Hi Mia! Have you started listening to your music yet? Do you like your artist? What genre is she? Is she slow, or fast, sad or upbeat? Her name sounds like some kind of detective in a fiction book. Or a really cool character, because Imogen sounds kind of like Imagine! Does her music convey that she has HEAPS of IMAGINATION. I know that isn't funny, but I really don't care. See you in upper School Voices! Come blog soon!!!
I think IMOGEN HEAP sound likes emotion heap. Which is cool too. I have heard three of her songs and her voice has a computerized tone you know? Do you know if she does computer voice overs in some of her songs?
Mia, I'm so glad you're listening to Imogen!!!! She is one of my top five favorite musicians. She has heaps of imagination, just like Amelia said. Hee hee. Can't wait to hear what you think of her.
Hi everybody, I liked your comments! Imogen Heap does have pretty much the neatest name ever. the songs I have heard so far are Hide and seek and "Headlock". I really like the way her voice sounds (it is kind of computer-y) and her lyrics are really good too. see you later! Mia(posting on E. O.s computer)
Mia, I was wondering is Imogen Heap her real name or like her artist name? Does she use instruments in her music? All I've heard of hers is Hide and Seek and it doesn't sound like it has any instruments in it. Unless...They are secret instruments that no one ever hears. Anyways, I'm really happy you like your music, it would be sad if you didn't.
Imogen Heap is an interesting name. Especially the first name. Its kinda funny - the first stretch project artist you listened to has a similar name to the second stretch project artist. Ingrid, Imogen. Anyways...following switzerlandeo, I hope that you like your music too!!! :)
Hi Mia! Have you heard "just for now" By Imogen Heap? Hannah told me about it and looked up. It's song made up of things you would say at an awkward family gathering. like 'Quit kicking me under the table... I'm trying, will someone make her SHUT UP about it.' It doesn't make a lot of sense but the best songs don't make sense.
Hey Mia, Have you ever searched Imogen Heap's lyrics? Because they are kind of weird in a good way. The lyrics in Hide and Seek are both beautiful and are very hard to understand so I looked them up. At one point she starts singing and she says, "Dreams..and. sewing machines." and I think thats funny, she starts singing about sewing machines! Then there's Just for now. (I think that's what it's called) and I mentioned before that it is a list of things to say at an awkward family gathering. Her lyrics are cool. What are your thoughts?
I just want to say that I've been listening to my album and I've found that you get to know the songs on a CD much in the same way you'd get to know a group of new people: you will remember some names and details, and completely forget others. But a funny thing about the Imogen Heap CD is that almost all her songs made an impression! so that was pretty cool. to answer you guy's questions, I don't know if Imogen Heap is her real name-- I'll get back to you on that. And Maddy-- I haven't gotten to that song just yet but it sounds REALLY COOL. I will get back to you guys ASAP.
Hi again-- I have listened to Just For Now and I really enjoyed it! Also, to Maddy's last comment, I thought she said "Trains have sewing machines" in Hide and Seek and I was thinking how that didn't really make sense-- but if you think about it long enough, anything makes sense, and so I thought it might mean that you can make a home anywhere, even when you are travelling on a train. but "Dreams and sewing machines" makes so much more sense because it's like dreams are ideas and sewing machines are actual execution of ideas. wow. that may not have made any sense. But my point is that Imogen's lyrics are very clever.
Oh sorry it does trains and sewing machines. Ooops :0 Are you liking Imogen Heap? She seems like the type of artist you would listen to. (that's a complement.) I forget which song it is but in one she does a round with herself which is kind of like Ingrid Michealson but hers is a little different. Tell me what you think of your music.
Hi Mia! I thought it was trains are so inmachine. Like so not machine. I don't know. What album of hers are you listening to? Is it just her or are their more members that like help her? Are there instruments in her songs?
