Goldfrapp — Utopia
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It's a strange day
No colours or shapes
No sound in my head
I forget who I am
When I'm with you
There's no reason
There's no sense
I'm not supposed to feel
I forget who I am
I forget
Fascist baby
Utopia, utopia
My dog needs new ears
Make his eyes see forever
Make him live like me
Again and again
I'm wired to the world
That's how I know everything
I'm super brain
That's how they made me
No colours or shapes
No sound in my head
I forget who I am
When I'm with you
There's no reason
There's no sense
I'm not supposed to feel
I forget who I am
I forget
Fascist baby
Utopia, utopia
My dog needs new ears
Make his eyes see forever
Make him live like me
Again and again
I'm wired to the world
That's how I know everything
I'm super brain
That's how they made me
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Saw them live several years back -- Allison bust into an operatic vocal improvisation that was nothing short of ethereal -- she is as amazing to listen to as she is to watch.
zanref wrote:
I heard this while doing chores in my van down by the river, just before I was getting ready to fry another piece of spam on the Sterno stove and do some laundry in the creek. I had to rush to my Packard Bell 386 laptop and log onto AOL via 2400 baud dialup so I could joyously give this an "8".
I heard this in the background from the third floor of my summer house, while making second breakfast.
I heard this while doing chores in my van down by the river, just before I was getting ready to fry another piece of spam on the Sterno stove and do some laundry in the creek. I had to rush to my Packard Bell 386 laptop and log onto AOL via 2400 baud dialup so I could joyously give this an "8".
zanref wrote:
I heard this in the background from the third floor of my summer house, while making second breakfast. Too occupied, as I was slicing a slab of wagyu beef to get to the rate button soon enough. Marvelous as always, Goldfrapp earns solid 7, maybe more if my pet ocelot also did not ask for scraps and distract me from my morning routine.
Nah, it was Most Excellent.
Must say I was petting a rat while eating 30c instant noodles in my mothers basement. Agree on the excellent though.
I heard this in the background from the third floor of my summer house, while making second breakfast. Too occupied, as I was slicing a slab of wagyu beef to get to the rate button soon enough. Marvelous as always, Goldfrapp earns solid 7, maybe more if my pet ocelot also did not ask for scraps and distract me from my morning routine.
Nah, it was Most Excellent.
Must say I was petting a rat while eating 30c instant noodles in my mothers basement. Agree on the excellent though.
yumm...
The more i hear goldfrapp the more impressive RP is the more i despise commercial music radio
Bliss! Definitely one of my favorites. I also think their work laid lots of foundations for sounds/ groups coming after. I am so grateful for this! Thanks, RP!
Bjork, anyone? Had to do a double-take to see if it wasn't that wonderful ball of fun from Iceland. Close, though.
sizrar wrote:
Who?
Funny, I thought I 'd find more references to Dr Who in the comments :)
Who?
“Fascist baby,” that's a weird mondegreen. I wonder what's she really saying…
Oh.
Oh.
This album is one of my top20 of all time. For me, the band went off in the wrong direction with all that glam-rock bobbins in later records; this trippy symphonic stuff is much more in my wheelhouse.
I dreamed last night that I was in a house with numerous other people and a stack of books was handed to me that included Thomas More's Utopia. I awoke with this song playing in my mind. And now I hear it again. What the hell does this mean? Especially in a dystopian era?!
bruceandjenna wrote:
I heard this in the background from the third floor of my summer house, while making second breakfast. Too occupied, as I was slicing a slab of wagyu beef to get to the rate button soon enough. Marvelous as always, Goldfrapp earns solid 7, maybe more if my pet ocelot also did not ask for scraps and distract me from my morning routine.
Nah, it was Most Excellent.
I heard this in the background while making dinner. Too busy handling the salmon to get to Mute button soon enough. Excruciating. Maybe better if I gave it my attention, but I doubt it.
Should be a 2, but I'll double it for the two images on the cover.
Nah. It wasn't Acceptable.
Should be a 2, but I'll double it for the two images on the cover.
Nah. It wasn't Acceptable.
I heard this in the background from the third floor of my summer house, while making second breakfast. Too occupied, as I was slicing a slab of wagyu beef to get to the rate button soon enough. Marvelous as always, Goldfrapp earns solid 7, maybe more if my pet ocelot also did not ask for scraps and distract me from my morning routine.
Nah, it was Most Excellent.
Funny, I thought I 'd find more references to Dr Who in the comments :)
Super planant.. J'adore Goldfrapp..
