Fiona Apple "Never is a Promise" (1998)

[guraybaykan]

muazzam

[munchie944]

thanks to all the fucking chemicals everyone is on these days people who can play through their music are very reare indeed...bravo

[pokey175]

The girl is full of angry passion that's for damn sure. You can't watch this and not feel it.

[musexy123]

Wow

[vultureofculturistic]

Such an intense performance...

[soymilkcat]

i love the rawness of her voice in this arrangement. it's gorgeous.

[madchenmaidli]

Amazing !!

[jacopo1161]

what happened to fiona btw??

[jtarantula3390]

@jacopo1161 she is still around, unfortunately if you don't have music to cater to the idiotic masses they don't play you on the radio, her latest cd is yet to be released

[jacopo1161]

@jtarantula3390 So there is hope...

[hierroglyphic]

you really get the impression that she's bringing all those emotions to the surface to live the song so to speak, spooky and intense, haunting.

[iamjamesjoyce]

Incredible. Just wow. I'm mystified.

[FashionIcon85]

So disturbing and dark----but so very beautiful. Wow....

[sTapleEVA]

she is just pouring her soul out...she left out the part about being deeply disturbed by her rape and tring to put it in her past, probrably because it would have made her cry, such a remarkable artist, one of my all time favorites :')

[sTapleEVA]

she was in a very dark place. eating disorders, depression, darkness is a great inspiration for music.

[ctelvr]

@sTapleEVA its true i think im a decent writer and i can only write when im really low haha

[LadyRuby75]

@sTapleEVA

I don't agree. All depressed people around the world would be highly inspired then. The fact is: she's very talented. If she had lived a perfect happy life without any tragic event she would still write great songs. Depression is the oposite of inspiration, believe me. But, on the other hand, creating music is a form of fighting depression, I guess.

[stillmattwest]

What a performance! She really left it all on the stage, that crowd was very lucky to be there for that.

[stillmattwest]

The fact that she wrote and performed this at 19 is just phenomenal. What a talent.

[TheBsk5150]

@stillmattwest She wrote it when she was 15.

[stillmattwest]

@TheBsk5150 Amazing.

[loveslarrikin]

bleeding her heart out on stage

immortal love from me to you, fiona.

[HateHarold]

she looked like amanda palmer in the thumbnail of this vid.

[kruks]

I've gone through a myriad of artists and albums and songs over the years. I got this album fifteen years ago, barely a teenager at the time. While every other album and artist has faded away from me in that time, Fiona Apple has resounded and persisted.

I have absolutely no doubt that I will listen to this song and the rest of Fiona Apple's work for the rest of my life.

[dgerdi]

@kruks agree! I am tired of all of this stupid elevator music out there. Nothing deeper than this.

[Helevitia]

This is probably the most moving song I have ever heard. The lyrics are amazing and the depth of her feelings are incredible.

[Appleholic1]

Happy Birthday Fiona.....we love you sweetheart.

[Oystersgetclamydia]

When I die I want to come back as the scent of a jasmine flower in fiona`s garden.On a warm Summers evening as Fiona watches the slowly sinking sun,she may just breathe me in and I would have my Heaven.

[liviacupcake07]

I almost cried when I read her story, and her music can have the same effect. Shes amazing, talented, strong, and beautiful. She has the most amazing eyes I've ever seen. Just looking into her eyes, you feel like you are seeing her soul.

[caracolacosmos]

Excelente....

[cliffb1971]

She moves me...

[astroandyborgloh]

She does not sing or play this song, she lives it! Simply amazing!

[indoworx]

i wish i had something....words.....anythin­g. The girl breaks and remakes my heart!

[BedazzleGlitterGal]

I LUV THIS SONG, and can relate to her...Fiona is amazing, way better than gaga, katy , fergie, britney, etc

[mudkipsie]

the way her eyes get so teary while she sings makes me get all teary. She's in so much pain and I can connect to it completely

[anatrotem]

beautifull

[awesomejameslucena]

classic.

[daisypeachy]

i can't believe i forgot about this girl. she is SO unbelievable. she got me through my nana's death and the rebirth of my relationship with my mom. i had Sleep To Dream CRANKED while I was drawing and my mom snuck up on me and told me to "keep it up". A huge moment for me. Funny though, I never kept drawing and thiis was a LONG TIME ago...

