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Morcheeba — World Looking In
Album: Fragments of Freedom
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7.4

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Released: 2000
Length: 4:02
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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Angels
Smiling on my happiness
Danger
'Cause the scene is still a mess
(We can all be blessed)

Don't stop just yet
We've got the world looking in
Our window
Don't stop just yet
We've got the world looking in
Our window

Spacecraft
Spinning slowly out of sight
Policeman
Keep on chasing the wrong guy
(We'll see eye to eye)

Don't stop just yet
We've got the world looking in
Our window
Don't stop just yet
We've got the world looking in
Our window

(We've got the world looking in)
(Our window)
(We've got the world looking in)
(Our window)

Don't stop just yet
We've got the world looking in
Our window
Don't stop just yet
We've got the world looking in
Our window
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I really like RP when it gets on a happy streak.    
Posted 2 years ago by Michaeljcovel    [ Reply ]
Love that voice! It's like somebody pouring warm butterscotch in your ear canal. And yes, that's a metaphor... probably




Posted 3 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
Love this... been listening for years.  Introduced to them by an amazing person.
Posted 3 years ago by jusphish    [ Reply ]
never heard of these guys until I heard them on radio paradise, went out and bought the CD and it is a good one.
Posted 3 years ago by ih8bills    [ Reply ]
"Policeman
Keep on chasing the wrong guy" a tip to Bowie?
Posted 5 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Also we lost the World caring.
Posted 5 years ago by taklalaratar    [ Reply ]
Anyone ever want Lescheeba?
Posted 5 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
Rwwawwarrr!! Gettin ma' groove on here! 
Taking two of these {#Chillpill}{#Chillpill} - don't bother calling me in the morning :)
Posted 6 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
 dischuckin wrote:
i hear some sneaker pimps - 6 underground
 
It has a similar tempo (like a lot of "trip-hop" does), but the melody and chorus are very different.
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
i hear some sneaker pimps - 6 underground
Posted 6 years ago by dischuckin    [ Reply ]

PERFECT segue from Luna.


Posted 8 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
{#Dance}
Posted 9 years ago by molson    [ Reply ]
{#Bounce}
Posted 9 years ago by ddog    [ Reply ]
Not their best, but ok....
Posted 9 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
instantly relaxing...
Posted 9 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:

Reads familiar...in the best way!
Awesome Set Bill!

Morcheeba
World Looking In   Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter
The Dreaming Dead    Camper Van Beethoven
Pictures Of Matchstick Men    Oasis
Falling Down    Blackfield
Hello    Matthew Sweet
Thought I Knew You    Elvis Costello
Inch By Inch 



 


Posted 11 years ago by Foot    [ Reply ]
8 > 9
Posted 11 years ago by Foot    [ Reply ]
 coy wrote:
ah morcheeba
instant gratification 

 
amen!{#Cheers}
Posted 11 years ago by dew34    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:


I loathe hip-hop and rap (learn to feckin' sing, guys ) so if Morcheeba is hip-hop then I must unknowingly have had a life-changing conversion so dramatic it would make St Paul on the Road to Damascus look like a passing fancy. This song is smoother than mercury on ice, and that's smooth. 7 from the Nottingham jury.
 
you a funny guy - amongst other things...
Posted 11 years ago by drivingunit103    [ Reply ]
ah morcheeba
instant gratification 
Posted 11 years ago by coy    [ Reply ]
     shwoooooshhhh
Posted 12 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:

So, who is the lead Trip Hop band?

I know why I loathe hip hop and rap.  The social headspace reminds me of the sub-cultures that supported totalitarian fascism in the early and mid-20th century. That and most of the music sucks.

Proclivities wrote:

That is one of the most curious associations (or rationalizations) I have ever read.

 
Yeah, I don't get it either.  I agree that hip hop and rap by and large really suck though.
Posted 12 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:

So, who is the lead Trip Hop band?

I know why I loathe hip hop and rap.  The social headspace reminds me of the sub-cultures that supported totalitarian fascism in the early and mid-20th century. That and most of the music sucks.


 
That is one of the most curious associations (or rationalizations) I have ever read.

Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
This is sooo groovy - Sneaker Pimpsish!
Posted 13 years ago by twirledpiece    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:

So, who is the lead Trip Hop band?