I heard this in the background while making dinner. Too busy handling the salmon to get to Mute button soon enough. Excruciating. Maybe better if I gave it my attention, but I doubt it.
Should be a 2, but I'll double it for the two images on the cover.
Nah. It wasn't Acceptable.
PS One of my few low ratings. Just to help me remember to skip it.
Should be a 2, but I'll double it for the two images on the cover.
Nah. It wasn't Acceptable.
PS One of my few low ratings. Just to help me remember to skip it.
today i'm imagining this song as the rambling of a cylon basestar hybrid...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1...
Well, what do you know!?! It's a Rorschach test !
One of their best tunes, easily!
Gets better as it goes. dwhayslett wrote:
Now there's a shocker.
Now there's a shocker.
ciarataylor wrote:
Now there's a shocker.
1 out of 10.
Now there's a shocker.
1 play in 30 days. Make it longer next time. 1 out of 10.
Utopia Parkway by Fountains of Wayne and Utopia Theme by Todd Rundgren's Utopia -
any others?
any others?
I really want to see this novel/watch this movie.
Somebody make it!
Somebody make it!
I just now noticed the images in her hair.
Interesting to listen)
xtalman wrote:
but the lyrics belong to a SciFi from the 70s.
Could be a Bond theme from the 60;s.
but the lyrics belong to a SciFi from the 70s.
I'll take a goldfrapp venti with soy please...no ice.
Was she involved with any of the original Star Trek soundtracks by chance?
Was she involved with any of the original Star Trek soundtracks by chance?
Put it on the wall of your room, please don't come to defile the page of Goldfrapp with Carnival figures and bully-bucks.
Zep wrote Mar 07, 2016 - 19:56
ottovonb wrote:
There's a big bag of John Barry hooks swirling around in there. But that is good, because John Barry is ace, and so is Goldfrapp.
Goldfrapp always feels like listening a classic James Bond soundtrack somehow...love that.
There's a big bag of John Barry hooks swirling around in there. But that is good, because John Barry is ace, and so is Goldfrapp.
City in my head….
WhiteMagnolia wrote:
Kudos to that! Outstanding in concert. Latest album is to die for (metaphorically speaking)
Best song on earth :-) !!!!
Kudos to that! Outstanding in concert. Latest album is to die for (metaphorically speaking)
The cover brings a novel meaning to the term sexy hair.
Could be a Bond theme from the 60;s.
Sounds quite like pet shop boys style.. before they got absolutely fabulous. Like.
The UK government's new theme song? Fascist, baby!
Cool melody
RobRyan wrote:
Visually and aurally, Goldfrapp creeps me out.
Ditto, in the best way imaginable! Too bad there isn't an RP rating "Luscious." Yeah, very true!!!!
grant wrote:
grant wrote:
The post-modern female David Bowie? Interesting stuff.
The post-modern female David Bowie? Interesting stuff.
City in my head...
I love this particular song ! 
She creeps me out, too......... music for Obsessives ?
Proclivities wrote:
I'm not an ardent fan of her work, but "creepy" is not a word I would use to describe her - especially from a visual perspective. This tune's quite enjoyable.
Psychedelic
I'm not an ardent fan of her work, but "creepy" is not a word I would use to describe her - especially from a visual perspective. This tune's quite enjoyable.
Psychedelic
I like most Goldfrapp, but this really doesn't do it for me right now.
Still just as incredibly brilliant as the first time I heard it. The "I am super brain, that's how they made me" line gets me every time. 
not too impressed. sort of contrived?
RobRyan wrote:
I'm not an ardent fan of her work, but "creepy" is not a word I would use to describe her - especially from a visual perspective. This tune's quite enjoyable.
Visually and aurally, Goldfrapp creeps me out.
I'm not an ardent fan of her work, but "creepy" is not a word I would use to describe her - especially from a visual perspective. This tune's quite enjoyable.
ottovonb wrote:
Will Gregory's contribution, methinks. (Love their collaboration, BTW.)
Goldfrapp always feels like listening a classic James Bond soundtrack somehow...love that.
Will Gregory's contribution, methinks. (Love their collaboration, BTW.)
Goldfrapp always feels like listening a classic James Bond soundtrack somehow...love that.
