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Finley Quaye — Dice
Album: Much More Than Much Love
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Released: 2004
Length: 3:45
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I was crying over you
I am smiling I think of you
Where your gardens have no walls
Breathe in the air if you care, you compare, don't say farewell

Nothing can compare
To when you roll the dice and you swear your love's for me
Nothing can compare
To when you roll the dice and you swear your love's for me

I was crying over you
I am smiling I think of you
Misty morning and waterfalls
Breathe in the air if you care, you compare, don't say farewell

Nothing can compare
To when you roll the dice and you swear your love's for me
Nothing can compare
To when you roll the dice and you swear your love's for me
Nothing can compare
To when you roll the dice and you swear your love's for me

Virtuous sensibility
Escape velocity

Nothing can compare
To when you roll the dice and you swear your love's for me
Nothing can compare
To when you roll the dice and you swear your love's for me
Nothing can compare
To when you roll the dice and you swear your love's for me
Breathe in the air if you care, you compare, don't say farewell
Nothing.
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New old user to RP.  First discovery here 15 years ago.
Posted 3 weeks ago by jeffwyoung1982    [ Reply ]
Discogs info 

Dice
Featuring,
Producer – William Orbit 
Vocals [Additional] – Beth Orton 
Written-By – Beth Orton, Finley Quaye, William Orbit
Posted 8 months ago by uweerx    [ Reply ]
 ScottishWillie wrote:

I thought I heard Beth’s voice. She is a woman who adds class to any project she contributes to!




Posted 10 months ago by derrylm1    [ Reply ]
 Tippster wrote:


And William Orbit's throbbing synth line. 


Nice! Thank you for that info. Seems they team up often.
Posted 1 year ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
A first for me, an easy "7". Glad it's apparently "back in rotation."
Posted 1 year ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
OH this is great I first saw Finley on later with Jools Holland in like 2000 in London. I immediately bought this album and his previous one.
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Almost got whiplash when the low growling synth took center stage.  Nice move, producer!
Posted 1 year ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
I put this on mix tape (err CD)  back then.  I wore the fuck out of this song.  
Posted 1 year ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
 MayBaby wrote:

Humm. I like that sound.
Good song, especially with Beth Orton singing back up.


And William Orbit's throbbing synth line. 
Posted 1 year ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
 ench wrote:

Was good up until the weird "whomwhomwhom" trance/pop sound... Why do people do that?


Humm. I like that sound.
Good song, especially with Beth Orton singing back up.
Posted 2 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of the James song Lose Control
Posted 2 years ago by CCSandman    [ Reply ]
initially thought i heard Tom Petty - but Beth Orton's voice is distinct and a great backup singer it seems
Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
I found Finley on the beeb on Friday night with Jools Holland many many years ago and loved him. Great album - great tune!
Posted 3 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Tom Petty's ghost? 
Posted 3 years ago by elmarcin    [ Reply ]
Not crazy about dubstep, but Beth Orton!
Posted 4 years ago by Zoonhollis    [ Reply ]
Needs some more Finley Quaye on here!  I can't remember hearing any other tracks of his on here in the several years I've been listening, he has so many other great tracks - and it'd make a great change from the dozens of U2, Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Peter Gabriel tracks that get prioritised...
Posted 7 years ago by david16    [ Reply ]
 ScottishWillie wrote:

I thought I heard Beth’s voice. She is a woman who adds class to any project she contributes to!



 
I concur! Her voice is what led me to look at this info, first listen  I like! {#Cheers}
Posted 7 years ago by willmcnaught    [ Reply ]
 IndyDoug wrote:
Brilliant lyrics...Beth Orton's angelic voice in the background is a hidden jewel in this song.
 

I thought I heard Beth’s voice. She is a woman who adds class to any project she contributes to!


Posted 7 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
I like better Maverick a strike from him!
Posted 7 years ago by VH1    [ Reply ]
Brilliant lyrics...Beth Orton's angelic voice in the background is a hidden jewel in this song.
Posted 7 years ago by IndyDoug    [ Reply ]
Lovely song. 
Posted 8 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
two of my favourites from the college years rolled into one, what could be better?
 
Posted 8 years ago by Motolorax    [ Reply ]
Guy's had some problems: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3159378/Watch-Nineties-pop-star-Finley-Quaye-booted-stage-30-minutes-bad-promoter-asked-stop.html


Posted 8 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
 ench wrote:
Was good up until the weird "whomwhomwhom" trance/pop sound... Why do people do that?

