My Favourite Faded Fantasy
 

From Damien's Facebook:

The new album ‘My Favourite Faded Fantasy’ out 11th November. Pre-order here: http://smarturl.it/MFFF

Tune in to BBC Radio 1 from 4pm EST/ 11am PST to hear the title track http://bbc.co.uk/radio1

I'm on my lunch and just tuned into the stream, has the new track played yet?

Just played!!

it was beautiful... anyone had recorded the song??

You can watch/listen to some of it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGIIfNxfUAE

do you understand all of the lyrics? there's a word I don't catch!

I heard it as 'my favourite face'?

yes, i hear face too

I don't hear face... to me it sounds more like haze, but face makes more sense.

I missed it premiere on BBC radio. Is the youtube clip the entire song? Consequence of Sound is saying it is...

http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/0...faded-fantasy/

no no that´s just a clip, the whole thing is like 6 min long

Just got the digital download sent to me from the pre-order. Simply. Wow.

He is back, friends.

I tried to transcribe the lyrics. I know, like many of you I am sure, the lyrics are so incredibly important to the experience. Please help correct this if you are hearing something different (especially after the 5:00 mark lol)

It's absolutely gorgeous. I was thrown off by the falsetto at first, but I got sucked into it so quickly. I love this as the first album. The instrumentation is so incredibly awesome. Is that wurlitzer? I may explode with excitement. Also, I'm new here.

So good to hear a new song! it makes me so happy! I love this song!

Nice of them to email it I didn't think we'd get a download so quickly.

Feels like the track would fit into the movie her perfectly. Side note after looking at the trailer when the computer finishes loading it says O on the screen.

Thank you for transcribing the lyrics, Cremallero. It does get harder to understand at the end there.. I love the whole dreamy ambience of the song, and I agree, the lyrics are always so important.

Welcome, Josh! The clip that Dawno posted above isn't sung in falsetto, and I have to admit, I like that version better. Would be cool if it is a Wurlitzer.. In any case, it's a gorgeous song, can't wait to hear the album in it's entirety!

you too! ;)

it´s even charting :)

My Favourite Faded Fantasy (the song) at #71 now on UK Itunes and the album pre-order up to #32 :)

Listening for the first time now. I love his voice singing that high, so flawed and emotional and beautiful. I kind of wish he'd leave the strings behind. Great dry drum sound. Looking forward to hearing it for real, not in a low-quality stream, when the band kicks in at the end it all sounds too compressed. I have not been overly excited about this release news, I guess it's been too long or something, but I am definitely hopeful and looking forward to hear the whole thing now.

Also available on Amazon. Man, I'm lost for words. It's a little different to what i was expecting - he's quite chirpy!! Its been so long. Am I ready to have my heart abused musically?! Hell yes! Also the words are incredibly relevant to me atm. Hurry up November...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/dmusic/d...ght:B00NBXN19U

OK, I'm declaring today a full on DOD - Damo obsessed day! You know how you attach memories and people to songs...well Damien's music is very much entwined with my hubby and I stopped listening to him (and hubby!) when we separated about 3 years ago. Hearing 'my favourite faded fantasy' has promoted me to dig out all the old favourites for the first time. Its emotional to say the least, but I've missed that rawness that gets me every single time. I'm currently working my way through the St Luke's videos...'woman like a man'...I'd forgotten how that song does things to me!!

It doesn't sound mixed or mastered correctly...anyone else feel the same ?

The vocals in the first two voices are so much louder than it is when the drums come in. The vocals then take a back seat and get drowned out by everything else as it goes on.

5:29 seems to be squashed and nothing really stands out, sounds like it's working the compressor lots and the track becomes flat.

Love the song, but something isn't right to me

I think for the most part they are right up until that last bridge. The first two lines I hear are:

Love dissolve the bloom
Always watch it dim

But for the third line, thus far I can only make out part of it:

Never lets a (or some) heart (or art) ___ ____

The closest words I could come up with based on the sounds I hear is "core" and "obey" (or maybe "beg") which is nearly poetic enough to work.

Of course it could always be "Never laid some hardcore babe" too (although I doubt it since we know Damo's certainly had quite a few of those.) :p

I never loved another like you etc. etc.

I haven't listened carefully enough to the whole thing but I also believe I heard a "what it all could mean" interspersed in with the "what it all could be" parts. So they may alternate throughout.

