Tori Amos love thread

eddies grrl
eddies grrl Posts: 509
edited July 2006 in Other Music
Yes, I've shown Tori much love in various threads before, but I think she deserves her own thread. She is just so talented and cool, imo. Who's with me?!?

Eh, even if I'm alone, I don't care! Tori, you rock, girl. :)

every finger in the room
is pointing at me
i wanna spit in their faces
but i think about what that could bring

got a bowling ball in my stomach
got a desert in my mouth
figures that my courage would choose to sell out now

i've been looking for a savior in these dirty streets
looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets
i've been raising up my hands, drive another nail in
just what god needs
one more victim

why do we crucify ourselves?
everyday
i crucify myself
nothing i do is good enough for you
i crucify myself
everyday
i crucify myself
my heart is sick of bein'
said my heart is sick of being in chains

got a kick for a dog
begging for love
gotta have my suffering so that
i can have my crosses
well a cat named easter, he says
will you never learn?
you're just an empty cage, girl
if you kill the bird

i've been looking for a savior in these dirty streets
looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets
i've been raising up my hands, drive another nail in
got enough guilt to start
my own religion

why do we crucify ourselves?
everyday
i crucify myself
nothing i do is good enough for you
i crucify myself
everyday
i crucify myself
my heart is sick of bein'
said my heart is sick of being in chains

i have crawled my way back
and i am never going back again
to crucify myself
Life is the riddle
Of which we're caught in the middle.
A couple of lucky ones
Tangled up in too much love
~cowboy junkies
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  • ladygooddiva
    ladygooddiva Posts: 4,169
    she´s a faboulos woman ,lady
    she can sing very very well
    what she ´s doin on the piano is fantastic faboulos amazing
    every young lead singer should look on her(not on madonna etc.)
    she doesn´t need any scandal etc.
    she is great !!!
  • toaster
    toaster Posts: 152
    Got to see her this summer and the concert was great!
    I was just standing there in awe over how she filled the air with just her and her piano. Still, I prefer her with some backing. Like on the "Welcome To Sunny Florida" dvd. I'm not the biggest fan of hers, but I think she's put out some great work out there. I only have that dvd and a couple of her albums, and I gotta say I prefer From The Choirlgirl Hotel.

    And unlike a lot of others I think the Smells Of Teen Spirit cover she did was amazing. She really makes it her own. Black on the other hand.. :o

    She's also such a cool lady, saw an interview with her not so long back where she was talking about her daughter ordering champagne to their hotel room at an age of three! That seriously made me laugh out laud, just the way she was telling the story. She seems so dedicated to everything she does; her music, her daughter, everything. She's a great lady.
  • K*Rock
    K*Rock Posts: 144
    i am a huge tori fan!! i think she is so beyond awesome!!!! ive seen her a few times, and i prefer her with the band too!
    i hope she tours with them again soon,
    have you guys heard her cover of black??
    ~Karen

    Come say HI on myspace - http://www.myspace.com/pearljamkaren
  • eddies grrl
    eddies grrl Posts: 509
    don't make me come to vegas
    don't make me pull you out of his bed
    i am vigilant
    that it will not be you on the menu
    he's serving up for his friends

    don't make me come to vegas
    don't make me pull him out of your head
    athena will attest
    that it could be done
    and it has been done
    and i think that i am up to it

    and the jacaranda tree she's telling me
    all the trouble you're in
    just by the way she bends
    i remember you dancing
    wondering as you were swaying
    what kind of woman you'll be
    "what will be, will be"
    over my dead body

    don't make me come to vegas
    don't make me come to vegas
    Life is the riddle
    Of which we're caught in the middle.
    A couple of lucky ones
    Tangled up in too much love
    ~cowboy junkies
  • smithnic
    smithnic Posts: 1,565
    absolutely love Tori!
    Saw her back in '97~ish at this tiny club setting and the woman is amazing!! I fell in love that night. She's so talented and such a great voice!
    Go Get 'Em Tigers!
  • pazman
    pazman Posts: 197
    If I was a female I'd be infatuated with Eddie but I'm not a female so therefore I am infatuated with Tori.

    Word of warning Tori. Cat Power is catching up ;)
    I had it all once I gave it back
  • eddies grrl
    eddies grrl Posts: 509
    pazman wrote:
    Word of warning Tori. Cat Power is catching up ;)

    :D not in cat's WILDEST dreams.

    ______________________


    So I want to kill this waitress
    She's worked here a year longer than I
    If I did it fast, you know that's an act of kindness

    But I believe in peace
    I believe in peace, Bitch
    I believe in peace
    I believe in peace
    But I believe in peace
    I believe in peace, Bitch
    I believe in peace
    Well, I believe I'll believe some day

    I want to kill this waitress
    I can't believe I've this violence in mind
    And is her power all in her club sandwich?

