


Posted 2 years ago by blackfox1    [ Reply ]
Something to do with the percussive precision and the homage to Sarah McLachlin.
Posted 2 years ago by mach-hog    [ Reply ]
When weā€™re in your zone ~ thatā€™s the RP Zone ... just sit back, and let it wash over you ..... OxoyccoBrixton ....,,..
Posted 2 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
some one said this sounds like DIDO,  l believe that yet prevaricate

Id do her for fun if she IDd herself International Drug Detection Houma...good guy caught me taking legit scrip at the heliport when outbound to BP Platform, I don't remember which one... but I flew home first class after triny to sweet talk the inspectors. I was taking lee than the prescribed dose (About 1/2pill per morning/afternoon. Yay... IDD saved my life and didn't hurt Missy
Posted 2 years ago by mjbaumann    [ Reply ]
I turn the volume up every time this comes up in rotation, so I just had to bump my rating.
Posted 3 years ago by WhiteWater    [ Reply ]
Strong echoes of Depeche Mode.  Very enjoyable!
Posted 3 years ago by ejuttner    [ Reply ]
 cmarcan wrote:
Voice totally sounds like Sarah Maclachlan to me. 
 
i was thinking the same
Posted 3 years ago by jasko    [ Reply ]
Thank you for the beautiful music this morning.
Posted 3 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
While the tunes are comforting, lyrics are very depressing.
Posted 3 years ago by (former member)    [ Reply ]
Link auf https://www.rhierzend.de/ Link auf http://rhierzend.de/ Link auf
https://youtube.com/m4juice
Posted 3 years ago by kleo    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:
Reminds me of Shpongle...
 
I was going to say this reminds me of Delerium
Posted 4 years ago by wolverine    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Shpongle...
Posted 4 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Always loved Faithless but in my opinion this album and "To All New Arrivals" were my least favorite of their discography.  "The Dance" is their best, though!  Wish I got to see them live one day...
Posted 4 years ago by Mirrorglassball    [ Reply ]
The name of the group. The lyrics in this song. Dreary.
Posted 4 years ago by jacopo777    [ Reply ]
beautiful !!
Posted 5 years ago by pontfarrer    [ Reply ]
Just after midnight on xmess eve, after a full day of RP as soundtrack as all the last minute rigamorale got done. Bill's been on a roll today, and tonight has been such a trippy blend, lovely to head to bed with this dancing in my head.  Lovely end to the day.
Posted 5 years ago by memoryboxer    [ Reply ]
lush
Posted 5 years ago by dubberdan    [ Reply ]
This is still my favourite version, shame there is no better quality:

Faithless - Evergreen (Live 2001)
Posted 5 years ago by Broken_Ear    [ Reply ]
"Hello is that Faithless?"

"Yup"

"Its Enya here...can I have my genre back please?"

Click.
Posted 5 years ago by Stephen_Phillips    [ Reply ]
this also please me
Posted 5 years ago by DocStrangelove    [ Reply ]
 VH1 wrote:
This band is overhyped and overplayed {#Snooty}

 
You're overhyped and overplayed. {#Snooty}

Seriously tho, where are you hearing about these guys and hearing their music, other than here? I was under the impression they're relatively obscure if you aren't an 2000's era trance head.
Posted 6 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Every time I saw them live they performed faboulous
Posted 6 years ago by ROMAN66    [ Reply ]
Nice      :o)~        Connecticut.
Posted 6 years ago by pfwashburn    [ Reply ]
This band is overhyped and overplayed {#Snooty}


Posted 6 years ago by VH1    [ Reply ]
{#Sad}
Posted 6 years ago by TomJB    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:

I'll second that. It's so different from the usual Faithless output, which tends to go in one ear and out of the other. A beautiful and transporting song :)

 
Yes, I was about to comment about this tune being the real standout on that album.
Posted 7 years ago by S-curvy    [ Reply ]
This grew on me.  Ethereal and soothing.
Posted 8 years ago by bild    [ Reply ]
Yep. Fabulous cover. Fabulous music.
 
Posted 9 years ago by deniseperry    [ Reply ]
Terrific album cover.
Posted 9 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:
Always loved this spacy, trippy, melodic and groovy thing; love how the combo of artists brings a surreal soundscape right into my mind; for me, this is way up there with that one by William Orbit & Beth Orton (Water From a Vine Leaf)...

 
I'll second that. It's so different from the usual Faithless output, which tends to go in one ear and out of the other. A beautiful and transporting song :)
Posted 9 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Everybody in my homeless camp loves this song...
Posted 9 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 govna wrote:
After all this time, I have no idear as to weather I like this song or Knot.

