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The Orb — Little Fluffy Clouds
Album: Orb's Adventures Beyong The Ultraworld
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Released: 1992
Length: 4:27
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''John Waite''
over the past few years, to the traditional sound of an english summer, the drone of lawnmowers, the smack of leather on willow, has been added a new noise

''Levar Burton''
what were the skies like when you were young?

''Rickie Lee Jones''
they went on forever, th-
when i-
we lived in Arizona, and the skies always had little fluffy clouds in em and, ah,
they were long and clear an
there were lots of stars
at night
and, ah, when it rained it would all turn-
it- they were beautiful
the most beautiful skies as a matter of fact
the sunsets were purple and red and yellow and on fire
and the clouds would catch the colors everywhere
that's -- it's neat
because i used to look at them all the time
when i was little
you don't see that

''Sample''
layering different sounds on top of each other
layering different sounds on top of each other

''Rickie Lee Jones''
little fluffy clouds
little fluffy clouds and
little fluffy clouds and
little fluffy clouds and

you don't see that
you might still see them in the desert

the most beautiful skies as a matter of fact
purple and red
purple and red and yellow and on fire
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God damn this is a fine tune. I have many a mushroom memory of it in the 90’s...
Posted 5 years ago by david16    [ Reply ]
LOVE IT!!  Loved it at the time and still do!!
Posted 7 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
How we made the Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds
Posted 8 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
I just learned this is Ricky Lee Jones' voice. Orb sampled it from an interview she gave.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Fluffy_Clouds#Samples

And some guitar is sampled from Pat Metheny... and drums are a Harry Nillsen song slowed down to 33rpm... !!
Posted 8 years ago by bseib    [ Reply ]
Moehahaha! Liked it. 7 from me. 
Posted 10 years ago by Kaw    [ Reply ]
thought this one got put in the recycle bin back in the day..{#No}
Posted 10 years ago by moodfood    [ Reply ]
 stunix wrote:
Kudos for the ORB on RP, but I think the orb has strong points and weak points and should be consumed in album form.   there are much better tunes from them, but this signifies that they are appreciated.


Another example is Jethro Tull, Id love RP to play Baker Street Muse in its entirety, but we end up getting "living in the past".

 
Indeed to your first comment.  Love what they did with David Gilmour.



Posted 10 years ago by DaMoGan    [ Reply ]
Insanely annoying
Posted 10 years ago by Lonestar    [ Reply ]
 ekin wrote:
<OBNOXIOUS IMAGE DELETED>

 
STOC

Stop The Obnoxious Comments


Posted 10 years ago by DaMoGan    [ Reply ]
Kind of like Tyranny of Beauty by Tangerine Dream
Posted 10 years ago by schitfitz    [ Reply ]
I hate to admit that I kind of like this lol!
Posted 10 years ago by jocelynsart    [ Reply ]
Kudos for the ORB on RP, but I think the orb has strong points and weak points and should be consumed in album form.   there are much better tunes from them, but this signifies that they are appreciated.


Another example is Jethro Tull, Id love RP to play Baker Street Muse in its entirety, but we end up getting "living in the past".
Posted 10 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
You can have all the recording technology at your fingertips but no song. Sad.
Posted 10 years ago by Dosequis    [ Reply ]
one of those tracks that invokes all sorts of memories.  :)
Posted 10 years ago by dynamaniak    [ Reply ]
F@@@**** A song - thank you Bee-Obb
Posted 10 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:
Always liked this....this CD was one of my first CD purchases...

  Wow, 1990.  Good purchase!  Where have I been??
Posted 10 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
Another version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQx-BefP9-Y
Posted 11 years ago by cayenne    [ Reply ]
Oh yuck!!!
I am not a fan of talking during a song, anyway. This is especially annoying, due RL Jones' voice. I like her music a lot, by the way, but this sounds like some spaced out hippy (which I once might have been).
I don't like this at all. Don't rate it. Doesn't match up to the high quality I am used to on RP. 
Posted 11 years ago by Rotterdam    [ Reply ]
Always liked this....this CD was one of my first CD purchases...
Posted 11 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Wow, haven't heard this since the early '90s.  The girl that played this for me was adorable.
 