I get such a kick out of reading these comments, because Imogen Heap is one of my favorite musicians EVER. I've discussed the meaning of "Hide & Seek" many, many times. It's one of those songs that you can interpret in a lot of ways, I think. I see it as a commentary on what it means to be human in an age of machines. The chorus is: "Hide and seek/trains and sewing machines/all those years/they were here first." When I hear that, I think about how none of us were alive before the invention of trains & sewing machines (which symbolize technology on the whole). If our whole lives are wrapped up in the use of machines, do we really know what it means to be human without them? Are we playing a never-ending game of hide & seek, trying to figure out who and what we really are? I could say more, but I'll leave it at that for this comment. ;)
Whoa! I never thought of "Hide and Seek" like that Hannah. When she says "They were here first" It makes me feel like she's maybe singing about Christopher Columbus and she's saying that the Native American's were here first. Shows how deep I am when I listen to music. Oh but maybe the hide and seek part is about hiding from Columbus because he will scalp anyone in his way. And Trains and Sewing machines is a metaphor for all the things he brought to them. "You won't catch me round here" is about running away from their terrible fate of being brutally murdered by Christopher. I don't know why I continued with that because obviously that's not what this song is about.
Mia's computer is not allowing her to blog, at all. We spent an hour trying to figure it out last night, and it was exhausting. I told her if she emailed me blogs I could post them for her.
Mia wouldn't email me her posts, and then when i mentioned it today she had no recollection of me offering to post... Strange. Well I guess I was kind of overloading her because we had a big argument/discussion afterward. But I proved my point, and I think we both got a lot out of it so it was good... Never mind. Maybe she will email me some posts now. I hope she does.
Hello, I am posting this for Mia, as she is unable to post herself.
Mia:
Hi Everybody, Sorry I haven't been posting. I must have strictly blog-related amnesia or something because Amelia, I'm afraid I have no idea what you're talking about. Sorry. Anyways, Maddy, I think your theory about Hide and Seek being about Christopher Columbus is very interesting and very potentially true. especially the line about, "They were here first". and also when she sings, 'mmmm what you say, that it's all for the best, well of course it is" because Christopher Columbus thought he was doing a good thing by taking away the Native American's land and brutally murdering a whole ton of people with biological warfare, probably. Well, or not. But you know what I mean. I'm really enjoying listening to Imogen Heap's music. It's all catchy and dancable, but it's enigmatic and makes you think. It's like you can listen to it no matter what mood you are in. I found out that Imogen is 31 years old, and her full name is Imogen Jennifer Jane Heap, which I think is kind of funny because while Jennifer and Jane are both very pretty names, they are a little more ordinary than, say, Imogen. I think it says a lot about her that she left the ordinary names out of her recording name and is known just by her unique name, because her music is unique. But when you look really closely, it has influences from more common music, if you know what I mean. There are peices of Jennifer Jane in even the most far-out perplexing things, I think. That may not make any sense. I also found out that one of the first instruments she learned was the Clarinet, which is what I play. So that's pretty cool. See you all later! Mia
Hi again everybody, You'll be proud to know that I have abided by one of the suggestions Hannah posted for this week's focus, by dancing to my music. I am sure I looked like a complete bafoon, but that made it all the more fun. Also, no one was watching me. I think my favorites for dancing to are "The Walk" and "Goodnight and Go" but 'Headlock" is also really great and so's "The Moment I Said It" and there's always "Hide and Seek" If you are in the mood to be interpretive which I often am. I am going to have the worst time imaginable picking a listening example, because I like everything on the CD! One thing I've noticed about Imogen Heap's music is that she has a few different styles that she uses. One's a little more slow and makes you think, like "Hide and Seek" and "Just for Now" but it's not like these songs are boring, in fact I think they are the most interesting of all. Then there are faster, more upbeat songs that really make you want to dance like "Headlock" and a lot of the others. And I've noticed that in almost every song, there are really cool sound effects. I think all these things make Imogen's music unique. Also, I want to say thanks to Amelia for helping get my posts up because my silly-headed computer is against blogging. You rock Amelia. -Mia
Thanks for saying I rock Mia! And guys, if you click on "Mia!" it will lead you to MY profile, because all I did was go to my profile, edit profile, change display name, type in "Mia!", save changes, view saved changes, back to Blog, find Mia's post, post her comment, and then go back to my profile again and change my name back. But at least it says "Mia!" when I post the comments she emails me.
