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Dido — White Flag
Album: Life For Rent
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Released: 2003
Length: 3:56
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I know you think that I shouldn't still love you,
Or tell you that.
But if I didn't say it, well I'd still have felt it
where's the sense in that?

I promise I'm not trying to make your life harder
Or return to where we were

I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be

I know I left too much mess and
destruction to come back again
And I caused nothing but trouble
I understand if you can't talk to me again
And if you live by the rules of "it's over"
then I'm sure that that makes sense

I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be

And when we meet
Which I'm sure we will
All that was there
Will be there still
I'll let it pass
And hold my tongue
And you will think
That I've moved on....

I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be

I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be

I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be
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 be4con wrote:

Dido reminds me of my trip home after 4 months travelling around India with the Mrs
in 2004. Along with a lot of Goa trance, psytrance and Prem Joshua, Dido's first 2 albums somehow made it into our constant rotation. We pretty much only listened to EDM at the time so she was a definite outlier and I only ever discovered her because of Eminem, what a strange and glorious world of music we all inherit.


 
 
She has got a great voice. It would be wrong to call it a guilty pleasure, I don't feel in the least bit guilty.


What a shame RP hasn't discovered the wonders of Prem Joshua yet!
Posted 1 year ago by yofitofu    [ Reply ]
Dido brings back some nice memories of 1999/2000.  It still felt like the 1990s right up to September 2001.
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
My wife and I were in a little town in the desert somewhere in California. We went to a (nearly empty) shopping centre. That was a downer, but as we turned to go, this came on the sound system. We fairly soared out the door of that mall! 
Posted 1 year ago by sunward    [ Reply ]
I have listened to this song many times on RP, but this time I followed along with the lyrics and it watered my eyes. It helps to really listen sometimes
Posted 1 year ago by sgk737    [ Reply ]
jeaaaa.. nice DiLdo., ups dido
Posted 1 year ago by BosniaMan    [ Reply ]
Oooh, that was a slick segue, from Etta James!!!
Posted 2 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Love this, makes me think of the movie "Love Actually", one of my favorite films.
Posted 2 years ago by BamaBroad    [ Reply ]
There's a certain kind of economy in the way Dido sings. I love her restraint and her delivery, the way she kind of brushes against the hard edge of her voice sometimes. Such a pretty voice.  I've secretly loved this song since I first heard it.
Posted 2 years ago by bialia    [ Reply ]
Once I was very inlove and I used to listen this song for hours ... Nice moments.
Posted 2 years ago by mojcamojca77    [ Reply ]
One of my fav, I wish it was played more often ❤️‍🔥
Posted 2 years ago by mraqueleu    [ Reply ]
I love this song, no matter how pop-cultury mainstream.
Posted 2 years ago by ratjadi    [ Reply ]
Pleasant but doesn'r linger long in the memory. Inoffensive. Mostly harmless 
Posted 2 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Such a lovely album.
Posted 3 years ago by deniseperry    [ Reply ]
 birdman42 wrote:

National Lampoon's Bored of the Rings...the hobbits Dildo, Frito, and Sam, and their companions Moxie and Pepsi. A (very short) retelling of the LotR saga.

In which the mines of Moria become a basketball milieu so the protagonists can be attacked by a "ballhog".  Good stuff.
Posted 3 years ago by mread    [ Reply ]
like her music but Etta James is a tough act to follow!
Posted 3 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
8 -> 9!!!
Posted 3 years ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
Lovely DIDO!!!!
Beautiful voice....
Thank you RP!!!!
Posted 3 years ago by salupi    [ Reply ]
Seems like a bit of a left turn song for RP but that's what makes them RP! Good song!
Posted 3 years ago by slimjim1437    [ Reply ]
 Michaeljcovel wrote:
Out of the fellowship of the 4   (Bilbo, Dido, Hobo & Dildo)   She is my favorite Hobbit.
 
National Lampoon's Bored of the Rings...the hobbits Dildo, Frito, and Sam, and their companions Moxie and Pepsi. A (very short) retelling of the LotR saga.
Posted 3 years ago by birdman42    [ Reply ]
I’m glad she goes by Dido. Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong Is a quite a mouthful.
Posted 3 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
I remember hearing a friend explain that they were on a cruise vacation one summer...and they said there was a constant piping of music going on in various areas of the ship...this song came on and the unfortunate nature of the chorus lyrics created an uncanny irony.
Posted 3 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 Michaeljcovel wrote:
Out of the fellowship of the 4   (Bilbo, Dido, Hobo & Dildo)   She is my favorite Hobbit.
 

You sure it's not Dildo?  I'm thinking it's Dildo...
Posted 4 years ago by crackker8385    [ Reply ]
 Michaeljcovel wrote:
Out of the fellowship of the 4   (Bilbo, Dido, Hobo & Dildo)   She is my favorite Hobbit.
 

You're forgetting Frodo, Guido and Vito. Regardless, she possesses the white flag that in the end will bind them.
Posted 4 years ago by djwinter23714    [ Reply ]
I will always remember trying to trade some CD's in at the local record store.  They gladly took my AMG Bi^%# Better Have My Money, but didn't know who Dido was and refused it
Posted 5 years ago by obankenobi    [ Reply ]
 Michaeljcovel wrote:
Out of the fellowship of the 4   (Bilbo, Dido, Hobo & Dildo)   She is my favorite Hobbit.
 