I'm not too keen on the new song, mostly because of the falsetto, I guess. (But then again, the 2006 record "9" never quite clicked with me as "O" did, either)

Maybe it's got something to do with Rubin's influence (but I'm not sure)? See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Ru...oudness_war.22

Speaking of Rubin: http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/cor...ith-him-again/ :D

So I spent all day being bothered by this and not being able to figure out and FINALLY remembered what song it is that the end of this one reminds me of: "Uncomfortable," the duet with Melanie Laureant.

I might also be completely insane, but the two compliment each other (to me) and I could see the ending of MFFF playing out a little like the end of Uncomfortable when played live.

^that´s what I´ve been telling everybody, that it reminded me of the songs with Melanie... I particularly thought it reminded me of the other one, Everything You´re Not Supposed to Be

chartwatch: the single is #58 in the UK itunes, the album pre-order at #27 :) the thing is Damo´s profile is better than ever in the UK mostly cos of X Factor constantly playing his songs in the last 3 years, he´s probably more famous in the UK now than in 2004 :) in the US itunes the single is #231 and the album, pre-order at #40

PS now streams do count towards the charts, so if you listen to the single on Spotify, you contribute to the charts! in a way, it´s like buying the mp3 on itunes :) new times...

So many old faces back at the igloo!!:wave: I'm not sure on the falsetto either, but overall I really like the new song. And I'm beyond excited for the new album!

There were bits that didn't sound right to me, but put it down to my slightly damaged headphones at the time. Apologies if I'm about to show my ignorance in techy stuff, but I've noticed that the song sounds much better when streaming Zane Lowe's show in comparison to the the download. Just thought it was a bit odd.

I was tempted to get the limited edition wooden cover, but 30 euro with 15 delivery, i think i'll pass.

Why doesn't he just strike a deal with Apple and release it for free like his buddy Bono. ;)

eskimofriends new record, happened at 5:55 a.m GMT+7. I remember the last one was 2006 with more than 300 ppl

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I'm so happy that Damien has finally achieved this album! I've pre-ordered the whole Deluxe Box set and listened the single as many of you and I have to say that I was very surprised by his voice first (sometimes I couldn't help thinking about James Blunt... :p ), so high and fragile in a sense but that's great and change is good too but I really wait for songs with wilder tones, less clean, the way I prefer Damien. What I've loved the most in this song is the richness of the music, he put everything in it and it's so beautiful, every instrument finds its place and at the end it sounds amazing! So glad and proud that his talent shines like that at the first song as we know singles from most artists and bands are not often best songs.
Thanks a lot for posting the lyrics, my limited english gave me only an idea of the meaning of this song, now I can totally dive into it! :love7:

Nice to be back again. I must say I enjoy the alternative version a bit more with the deeper voice.

I'm so super excited for His new album ! Cheers to all the eskimo friends
;-)

Only 5000 limited edition boxsets? Oh please oh please oh please be available next Friday! I cannot fork over $50 right now.(And I'm willing to skip the gas payment to get it.;o))

Consequence of Sound rated it the #1 song of the week. I like that blog and generally think they know what they are talking about. I couldn't agree more about MFFF.

Here's a first attempt at the chords of the song. Any corrections, lyric- or chordwise, very welcome. :-)

My favourite faded fantasy

Capo 2

Am
you could be my favourite
E
taste to touch my tongue
G
i know someone who could serve me love but it
D
wouldn’t fill me up

Am
you could have my favourite
E
face and favourite name
G
i know someone who could play the part but it
D
wouldn’t be the same

F
no it wouldn’t be the same
C
no it wouldn’t be the same
F
no it wouldn’t be the same
Am
’s with you

Am
you could be my favourite
E
place i’ve ever been
G
i got lost in your willingness
D
to dream within the dream

Am
you could be my favourite
E
faded fantasy
G
i’ve hung my happiness upon
D
what it all could be

F
and what it all could be
C
what it all what it all could be
F
what it all what it all could be
C
with you
F
what it all what it all could be
C
what it all what it all could be
F
what it all what it all could be
C
with you

[Bridge still missing]

Am
you could hold the secrets that
E
save me from myself
G
i could love you more than love could
D
all the way from hell

Am
you could be my poison my
E
cross my razor blade
G
i could love you more than life if I
D
wasn’t so afraid

F
of what it all could be
C
what it all what it all could be
F
of what it all what it all could be
C
with you
F
what it all what it all could be
C
of what it all what it all could be
F
what it all what it all could be
C
with you

[missing bridge again]

Am E
love dissolve the bloom
G D
always watch it dim
F C
never lets a heart ... cord break (?)
B7
I never loved like you

Am E
I'll never love, I'll never love
G D
I'll never love another like you
F C B7
I'll never love
I'll never love
I'll never love