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Florence + The Machine — Breaking Down (acoustic)
Album: Ceremonials
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Released: 2011
Length: 3:24
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All alone
It was always there you see
And even on my own
It was always standing next to me

I can see it coming from the edge of the room
Creeping in the streetlight
Holding my hand in the pale gloom
Can you see it coming now?

Oh, I think I'm breaking down again
Oh, I think I'm breaking down

All alone
Even when I was a child
I've always known
There was something to be frightened of

You know that I can see you coming from the edge of the room
Creeping in the streetlight
Holding my hand in the pale gloom
Can you see it coming now?

Oh, I think I'm breaking down again
Oh, I think I'm breaking down

All alone
On the edge of sleep
My old familiar friend
Comes and lies down next to me

And I can see you coming from the edge of the room
Smiling in the streetlight
Even with my eyes shut tight
I still see you coming now

Oh, I think I'm breaking down again
Oh, I think I'm breaking down again
Oh, I think I'm breaking down again
Oh, I think I'm breaking down
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I hear this and all I keep thinking Jim Steinman, it sounds like he wrote it. 
Posted 7 years ago by Decoy    [ Reply ]

It happens every time Bill plays Florence...


Posted 8 years ago by chyk5    [ Reply ]
The regular, non-acoustic version is better.
Posted 8 years ago by ElCamoteLoco    [ Reply ]
Her beautiful voice is wasted on that boring song. I'm dozing off....slowly but surely.
Posted 8 years ago by strangestairway    [ Reply ]
finally - Florence stops screaming and vocalizes with subtlety .  First Florence song I can listen to.
Posted 8 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Florence - The Machine
Posted 8 years ago by coccyx    [ Reply ]
 hanssachs wrote:
Nerve-racking ... waiting for her to cut lose and start bellowing, and she never does ... weird.

 
Yup
Posted 8 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
I still don't get what she's on about! {#Ask}
Posted 8 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
Doves & their Whistley Wings.
Posted 9 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
kcar your Walken satellite is gorgeous, thank you!  (love Flo too  : )
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:
 
I think we can dial back on the c¤œ€•|l now..."

 
If it were never mentioned ever again it would be too soon.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Nerve-racking ... waiting for her to cut lose and start bellowing, and she never does ... weird.
Posted 9 years ago by hanssachs    [ Reply ]
 thewaxtadpole wrote:
Christopher Walken is out there somewhere, insisting that this needs more vibrato.

 

gamawinkie wrote:

or more "cow bells"

  
Christopher Walken floating in space

"I think we can dial back on the cowbell now..."
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
too awful.
Posted 10 years ago by Springbok84    [ Reply ]
I really don't like her style.
Posted 10 years ago by jdemmers    [ Reply ]
 clwguy wrote:
alright, who stole the screeching?

 
{#Lol}
Posted 10 years ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]
 thewaxtadpole wrote:
Christopher Walken is out there somewhere, insisting that this needs more vibrato.

 
or more "cow bells"
Posted 11 years ago by gamawinkie    [ Reply ]
Sentimental...especially major to minor. 
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Christopher Walken is out there somewhere, insisting that this needs more vibrato.
Posted 11 years ago by thewaxtadpole    [ Reply ]

Great Choice,   Thanks for Playing


Posted 11 years ago by Baketown    [ Reply ]
Where's that pic of the bleating sheep?
Posted 11 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
 So true, I Agrree, my church likey
Lazarus wrote:


Thank you!  I be me...

love this song...
 

 



Posted 11 years ago by Papa_Smurf    [ Reply ]
Horrible
Posted 11 years ago by j1sey    [ Reply ]
Not meaning to be disparaging, but it's your shadow, silly.
Posted 11 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 oldman wrote:

You seem somehow familiar Lazarus........... 
 

Thank you!  I be me...

love this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
This is lovely but it's not on my version of the album - where did Bill get it?
Posted 11 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
 Lazarus wrote:

Everybody in my church loves this song...
 