Posted 11 years ago by Zeito    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

You may not have read prior commentary, but woman is Rickie Lee Jones, in an interview from a disc that was included with promo copies of her "Flying Cowboys" album.



 

Cool, didn't know that.  I always thought they were interviewing a Native American woman.  Anyway, I have always dug this song.
Posted 11 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Has anyone linked up this version? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIPWGAzEZlA
Posted 11 years ago by cayenne    [ Reply ]
the OG of its ilk
Posted 11 years ago by max_p    [ Reply ]
The sky my fav thinks about AZ!
Posted 11 years ago by whtahtefcuk    [ Reply ]
 Roverfish wrote:
Ok, just to revisit...I DO live in Arizona, and in the summer, there aren't a lot of stars at night because it's usually raining or thundering anyway.

But, more importantly, the ONLY way I'd take this woman on a road trip with me is in the trunk. WOW, she's annoying. Sorry, gotta dock points out of principle.
 
You may not have read prior commentary, but woman is Rickie Lee Jones, in an interview from a disc that was included with promo copies of her "Flying Cowboys" album.


Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Ok, just to revisit...I DO live in Arizona, and in the summer, there aren't a lot of stars at night because it's usually raining or thundering anyway. But, more importantly, the ONLY way I'd take this woman on a road trip with me is in the trunk. WOW, she's annoying. Sorry, gotta dock points out of principle.
Posted 18 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Oh wow! Two tunes in a row from the "weird misc" folder on my pc. I never thought this one would make it to RP. Orb has a distinct 90's chillout techno flavor to them. I'm rating this one well just because it goes way back with me. Mmmmm.. I need to go fill my stylish RP mug with some green tea or something to drink with this song.
Posted 18 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
I agree with nu-GFX .. I don't think there has been a song worth listening for a few minutes! Everyone may be asleep in the USA but here in central Europe it is 14:40 on a Sunday afternoon.
Posted 18 years ago by rocteur    [ Reply ]
OK. One of those songs that makes it hard to stay tuned to RP. There are enough Radiostations around with those techno-ish tracks. I don't get why this is on your playlist, Bill. Sorry.
Posted 18 years ago by nu-GFX    [ Reply ]
this one rates about a 9.5 on the weird-o-meter; enjoyable, nonetheless. i think i will give it a 7.........no...... make that an 8..
Posted 18 years ago by rubenbeagle    [ Reply ]
not my favorite Orb tune. but it's all right.
Posted 18 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Blech! I'm disconnecting from RP now. I feel the need to switch to music I like. And I even grew up in Arizona with the fluffy clouds and the beautiful sunsets
Posted 18 years ago by mceligot    [ Reply ]
witchchild wrote:
Wierd to the utmost extreme
. . . making it strangely enjoyable.
Posted 18 years ago by gillespp    [ Reply ]
Wierd to the utmost extreme
Posted 18 years ago by witchchild    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by carbonatom    [ Reply ]
Holy carp! I think I used to live with this woman!
Posted 18 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Masturbatory.
Posted 18 years ago by BooKitty    [ Reply ]
pixelgato wrote:
This is probably the worst song I have heard on Radio Paradise - all loops and monotony
Life is loops and monotony ;) My cat is called Pixel by the way!
Posted 18 years ago by lunar1963    [ Reply ]
This is probably the worst song I have heard on Radio Paradise - all loops and monotony
Posted 19 years ago by pixelgato    [ Reply ]
The Max Headroom gimmick hasn't aged well, but the rhythm track is pretty dang groovy.
Posted 19 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
hey, pass that thing over here!
Posted 19 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
Roverfish wrote:
The tune's pretty good, but she sounds like a road trip companion from hell.
Two Lane Blacktop, anybody? (click here)
Posted 19 years ago by Dianyla    [ Reply ]
Roverfish wrote:
The tune's pretty good, but she sounds like a road trip companion from hell.