    But I believe in peace
    I believe in peace Bitch
    I believe in peace
    I believe in peace
    But I believe in peace
    I believe in peace Bitch
    I believe in peace
    Well, I believe I'll believe one day

    I want to kill this killing wish
    There are too many stars and not enough sky
    Boys all think she's living kindness
    But ask a fellow waitress
    Ask a fellow waitress
    Life is the riddle
    Of which we're caught in the middle.
    A couple of lucky ones
    Tangled up in too much love
    ~cowboy junkies
  • Porsuk&Co
    Porsuk&Co Posts: 12
    so now that we're having about her, does anybody know who those people are backvocaling at "way down"? or are the just an ordinary chorus or smt?
    "maybe this world is just the hell of another planet.."
  • eddies grrl
    eddies grrl Posts: 509
    airplane
    takes you away again
    are you flying
    above where i live?
    when i look up
    a glare in my eye
    are you having regrets
    about last night?

    i'm not, but i like rivers that
    rush in
    so then i dove in
    is there trouble ahead
    for you, the acrobat?
    i won't push you
    unless you have a net

    you say the word
    you know i will find you
    or if you need some time
    i don't mind
    i don't hold onto the tail of your kite

    i'm not like the girls that you've known
    but i believe i'm worth coming home to
    (i'll) kiss away the night
    this girl only sleeps with butterflies

    so go on and fly, then, boy

    balloons look good from on the ground
    but i fear with pins & needles around
    we may fall and stumble
    upon a carousel
    it could take us
    anywhere

    you say the word
    you know i will find you
    or if you need some time
    i don't mind
    i won't hold onto the tail of your kite

    i'm not like the girls that you've known
    but i believe i'm worth coming home to
    (we'll) kiss away the night
    this girl only sleeps with butterflies

    so go on and fly, then, boy
    Life is the riddle
    Of which we're caught in the middle.
    A couple of lucky ones
    Tangled up in too much love
    ~cowboy junkies
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    eddie's grrl wrote:

    i've been looking for a savior in these dirty streets
    looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets


    now i like this... i like it alot :)
  • eddies grrl
    eddies grrl Posts: 509
    someone once told me that he liked tori because she's got a dirty mind but she sounds & looks so innocent... ;)
    Life is the riddle
    Of which we're caught in the middle.
    A couple of lucky ones
    Tangled up in too much love
    ~cowboy junkies
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    eddie's grrl wrote:
    someone once told me that he liked tori because she's got a dirty mind but she sounds & looks so innocent... ;)


    that type of girl drives me so F*CKING CRAZY :p
  • eddies grrl
    eddies grrl Posts: 509
    Look I'm standing naked before you
    Don't you want more then my sex
    I can scream as loud as your last one
    But I can't claim innocence

    Oh God
    Could it be the weather
    Oh God
    Why am I here
    If love Isn't forever
    And it's not the weather
    Hand me my leather

    I could just pretend that you love me
    Then I would lose all sense of fear
    But why do I need you to love me
    When you can't hold what I hold dear

    Oh God
    Could it be the weather
    Oh God
    Why am I here
    If love Isn't forever
    And it's not the weather
    Hand me my leather

    I almost ran over an angel
    He had a nice big fat cigar
    "In a sense" he said "You're alone here,
    So if you jump, you'd best jump far"

    Oh God
    Could it be the weather
    Oh God
    Why am I here
    If love Isn't forever
    And it's not the weather
    Hand me my leather
    Life is the riddle
    Of which we're caught in the middle.
    A couple of lucky ones
    Tangled up in too much love
    ~cowboy junkies
  • eddies grrl
    eddies grrl Posts: 509
    "Winter"

    Snow can wait
    I forgot my mittens
    Wipe my nose
    Get my new boots on
    I get a little warm in my heart
    When I think of winter
    I put my hand in my father's glove

    I run off
    Where the drifts get deeper
    Sleeping beauty trips me with a frown
    I hear a voice,
    "Your must learn to stand up for yourself
    Cause I can't always be around"

    He says,
    "When you gonna make up your mind?
    When you gonna love you as much as I do?
    When you gonna make up your mind?
    Cause things are gonna change so fast"

    All the white horses are still in bed
    I tell you that I'll always want you near
    You say that things change, my dear

    Boys get discovered as winter melts
    Flowers competing for the sun
    Years go by and I'm here still waiting
    Withering where some snowman was
    Mirror mirror where's the crystal palace?
    But I only can see the myself
    Skating around the truth who I am
    But I know, dad, the ice is getting thin

    "When you gonna make up your mind?
    When you gonna love you as much as I do?
    When you gonna make up your mind?
    Cause things are gonna change so fast"

    All the white horses are still in bed
    I tell you that I'll always want you near
    You say that things change, my dear