 
FYT
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:

Ugh...I h8 it when people mispronounce the word "idea"
 
In fairness they may have pronounced it right and merely spelled it wrong.  I hate it when I am on the bog when this song comes on and can't hit PSD.
Posted 10 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
 govna wrote:
After all this time, I have no idear as to weather I like this song or not.

 
Ugh...I h8 it when people mispronounce the word "idea"
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
After all this time, I have no idear as to weather I like this song or not.
Posted 10 years ago by govna    [ Reply ]
I agree very Sarah Mac, backed by Delirium.   Still good thou.
Posted 10 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
  cmarcan wrote:
Voice totally sounds like Sarah Maclachlan to me. 
         bh1 wrote:
 
          No, the October Project. A very distinctive sound. 
 
Her name is actually Zoe Johnston. She also sings on 'Swollen' by Bent - is on RP's playlist. Kind of a bit like Sarah, Marina Belica and Mary Fahl - but different.  I love them all! {#Cool}
Posted 11 years ago by Nakigrrrl    [ Reply ]
...very ethereal - and that brownie sure helped too
Posted 11 years ago by drivingunit103    [ Reply ]
Faithless in top form. {#Sunny}
Posted 11 years ago by Ferox    [ Reply ]
really very nice.
Posted 11 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
Always loved this spacy, trippy, melodic and groovy thing; love how the combo of artists brings a surreal soundscape right into my mind; for me, this is way up there with that one by William Orbit & Beth Orton (Water From a Vine Leaf)...
Posted 11 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 cmarcan wrote:
Voice totally sounds like Sarah Maclachlan to me. 
 
No, the October Project. A very distinctive sound. 
Posted 11 years ago by bh1    [ Reply ]
Voice totally sounds like Sarah Maclachlan to me. 
Posted 11 years ago by cmarcan    [ Reply ]
Feels good..
Posted 11 years ago by lynncorry1964    [ Reply ]
For a second I thought it was Florence and the machine. Glad to see it wasn't her, not that Florence isn't good.
Posted 11 years ago by SmartDeeDee    [ Reply ]
Never heared this before. Very nice!
Posted 11 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
As long there is no or less rap in his songs I like faithless.
This is one of my favorite!
Posted 11 years ago by vanmas    [ Reply ]
Do I like this song?  I have no idear...

Odd accent and odd way of saying idea in the song. 
Posted 11 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
MinMan wrote:
The cover art could represent Paris in 1968.... or Athens in 2010.
 
 tonypf wrote:

Egypt anyone?

 
If things keep going the way they are, every city on the planet will look like that
Posted 11 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
I didn't even realize the segue from Catherine Wheel!  Both pieces very haunting.
Posted 11 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
 coding_to_music wrote:
Eleven
 
cha'! of course!!
Posted 12 years ago by Roguewarer    [ Reply ]
Just magical. I absolutely *LOVE* this tune. Headphones on and head-a-noddin'  ... Happy day to everyone.
Posted 12 years ago by Roguewarer    [ Reply ]
 TerryS wrote:

Thanks Fred, saw several Eschers this year and your pointer brought back the experiences nicely. Now I have to go look up Dotore Phibes.

 
Wikipedia is your friend. Dr Phibes was an unforgettable 'Phantom of the Opera' character played with tongue firmly in cheek by the late, great Vincent Price.
Posted 12 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Have a look at the extraordinary artwork on the Faithless website - Escher meets Dr Phibes :o)
 
Thanks Fred, saw several Eschers this year and your pointer brought back the experiences nicely. Now I have to go look up Dotore Phibes.

Posted 12 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Seamless segue into this track.
Posted 12 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Ah, Faithless! {#Cowboy}
Posted 12 years ago by Xing    [ Reply ]

Danny Le Rouge?


Posted 12 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Eleven
Posted 12 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
One of my favorites.....{#Bounce}
Posted 12 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Have a look at the extraordinary artwork on the Faithless website - Escher meets Dr Phibes :o)
Posted 12 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
It is just amazing what these guys do with few electronic trinkets at their disposal. Love her voice! {#Sunny}
Posted 12 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
tkosh wrote:
It's always fun to sit in my chair, rocking back and forth to good music, while reading all the banter that rejects, dissects, praises, insults, analyzes, supports, or disregards it—all on my screen at one time!
Your observation has changed the content.

Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
 MinMan wrote:
The cover art could represent Paris in 1968.... or Athens in 2010.
 
Egypt anyone?

Posted 13 years ago by tonypf    [ Reply ]
I like this song. It stays with you.........
Posted 13 years ago by moon15116    [ Reply ]
Ok,sold.
Posted 13 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
again, really pretty.
Posted 13 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
SWEET dreamy set Bill!  Love-love-love it!  thanks!!