I gotta bump this one because it made me laugh out loud....
Posted 5 years ago by mattenuttall    [ Reply ]

Dido reminds me of my trip home after 4 months travelling around India with the Mrs
in 2004. Along with a lot of Goa trance, psytrance and Prem Joshua, Dido's first 2 albums somehow made it into our constant rotation. We pretty much only listened to EDM at the time so she was a definite outlier and I only ever discovered her because of Eminem, what a strange and glorious world of music we all inherit.


 gbt wrote:
bit of a guilty pleasure but she has a great voice
 
She has got a great voice. It would be wrong to call it a guilty pleasure, I don't feel in the least bit guilty.
Posted 5 years ago by be4con    [ Reply ]
bit of a guilty pleasure but she has a great voice
Posted 5 years ago by gbt    [ Reply ]
Wikipedia link: wikipedia.org/wiki/Dido_(singer)
Posted 5 years ago by Gromit_42    [ Reply ]
Out of the fellowship of the 4   (Bilbo, Dido, Hobo & Dildo)   She is my favorite Hobbit.
Posted 6 years ago by Michaeljcovel    [ Reply ]
 Imkirok wrote:

I was wondering the same thing.  I liked her stuff, but haven't heard anything recently.

 
this was actually her second album. I hope she hasn't given up her career and that she will reappear some day soon. I love her voice  !!!
Posted 7 years ago by ChrisVIII    [ Reply ]
Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong.  Belter of a name.
Posted 7 years ago by Jota    [ Reply ]
 VV wrote:
Whatever happened to her? Seemed like this was her breakout album but she hasn't been able to come close to regaining the attention she had with this album.

Always liked her voice.

 
I was wondering the same thing.  I liked her stuff, but haven't heard anything recently.
Posted 7 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
 Cruithne3753 wrote:
One thing I've wondered about this song, is who is this Allway Swilby guy she keeps going on about?
 
Good one!
Posted 7 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
 VV wrote:
Whatever happened to her? Seemed like this was her breakout album but she hasn't been able to come close to regaining the attention she had with this album.

Always liked her voice.

 
She has released 3 great albums since her 1999 debut, this one being off her sophomore effort.  I do think she's more popular in England than here though.  If you ever get the chance to see her live, do not pass it up, she is also a fantastic live performer!
Posted 8 years ago by BoFiS    [ Reply ]
Whatever happened to her? Seemed like this was her breakout album but she hasn't been able to come close to regaining the attention she had with this album.

Always liked her voice.
Posted 8 years ago by VV    [ Reply ]
This is a nice, pretty, well crafted and well sung light-pop song. I like it, regardless of how overplayed it is on the radio.
Posted 8 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
I've always thought this girl is always singing the same song in exactly the same way, with the same intonations and on only one octave.
Posted 9 years ago by eveliko    [ Reply ]
This girl has a voice and a sound in her songs that transport me (mentally) to nice places. Difficult to explain, but that is a quality of music.
Posted 9 years ago by hugogdt    [ Reply ]
the actor is David Boreanaz . I love the song and I love the video !  9  
Posted 9 years ago by ChrisVIII    [ Reply ]
One thing I've wondered about this song, is who is this Allway Swilby guy she keeps going on about?
Posted 17 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
LD wrote:
I'm always surprised by the people that let Clear Channel decide whether a song should be played here. A good song is a good song.
You're absolutely right, although I did say it is a good song just the same. And to be sure, just because Clear Channel plays it (or any other song for that matter) does not remotely disqualify it as a great song. The more I learn about Dido, the more I find myself drawn to her music. She has a lovely singing voice, and an awesome Brit accent that I could listen to all day long. Bill & Rebecca, if you're tuning in here, I'd actually like to retract any negative implication my initial comment may have implied. I'd actually love to hear White Flag as often as you care to play it. I'd also love to hear Thank You, and especially All You Want.
Posted 20 years ago by Mot    [ Reply ]
Ugh. This may not have been a bad song to begin with, but I've heard it so many times that to be honest I don't even care anymore. Please, no more.
Posted 20 years ago by WonkoTheSane    [ Reply ]
kelli wrote:
wtf is david borealis or whatever?
David Boreanz (sp?) is the actor who plays the title character in the TV show "Angel."
Posted 20 years ago by indigo_xia    [ Reply ]
Mot wrote:
This is a good song, but for cripes sake(!) it's played every 5 minutes on Clear Channel (Mix92) here in the Madison area!
wow, i must be deprived.....i never heard it before....... and bart....wtf is david borealis or whatever?
Posted 20 years ago by kelli    [ Reply ]
gypsy222 wrote:
I am no Dido fan, but I really, really like this song.
Huh. I own and enjoy her first CD, "No Angel," yet can't get into this song. *shrug*
Posted 20 years ago by indigo_xia    [ Reply ]
Mot wrote:
This is a good song, but for cripes sake(!) it's played every 5 minutes on Clear Channel (Mix92) here in the Madison area!
I'm always surprised by the people that let Clear Channel decide whether a song should be played here. A good song is a good song.
Posted 20 years ago by LD    [ Reply ]
8O THIS got approved rather than my Ana Lovelis uploads?! *grumble grumble*
Posted 20 years ago by indigo_xia    [ Reply ]
I am no Dido fan, but I really, really like this song. Her voice is very beautiful on this track.
Posted 20 years ago by gypsy222    [ Reply ]
Not sure about the song yet, but any video with David Boreanaz is cool.
Posted 20 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
This is a good song, but for cripes sake(!) it's played every 5 minutes on Clear Channel (Mix92) here in the Madison area!
Posted 20 years ago by Mot    [ Reply ]