 
You seem somehow familiar Lazarus........... 
Posted 11 years ago by oldman    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my church loves this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
One of my very few 10s on here... wow. I just peed a little.
Posted 11 years ago by davidg109    [ Reply ]
 Carl wrote:
Bill's been chided for pushing so many female vocalists at us but I have to agree that the ladies really do seem to turn out much good music—very lyrical, interesting chord changes, rhythms, and wonderful singing. My Radio Paradise Favorites playlist is heavy with such as Sophie Zelmani, Feist, Kate Bush, and many others that I'd have not "discovered" were it not for RP!
 

The females tend to be more successful as solo vocalists.  There are a few good female bands, but rock music is overwhelmingly a male dominated genre.  Boys play better together than do girls.
Posted 11 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
alright, who stole the screeching?
Posted 11 years ago by clwguy    [ Reply ]
Bill's been chided for pushing so many female vocalists at us but I have to agree that the ladies really do seem to turn out much good music—very lyrical, interesting chord changes, rhythms, and wonderful singing. My Radio Paradise Favorites playlist is heavy with such as Sophie Zelmani, Feist, Kate Bush, and many others that I'd have not "discovered" were it not for RP!
Posted 12 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
Beautiful singing.  Disturbing lyrics. 
Posted 12 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
Sometimes, listening to RP at work, I'm drawn into a song without realizing it. FINE TUNE!
Posted 12 years ago by Rafter101    [ Reply ]
hm... I'm trying and trying to get used to this but I can't. My arm always has to reach out and turn off the speakers.
Posted 12 years ago by hightail    [ Reply ]
..i think i'm in the midst of this song..
 
Posted 12 years ago by cShaggy    [ Reply ]
Florence not screaming... Yeah.... Good for her....Sounds like a female Brian Ferry.....and thats a good thing from my perspective.
Posted 12 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Fingernails + blackboard = ARRRGGGGG!!!!!
Posted 12 years ago by buddy    [ Reply ]
{#Sleep}{#Sleep}{#Sleep}{#Sleep}{#Sleep}{#Sleep}{#Sleep}{#Sleep}{#Sleep}{#Sleep}{#Sleep}{#Sleep}{#Sleep}{#Sleep}
Posted 12 years ago by Elroweho    [ Reply ]
Florence not being overly loud - kind of like it.
Posted 12 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
It reminds me of that one time where that Florence + The Machine song had harp on it...
Posted 12 years ago by pcicatar    [ Reply ]
How great! I'm sitting on my balcony with a Dr. B, enjoying another day in Aruba by the sea, deciding to check in on RP and this comes on, which is one of my favorites of late. As nice as this is, can't wait to get home to my real hi-fi and hear this and all of RP as it should sound instead of on an iPad (too lazy to connect my portable speakers). Need to get going now as dinner reservations await. (We're trying a new-ish restaurant in a couple's home, Anna-Maria's Autentico Ristorante Italiano, that's little known but supposedly wonderful, which we'll soon find out.)

Edit: Anna-Maria's was great! We'll return, I'm sure.
Posted 12 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
Gorgeous song
Posted 12 years ago by asilbuch    [ Reply ]
 Bat wrote:
First time I've heard this.  I kept waiting for her to start shrieking... but she didn't!
 
My sentiments exactly! A pleasant surprise and a welcome change from all that hollerin'. So, this then changes my tune.
There's an acoustic version? I'd be keen to hear that!

Posted 12 years ago by meinthecorner    [ Reply ]
Ah! The Fabulous Florence!
Posted 12 years ago by PurplePrincess    [ Reply ]
 Bat wrote:
First time I've heard this.  I kept waiting for her to start shrieking... but she didn't!
 
Quite. This should answer critics of herself on here who say that she's only got one volume level. This is a quiet and thoughtful piece and a nice departure from her usual big sound, though that's pretty damn good too.

Posted 12 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
I like this song better in the acoustic version. Really nice!
Posted 12 years ago by yaelf    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:

This is absolutely marvelous...  love it...
 
 
Yes, this is wonderful. And quite different than most things I listen to.
Posted 12 years ago by pianocomposer    [ Reply ]
I like the album cover.
Posted 13 years ago by terrapin52    [ Reply ]
First time I've heard this.  I kept waiting for her to start shrieking... but she didn't!
Posted 13 years ago by Bat    [ Reply ]
Love this one. {#Good-vibes}
Posted 13 years ago by nevar23    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 13 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]