RichardPrins wrote:
Hey, another Xmas song ;)
It's a strange day
No colours or shapes
No sound in my head
I forget who I am
When I'm with you
There's no reason
There's no sense
I'm not supposed to feel
I forget who I am
I forget
Fascist baby
Utopia, utopia
My dog needs new ears
Make his eyes see forever
Make him live like me
Again and again
I'm wired to the world
That's how I know everything
I'm super brain
That's how they made me
Love it
Hey, another Xmas song ;)
It's a strange day
No colours or shapes
No sound in my head
I forget who I am
When I'm with you
There's no reason
There's no sense
I'm not supposed to feel
I forget who I am
I forget
Fascist baby
Utopia, utopia
My dog needs new ears
Make his eyes see forever
Make him live like me
Again and again
I'm wired to the world
That's how I know everything
I'm super brain
That's how they made me
Love it
Nice.
Makes me want to hear some Utopia.
Makes me want to hear some Utopia.
ziggytrix wrote:
Love gibson, love goldfrapp the two should mate and have very clever babies
I have to wonder if she'd been binging on William Gibson stories before writing this song.... 
Love gibson, love goldfrapp the two should mate and have very clever babies
RobRyan wrote:
Ditto, but I like it, nonetheless.
Visually and aurally, Goldfrapp creeps me out.
Ditto, but I like it, nonetheless.
@calypsus_1 Stunning photo! I'm just now discovering Goldfrapp and I am mesmerized.
This sounds like it's a Sean Connery-era James Bond theme song written 40 years too late.
Visually and aurally, Goldfrapp creeps me out.
lerxst wrote:
Yes, that is probably the most accurate description of this woman's horrible music I have heard,
I picture Madeline Kahn singing this in Blazing Saddles.
Yes, that is probably the most accurate description of this woman's horrible music I have heard,
unclehud wrote:
That movie left me in a daze for days.
Really.
I was watching this movie over the weekend, and the teenaged girl character mentioned Goldfrapp. !!!! Cool, eh? I KNOW!! Very very way cool. Ummm, OK, guess you had to be there.
Maybe means nothing to you, but I'd have never known what she was talking about except that I've heard Goldfrapp on RP and felt oh so smug that an old guy like me can identify pieces of young people's culture. (Thanks, Bill!)
The movie is Hard Candy which is full of uneasy themes. It does, however show that Ellen Page has tremendous acting talent.
Maybe means nothing to you, but I'd have never known what she was talking about except that I've heard Goldfrapp on RP and felt oh so smug that an old guy like me can identify pieces of young people's culture. (Thanks, Bill!)
The movie is Hard Candy which is full of uneasy themes. It does, however show that Ellen Page has tremendous acting talent.
That movie left me in a daze for days.
Really.
I was watching this movie over the weekend, and the teenaged girl character mentioned Goldfrapp. !!!! Cool, eh? I KNOW!! Very very way cool. Ummm, OK, guess you had to be there.
Maybe means nothing to you, but I'd have never known what she was talking about except that I've heard Goldfrapp on RP and felt oh so smug that an old guy like me can identify pieces of young people's culture. (Thanks, Bill!)
The movie is Hard Candy which is full of uneasy themes. It does, however show that Ellen Page has tremendous acting talent.
Maybe means nothing to you, but I'd have never known what she was talking about except that I've heard Goldfrapp on RP and felt oh so smug that an old guy like me can identify pieces of young people's culture. (Thanks, Bill!)
The movie is Hard Candy which is full of uneasy themes. It does, however show that Ellen Page has tremendous acting talent.
I have to wonder if she'd been binging on William Gibson stories before writing this song....
Best song on earth :-) !!!!
This gal is such a kook. I really like her stuff.
seducing spirits alive in song
The world I want to be in!
was wondering if anyone else heard the similarities to the opera singing blue chick, and apparently others have.
spraehbuer wrote:
because of the opera scene with the blue alien singer. the background singing in this song sounds quite similar.
love that song btw . . . no wrong: love the whole album
spraehbuer wrote:
because of the opera scene with the blue alien singer. the background singing in this song sounds quite similar.
love that song btw . . . no wrong: love the whole album
I picture Madeline Kahn singing this in Blazing Saddles.
Mesmerizing ... 
Awesome song, very eerie!
vit wrote:
It's appropriate that Goldfrapp's name sounds like a Starbucks drink. Trying to get through the day without a Goldfrapp song on RP is just like trying to go through town without seeing a Starbucks.
Except that Goldfrapp are quality and a positive contribution to the (aural) landscape. aquadonia wrote:
You must have been posting with your monitor upside down the other time.
Looking back at what I missed.... I can't believe I had this at only a 6! It's at least a 9!
You must have been posting with your monitor upside down the other time.
Never really took that song in before, she has a great voice.
renegade_X wrote:
Staring the blue chick from Fifth Element ;)
Thought the same dmned thing!