 
William Orbit, baby.  It's his signature in this song that he co-wrote. He's one of the oooold school Electronica artists.
Posted 8 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
Little known fact, this was off of Beth Orton's rare, debut recording, Superpinkymandy.  Seems strange and misleading to alter the tile from "Roll The Dice" and really I hadn't realized this until I recently listened to Superpinkymandy and it came on.  Still a decent version, but VERY similar to Beth Orton's original.
Posted 8 years ago by BoFiS    [ Reply ]
 Xeric wrote:

I had not bought a CD (or a download) in years—in fact, I had essentially given up on music—until the day I stumbled onto RP.  It hasn't been a fortune since . . . but it's been WAY more than the nothing at all it was for years before that.  
 

 

Exactly! 
Posted 9 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
Was good up until the weird "whomwhomwhom" trance/pop sound... Why do people do that?
Posted 9 years ago by ench    [ Reply ]
 gumbo73039 wrote:
Sublime.

 
No, it's Finley Quaye

I apologize for that!


Posted 10 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
 Keef wrote:
I stumbled on this song a few years ago. Theme for some teen show. Love it. 
 
You are perhaps talking about The O.C - that's where I heard this for the first time too.
Posted 10 years ago by narainmg    [ Reply ]
A truly good musical experience! It has everything a good tune should have, great vocals, lyrics, rhythm etc etc. {#Notworthy} A very talented guy is Mr Quaye!
Posted 10 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
I stumbled on this song a few years ago. Theme for some teen show. Love it. 
Posted 10 years ago by Keef    [ Reply ]
{#Sunny}
Posted 10 years ago by TomJB    [ Reply ]
sam-harris-dinesh-khanna

Beth Orton once said, “Writing a song is like having a really difficult conversation with yourself.”



Posted 10 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
not really liking this.  it really sounds like pre-packaged pop.  all shiny surface, no depth.
Posted 10 years ago by natanz    [ Reply ]
Wow. I listen to RP nearly all day, every day and i've never heard this before. Immediate 8, with room to grow.
Posted 11 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
 fatcatjb wrote:
great comments below! Yes, I hear Beth Orton...but wait, there's more...
Cat Stevens...got that one
Tom Petty...that too
Bob Marley....ya mon
can't remember the rest, but I concur, this is why I love this radio station 

(one smallish gripe, though: aside from my monthly RP contribution, which is worth WAY more than its weight in gold, cocaine, diamonds, what have you, my iTunes and Amazon Downloads bills are getting out of hand. Bill, if anyone tells you that internet radio is hurting music sales, I'll show them my Visa bill. OK, this wasn't a gripe afterall. My ipod is swollen and thick from all the great music I discovered via RP) 

 
I had not bought a CD (or a download) in years--in fact, I had essentially given up on music--until the day I stumbled onto RP.  It hasn't been a fortune since . . . but it's been WAY more than the nothing at all it was for years before that.  
 
Posted 11 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
Like, like, like, like, like....L   I   K   E
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Lovely song!
Posted 11 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
This is a nightmare
Posted 11 years ago by :+:_DL    [ Reply ]
All the comments about the lovely Beth Orton vocals, but no one mentions William Orbit collaborated on this?  His production fingerprints are all over it. :)
Posted 11 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Super styling....great vibe
Posted 11 years ago by Quasicoonass    [ Reply ]
LOVE LOVE LOVE ... this song
Posted 12 years ago by heigo    [ Reply ]
 fatcatjb wrote:
great comments below! Yes, I hear Beth Orton...but wait, there's more...
Cat Stevens...got that one
Tom Petty...that too
Bob Marley....ya mon
can't remember the rest, but I concur, this is why I love this radio station 

(one smallish gripe, though: aside from my monthly RP contribution, which is worth WAY more than its weight in gold, cocaine, diamonds, what have you, my iTunes and Amazon Downloads bills are getting out of hand. Bill, if anyone tells you that internet radio is hurting music sales, I'll show them my Visa bill. OK, this wasn't a gripe afterall. My ipod is swollen and thick from all the great music I discovered via RP) 
 