[DannX68]

14 people afforded the lie.

[Helevitia]

Her pain in this video is immense. May she find serenity...

[Digomezdoradense]

Quiero tocar piano!

[mudkipsie]

the human soul on fire

[boydii76]

my god i am so in love with you still fiona

[nessaholichu]

Breathtaking

[regpilar]

A poet in deed

[Krebsmon]

she rly should stay away from that guy uh!

[ssio2y]

You are one of the rare gems- You are my all time fav female artists! Period!!!

[davidrubiomartin]

@ssio2y she looked angry..bet she actually was on her period

[Appleholic1]

@davidrubiomartin Pretty classless dude. Good luck in your more mature years.

[mdshott1]

I love how she says "smart"

[serickable]

We're all somewhat unaccessable. And, that's why, as Dar Williams and others put it," we're all born and die alone." Or, well, that's a paraphrase... But, a truism we don't like to admit to ourselves.

[riverakitty]

makes me cry! love her!

[GuitarGear1]

This whole album... front to back... how is this not some of the widest known music of the last 20 years... jesus christ is she amazing...

[chaochiik]

i am very young im not even 18 nor 16 nor 15. and fiona apple i love you,im 14 and no one knows who you are because i know what real music is.your my favorite artist!!! and always will be<3

[kissmyfloyd]

13 people will never understand

[jgariano3]

One of my absolute favorite singer-songwriters. And what a performance!

[Teenager2thecore]

Fiona is amazing. I have been a huge fan ever since i heard "Criminal". Her lyrics are truly poetic and some of the best of her time. I think only John Lennon could write better. She's one of the few artists left that sounds as good or better live as with the CD. She adds so much charisma to her performances and truly speaks from the heart. Can't wait for her album in 2011, I'll be one of the first people in line.

[MsJackieMorris]

My absolute favorite fiona song!!!

[aliciawright78]

SHe is phenominal.

[aliciawright78]

She is phenominal. I envy her ability to let her soul out and speak what it is real.

[stefaniemeyer1]

wow, the emotion in her voice is overwhelming. You can not fake or reproduce raw emotion like that!

[thehayclay]

you'll never see the courage i know... one of my all time favorite lines

[kitbash043]

that is dammed good, just my bedtime song

[diegogarea]

at 2:30 the angry!! i love it!!!!!!

[HeatherMarie8888]

I always felt that she has the talent to articulate exactly what so many of us go through. im a writer myself. i can pull hundreds of songs from one relationship. they are simply different expressions, and music gives us the freedom to explore those expressions as deep as they can go, however true the depth is. sometimes its not all true either. sometimes the song just sort of takes on its own direction. all fionna is doing is allowing her creativity to move. =)

[GreatUnwashedMass]

This is the kind of crazy woman that for my own sake I hope to never fall for. Yet if she appeared in my life I'd be powerless.

[boboxp]

jesus.. really? You have to be either a young dike or an old dike. fiona apple doesn't lick slits and she hates compliments from random fat whores. You know about as much about fiona as u know about weeds. U are ugly and old and boring and u need to stop trying to put words together. U bore the FUCK out of me and probably many others.

[TIMXMILLS]

@boboxp WOW, TAKE A CHILL PILL PSYCHO

[Evangeline30575]

Never is a Promise and you can't afford to lie! What the Hell that was PHENOMENAL!!

[dnscpan]

I love Fiona ^^

[desireundead]

I LOOOOOOVE FIONA APPLE!!!!!

[kramnarya26]

i love u girl will u mary me????

[monstamf]

so much heart and soul. this was a great moment.

[knightabraxas]

i think everybody has a person they attatch this song to... the person everyone said they would never leave.

[Theinsomniac826]

Such an insightful, talented soul!!

[riverakitty]

@whathoney73

Dido (,=

[Phazonin]

it's crazy how much her voice matured between here and the cd recording. well i guess in the three your gap between the studio recording and here it deepened a lot.

[missmelissarose82]

Chills

[snubianvideo]

I was in the studio audience this night!