Also: WHY THE HECK DOES EVERYONE'S STRETCH PROJECT MUSIC HAVE OBSCURE REFERENCES TO CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS?!?!?
Mia's does, Ian's does, Jon's does... Christopher Columbus is the one who brought Christianity to America first, so Streetlight Manifesto is totally against him... It is kind of weird.
Mia Says: Hi Everybody, Amelia, you actually don't have to do the whole switching-profile thing, because it doesn't matter what the name says and it sounds like a total pain. I appreciate the thought though. It's funny that so many people's music has references to Christopher Columbus. And Virgina, it's nice to see you on my blog! I am glad you like Imogen Heap. Do you know the name of the song Hannah played by any chance? also, what are you listening to for this stretch project? thank you and have a lovely day, -Mia
MIA: Hi Everybody, well. The stretch project is coming to a close soon and I must say it's been a nice experience. I am afraid that I didn't blog quite as much as I could have, but I really enjoyed listening to Imogen Heap's music. Her music is unique, but in a way that I think most people would understand. If you can do this as an artist, then you're golden. I think I will keep listening to it after the project, because I'd like to try and figure out more of the lyrics, plus it's really catchy. So as my final sentiment to you all, before I Say Goodnight and Go, please remember to dream, but don't forget the sewing machine that will help you to realize those dreams. For the record, I am using sybolism or something like that and so when I say 'sewing machines' and things like that I mean, in a word, reach for the stars, but at some point you got to actually get that fishing net. Or whatever it is you'd use to get a star. so, It's been great on the blog with you guys, and I'm really going to miss doing Stretch Projects. See you later, Mia
I just mentioned this to you, like, a few minutes ago, but oh well. I mentioning it again - for other peoples and you too. So - have you heard of an artist called Blue October (I don't know whether or not its a band or a person, I think its a band) who has a song that has Imogen Heap singing in it. It's called Congratulations. Have you seen any of her music videos on iTunes? She has about five. I haven't seen all of them, but I've seen Hide & Seek. It's a bit strange, and a teensy bit boring. It's about Imogen Heap (who's wearing very long earrings that come below her shoulders) singing in either the spotlight or the sun (can't tell) and hugging herself. I looked at the reviews for the music video, and the seem pretty good.
Oh yeah and the second one...Goodnight or something like that...for some reason, iTunes wouldn't let me watch it. So, techincally, I only watched one Imogen Heap video. But it's okay. Imogen Heap's a great singer. Go Imogen (I always pronounce her name wrong oops)
Mia, I am soooo glad you liked Imogen! She's one of my very, very favorites. I didn't know that her middle names were Jennifer Jane & I like what you wrote about how she has some common influences in her music and how that relates to her middle names.
Cadence, YAY, I'm glad that you told us about that song with Blue October. I hadn't heard of it until now.
Hi Mia! Have you started listening to your music yet? Do you like your artist? What genre is she? Is she slow, or fast, sad or upbeat? Her name sounds like some kind of detective in a fiction book. Or a really cool character, because Imogen sounds kind of like Imagine! Does her music convey that she has HEAPS of IMAGINATION. I know that isn't funny, but I really don't care. See you in upper School Voices! Come blog soon!!!
ReplyDeleteI think IMOGEN HEAP sound likes emotion heap.
ReplyDeleteWhich is cool too.
I have heard three of her songs and her voice has a computerized tone you know? Do you know if she does computer voice overs in some of her songs?