Sounds like the theme (in bits) for Dr. Who...LOL
Staring the blue chick from Fifth Element ;)
Thought the same dmned thing!
spraehbuer wrote:
because of the opera scene with the blue alien singer. the background singing in this song sounds quite similar.
love that song btw . . . no wrong: love the whole album
In fact, I think it's a sample of that part in which the blue alien sings
because of the opera scene with the blue alien singer. the background singing in this song sounds quite similar.
love that song btw . . . no wrong: love the whole album
In fact, I think it's a sample of that part in which the blue alien sings
Excelsior wrote:
Holy crap! A positive comment by Excelsior! Whodathunkit?
(He's gone now, right? Haven't seen anything from him in awhile.)
A fantastic voice and she's drop-dead gorgeous. Who could ask for more?
Holy crap! A positive comment by Excelsior! Whodathunkit?
(He's gone now, right? Haven't seen anything from him in awhile.)
renegade_X wrote:
I am a guy that prefers the hear female vocalists. Allot of "typical" males would label that as being a gay person. I never understood this as why would anyone male or female prefer to hear a male vocalists?
I am a guy that prefers the hear female vocalists. Allot of "typical" males would label that as being a gay person. I never understood this as why would anyone male or female prefer to hear a male vocalists?
I prefer female vocals too. But judging rock songs by the quality of the vocals is like judging a book by the way it smells. I'd like to take this opportunity to plug Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs. What a voice and what a rocker!
peter_james_bond wrote:
No, you don't rate singers by their looks, judging from your ratings you grade them on their gender. Most of your "1" ratings are given to female artists. That makes you a giant schmuck!
I am a guy that prefers the hear female vocalists. Allot of "typical" males would label that as being a gay person. I never understood this as why would anyone male or female prefer to hear a male vocalists?
No, you don't rate singers by their looks, judging from your ratings you grade them on their gender. Most of your "1" ratings are given to female artists. That makes you a giant schmuck!
I am a guy that prefers the hear female vocalists. Allot of "typical" males would label that as being a gay person. I never understood this as why would anyone male or female prefer to hear a male vocalists?
vit wrote:
No, you don't rate singers by their looks, judging from your ratings you grade them on their gender. Most of your "1" ratings are given to female artists. That makes you a giant schmuck!
Judging by how many schmucks rate singers by their looks and not their talent on this station I'd be like to agree; except that I don't fit either category you mention.
No, you don't rate singers by their looks, judging from your ratings you grade them on their gender. Most of your "1" ratings are given to female artists. That makes you a giant schmuck!
Sounds like the theme (in bits) for Dr. Who...LOL
shutter wrote:
And Bill is hubba-hubba over Susan Boyle too. Must like UK ladies—and ukelele ladies.
I think Bill has the hots for Goldfrapp. Not that that's a bad thing...
And Bill is hubba-hubba over Susan Boyle too. Must like UK ladies—and ukelele ladies.
philbertr wrote:
So does 90% of the male RP listening audience. The other 10% are gay, not that there is anything wrong with that.
Oh yea, and 7
8
False. I detest this Goldcrapp and I do not bat for the other team.
So does 90% of the male RP listening audience. The other 10% are gay, not that there is anything wrong with that.
Oh yea, and 7
8False. I detest this Goldcrapp and I do not bat for the other team.
philbertr wrote:
So does 90% of the male RP listening audience. The other 10% are gay, not that there is anything wrong with that.
Oh yea, and 7 8
Judging by how many schmucks rate singers by their looks and not their talent on this station I'd be like to agree; except that I don't fit either category you mention.
So does 90% of the male RP listening audience. The other 10% are gay, not that there is anything wrong with that.
Oh yea, and 7
8Judging by how many schmucks rate singers by their looks and not their talent on this station I'd be like to agree; except that I don't fit either category you mention.
shutter wrote:
So does 90% of the male RP listening audience. The other 10% are gay, not that there is anything wrong with that.
Oh yea, and 7 8
I think Bill has the hots for Goldfrapp. Not that that's a bad thing...
So does 90% of the male RP listening audience. The other 10% are gay, not that there is anything wrong with that.
Oh yea, and 7
8miss goldfrapp i love you
caetydid wrote:
Yes, it has a certain Björkiness, whatever that is
reminds me of björk - more, please :)
Yes, it has a certain Björkiness, whatever that is
lmic wrote:
Definitely sounding a little Portishead-ish. But definitely NOT nice.
Sounding a little Portishead-ish here? Nice.