[LyricsBYFionaAppleIT]

@snubianvideo

Lucky Man ;)

[AccordingToWillow]

@snubianvideo YOU. ARE. SO. LUCKY D:

Well, actually, I was only three at the time. But that is NOT the point.

[shushamunga]

@snubianvideo unfuckinbelieveable

[acostaeliza1504]

@snubianvideo YOU ARE SOOOOO LUCKY, ....

[jmanny1000]

wow. I've never seen this before. She can sing her ass off. I love this. Fiona we need you to keep making music hun.

[wirsindhelden0]

this is unbelievably beautiful. this actually reminds me of a live version of a song by silverchair called asylum. both hauntingly beatiful.

[whathoney73]

@wirsindhelden0 It IS unbelievably beautiful isn't it? She is so under rated...so under appreciated.

[chelliroo]

I love this version! Better than the recorded one.

[Evangeline30575]

@chelliroo 100% same thing i was thinking

[dpsroach]

this song is amazing !!!!

[whathoney73]

Fiona....you precious girl...I understand... 

[sisalo]

wow this is super 90s

[mudkipsie]

I live this song :/

[GreatUnwashedMass]

I'm not 23 and she's not my favorite of all time! Go Fiona! Some people will always love you! I probably will! :D

[whathoney73]

I can't wait for her new album...supposed to be released in the spring of 2011.

[whathoney73]

Happy Birthday Fiona!

[aaaidan]

what show was this from?

[butterflypiano]

goose pimples pure.

[joannaleasa]

i think this is one of the most if not the most cleverly written pieces of all time.. what a wordsmith.. what a musician.

[Phazonin]

her words and rhythms are so easy to connect with.

[Dednyz]

Wow she never fails to amaze me

[allesuperstar1]

I LOVE HER HIGH NOTES lol i dont know why

[mannazencalliope]

She's with me through every break up ;)

[whathoney73]

This poet bleeds for the sake of her art. She goes deep to express what is in her heart and she is one of those rare souls that is able to make us feel it. I try to understand what she is saying and sometimes I think I do but sadly I often feel that she is crying out that she is hurting. Fiona has her own demons to deal with and although we all want to ease her pain all we can really do is let her share it with us and when she does some of our own pain is understood. That's why we love her.

[chrynos80]

@whathoney73 Exquisite description.

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–adjective

1.

of special beauty or charm, or rare and appealing excellence, as a face, a flower, coloring, music, or poetry.

Best Regards,

-J

[whathoney73]

This phenomenal young poet is such a treasured gift to the world. So talented..so sincere...so real and so beautiful.

[Samwise7RPG]

Call me an overly emotional man, but damn, this song makes my eyes tear up nearly every time... She has so much talent, and this is a live performance.

[Evangeline30575]

She plays as if for herself and no one else and....She does

[LOSTPRATT63]

she could put on an old paper bag and still look good.

[Himkitty]

i love you fiona hugs

[funkymusicluvr]

she makes me feel better when i realize that from day one ive had the worst fuckin luck in the world. its like murphys law took a special interest in me, but in a sad, pathetic sort of way, not a funny jessica alba comedy way.

[dezynoel]

Es una genia,  una diosa

[tlou101563]

OMG....amazing emotion

[obsessivesffe]

"Sleep to Dream," and "Never Is a Promise

[wreklessabandon]

Uhh Fiona, thats supposed to go around your neck :)

[shecktorjenny]

@wreklessabandon hahahha!!!

[jdotsta]

Bloody Hell Her Voice and Words are AMAZING

[06ladi]

the reason why she doesnt sing any more, ist that our world is wrong,it doesnt need such musik

[ophelianymph]

@06ladi I BEG to differ

[06ladi]

@ophelianymph what di you mean?

[ophelianymph]

@06ladi I mean, i personally feel we still do need music like this!

[06ladi]

@ophelianymph me too, then we have to change the music industry))

[dubified89]

It's probably cause she's happier now

[gurulvoe]

This song rattles my bones.

[unhorror]

la amo

[ned262626]

she is so beautiful with that thing on her head

[FromIsraelWithLove]

@ned262626 haha "that thing on her head" :p

she is beautiful indeed :)

[nolaundry4u]

this song is so beautiful. All I can say is that, I understand. No matter how much you think someone will understand what you've been through, you don't want them to put themselves out there in fear that what they'll eventually see, will make a liar out of them and they'll turn away from you.