Catherine Wheel - Fripp
Faithless - Evergreen
High Violets - Wheel
Posted 13 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
 MinMan wrote:
The cover art could represent Paris in 1968.... or Athens in 2010.
 

Berlin......every 1.of May in the last 25 years...

 

Nice song though.


Posted 13 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
That street looks really slippery.
Posted 13 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
The cover art could represent Paris in 1968.... or Athens in 2010.
Posted 13 years ago by MinMan    [ Reply ]
Hyp...hyp...notic...atmosphere is dreamy...good song!!!
Posted 13 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Near 8 hovering above 7.  The Live Video on YouTube is a good watch/listen.  Love the line "Running with my rain face on"
Posted 13 years ago by wenatchee    [ Reply ]
Yeah......Evergreen.....
Keep the faith. 
Posted 14 years ago by tgreenthumb    [ Reply ]
 sub-arctic wrote:
My brother and I went for a fishing trip into the outbacks of Lapland last summer. One of the CDs we had in the car was a Faithless album. After that I will always associate them with endless deserted gravel roads through the majestic scenery of mountains, lakes and vast forests in the midnight sun.
 
Nice. I have similar memories of a Hybrid CD and west Texas from a few years ago: Santa Elena Canyon, the Davis Mountains, and a tornado off in the distance.

I was compelled to google the singer. Her name is Zoe Johnston.

Posted 14 years ago by cayenne    [ Reply ]
 loversclub wrote:
where the fuck is bonn ?
 
Last I heard he was on a highway to . . . oh, never mind.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LOlXl6_Xi-k/SW1DHMOcvbI/AAAAAAAAAq8/GkDg8GwtpRo/s320/Ac-dc+-+Bon+Scott+Era.jpg

Posted 14 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 wferrier wrote:
  

The French group Air creates electronica music, but it has a human component, and initiates live; then is recorded. Your argument is a red herring, served with a dash of slippery slope. The spirit of the argument lies in the quality of live drummers, who can then be recoded. It happens all the time, and is vastly superior to modular programming-if the drummer is talented that is.  



  
Tell me of a successful recording artist who didn't record in the studio.  Art is artful, artifice, artificial.
Posted 14 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 iscoot4peace wrote:
Faithless may be faulted for inconsistency in their recordings...but when they are ON TRACK like this particular number they are awesome!  9
 
{#High-five} Completely agree => 9

Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
First time I've heard this, and I really like it.
Posted 14 years ago by Danimal174    [ Reply ]
Was this the one with the pristine female vocals? Mmm, likey.
Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
It's always fun to sit in my chair, rocking back and forth to good music, while reading all the banter that rejects, dissects, praises, insults, analyzes, supports, or disregards it—all on my screen at one time!
Posted 14 years ago by tkosh    [ Reply ]
Faithless may be faulted for inconsistency in their recordings...but when they are ON TRACK like this particular number they are awesome!  9
Posted 14 years ago by iscoot4peace    [ Reply ]
 MinMan wrote:
This would be so much better with a drummer - those cymbals sound like a dripping faucet...
 
Maybe that's how the album became Evergreen. Someone left the faucet running.
Posted 14 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
I forgot about this song...I forgot how good it is.
 
Posted 14 years ago by kriskerehona    [ Reply ]
Dire. Please make it stop.

Posted 14 years ago by Moonter    [ Reply ]
This would be so much better with a drummer - those cymbals sound like a dripping faucet...
Posted 14 years ago by MinMan    [ Reply ]
Always loved this ......again, great sets this night.
Posted 14 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
My brother and I went for a fishing trip into the outbacks of Lapland last summer. One of the CDs we had in the car was a Faithless album. After that I will always associate them with endless deserted gravel roads through the majestic scenery of mountains, lakes and vast forests in the midnight sun.
Posted 14 years ago by sub-arctic    [ Reply ]
 bitbanger wrote:
Dude, its in Ohio! Everyone knows that...
 
Where the heck is Ohio?  {#Wave}
BTW, most people are unaware of it.... Bonn is Bono's mis-spelt little brother.

Posted 14 years ago by pyxxel    [ Reply ]
Nothing like stealing another artist's ideas as you have none of your own - or did you invent the line"need somebody to love"?
Posted 14 years ago by Feghoot    [ Reply ]
 loversclub wrote:

where the fuck is bonn ?

 

Dude, its in Ohio! Everyone knows that...
Posted 15 years ago by bitbanger    [ Reply ]
 loversclub wrote:

where the fuck is bonn ?

 

A joke, right?

Google Earth tells me that Cologne and Bonn are pretty much neighbors.

Nice joke.

Cool song, btw.
Posted 15 years ago by skdenfeld    [ Reply ]
one of the good Faithless tracks (and boy, there are really bad ones ...)
Posted 15 years ago by Baum74    [ Reply ]
Sublime. 
Posted 15 years ago by FlatCat    [ Reply ]
 loversclub wrote:

where the fuck is bonn ?