All true!
Posted 12 years ago by Keef    [ Reply ]
At last..
Posted 12 years ago by bluecshells    [ Reply ]
just so lovely makes you glad to be alive!
Posted 12 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
Good to hear this song again on RP.  It has been awhile.
Posted 12 years ago by 84MacGuy    [ Reply ]
Love this!  Familiar, comforting, yet full of newness...  Perfect accompaniment to a resin-scented morning — neighborhood red pine…
Oh, wait… see preceding comment.
Posted 12 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
Love this!  Familiar, comforting, yet full of newness...  Perfect accompaniment to a resin-scented morning — neighborhood red pine and others — bearing an announcement of employment (paid training begins tomorrow!)  THANKS!
Posted 12 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 petesoper wrote:
I can't understand why I hadn't rated this song up to now. It's one of the ones that is part of the very deep vibe that is Radio Paradise in my head. I guess that's what happens with an excellent song played at tasteful intervals for seven years.

  Well said!!  This song has always been one of my very favorites played on Radio Paradise — and I only hear it on RP (or in my own personal collection now...).  And it remains a "10" on my ratings list.

Posted 12 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
I can't understand why I hadn't rated this song up to now. It's one of the ones that is part of the very deep vibe that is Radio Paradise in my head. I guess that's what happens with an excellent song played at tasteful intervals for seven years.

Posted 13 years ago by petesoper    [ Reply ]
 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:

agreed... I bought the album and was disappointed by the rest.  yet this still remains great.

 
I'll third that...  After Maverick A Strike, I just assumed he couldn't do wrong and bought this without listening to anything on it...  Unfortunately, Dice is the only song I can stand on this record.

Posted 13 years ago by alanthecowboy    [ Reply ]
Nice tune, think he blends well with BethO.
Posted 13 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
 fatcatjb wrote:
yep, that's Beth Orton in the background
 
I dropped by just to check on that - thanks!

Posted 13 years ago by SinisterDexter    [ Reply ]
 IndyDoug wrote:
Brilliant song with great lyrics. I only wish Finley Quaye would have had other songs similar to "Dice".
 
agreed... I bought the album and was disappointed by the rest.  yet this still remains great.

Posted 14 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]

Songs like this remind me why I keep listining to RP.


Posted 14 years ago by Asmith    [ Reply ]
Brilliant song with great lyrics. I only wish Finley Quaye would have had other songs similar to "Dice".
Posted 14 years ago by IndyDoug    [ Reply ]
yep, that's Beth Orton in the background
Posted 14 years ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
Sublime.
Posted 14 years ago by gumbo73039    [ Reply ]
great comments below! Yes, I hear Beth Orton...but wait, there's more...
Cat Stevens...got that one
Tom Petty...that too
Bob Marley....ya mon
can't remember the rest, but I concur, this is why I love this radio station 

(one smallish gripe, though: aside from my monthly RP contribution, which is worth WAY more than its weight in gold, cocaine, diamonds, what have you, my iTunes and Amazon Downloads bills are getting out of hand. Bill, if anyone tells you that internet radio is hurting music sales, I'll show them my Visa bill. OK, this wasn't a gripe afterall. My ipod is swollen and thick from all the great music I discovered via RP) 
Posted 14 years ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
I must just be in an RP slipstream - I've liked every song so far.  This one has hints of Tom Petty, and also of William Topley and The Blessing.  Mmmmm - good schtuff...{#Sunny}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 glydev wrote:
I love this song, hearing the opening notes this morning was like hearing an old friend - and Beth Orton's vocals are sublime...
 


Posted 14 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Beth Orton.
Posted 14 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
I'm guessing his name's pronounced "K" not "kway" (or "key"), based on his Wiki article, and his father's name: Caleb Kaye.
Posted 14 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Never heard of this guy, but I like the cut of his jib!
Posted 14 years ago by jbunniii    [ Reply ]
Wonderful tune-
Posted 14 years ago by divisionlane    [ Reply ]
His cover of Marley's Sunshine Reggae is great too.
Posted 15 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
OMG I lovelovelove this song {#Notworthy}

Posted 15 years ago by mydeadpony    [ Reply ]
I love this song, hearing the opening notes this morning was like hearing an old friend - and Beth Orton's vocals are sublime...
Posted 15 years ago by glydev    [ Reply ]
 IndyDoug wrote:
This song is the reason why I love Radio Paradise. I can't believe this song is 15 years old and I've never heard it until now! Needless to say, I just added it to my Amazon.Com Wishlist.
 
Except it's less than 5 years old, but the sentiment is appropriate.