Ha! the reviews are better entertainment than this particular song
Posted 19 years ago by daedalus    [ Reply ]
japanmoran wrote:
OH - does anyone know if this contains samples from the cd "Different Strings" by Kronos Q and Pat Methany?
I just read back through the posts to see if anyone else was thinking that.. Can anyone help?
Posted 19 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
Looping. Samples. Playing samples in a loop. Sampling a loop and looping the sampled loop so you can sample it again. Little fluffy clouds! Looping. Samples. Playing samples in a loop. Sampling a loop and looping the sampled loop . . . I like the music under the babble, but the whole thing just doesn't hold together for me after about 0:45.
Posted 19 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
has anyone ever talked to Ricki Lee about having her adenoids out?
Posted 19 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
Yes, ORB. Superbly weird
Posted 19 years ago by ListeningClose    [ Reply ]
Gregorama wrote:
Love the Orb.
I love Austin!
Posted 19 years ago by Re    [ Reply ]
Love the Orb.
Posted 19 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
cool!!!
Posted 19 years ago by mattk    [ Reply ]
I love the beats, but I find the woman's voice gets a little annoying after a while. I'd have to give the music a 9 and the voice a 5 or 6. I'll average it out to a 7
Posted 19 years ago by trempel    [ Reply ]
can i punch this girl talking about fluffy clouds already!
Posted 19 years ago by tony620d    [ Reply ]
Just plain cool. I love the woman's voice.
Posted 19 years ago by Leviathan    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of My Life with the Thrill Kill Cult. Thought it was so a minute.
Posted 19 years ago by Re    [ Reply ]
Norge1 wrote:
Great road music...and AZ does have big skies and lots of little fluffy clouds...
Someone from Portland would certainly know. ;-) Nope, no big skies here. Sorry, fresh out. The tune's pretty good, but she sounds like a road trip companion from hell.
Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Norge1 wrote:
Great road music...and AZ does have big skies and lots of little fluffy clouds...
I am looking out my window as I write this, and yes indeed, there are lots of little fluffy clouds out there. Seriously though, the sunsets are absolutely incredible. Purple, yellow, and red.
Posted 19 years ago by Steve    [ Reply ]
Great road music...and AZ does have big skies and lots of little fluffy clouds... :sunny.gif:
Posted 19 years ago by Norge1    [ Reply ]
Interesting. Not exactly my cuppa, musically, and as I type it may be getting a shade repetitive. But I loved the way the intro worked, the apparently simple spoken part morphing into poetry and then lyrics. Maybe brilliant.
Posted 19 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
Ahhhh - it was a time and a place. If you weren't there, you'll probably never get it; if you were, you just wish you could remember it a little more clearly... Gotta love this station.
Posted 19 years ago by Akaiila    [ Reply ]
It seems like ages since I last heard this on RP. Bump up the rotation, please.
Posted 19 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
I am so glad RP is giving creative stuff like this a chance, as heightened broadcast exposure will provide associative benefits to like-minded newcomers and other risk-takers who are thus encouraged to experiment similarly with audio production techniques & effects to see just what kind of sound is their own. This is a good thing. Naturally, I hope to avoid another hearing of this particular experiment.
Posted 19 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
PattonFever wrote:
or LSD
Or cyanide
Posted 19 years ago by Zweiblumen    [ Reply ]
Dreadful.
Posted 19 years ago by StevenQ    [ Reply ]
Just go away with your fluffy clouds.
Posted 19 years ago by Lkw    [ Reply ]
I was on the LRC and saw The Orb come up, so I had to switch channels. I haven't heard these guys in ages. Most excellent.
Posted 19 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
g-rod wrote:
And as I recall, didn't she sue The Orb for using it without permission? Or was that The KLF? Or are they the same band? I dunno, lots of my memories from that era are a little fuzzy...
