Happy Birthday Fiona Apple & 300th Post

Today, September the 13th I wanted to celebrate my 300th blog post with one about Fiona Apple for her 34th birthday, and I discover a real jewel from the Extraordinary Machine years (i.e. 2005-2006) in this video from her appearence on the Last Call with Carson Daly TV show on NBC.
 So again, Happy Birthday Fiona.

Happy Birthday Fiona Apple & "Parting Gift" Video

To celebrate Fiona's 33rd birthday I decided to post what I consider the sweetiest breakup ballad ever written.



I opened my eyes
While you were kissing me once more than once
And you looked as sincere as a dog
Just as sincere as a dog does,
When it's the food on your lips with which it's in love

I bet you could never tell
That I knew you didn't know me that well
It is my fault you see
You never learned that much from me

Oh you silly stupid pastime of mine
You were always good for a rhyme
And from the first, to the last time, the signs
Said 'Stop' - but we went on whole-hearted
It ended bad, but I love what we started
It said 'Stop' - but we went on whole-hearted
It ended bad, but I love what we started

I took off my glasses
While you were yelling at me once more than once
So as not to see you see me react
Should've put 'em, should've put 'em on again
So I could see you see me sincerely yelling back

I bet your fortressed face
Belied your fort of lace
It is by the grace of me
You never learned what I could see

Oh you silly stupid pastime of mine
You were always good for a rhyme
And from the first to all the last times, all the signs
Said 'Stop' - but we went on whole-hearted
It ended bad, but I love what we started
It said 'Stop' - but we went on whole-hearted
It ended bad, but I love what we started

Fiona Apple
Parting Gift
Extraordinary Machine
2005
Directed by Spencer Maggart (aka Fiona's half brother)

Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart, September 13, 1977

PS Day 13 out of 13.

Fiona & Zach

Fiona Apple met comedian Zach Galifianakis after one of her performances at Club Largo, when she saw a video he made for Anita Baker's "You Bring Me Joy",
Fiona liked it so much she decided to ask him to appear in the video for her song "Not About Love" from her album "Extraordinary Machine."
Later In June 2006 Galifianakis released the single "Come Over and Get It (Up in 'Dem Guts)", a comedic rap/hip-hop/dance song which features Fiona Apple's vocals.
The Last video is from an online "interview" for Myspace called Artist On Artist.

PS: Day 6 out of 13.

Fiona Apple "O'Sailor" Video

I'm starting my "Let's celebrate Fiona Apple's birthday" by posting my all time favorite video,
O'Sailor, from her 3rd (and so far last) album Extraordinary Machine (2005), directed by
italian dynamo Floria Sigismondi.

I'm undecided about you again
Mightn't be right that you're not here
It's double-sided, cause I ruined it all-
But also saved myself, by never believing you, Dear
Everything good, I deem too good to be true
Everything else is just a bore
Everything I have to look forward to
Has a pretty painful and very imposing before
O' Sailor, why'd you do it
What'd you do that for
Saying there's nothing to it
And then letting it go by the boards
O' Sailor, why'd you do it
What'd you do that forSaying there's nothing to it
And then letting it go by the boards
I have too been playing with fifty-two cards-
Just cause I play so far from my vest
Whatever I've got, I've got no reason to guard
What could I do, but spend my best
O' Sailor, why'd you do it
What'd you do that for
Saying there's nothing to it
And then letting it go by the boards
O' Sailor, why'd you do it
What'd you do that for
Saying there's nothing to it
And then letting it go by the boards
And after waiting, fighting patiently on my knees
All the other stuff tired itself out first, not me
And in its wake, appeared the touch and call
Of a different breed
One who set to get me wise, and got me there
And then, got me
And what a thing, to know what could be instead
Oh, what a blessed curse; to see
It took the agenda from its place in my bed
Made a merry paramour of me
O' Sailor, why'd you do it
What'd you do that for
Saying there's nothing to it
And then letting it go by the boards
O' sailor, why'd you do it
What'd you do that for
Giving me eyes to view it
As it goes by the boards

PS: Day 1 out of 13.