Posted 15 years ago by mwstennis    [ Reply ]
 clymbon wrote:


Well said, well said.  (just had to outdo the other dude.)

When I was a kid I used to discover new stuff on "old grey whistle test".  Times have changed!  Anyone know what i'm t4lkn bout?

 

Who can forget "Whispering Bob?"
Posted 15 years ago by Kaylab    [ Reply ]
Good Stuff.
Posted 16 years ago by kfromme    [ Reply ]
 IndyDoug wrote:
This song is the reason why I love Radio Paradise. I can't believe this song is 15 years old and I've never heard it until now! Needless to say, I just added it to my Amazon.Com Wishlist.
 

Well said, well said.  (just had to outdo the other dude.)

When I was a kid I used to discover new stuff on "old grey whistle test".  Times have changed!  Anyone know what i'm t4lkn bout?

Posted 16 years ago by clymbon    [ Reply ]
 IndyDoug wrote:
This song is the reason why I love Radio Paradise. I can't believe this song is 15 years old and I've never heard it until now! Needless to say, I just added it to my Amazon.Com Wishlist.
 

Well said. I wondered why I feeling crappy all week.  Have not been listening
Posted 16 years ago by kingfish2004    [ Reply ]
Finley's 1997 and 2001 albums are also excellent. About half the tracks on each are definitely keepers. Really creative and "Groovy" ; )