AFAIK The Orb are: Alex Patterson and somebody The KLF was: Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty. Jimmy Cauty once collaborated with Alex Patterson. BTW KLF = Kopyright Liberation Front
Posted 19 years ago by Daneel    [ Reply ]
timandjuliet wrote:
Love The Orb (what I've heard) :D HATE talking during songs I'm in a quandry.
Often the talking is too cute a gimmick, but I love the poetry of this monologue. I'm really digging this track. (Ironically, I don't like Rickie Lee Jones songs.)
Posted 19 years ago by Trustocity    [ Reply ]
redeyespy wrote:
OK trivia fiends: The dialogue sampled in this song is courtesy of LeVar Burton(interviewer) and Rickie Lee Jones, taken from an episode of the PBS program, "Reading Rainbow." In case this gnawed at you on the possible offchance.
And as I recall, didn't she sue The Orb for using it without permission? Or was that The KLF? Or are they the same band? I dunno, lots of my memories from that era are a little fuzzy...
Posted 19 years ago by g-rod    [ Reply ]
Love The Orb (what I've heard) :D HATE talking during songs I'm in a quandry.
Posted 19 years ago by timandjuliet    [ Reply ]
It's all zero's and one's....
Posted 19 years ago by beelzebubba    [ Reply ]
jbtidwell wrote:
A little ketamine might help
or LSD
Posted 19 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
AZ really does have little fluffy clouds and beautiful skies. but the girl saying all of this sounds quite high. reminds me of me! (pimp) :D
Posted 19 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
Those last two brain cells - apparently associated with clouds - are rubbing their tiny nuclei together in a final attempt to create a 'thought'. *** This is your brain on dope. ***
Posted 19 years ago by diane    [ Reply ]
Takes me right back to the ambient house days of the early 90's. Thanks for the trip down memory lane! :)
Posted 19 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
OH - does anyone know if this contains samples from the cd "Different Strings" by Kronos Q and Pat Methany?
Posted 19 years ago by japanmoran    [ Reply ]
Makes me want to go drive around in my beetle with the top down for some reason.
Posted 19 years ago by japanmoran    [ Reply ]
-relayer- wrote:
teh 0r3 15 teh r0x0r :)
Thank you captain 1337!
Posted 19 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
It's not the woman's fault that her sentence was sampled and repeated about two dozen times--cut her some slack and put the lid back on that can of whoop-a$$. Fits right in with "eclectic". Not one of my faves, but I dig it okay.
Posted 19 years ago by jruhnke    [ Reply ]
I'm sure it says something about me, but I just want to slap that woman upside the head. STFU!
Posted 19 years ago by rcurrier    [ Reply ]
It just kills me when a listener doesn't like a particular song, they "threaten" to change to another stream. BFD. Do it, and just be quiet about it. The rest of us can MANAGE.
Posted 19 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Posted 19 years ago by B-dub    [ Reply ]
I was just thinking about this song the other day. Thanks for playing it! Made my day. :)
Posted 19 years ago by gntlemanartist    [ Reply ]
hcaudill wrote:
Calm down. Think of beautiful white fluffy clouds.
A little ketamine might help
Posted 19 years ago by jbtidwell    [ Reply ]
I likey da music velly much !
Posted 19 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
paymerich wrote:
As promised I have changed stations again because this song .. It is DREADFUL!! The only rotation it belongs in the ones my garbage disposal makes.
Calm down. Think of beautiful white fluffy clouds.
Posted 19 years ago by hcaudill    [ Reply ]
teh 0r3 15 teh r0x0r :)
Posted 19 years ago by -relayer-    [ Reply ]
redeyespy wrote:
OK trivia fiends: The dialogue sampled in this song is courtesy of LeVar Burton(interviewer) and Rickie Lee Jones, taken from an episode of the PBS program, "Reading Rainbow." In case this gnawed at you on the possible offchance.
Dammit, I came in here to drop that fact and you beat me to it!
Posted 19 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
Oh my! That was driving me out of my mind!
Posted 20 years ago by chironpink    [ Reply ]
It's the repetition of the same dialog over and over again that gets to me. Somewhat maddening. =P~ Otherwise, it might be a good song.