Definitely sounding a little Portishead-ish. But definitely NOT nice.
It's appropriate that Goldfrapp's name sounds like a Starbucks drink. Trying to get through the day without a Goldfrapp song on RP is just like trying to go through town without seeing a Starbucks.
nate_pitzer wrote:
because of the opera scene with the blue alien singer. the background singing in this song sounds quite similar.
love that song btw . . . no wrong: love the whole album
For some reason, the beginning of this song always makes me thing of "The Fifth Element" Weird...
because of the opera scene with the blue alien singer. the background singing in this song sounds quite similar.
love that song btw . . . no wrong: love the whole album
Lovin' the high-end warbling in the background! Reminds me of old B&W film scores.
Sounding a little Portishead-ish here? Nice.
Brilliant! One of the tracks from one of the best albums ever. Which is not Felt Mountain. Goldfrapp hasn't reached this deep again. But that brilliant album is Q magazine's free "Essential Chill Out"-album. Not that chilling out would be particularly cool or interesting, the same goes in my opinion of the more bliipedy-bloopedy tunes on this compilation, and most free cds that come with overpriced glossy magazines. But this compilation makes the rare exception.
1 Moby - Novio
2 Groove Armada - At The River (Radio Edit)
3 Kinobe - Slip Into Something (Radio Edit)
4 Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
5 John Martyn - Solid Air
6 Underworld - Push Downstairs
7 Moloko- Sing It Back (Album Version)
8 Oasis - Half The World Away
9 Nick Drake- River Man
10 Grandaddy - Underneath The Weeping Willow
11 Garbage- Milk (The Classic Mix By Massive Attack)
12 Goldfrapp - Utopia
13 Talk Talk- Inheritance
14 Depeche Mode - Useless (Kruder & Dorfmeister Session-Edit)
15 David Bowie - Art Decade
16 Mercury Rev - Holes
1 Moby - Novio
2 Groove Armada - At The River (Radio Edit)
3 Kinobe - Slip Into Something (Radio Edit)
4 Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
5 John Martyn - Solid Air
6 Underworld - Push Downstairs
7 Moloko- Sing It Back (Album Version)
8 Oasis - Half The World Away
9 Nick Drake- River Man
10 Grandaddy - Underneath The Weeping Willow
11 Garbage- Milk (The Classic Mix By Massive Attack)
12 Goldfrapp - Utopia
13 Talk Talk- Inheritance
14 Depeche Mode - Useless (Kruder & Dorfmeister Session-Edit)
15 David Bowie - Art Decade
16 Mercury Rev - Holes
Looking back at what I missed.... I can't believe I had this at only a 6! It's at least a 9!
Excelsior wrote:
AND she is a Siamese twin joined at the skull.....bonus points for original deformity!
A fantastic voice and she's drop-dead gorgeous. Who could ask for more?
AND she is a Siamese twin joined at the skull.....bonus points for original deformity!
8 -> 9
This song is the cat's meow. Or rawr, more like.
This song is the cat's meow. Or rawr, more like.
WOW.
"I'm Super Brain. That's how they made me". Goldfrapp is so great.
I think Bill has the hots for Goldfrapp. Not that that's a bad thing...
definitely a reference to the "doctor who" theme there toward the end!
lllloovvve the Goldfrapp-ness on RP!! Keep it going :D
Quite nice...got my attention..
A fantastic voice and she's drop-dead gorgeous. Who could ask for more?
totally over it already
who the hell is goldfrapp!?
i love it! this station has exposed me to so much great music.
bravo bill. and thanks.
majestuosa!
RedGuitar wrote:
Check out that cover art. A bit creepy to me. Does anyone else see anything in her hair?
Frank the rabbit from Donnie Darko. (Should I admit to that?)
i know this song is corny as all get-out but something about it makes me love it anyway.
RedGuitar wrote:
Check out that cover art. A bit creepy to me. Does anyone else see anything in her hair?
Looks like Bill Clinton--or my mom--I can't decide.
For some reason, the beginning of this song always makes me thing of "The Fifth Element"
Weird...
RedGuitar wrote:
Check out that cover art. A bit creepy to me. Does anyone else see anything in her hair?
yeah, I see it too-but then I see them everywhere!
over it 
heard lots of music like this used in the background of B movies from the 70's. Old is new again, again.
"i'm super brain. That's how they made me"
At least a 9!
neer neer neer doo doo doo doo
God, I love hearing her voice! 
musikalia wrote:
Woooow, trippy. Looks like a gremlin to me. Cool.
Groovy song!
LOL