Mia, I'm so glad you're listening to Imogen!!!! She is one of my top five favorite musicians. She has heaps of imagination, just like Amelia said. Hee hee. Can't wait to hear what you think of her.
ReplyDeleteHi everybody,
ReplyDeleteI liked your comments! Imogen Heap does have pretty much the neatest name ever. the songs I have heard so far are Hide and seek and "Headlock". I really like the way her voice sounds (it is kind of computer-y) and her lyrics are really good too.
see you later!
Mia(posting on E. O.s computer)
Mia, I was wondering is Imogen Heap her real name or like her artist name? Does she use instruments in her music? All I've heard of hers is Hide and Seek and it doesn't sound like it has any instruments in it. Unless...They are secret instruments that no one ever hears. Anyways, I'm really happy you like your music, it would be sad if you didn't.
ReplyDeleteImogen Heap is an interesting name. Especially the first name. Its kinda funny - the first stretch project artist you listened to has a similar name to the second stretch project artist. Ingrid, Imogen. Anyways...following switzerlandeo, I hope that you like your music too!!! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Mia!
ReplyDeleteHave you heard "just for now" By Imogen Heap? Hannah told me about it and looked up. It's song made up of things you would say at an awkward family gathering. like 'Quit kicking me under the table... I'm trying, will someone make her SHUT UP about it.' It doesn't make a lot of sense but the best songs don't make sense.
Hey Mia,
ReplyDeleteHave you ever searched Imogen Heap's lyrics? Because they are kind of weird in a good way. The lyrics in Hide and Seek are both beautiful and are very hard to understand so I looked them up. At one point she starts singing and she says, "Dreams..and. sewing machines." and I think thats funny, she starts singing about sewing machines! Then there's Just for now. (I think that's what it's called) and I mentioned before that it is a list of things to say at an awkward family gathering. Her lyrics are cool. What are your thoughts?
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ReplyDeleteHi everybody,
ReplyDeleteI just want to say that I've been listening to my album and I've found that you get to know the songs on a CD much in the same way you'd get to know a group of new people: you will remember some names and details, and completely forget others. But a funny thing about the Imogen Heap CD is that almost all her songs made an impression! so that was pretty cool. to answer you guy's questions, I don't know if Imogen Heap is her real name-- I'll get back to you on that. And Maddy-- I haven't gotten to that song just yet but it sounds REALLY COOL. I will get back to you guys ASAP.
have a lovely day,
Mia
Hi again--
ReplyDeleteI have listened to Just For Now and I really enjoyed it! Also, to Maddy's last comment, I thought she said "Trains have sewing machines" in Hide and Seek and I was thinking how that didn't really make sense-- but if you think about it long enough, anything makes sense, and so I thought it might mean that you can make a home anywhere, even when you are travelling on a train. but "Dreams and sewing machines" makes so much more sense because it's like dreams are ideas and sewing machines are actual execution of ideas. wow. that may not have made any sense. But my point is that Imogen's lyrics are very clever.
Oh sorry it does trains and sewing machines.
ReplyDeleteOoops :0
Are you liking Imogen Heap? She seems like the type of artist you would listen to. (that's a complement.) I forget which song it is but in one she does a round with herself which is kind of like Ingrid Michealson but hers is a little different.
Tell me what you think of your music.
Hi Mia! I thought it was trains are so inmachine. Like so not machine. I don't know. What album of hers are you listening to? Is it just her or are their more members that like help her? Are there instruments in her songs?
ReplyDeleteI get such a kick out of reading these comments, because Imogen Heap is one of my favorite musicians EVER. I've discussed the meaning of "Hide & Seek" many, many times. It's one of those songs that you can interpret in a lot of ways, I think. I see it as a commentary on what it means to be human in an age of machines. The chorus is: "Hide and seek/trains and sewing machines/all those years/they were here first." When I hear that, I think about how none of us were alive before the invention of trains & sewing machines (which symbolize technology on the whole). If our whole lives are wrapped up in the use of machines, do we really know what it means to be human without them? Are we playing a never-ending game of hide & seek, trying to figure out who and what we really are? I could say more, but I'll leave it at that for this comment. ;)
ReplyDeleteMiaaaaa, where are you?