Posted 20 years ago by thekid    [ Reply ]
I've seen those too...
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
I lived in Arizona. They are the most beautiful li li li little fluffy clouds. And thanks for telling me who that was. I've always wondered. ;)
Posted 20 years ago by ankhara99    [ Reply ]
I hated them then, I still hate them now! :fever.gif: :fever.gif:
Posted 20 years ago by thebeav69    [ Reply ]
uplarry wrote:
Most people don't even know what eclectic means. Most seem to think it means "weird" or "off the beaten path" or something. It means neither of those. I won't print the definition here. I'll let you look it up. But, I will tell you this. The last time I checked, eclectic did not mean horrible. So it's possible to both get the "eclectic" part of RP and to change the channel when this disaster of a song is played.
Good point, but your comment leads me to think your grip on the term is a little loose, too. ;) ___ Did this song--or part of that dialogue sample--show up in a commercial on TV? Rings a bell like that at the moment.
Posted 20 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
Granted, it's sampling ... but I can't help but want her to just finish the thought ... let alone the sentence. :)
Posted 20 years ago by ursus88    [ Reply ]
OK trivia fiends: The dialogue sampled in this song is courtesy of LeVar Burton(interviewer) and Rickie Lee Jones, taken from an episode of the PBS program, "Reading Rainbow." In case this gnawed at you on the possible offchance.
Posted 21 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Wow, it\'s either a love or hate thing with this one. Melikes.
Posted 21 years ago by marezcharz    [ Reply ]
Little fluffy clouds....little....fluffy....clouds....little..............fluffffffy........clloouuddss......purple and red and yellow.........
Posted 21 years ago by rickd    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Da_Wiz: I like orb! Gives me acid flashbacks.
No wonder you are such a talented web designer Da_Wiz!
Posted 21 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by mangialone: Hate it
dig it.
Posted 21 years ago by mperry    [ Reply ]
I really hate this song... It\'s mostly her nasaly voice that really just grates on me.
Posted 21 years ago by zborgerd    [ Reply ]
Hummmm... Makes me want to go buy a VW Bug.
Posted 21 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
Awwww... I think it\'s cute. The girls\' voice is very soothing. This is cool. Others may disagree.
Posted 21 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by paymerich: As promised I have changed stations again because this song .. It is DREADFUL!! The only rotation it belongs in the ones my garbage disposal makes.
apparently some people REALLY don't get the eclectic part here. sad to see some people just aren't willing to open up and try to understand something outside of the norm. More Orb!
Posted 21 years ago by time_101    [ Reply ]
As promised I have changed stations again because this song .. It is DREADFUL!! The only rotation it belongs in the ones my garbage disposal makes.
Posted 21 years ago by paymerich    [ Reply ]
Wait a minute.. you mean the part of this song they DON\'T use in the VW ad is even worse than the part they do? Ye gods...
Posted 22 years ago by jsnell    [ Reply ]
I am going to post everytime the song is played . IT STINKS please remove.. thank you.. I change streams when I hear it ..
Posted 22 years ago by paymerich    [ Reply ]
The single most obnoxious song in the entire universe. Please kindly remove this from the playlist and find the artist beat him over the head with his own CD. Thank you ;)
Posted 22 years ago by paymerich    [ Reply ]
So that\'s where Arnold Communications (VW\'s ad agency) got this song! I always wondered. It\'s a close race but I think VW\'s songs out cool Mitsubishi\'s. Anyone else want to weigh in?
Posted 22 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
Best version out of 4 or 5 I have in my rather silly Orb collection :D . . . and fluffy is one of the best tracks. . . TURN IT UP!
Posted 22 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
Excellent piece!
Posted 22 years ago by kenmo    [ Reply ]
Haven\'t heard this in a while. Me like.....:)
Posted 22 years ago by rhw    [ Reply ]