https://www.starpulse.com/Music/Quaye,_Finley/Discography/Index/P276220/1/

~S
Posted 16 years ago by DudeFromOttawa    [ Reply ]
This song is the reason why I love Radio Paradise. I can't believe this song is 15 years old and I've never heard it until now! Needless to say, I just added it to my Amazon.Com Wishlist.
Posted 16 years ago by IndyDoug    [ Reply ]
wferrier wrote:
OK a chick wrote this. Has to be. Guys don't write music like this. I give it an eight.
You can hear that chick doing the backing vocals. Yup, Beth Orton.
Posted 16 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
On_The_Beach wrote:
His voice reminds me of Tom Petty.
Reminds me of Ben Harper cool
Posted 16 years ago by jbtidwell    [ Reply ]
OK a chick wrote this. Has to be. Guys don't write music like this. I give it an eight.
Posted 16 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
Mindscrape wrote:
Sounds more like Cat Stevens to me.
A little Bob Mould to me...I like it.
Posted 16 years ago by asocash    [ Reply ]
No matter what happens on the rest of the album (I have no clue) This song is AMAZING, so amazing :)
Posted 16 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
Mondegreen moment: "Nothing can compare to when you hold the knife and swear you'll come for me. . ."
Posted 16 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
This is marvelous. I can hear the Orbit. And Beth Orton too! More, please!
Posted 17 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
undo_silence wrote:
This is produced by william orbit, very nice one
yeah, i looked this one up cuz i was wondering "whose vocals are featured on this William Orbit tune?" lol
Posted 17 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
On_The_Beach wrote:
His voice reminds me of Tom Petty.
Sounds more like Cat Stevens to me.
Posted 17 years ago by Mindscrape    [ Reply ]
I absolutely agree that this is the best song on the album--the mixture of his voice and Beth Orton's is amazing. But even though the rest of the songs aren't that great, "Beautiful Nature" is good for dancing around the house with a 3-year-old.
Posted 17 years ago by xiuhua    [ Reply ]
His voice reminds me of Tom Petty.
Posted 17 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Smoove_D wrote:
I really like this song, so I bought the rest of the album. The rest of the songs are either just OK or downright horrible. If you ask me, anyway.
araja wrote:
Same here. Nothing can compare...to Dice. Probably the Orbit/Orton influence.
Me three; I totally agree with the both of you. . .
Posted 17 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
kult wrote:
Don't know who Caleb Quaye is,
This is Caleb Quaye.... (click here) Unless you were around in the 70's you probably wouldn't have heard of him. Wikipedia suggests that Finley is Caleb's much younger brother and that he is not related at all to Tricky. (click here)
Posted 17 years ago by Schtum    [ Reply ]
Smoove_D wrote:
I really like this song, so I bought the rest of the album. The rest of the songs are either just OK or downright horrible. If you ask me, anyway.
Same here. Nothing can compare...to Dice. Probably the Orbit/Orton influence.
Posted 17 years ago by araja    [ Reply ]
Beth Orton sounds good on this song as well....
Posted 17 years ago by TobiMc3    [ Reply ]
Try and hear the album 'Maverick a Strike'. FQ won the 1998 Brit Awards - Best Male Solo Artist. For what you might consider it to be worth.........
Posted 17 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
This song sure has a nice mellow beat.
Posted 17 years ago by Whirlpool    [ Reply ]
This is produced by william orbit, very nice one
Posted 17 years ago by undo_silence    [ Reply ]
This quy takes some real abuse from the album reviews on AMG. Tough crowd
Posted 17 years ago by stubbsz    [ Reply ]
I really like this song, so I bought the rest of the album. The rest of the songs are either just OK or downright horrible. If you ask me, anyway.
Posted 17 years ago by Smoove_D    [ Reply ]
Part of this sounds a little like Roland Gift from The Fine Young Cannibals and when I saw the album cover he even looks like him. He's got a lot more range though.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
Interestingly, 'Dice' is the only example of that particular texture on the CD, but the other material is still good. Thanks for the tip, RP!
Posted 17 years ago by 87C751    [ Reply ]
The subwoofer is diggin this
Posted 17 years ago by stratolounge    [ Reply ]
Always liked this song. Really like the chorus and his voice. Have to download it from iTunes now.
Posted 17 years ago by merkin_muffley    [ Reply ]
davin wrote:
I concur.
I concur too.
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
Poignant.
Posted 18 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
exciter76 wrote:
lovely tune!
I concur.
Posted 18 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
lovely tune!
Posted 18 years ago by exciter76    [ Reply ]
ploba wrote:
when i first heard this i thought it was keith richards.
I thought he sounded a little like John Hiatt. Dig it.
Posted 18 years ago by pdhski    [ Reply ]
when i first heard this i thought it was keith richards.
Posted 18 years ago by ploba    [ Reply ]
this is a good song...love beth orton
Posted 18 years ago by Ibis99    [ Reply ]
... Sounds like Finley Quaye, all in the spin of the Dice I guess? ... ...
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
kult wrote:
Don't know who Caleb Quaye is, but I know who Finley Quaye IS related to: Tricky. This may be garbage, but they normally say that he's Tricky's uncle (which means he must have had a much, much older sibling, as they look roughly the same age). Tricky's first album, Maxinquaye, is named after his Mother, Maxine Quaye. (Maybe someone else can provide a definite answer on this, or maybe it's already been given elsewhere, in which case sorry).
Google Search: Finley+Quaye+tricky
Posted 18 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Johnny Rivers. I like it.
Posted 18 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
Indelibrella wrote:
Any relation to Caleb Quaye?
Don't know who Caleb Quaye is, but I know who Finley Quaye IS related to: Tricky. This may be garbage, but they normally say that he's Tricky's uncle (which means he must have had a much, much older sibling, as they look roughly the same age). Tricky's first album, Maxinquaye, is named after his Mother, Maxine Quaye. (Maybe someone else can provide a definite answer on this, or maybe it's already been given elsewhere, in which case sorry).
Posted 18 years ago by kult    [ Reply ]
Any relation to Caleb Quaye? Great song...
Posted 18 years ago by Indelibrella    [ Reply ]
I can't believe I have never heard this before. I really like this song. Well, there goes some more of my disposible income. I hope the rest of the CD is as good.
Posted 19 years ago by MsfStl    [ Reply ]
ColoBacon wrote:
Is that Dido singing in the back??
No, silly. It's Beth Orton. It's her tune, originally.
Posted 19 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
Is that Dido singing in the back??
Posted 19 years ago by ColoBacon    [ Reply ]
Finley 'Dice' Quaye? Likeable tune.
Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Tom Petty meets Bruce Springsteen with a drum machine? I kinda like it.
Posted 19 years ago by japanmoran    [ Reply ]
Shades of Ben Harper with a touch of angst. I like it.
Posted 19 years ago by puppykicker    [ Reply ]
This song was on the O.C. (I unapolageticly admit that I watch the O.C.). Anyway, great song but I kinda wish i could stop thinking about the show when I hear it (it kinda has the same effect as when a song is used in a comercial).
Posted 19 years ago by Kilman    [ Reply ]
Hey, Bill, kindly stop. Can't put anymore CD's in my Amazon shopping basket!
Posted 19 years ago by Beastie    [ Reply ]
radiojunkie wrote:
You must learn to embrace your inner googly-moogly.
LOL
Posted 19 years ago by crowhog2000    [ Reply ]