ReplyDeleteHello Mia, come blog with us! We miss you! Are you enjoying your music?
ReplyDeleteMia are you still having problems blog-a-fying?
ReplyDeleteWhoa! I never thought of "Hide and Seek" like that Hannah. When she says "They were here first" It makes me feel like she's maybe singing about Christopher Columbus and she's saying that the Native American's were here first.
ReplyDeleteShows how deep I am when I listen to music.
Oh but maybe the hide and seek part is about hiding from Columbus because he will scalp anyone in his way. And Trains and Sewing machines is a metaphor for all the things he brought to them. "You won't catch me round here" is about running away from their terrible fate of being brutally murdered by Christopher.
I don't know why I continued with that because obviously that's not what this song is about.
Mia's computer is not allowing her to blog, at all. We spent an hour trying to figure it out last night, and it was exhausting. I told her if she emailed me blogs I could post them for her.
ReplyDeleteThanks for trying to help Mia, Amelia! Feel free to post on her behalf. We miss you, Mia!
ReplyDeleteMaddy, where did you get Christopher Columbus!?
ReplyDeleteMia wouldn't email me her posts, and then when i mentioned it today she had no recollection of me offering to post... Strange.
ReplyDeleteWell I guess I was kind of overloading her because we had a big argument/discussion afterward. But I proved my point, and I think we both got a lot out of it so it was good... Never mind. Maybe she will email me some posts now. I hope she does.
I don't know where I got that theory... I suppose the correct answer would be the song... but otherwise I have no idea.
ReplyDeleteHello, I am posting this for Mia, as she is unable to post herself.
ReplyDeleteMia:
Hi Everybody,
Sorry I haven't been posting. I must have strictly blog-related amnesia or something because Amelia, I'm afraid I have no idea what you're talking about. Sorry.
Anyways, Maddy, I think your theory about Hide and Seek being about Christopher Columbus is very interesting and very potentially true. especially the line about, "They were here first". and also when she sings, 'mmmm what you say, that it's all for the best, well of course it is" because Christopher Columbus thought he was doing a good thing by taking away the Native American's land and brutally murdering a whole ton of people with biological warfare, probably. Well, or not. But you know what I mean.
I'm really enjoying listening to Imogen Heap's music. It's all catchy and dancable, but it's enigmatic and makes you think. It's like you can listen to it no matter what mood you are in. I found out that Imogen is 31 years old, and her full name is Imogen Jennifer Jane Heap, which I think is kind of funny because while Jennifer and Jane are both very pretty names, they are a little more ordinary than, say, Imogen. I think it says a lot about her that she left the ordinary names out of her recording name and is known just by her unique name, because her music is unique. But when you look really closely, it has influences from more common music, if you know what I mean. There are peices of Jennifer Jane in even the most far-out perplexing things, I think. That may not make any sense.
I also found out that one of the first instruments she learned was the Clarinet, which is what I play. So that's pretty cool.
See you all later!
Mia
Thank you a whole bunch!
Love,
Mia
Hi again everybody,
ReplyDeleteYou'll be proud to know that I have abided by one of the suggestions Hannah posted for this week's focus, by dancing to my music. I am sure I looked like a complete bafoon, but that made it all the more fun. Also, no one was watching me. I think my favorites for dancing to are "The Walk" and "Goodnight and Go" but 'Headlock" is also really great and so's "The Moment I Said It" and there's always "Hide and Seek" If you are in the mood to be interpretive which I often am. I am going to have the worst time imaginable picking a listening example, because I like everything on the CD!
