Fiona Apple - Red, Red, Red (unreleased version)

This is the unreleased version of Fiona Apple's "Red Red Red" (produced by Jon Brion).

Lyrics:
I don't understand about complementary colors
And what they say
Side by side they both get bright
Together they both get gray
But he's been pretty much yellow
And I've been kind of blue
But all I can see is
Red, red, red, red, red now
What am I gonna do?

I don't understand about
Diamonds and why men buy them
What's so impressive about a diamond
Except the mining?
But it's dangerous work
Trying to get to you too
And I think if I didn't have to
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill myself doing it
Maybe I wouldn't think so much of you

I've been watching all the time
And I still can't find the track
But what I wanna know is it okay
Is it just fine
Or is it my fault
Is it my lack

I don't understand about
The weather outside
Or the harmony in a tune
Or why somebody lies
There's solace a bit for submitting
To the fitfully cryptically true
What's happened has happened
What's coming is already on its way
With a role for me to play

I don't understand
I'll never understand
But I'm trying to understand
There's nothing else I can do

Category:

Music

Tags:

• fiona
• apple
• red
• unreleased
• extraordinary
• machine
• jon
• brion

[SnotRockets55]

Her voice gets lost, you guys? I can hear her just fine lmao. I like all the vocal effects, the over-the-top, overwrought strings and stuff, the darkness, what sounds like a barking dog or wolf (lol) in the background. I like that the vocals on the song aren't as perfect as on the released version. The released version is all tidy and calm,polished, but it bores me in all honesty. This song sounds like my head works, if that makes any sense - it's like hearing my thought process in musical form.

[dapeyr]

This version is the best

[KGmeatball]

I like this version better- shes the real deal

[nattxyz]

I actually like the album version of this song better. Don't get me wrong, they're both good, and they both have their unique approach. But the album version sounds like dark, creeping, aural honey, the vocals on the album stand out more, and I can feel the pain in between the words more viscerally. (Also, what can I say, the album version also got me thru a huge breakup, so I'm partial to it!)

[TheCapitalLetter]

how come the unreleased versions of her songs are so much more intense and better? I cant see how the record company didn't see any hit singles! Brion is as amazing as Fiona, with her and alone.

[mmzHyperion]

THIS IS EXACTLY HOW I FEEL. How do you do it, Fiona?

[ellaelise]

@inkedk Not true. Look it up.

[ellaelise]

@RandomNPC15 That's not true. The RECORD COMPANY was unhappy with these- they couldn't find an instant single. But her fans demanded the album be released, so they agreed to let her re-record it with a new producer. She has said she prefers the Jon Brion version herself.

[NiymbleFingers]

@NiymbleFingers Brion's brilliant.

[NiymbleFingers]

@RandomNPC15 Or that this album was leaked too soon. It's a good indicator, but not all artists,very few of my favorite, aren't as fortunate as Fiona to release music they intended without the album being shelved, or leaving the label and going independent. Either way this version of Red Red Red in my worthless opinion, is superior.