Fiona Apple - Sullen Girl

[CassiRaye1]

I am sitting her singing and crying. Omg Fiona, I love you. I owe all of my musical talent to you. I remember being a little girl trying to sing just like her. Nothing has changed hahaa

[miyalana]

I haven't been raped ever, but this still describes how I seem to feel alot...

[knightnoctum]

Tori Amos also sings about her Rape in an honest and straight forward way that seems liberating to her when you see the emotions expressed through her eyes and actions during performance of said song:

[knightnoctum]

@knightnoctum Sorry, it's called "Me and a gun"

[carlandsallll]

I've been brutally raped. This song is tattooed onto me; she took the words right from my mouth. well, mind. I don't speak of it very often though I went through a drug addiction as a result and am now fighting with an eating disorder.

she's the only one who gets me, it seems. we're like soul sisters

[Lanivity]

@carlandsallll You me and all the other victims of Rape out there. We aren't alone and we can get through it! You can! I am at the very best point of my life where I can finally actually say out loud that I was raped. The more I say it the more I feel like I'm breaking myself free of that curse. Stay strong. Please feel free to message me if ever you need to. ^_^

[HaohmaruOfTheWind]

I was raped by my cousin when I was 10. He got crying when my dad told him off later on. I'm 28 now.

[marquesn77]

Used to love this album when i was in middle school, i feel like her music really awakened my artistic creativity- thanks for the inspiration Fiona

[biancainthecity]

i love you fiona!!

[chatnoir77777777777]

Tidal is truly one of the best albums ever.

[Appleholic1]

Happy Birthday Fiona

[TheSalingb]

It identifies with so many people. How many people have had the same experience? A sullen girl? Who did it to her? Please have her vengeance for mutual gratification.

[cdm0014]

first song i heard of hers

[TheAdonis67]

In my opinion, Tidal was the best album she ever produced.

[jovanna242]

In 1996 just before "Tidal" officially came out, I went to this record store that I used to go to and they were playing the promo album in the store and the first song I heard was this one, this song stopped me in my tracks and asked the guy behind the counter who this was, and he show me the album and I was instantly drawn to her, because I knew what she was singing about. Weeks later I purchased the album and fell in love with it. I used to make my dad play the album anywhere we went, memories

[moonebeame]

even in low moods, her voice is so amazing...

[ButterflyRoseX]

My favourite song by her... I used to play this on the piano back when the album came out... I love her....

[guiguilerennais]

Is that why they call me a sullen girl -- sullen girl

They don't know I used to sail the deep and tranquil sea

But he washed my shore and he took my perl

And left and empty shell of me

And there's too much going on

But it's clam under the waves, in the blue of my oblivion

Under the waves in the blue of my oblivion

Under the waves in the blue of my oblivion

It's calm under the waves in the blur of my oblivion

[pepperjack85]

this is the most amazing song. i was abandoned by my father n it reminds me how much it has affected my life..but its a beautiful..i really GET this song and i love it

[josiedakota]

loves the picture of her playing with all the little animals!!

[samiiyourscars]

And theres too much going on...

but its calm under the waves in the blue of my oblivion

[peachmelba1000]

This is songwriting on par with George Gershwin, Billie Holiday, Leonard Cohen etc. etc. She's massively gifted. Also the production on this and album is particularly good.

[Islingtonians]

Is that why they call me a sullen girl? ~A sullen girl..

Hell yes it is!

xo to Fiona

[jeffwongdesign]

this is my favorite song by her. wish she wrote more along these lines.

[AliKatt28]

me too, i lost my virginity to a date rape :(

[Kris10nHaley]

zero dislikes. there's a reason for that. fiona is incredible.

[xSplooge]

I wish I wrote this song, because after I was raped I felt the same exact way. I wanted to just go under the waves and feel free... To all out there that experienced what I did, I'm here for you...everyone is here for you. <3

[whathoney73]

@xSplooge ....ohhh girl.....no...I can never know what you went through. I am.... a man. ...and I can never really fully understand...nor will I ever pretend to ...but I can tell you this.....you have brothers who would give anything for you...I am one of them.....most men would and could never do such a horrible thing but there are those who would and I hope they burn in hell. Knowing that Fiona was assaulted like that drives me crazy and i wish you the best of whatever life has to offer...

[xSplooge]

@whathoney73 I will admit its hard but it's something that I REFUSE to let take over my life. And although I have to live with knowing he got away as I suffer with the emotional pain, I do believe in Karma, and it does bite back (:

[jes1able]

love u fiona

[licksification]

Don't Let the troubles of the past destroy the future. This was her way of getting past the things she could not change. You should try to do that as well. DON'T allow the foolish actions of one person to destroy who you are or what you know you should become!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[flowerchildatpeace11]

was this really about being raped thats so crazy i never ever knew that at all. o my gosh....

and studentcorpse i am sorry that happened to you my love goes out to you.

[StudentCorpse]

when i heard this song

i said..

my god..

she describes...

the same than i felt when i was raped :(

(sigh)

fiona i love you

thanks for the video

[xAshleetax]

@StudentCorpse

Blah ...yup I listened to this endlessly when I was cowering in my room everyday and failing all my classes because I was too afraid to run into him at school

[DarkPoet3390]

@StudentCorpse

Same for me. This song is amazing

[jessicamshannon]

Its true. She was raped when she was 12 and this is a song that alludes to it. why is everybody taking marks off this comment?

[pentadaktylo]

@jessicamshannon Ohhh my God!!! It's true.

[pentadaktylo]

Ohhh my God!!! It's true.

[EMABand1]

@jessicamshannon by who? poor Fiona

[StudentCorpse]

@jessicamshannon because they dont know it

[kopytek36]

@jessicamshannon I so hope this isnt true.