    Hair is grey
    And the fires are burning
    So many dreams
    On the shelf
    You say, "I wanted you to be proud of me"
    Well I always wanted that myself

    He says,
    "When you gonna make up your mind?
    When you gonna love you as much as I do?
    When you gonna make up your mind?
    Cause things are gonna change so fast"

    All the white horses have gone ahead
    I tell you that I'll always want you near
    You say that things change,
    My dear

    Never change...
    Life is the riddle
    Of which we're caught in the middle.
    A couple of lucky ones
    Tangled up in too much love
    ~cowboy junkies
  • eddies grrl
    eddies grrl Posts: 509
    Raspberry Swirl

    I am not you senorita
    I am not from your tribe
    In the garden I did no crime

    If you want inside her
    Well, boy you better make her raspberry swirl

    Things are getting desperate
    When all the boys can't be men
    Everybody knows
    I'm her friend
    Everybody knows
    I'm her man

    I am not your senorita
    I don't aim so high
    In my heart I did no crime

    If you want inside her
    Well, boy you better make her raspberry swirl

    Things are getting desperate
    When all the boys can't be men
    Everybody knows
    I'm her friend
    Everybody knows
    I'm her man
    Life is the riddle
    Of which we're caught in the middle.
    A couple of lucky ones
    Tangled up in too much love
    ~cowboy junkies
  • eddies grrl
    eddies grrl Posts: 509
    A little dust never stopped me none,
    he liked my shoes, I kept them on.
    Sometimes I can hold my tongue, sometimes not,
    when you just skip-to-loo, my darlin',
    and you know what you're doin' so don't even...

    You're just too used to my honey, now.
    You're just too used to my honey.

    And I think I could leave your world,
    if she was the better girl.
    So when we died I tried to bribe the undertaker.
    'Cause I'm not sure what you're doin' or the reasons.

    You're just too used to my honey, now.
    You're just too used to my honey.

    Don't bother coming down,
    i made a friend of the western sky.
    oh, Don't bother coming down,
    you always liked your babies tight.

    Turn back one last time, love to watch those cowboys ride.
    But cowboys know cowgirls ride on the Indian side.
    And you know what you're doin' so don't even...

    You're just too used to my honey, now.
    You're just too used to my honey.
    I said, you're just too used to my honey, now.
    You're just too used to my honey, now.
    Life is the riddle
    Of which we're caught in the middle.
    A couple of lucky ones
    Tangled up in too much love
    ~cowboy junkies
  • Dave Freeview
    Dave Freeview Posts: 12
    She is an amazing performer, the first time I went to see her it was the "Under the pink" tour, I couldn't get tickets so I stood in the hallway of the theatre just listening to her until I got thrown out, I got tix for the "Boys for Pele" tour and it was one of THE best gigs I have ever been to, when she sat on the edge of the stage and sang "Me and a gun" it was mesmerising.

    I saw her again on the next tour and It was amazing but not as good as the last time, I have to say her first 3 albums (especially "Pele") are untouchable classics but I haven't been blown away by her last couple of albums, I still love her though, there were a couple of great covers on "Strange little girl", "Time" almost makes me burst into tears everytime I hear it!
    www.freeviewtheband.co.uk

    www.myspace.com/freeview
  • eddies grrl
    eddies grrl Posts: 509
    Scarlet's Walk is a great album- if you don't have it, give it a try. I especially love A Sorta Fairy Tale, Carbon, Crazy, Virginia, Gold Dust & I Can't See New York (gee, just a few!). She's in top form on that one, imo. I'm still warming up to The Beekeeper, but then again, it took me many listens to love Under the Pink. She's not the most accessible artist, but the reward of giving her music time to sink into your bones is indescribable. :)

    I saw her during her very first US tour, for Little Earthquakes. It was in a small, old-fashioned theater that seats less than 1000 and she was phenomenal. I was pregnant with my son at the time, so I tell him that he was at the Tori show, too. He just rolls his eyes at me, of course. :D

    I really NEED to see another show of hers. She's just great, live. Have you seen the Welcome to Sunny Florida DVD? I really love it. Wonderful selection of tunes on it.
    Life is the riddle
    Of which we're caught in the middle.
    A couple of lucky ones
    Tangled up in too much love
    ~cowboy junkies
  • K*Rock
    K*Rock Posts: 144
    does anyone have her "fade to rred" dvd yet??? i think my firned was gonna pick it up this week and we are going to have a tori fest on friday and watch it ( we have PJ/Tori fests all the time, its great!)... just wondering what ppl thought,... im sooooo excited to see it :)
    ~Karen

    Come say HI on myspace - http://www.myspace.com/pearljamkaren
  • brain of c
    brain of c Posts: 5,213
    y kan't tori read?
    d'oh!!!!!!

    http://www.myspace.com/brain_of_c

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