[madrandombutterfly2]

i wish i could wear baggy knits and do my hair messily and still look so beautiful :-) oh well haha

[Iphengina]

that was the most intense performance i have ever seen. she is beyond talented you can't possibly say that you can't feel her pain and anger. She's so relatable the agnst that we all feel at one point or another is the essence of this song and i love it because it's beautiful all the same. My only problem with this performance is that i wish she hadn't dressed like a hobo although i love the way her hair is put up and the headress.

[NarutimateItachi]

So amazing. You know it's REAL music when someone cries, gets angry, or goes crazy singing it live. Here she does all 3. It's like...understandable. It's soul. You see who she is and what she's been through. I feel the sadness. I love it so much though. Her singing style is like no other. Most emotion I've seen in any singer really. Besides Amy Winehouse as well.

[nyccpk]

Wow she was really pissed at someone midway, she was sending the vibe out to somebody. Best performance seen her do yet, now thats raw emotion. Bravo!!!

[aureliesgarden]

heartbreakingly beautiful

[rudL37]

her eyes to me are much more than only sad, they are

wild, angry, erotic sublime but at the same time full of fear

[kadaffee01]

whoever compared Fiona and Beck shouldn't listen to music!!

[STHanson08]

oh fiona..you speak my heart so fluently sometimes..

[northernxstar]

Wow. Fiona has such passion, ohmygod.

[portaspazzolina]

Amazing. It made me cry..

[luttylutty12345]

I love her music <3

[snuggles1967]

Thank God for Fiona and Beck, they show me that music can be something special.

[chuckyskeys]

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[sq225917]

Sony wouldn't let her release the version of Extraordinary Machine that she wanted, the more stripped version that floats around the internet and there was a big 'blow-up'. Not sure if she owes them an album or just years to run on the contract...

[STHanson08]

!!

I had always loved this song, and then I found this version and it nearly made me cry! such emotion!

ahh!!!

I LOVE HER SO MUCH.

[dplauritsen]

I want to kiss Fiona <3

[sstyblo]

I'm 'boho chic' myslef, but girlfriend justs looks like nerdy girl at a midevil fair here.

[jazzenthusiagirl]

That's because this is before 'boho' or rather dressing like a homeless hobo, was invented by the Trollsens. They were only 12 years old then. 1998 for some was a combo of retro 70s/vintage and grunge.

[Hlejames]

@sstyblo That would be me...the nerdy girl at Ren Faire...but you sound like a real hipster!

[sq225917]

She's holding out for her contract with Sony to lapse so she can start working again.

[juanpablonario]

how do you know that? i'm desperate for news about a new record.

[MsBabyTurtle]

soo beautiful

[dplauritsen]

Fiona is beautiful, she makes amazing and beautiful music. Fiona has a beautiful, sexy powerful voice.

Beautiful is in the words of a gifted woman.

[CouganSmith]

I was on the Fiona Apple kick from Tidal. I have to say that though she only has three albums, she's a bit like Sade: with releases few and far between, each one is much stronger than the other and do not disappoint. She's a genius, and she wrote this song when she was like, what, 19? <3

[ivory3908]

yeah where did she go?

[lizzyvance]

I just found out about her and she is one of my favorite artists. Everything about her is golden. Is she going to make another cd? I have not heard anything. Love her so much.

[helicrashpro]

She is a true musical artist, nothing like so many of the talentless want-a be's that are i the music industry these days. She is a refreshing burst of talent and emotion.

[bookieklk]

gotta love the fury in her voice

[ned262626]

she looks hot with that thing on her head

[maiownway]

como me encanta.

[beneb1]

Fiona kicks ass

[VeganJessica]

She was sooo fucking intense singing this song!

She is truly one of the best musicians to come out of the 90's.

[rentonevolvorion]

angel, oh muse, your feelings never hide, and we shall never part, of what we feel inside

[littlerainworm550]

the difference between fiona and regina spektor is, that regina sings always happy and fiona sooo angry...but I love both of them...how can she sound so angry?