 

I'm not in context, but Bonn is a city in germany, rather large one too...

btw, great song ..{#Music}


Posted 15 years ago by Loreweaver    [ Reply ]
Funny, while listening to Catherine Wheel's Fripp, I thought this would make a great segue.  I'd like tohear more from this album, though, to see if it's yet another one that RP is going to make me buy.{#Jump}
Posted 15 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
 pianocomposer wrote:
Music is in the ear of the beholder. To criticize any music for poor choice of instruments is valid only if the sound doesn't work for the song. I write almost entirely for piano & it's a pure sound, but some songs require more or would sound better if arranged with more instruments.
  Agreed.  Nicely stated.  Seems pointless to criticize a song for any reason, though I'm guilty of such a thing on here.  Nice that we are free to debate.  What I absolutely love is crap to someone else, yes?  I guess that's what makes the world go 'round.


Posted 15 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
 moonajohannes wrote:
for ever green - all woods and cities - beautiful sound!
 
where the fuck is bonn ?

Posted 15 years ago by loversclub    [ Reply ]
for ever green - all woods and cities - beautiful sound!
Posted 15 years ago by moonajohannes    [ Reply ]
 Photo-John wrote:


Pure snobbery. Performance and music aren't exactly the same thing. Based on that logic, everything should be recorded live.
   

The French group Air creates electronica music, but it has a human component, and initiates live; then is recorded. Your argument is a red herring, served with a dash of slippery slope. The spirit of the argument lies in the quality of live drummers, who can then be recoded. It happens all the time, and is vastly superior to modular programming-if the drummer is talented that is.  



Posted 15 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
 Photo-John wrote:


Pure snobbery. Performance and music aren't exactly the same thing. Based on that logic, everything should be recorded live.
 

Based on that logic, nothing should be recorded, everything should be performed live.  Nonetheless, I agree with you P-J!
Posted 15 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
 wferrier wrote:

I'm with the Swede. Any new thing I hear I check out the drumming first. If it's fake I don't waste my ears.
 

Pure snobbery. Performance and music aren't exactly the same thing. Based on that logic, everything should be recorded live.
Posted 15 years ago by Photo-John    [ Reply ]
 HazzeSwede wrote:

Anything without real drumming can´t score over five in my book.


 
I'm with the Swede. Any new thing I hear I check out the drumming first. If it's fake I don't waste my ears.


Posted 15 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
 SquatterMadras wrote:
Really pleased to hear Faithless on RP. Their music isn't my favourite, but my good lady wife is a lifelong friend of one of the band members :)

Namedropper Madras ;)

 

Sounds like a plan......this sounds good....also LOVE Celtic WOMAN.....great voices. awesome sound and pretty young ladies too!!!names My (one of my ) kittens after Chloe!!!        no jokes please!!!{#Whisper}Celtic Woman.................
Posted 15 years ago by cattail321    [ Reply ]
Really pleased to hear Faithless on RP. Their music isn't my favourite, but my good lady wife is a lifelong friend of one of the band members :) Namedropper Madras ;)
Posted 15 years ago by SquatterMadras    [ Reply ]
beautiful, sublime stuff, even if it is highly 'synthetic'
Posted 15 years ago by drews    [ Reply ]
EniwaMan wrote:
While I share your appreciation for the physical skill in crafting music, and generally prefer that bands not resort to programmed, fake instruments, I guess I'm not as absolute about it. If you browse through my iTunes library, you'll find, even amongst my favorite tracks, a number of songs that have fake drums, fake orchestral backing, sampled vocal or instrumental riffs and whatnot. I'm not saying my opinion is any better, but I just think in most cases a great song shouldn't be reduced to, and is not limited by a single element. A song can be a complex creation, as with other art forms, as with life, as with a philosophy or a world-view. I don't write off friends because of a single flaw, and thank God they seem to give me the same slack! I know songs are not people, but just as with a person I love, when a song has so much going for it, sometimes the quibbles become non-issues. This song is a good example. Would I like it better with real drums? Yes, but it has such rich vocals, warm and inviting background textures (many of which are probably sampled or programmed), great melody, and tasteful production that the lack of real drumming just doesn't matter to me. And, by the way, not all fake instruments are of equal quality. Sometimes they sound horrible, but the drumming in this one sounds good to me, real or fake. Even when using machines, musicians make thousands of choices which, taken together, shape the way a song sounds and feels. Perhaps there is credit to be awarded for musicianship even when it's not an instrument, but rather an electronic device that is being used to good effect. Not always, certainly, but in many cases. My two cents.
That long but ya right, it's how ya use it?
Posted 15 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]