On all music guide they break it down pretty well for you here, with a history of the genre, pioneering artists, etc.  And at the bottom of the page they list out who they feel are the Top Artists, Top Albums & Top Songs (though some of their choices I would not agree fall into the Trip Hop genre).  My recommendations are:  Massive Attack, Portishead, Morcheeba and Thievery Corporation.  The K & D Sessions (by dj's Kruder & Dorfmeister) is definitely a seminal work not to be missed.  Waldeck is a great band/artist that really captures the sound well too. 


Posted 13 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
 socalhol wrote:

True-that — TRIP HOP people!  It is quite different than hip-hop or rap.  In my opinion, it is degrading to the Trip Hop genre to call it a "sub-genre".

  Intersting concept: this Trip Hop you speak of.  I'm not sure


Posted 13 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]

So, who is the lead Trip Hop band?

 

I know why I loathe hip hop and rap.  The social headspace reminds me of the sub-cultures that supported totalitarian fascism in the early and mid-20th century. That and most of the music sucks.


Posted 14 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 vandal wrote:

Morcheeba actually falls under a Hip-Hop sub-genre known as Trip-Hop. . . so you can safely go back to loathing hip-hop and rap. . . {#Cheesygrin}

 
True-that — TRIP HOP people!  It is quite different than hip-hop or rap.  In my opinion, it is degrading to the Trip Hop genre to call it a "sub-genre".

Posted 14 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
smooth and sexy - the whole album is great!
Posted 14 years ago by cathstewart94    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
I loathe hip-hop and rap (learn to feckin' sing, guys ) so if Morcheeba is hip-hop then I must unknowingly have had a life-changing conversion so dramatic it would make St Paul on the Road to Damascus look like a passing fancy. This song is smoother than mercury on ice, and that's smooth. 7 from the Nottingham jury.
 
"...smoother than mercury on ice..." — I love that turn of phrase.  Just love it.  It's a great description of this tune.

Posted 14 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
 westslope wrote:

Thanks explains a lot of things.  Thanks vandal.  Now fred and I can relax and go back to our mutually felt and deeply entrenched dislike of hip-hop and rap.

Cheeba?  I always thought it was short for weed, err Mary Jane, err marijuana. {#Cool}


 
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_hip_hop

check out some of the artists mentioned in that article.

top 40 commercial hip hop sucks worse than top 40 commercial rock.

but that is no reason to throw the baby out.

Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 vandal wrote:

Morcheeba actually falls under a Hip-Hop sub-genre known as Trip-Hop. . . so you can safely go back to loathing hip-hop and rap. . .



{#Cheesygrin}

 

Thanks explains a lot of things.  Thanks vandal.  Now fred and I can relax and go back to our mutually felt and deeply entrenched dislike of hip-hop and rap.

Cheeba?  I always thought it was short for weed, err Mary Jane, err marijuana. {#Cool}


Posted 15 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Excellent!  I don't know this song from Morcheeba!
Posted 15 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
Awesome Set Bill!

Morcheeba
World Looking In		 
 
Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter
The Dreaming Dead


 
Camper Van Beethoven
Pictures Of Matchstick Men


 
Oasis
Falling Down


 
Blackfield
Hello


 
Matthew Sweet
Thought I Knew You


 
Elvis Costello
Inch By Inch



Posted 15 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
love this sound! I just bought the album on Amazon for .09 cents!! Muwah-ha-ha. I feel like i'm getting a great deal on awesome music! Thanks RP & cheers to Amazon!{#Tongue}
Posted 15 years ago by akmegan    [ Reply ]
 vandal wrote:

Morcheeba actually falls under a Hip-Hop sub-genre known as Trip-Hop. . . so you can safely go back to loathing hip-hop and rap. . .

 

I've always heard Morcheeba described more as "Down-Tempo" or "Lounge/Exotica".  I guess they're all just arbitrary labels anyhow.  It's good music no matter what it's labeled as.

Posted 15 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Love, love, love this song...and Morcheeba in general.
Posted 15 years ago by K_Love    [ Reply ]
{#Cowboy}{#Devil_pimp}{#Cowboy}  


Posted 15 years ago by Mandible    [ Reply ]
 crazy wrote:
like it, been on my fav. playlist since first hearing it on RP, still curious as to what the name refers to.......
 
ganja.  cheeba = ganja.

