As a fan of So You Think You Can Dance, the songs of Imogen Heap inspire me to practice interpretive dancing (much to the amusement of my roommates). When I saw a couple dance to the track “Hide & Seek” I quickly fell in love with her quirky rhythms and mesmerizing voice. I then discovered her previous work in the group Frou Frou and the rest was awkward-dancing history.
1) Hide & Seek- Speak For Yourself
No Imogen Heap list of mine can begin with anything besides Hide & Seek. The A Capella vocals will give you chills (*cough* and make you want to dance *cough*). The harmony is beyond words and will instantly draw you deep into the song. The only problem with this song is it’s simply not long enough!
2) Let Go- Details
A great song to motivate you to move forward in life and lets you know its ok to break down and that there is beauty in rebuilding. Its chorus will have you singing it all day. Whenever I’m having a rough day I always play this song and it makes be feel better because life is constantly moving forward and sometimes you need to just let go.
3) Loose Ends- Speak For Yourself
I love the rhythm in this song. It’s so catchy. This is a song about the hardships of love. Love is full of triangles and complications. Sometimes it’s best to just walk away.
4) Speeding Cars- Speak For Yourself
I absolutely adore this song. I love the chorus and the message that it’s ok to make mistakes and “it’s in the A-B-C’s of growing up.” You can tell she wrote this song about someone she truly loves and that she wants them to turn their life around. No one lives life with out mistakes and that’s ok.
5) Goodnight & Go- Speak For Yourself
I think most girls will be able to relate to this song. It’s about wanting someone you can’t have but you can’t help it. A very cute song that I think will bring someone to your mind who is just a friend but you have always wanted them to be more.
6) Breathe In- Details
Once again, another song with great message and so much catchy background rhythms. I feel her pain in this talking about someone she loves but she is wondering if this is as good as it can be. There is a flaw in their communication and she can’t seem to fix it.
7) Just for Now- Speak For Yourself
Not the CD version of this song but still definitely check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25VGdNU3nrU. This is a live version of her building the track. It’s fascinating to me how she builds the different layers to create this beautiful chaos.
8) Mic Check- Speak For Yourself
If you like Imogen Heap’s organized chaos you will love "Mic Check". It’s just a bunch of wonderful sounds that come together somehow, showing her genius with what she does. I really want to know if she did the beat boxing in the background! You could spend hours replaying this and picking out the individual tracks.
9) The Walk- Speak For Yourself
This is one of the darker Imogen Heap songs. She usually has a great upside message but this one is pure heartache. The beat and lyrics make me think of a motivational song playing during a fight scene where you are rooting for the underdog. The use of piano is simply brilliant.
10) Have You Got It In You?- Speak For Yourself
Great motivational song! I have special love for this song because the Blue Devils B (Sorry to all non-band nerds like me. That’s a Drum & Bugle Corp; it’s like the major leagues for us) did this song in one of their shows and it was awesome! This song is basically like a Nike ad in music form. Have you got it in you?
11) Closing In- Speak For Yourself
This song is sort of the feeling you get when your about to see the person you love and there is this panic because you just want them there. Will they make it there? What if not? Will things be as they were? Your mind races as time closes in.
I can’t wait to see what happens next for this amazingly talented lady!
-JessiJoy
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