One thing I've noticed about Imogen Heap's music is that she has a few different styles that she uses. One's a little more slow and makes you think, like "Hide and Seek" and "Just for Now" but it's not like these songs are boring, in fact I think they are the most interesting of all. Then there are faster, more upbeat songs that really make you want to dance like "Headlock" and a lot of the others. And I've noticed that in almost every song, there are really cool sound effects. I think all these things make Imogen's music unique.
Also, I want to say thanks to Amelia for helping get my posts up because my silly-headed computer is against blogging. You rock Amelia.
-Mia
Thanks for saying I rock Mia!
ReplyDeleteAnd guys, if you click on "Mia!" it will lead you to MY profile, because all I did was go to my profile, edit profile, change display name, type in "Mia!", save changes, view saved changes, back to Blog, find Mia's post, post her comment, and then go back to my profile again and change my name back.
But at least it says "Mia!" when I post the comments she emails me.
Also:
ReplyDeleteWHY THE HECK DOES EVERYONE'S STRETCH PROJECT MUSIC HAVE OBSCURE REFERENCES TO CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS?!?!?
Mia's does, Ian's does, Jon's does...
Christopher Columbus is the one who brought Christianity to America first, so Streetlight Manifesto is totally against him...
It is kind of weird.
Hi Mia!
ReplyDeleteHannah played a song by Imogen Heap for a listening example and I really liked it. Maybe I will listen to her next year!
Mia Says:
ReplyDeleteHi Everybody,
Amelia, you actually don't have to do the whole switching-profile thing, because it doesn't matter what the name says and it sounds like a total pain. I appreciate the thought though.
It's funny that so many people's music has references to Christopher Columbus.
And Virgina, it's nice to see you on my blog! I am glad you like Imogen Heap. Do you know the name of the song Hannah played by any chance? also, what are you listening to for this stretch project?
thank you and have a lovely day, -Mia
MIA:
ReplyDeleteHi Everybody,
well. The stretch project is coming to a close soon and I must say it's been a nice experience. I am afraid that I didn't blog quite as much as I could have, but I really enjoyed listening to Imogen Heap's music. Her music is unique, but in a way that I think most people would understand. If you can do this as an artist, then you're golden. I think I will keep listening to it after the project, because I'd like to try and figure out more of the lyrics, plus it's really catchy. So as my final sentiment to you all, before I Say Goodnight and Go, please remember to dream, but don't forget the sewing machine that will help you to realize those dreams. For the record, I am using sybolism or something like that and so when I say 'sewing machines' and things like that I mean, in a word, reach for the stars, but at some point you got to actually get that fishing net. Or whatever it is you'd use to get a star.
so, It's been great on the blog with you guys, and I'm really going to miss doing Stretch Projects.
See you later,
Mia
Hi Mia,
ReplyDeleteI just mentioned this to you, like, a few minutes ago, but oh well. I mentioning it again - for other peoples and you too. So - have you heard of an artist called Blue October (I don't know whether or not its a band or a person, I think its a band) who has a song that has Imogen Heap singing in it. It's called Congratulations. Have you seen any of her music videos on iTunes? She has about five. I haven't seen all of them, but I've seen Hide & Seek. It's a bit strange, and a teensy bit boring. It's about Imogen Heap (who's wearing very long earrings that come below her shoulders) singing in either the spotlight or the sun (can't tell) and hugging herself. I looked at the reviews for the music video, and the seem pretty good.
Oh yeah and the second one...Goodnight or something like that...for some reason, iTunes wouldn't let me watch it. So, techincally, I only watched one Imogen Heap video. But it's okay. Imogen Heap's a great singer. Go Imogen (I always pronounce her name wrong oops)
ReplyDeleteMia, I am soooo glad you liked Imogen! She's one of my very, very favorites. I didn't know that her middle names were Jennifer Jane & I like what you wrote about how she has some common influences in her music and how that relates to her middle names.
ReplyDeleteCadence, YAY, I'm glad that you told us about that song with Blue October. I hadn't heard of it until now.