Posted 15 years ago by rachlan    [ Reply ]
 crazy wrote:
like it, been on my fav. playlist since first hearing it on RP, still curious as to what the name refers to.......
 
is that sarcasm?

giyf - cheeba  - more cheeba  get it now? 
Posted 15 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Morcheeba, nice. :)

Posted 15 years ago by Candela    [ Reply ]
like it, been on my fav. playlist since first hearing it on RP, still curious as to what the name refers to.......
Posted 15 years ago by crazy    [ Reply ]
The vocalist, (in this song )sounds quite a bit like Sneaker Pimps former female vocalist...to me anyways.
Posted 16 years ago by coolpeople_rule    [ Reply ]
Sounds like there's a cup a Alban added to this mix, ne?

BTW, Skye already released a solo album in 2006 with a new one in production, go check it out.
Posted 16 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
fredriley wrote:
I loathe hip-hop and rap (learn to feckin' sing, guys ) so if Morcheeba is hip-hop then I must unknowingly have had a life-changing conversion so dramatic it would make St Paul on the Road to Damascus look like a passing fancy. This song is smoother than mercury on ice, and that's smooth. 7 from the Nottingham jury.

Morcheeba actually falls under a Hip-Hop sub-genre known as Trip-Hop. . . so you can safely go back to loathing hip-hop and rap. . .


Posted 16 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Jelani wrote:
I need more Cheeba!!! What's Cheeba?
It's like a combination of "more" and "cheeba." Get it? It's more and cheeba!
Posted 16 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
westslope wrote:
This is one of the few hip hop bands that I actually like. Though I have to wonder if that sentiment is due to insufficient exposure.....
I loathe hip-hop and rap (learn to feckin' sing, guys ) so if Morcheeba is hip-hop then I must unknowingly have had a life-changing conversion so dramatic it would make St Paul on the Road to Damascus look like a passing fancy. This song is smoother than mercury on ice, and that's smooth. 7 from the Nottingham jury.
Posted 16 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Until I heard this cut I had considered Morcheeba to be a nÃŒjazz group. Now I don't know what I'd call them . . . . But I really like this song anyway!
Posted 16 years ago by justin_thyme    [ Reply ]
This is my first time every hearing this song. About two words into it, and I am seduced by her voice.
Posted 16 years ago by olsaltybastard    [ Reply ]
Jelani wrote:
I need more Cheeba!!! What's Cheeba?
Posted 16 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
Dobro pushes this one to an 8, maybe a nine!
Posted 16 years ago by TexasAggies    [ Reply ]
I need more Cheeba!!! What's Cheeba?
Posted 17 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
great! I only knew "The Sea" so far....and that from RP too...
Posted 17 years ago by crushedvelvet    [ Reply ]
Dare_Devil wrote:
And she left Morcheeba last year :( Waiting for an album from her...
To hear her tell it, she was sacked. If true, what a mistake by the Godfrey brothers...
Posted 17 years ago by wonderunit    [ Reply ]
westslope wrote:
This is one of the few hip hop bands that I actually like. Though I have to wonder if that sentiment is due to insufficient exposure.....
Hip hop should be used very, very loosely in Morcheeba's case. If you want good hip hop, look no further than Mos Def's "Black on Both Sides." But calling Morcheeba hip hop is like calling Smashing Pumpkins a goth band. ...as in, it's a stretch. As for this song, it's a winner. 8/10
Posted 17 years ago by Jamunca    [ Reply ]
This is one of the few hip hop bands that I actually like. Though I have to wonder if that sentiment is due to insufficient exposure.....
Posted 17 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
I hear A John Cipollina (Quicksilver Messenger Service) guitar sound.
Posted 17 years ago by Wimpy    [ Reply ]
Again Morcheeba as it's best
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Unquestionably the best I've heard from Morcheeba.
Posted 17 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
completely hooked less than 5 seconds into the tune, didn't recognize it as one i knew til 15 seconds in. that's craftsmanship!
Posted 17 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Ok, who can help me write an explaination for my boss in order to excuse the fact that I'll miss the deadline for my work today...? No chance to concentrate on programming when my ears travel around all the time, thanks to RP.^^ Morcheeba is always godlike.
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
tammaye wrote:
yummay! who's the banana?
Posted 17 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
ndanger666 wrote:
Personally, I would like Lesscheeba
I don't agree...but this made me laugh.
Posted 18 years ago by araja    [ Reply ]
Personally, I would like Lesscheeba
Posted 18 years ago by ndanger666    [ Reply ]
Suddenly I feel like donating to PBS.
Posted 18 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
Helchat wrote: Who is this woman singing? pigglywiggly anwsered: Skye Edwards
And she left Morcheeba last year :( Waiting for an album from her...
Posted 18 years ago by Dare_Devil    [ Reply ]
SoundsGoodToMe wrote:
Skye Edwards
Posted 18 years ago by sonafro    [ Reply ]
Helchat wrote:
Who is this woman singing? intriguing voice.... she sounds like the woman who sang in the song in the mid to late 90's.... catchy tune, went "just because we're talking, doesn't mean we're friends....." come on, help me out here! lol
Probably a few months late, but the song you're thinking of is six underground by the sneaker pimps ( another good example of trip-hop.)
Posted 18 years ago by SoundsGoodToMe    [ Reply ]
Helchat wrote:
Who is this woman singing?
Skye Edwards
Posted 18 years ago by pigglywiggly    [ Reply ]
PattonFever wrote:
portishead is the apple to this orange. & massive attack is the pear.
yummay! who's the banana?
Posted 18 years ago by tammaye    [ Reply ]
Who is this woman singing? intriguing voice.... she sounds like the woman who sang in the song in the mid to late 90's.... catchy tune, went "just because we're talking, doesn't mean we're friends....." come on, help me out here! lol
Posted 18 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
In my opinion, Skye can't be replaced. Love there music.
Posted 19 years ago by Nowhereman    [ Reply ]
i could do without the irrelevant 'bedoodooooobedoo' part, for sure, but the rest is all good. & uh portishead is the apple to this orange. & massive attack is the pear.
Posted 19 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
Does anyone know who is the lead singer now? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morcheeba
Posted 19 years ago by th3boon    [ Reply ]
SKYE! WHY oh WHY did you leave Morcheeba? I saw them a few years ago in Boston, it was an absolutely magical night. One of the best shows I've ever been to.
Posted 19 years ago by bostonbeerguy    [ Reply ]
Just recently discovered them and they have become my favorites!.....I cannot believe that they have replaced this lead singer. Love that slow move to it groove
Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Why do I like her voice so much? She could be singing about absolutely anything and I would listen and enjoy :)
Posted 19 years ago by red04star    [ Reply ]
I saw them live at Barcelona, I think maybe two years ago, and really enjoyed. This Skye has a power!
Posted 19 years ago by jlopezj    [ Reply ]
a 10 :)
Posted 19 years ago by k44    [ Reply ]
Posted 20 years ago by Zukiwi    [ Reply ]
ScottyB wrote:
Portishead is a vastly better alternative within this genre.
I think they're quite different. as proof, I hate Portishead. :-) I think Massive Attack is better music than Morcheeba or Portishead, though it's usually too dark for me to want to listen to much. this is a nice track, though.
Posted 20 years ago by keemun    [ Reply ]
ScottyB wrote:
Portishead is a vastly better alternative within this genre.
Portishead is moody, slightly depressing, and makes for amazingly good sex music. It's Bristol, through and through. Morcheeba is downtempo triphop. To contrast, it's more upbeat, cheerier, and makes for amazingly good lazy summertime music. Same genre? Hardly.
Posted 20 years ago by phrawzty    [ Reply ]
This is a very good song - the CD, however, appears to be roundly hated by most reviewers on Amazon, which is unusual. I prefer Big Calm, myself....
Posted 20 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
i've never heard this before, but i like it
Posted 20 years ago by thelionsduck    [ Reply ]
ScottyB wrote:
Portishead is a vastly better alternative within this genre.
Disagree. I like Portishead and Morcheeba. Although I understand how some similarities can be drawn, I think the "feel" and "mood" of their music is quite different. So I don't think a fair comparison can be made.
Posted 20 years ago by MTL_Robbie    [ Reply ]
Portishead is a vastly better alternative within this genre.
Posted 20 years ago by ScottyB    [ Reply ]
Morcheeba is so great ! Has anybody heard their new record \"Charango\" ? It`s the best they ever made ! Someone should upload some songs...
Posted 22 years ago by adrianO    [ Reply ]
Fine one! Morcheeba really is a great band between soul, funk, pop, rock and trip hop... - much better than all the typical ugly commercial bands from the charts... This song is only one of many from now four albums - so get them all!
Posted 22 years ago by beetFreeQ    [ Reply ]
I like the feel..Im sliding into bliss.....
Posted 22 years ago by Cory    [ Reply ]
nice sound - it works and i like it but definitely has a techno/synthesized feel to it. i wouldn\'t compare it to virtuosos like Clapton etc.
Posted 23 years ago by justlistening    [ Reply ]