Huey
(Netherlands) | | Posted: Aug 18, 2010 - 00:50 | |
Mandible wrote:"y'know, once you've felt life in your body, you can't go back to having been a woman that's never carried life. The other thing is feeling something dying inside you and you're still alive. Obviously when it was happening, it was already over, but in my mind, you don't know that it's over yet. You're doing anything, thinking, Oh God, maybe if I put a cork up myself, maybe it'll keep this little life in. That's why in Spark, I say, 'She's convinced she could hold back a glacier/But she couldn't keep baby alive.' You just start going insane. There's nothing you can do, so so you surrender and then... start again."
— Tori; Q Magazine, May 1998
"Spark is about when I miscarried, in 1996. I was three months pregnant and very excited. All of a sudden I woke up one morning and started to feel bad. The songs started coming soon after. I was really angry at God. Going into a shopping mall and seeing some woman knock the head off her child, I'm going - 'So this is fair?' I don't know where the spirit went, whether she picked another mummy, like, "OK, choose her, then! Hope you're tone deaf!"
Q: One last question. Who is the ice cream assassin?
T: Who do you think that is?
Q: I have no idea
T: Well, people have been praying to him for a very long time and more wars have been fought in his name. The big guy. Think about it.
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Huey
(Netherlands) | | Posted: Aug 18, 2010 - 00:50 | |
romeotuma wrote:
This song is soooo good for the external auditory meatus...
So it must be a 10 then  |
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Tippster
(Washington, DC) | | Posted: Apr 12, 2010 - 17:44 | |
jgeyer wrote:Like them both but I think a celebrity death match between Tori Amos and Kate Bush would be good.
A Celebrity Oil Wrestling match, you mean.... Tori is great. I think she's one of those female musicians you aither like or dislike, akin to Joni Mitchell. To compare her to that talentless hack Alannis is unfair to both. |
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peter_james_bond
(The Burg) | | Posted: Mar 12, 2010 - 04:35 | |
sirdroseph wrote:Ok, people, take a snapshot; I actually can tolerate a Tori Amos song; this one is not half-bad.  Good, I've got my camera!   Just scoot up there next to Tori....Tori, you look nice but could you lose the book? Smile people!  |
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sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia) | | Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 13:51 | |
Ok, people, take a snapshot; I actually can tolerate a Tori Amos song; this one is not half-bad. |
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mandolin
(...drifting...) | | Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 13:41 | |
...i like this better the first time she did it in little earthquakes...
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Mandible
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"y'know, once you've felt life in your body, you can't go back to having been a woman that's never carried life. The other thing is feeling something dying inside you and you're still alive. Obviously when it was happening, it was already over, but in my mind, you don't know that it's over yet. You're doing anything, thinking, Oh God, maybe if I put a cork up myself, maybe it'll keep this little life in. That's why in Spark, I say, 'She's convinced she could hold back a glacier/But she couldn't keep baby alive.' You just start going insane. There's nothing you can do, so so you surrender and then... start again."
— Tori; Q Magazine, May 1998
"Spark is about when I miscarried, in 1996. I was three months pregnant and very excited. All of a sudden I woke up one morning and started to feel bad. The songs started coming soon after. I was really angry at God. Going into a shopping mall and seeing some woman knock the head off her child, I'm going - 'So this is fair?' I don't know where the spirit went, whether she picked another mummy, like, "OK, choose her, then! Hope you're tone deaf!"
Q: One last question. Who is the ice cream assassin?
T: Who do you think that is?
Q: I have no idea
T: Well, people have been praying to him for a very long time and more wars have been fought in his name. The big guy. Think about it.
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srose96
(grandma's house) | | Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 13:38 | |
romeotuma wrote:
This song is soooo good for the external auditory meatus...
amazing — really... |
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kmh
(NY) | | Posted: Dec 07, 2009 - 18:08 | |
betsyroks wrote:genius girl
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vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | | Posted: Nov 06, 2009 - 08:52 | |
I like that she's addicted to nicotine patches; I know that sounds weird, but there is something that makes the song's protagonist more accessible in that statement. . .
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paulmack
(the hissing swamps) | | Posted: Nov 06, 2009 - 08:47 | |
Liked the pre-Choirgirl Tori more, personally, but this is one of the tracks that seems a 'throwback' to that time from this album.
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On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud) | | Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 20:25 | |
iscoot4peace wrote:Actually though...I like the cover art for reasons which should be obvious. Did anyone get the number of that steamroller? I wanted to thank them.
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Felix_The_Cat
(Buenos Aires, Argentina) | | Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 07:31 | |
No  |
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iscoot4peace
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Number me among the Tori haters...but she probably does deserve time on RP judging by all the listeners who love her. (A rare moment of grace from an angry old man. Now back to my rat-catching.) Actually though...I like the cover art for reasons which should be obvious. Did anyone get the number of that steamroller? I wanted to thank them. |
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annie_fannie
(Idaho) | | Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 07:28 | |
yeah! thanks for starting my day off right with some Tori, RP!!
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peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS) | | Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 07:25 | |
romeotuma wrote:This song is soooo good for the external auditory meatus...
Are you trying to say that this song is good for the ears?  |
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romeotuma
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Aug 03, 2009 - 18:44 | |
This song is soooo good for the external auditory meatus...
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martinc
(Ottawa Canada) | | Posted: Jun 01, 2009 - 05:23 | |
It took me a while to warm up to Tori Amos but saw a video of her performance live and appreciated her artistry. Her creativity and energy and committment to her tunes really came through. RP is a perfect place for her. I see some people dislike her but then others might dislike their likes. For me it is this variety and exploration that makes RP work. I can always wait for the next tune.
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billybob123
(Southern California) | | Posted: Apr 30, 2009 - 13:05 | |
I saw some tv show where she played this, got blown away, and went out to buy my first TA album. Unfortunately, this is about the only song on the album that I can listen to. I think it's the guitar and drumming that appealed to me most.
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wenatchee
(Duvall, WA) | | Posted: Apr 30, 2009 - 13:04 | |
I've always had the impression that she's really quite big on herself, and I feel that it limits some acceptance of her work.
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Mandible
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Can you actually get addicted to nicotine patches?
Also, LOVE THE TORI, KEEP IT COMIN!
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nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia) | | Posted: Mar 29, 2009 - 23:59 | |
Shimmer wrote:As a Kate fan, I have to admit that this is pretty good - more energy than a typical Tori Amos song.
Yes, more than a nod to Kate here, but darned difficult to despise............ |
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Shimmer
(Bethesda, MD) | | Posted: Feb 26, 2009 - 11:33 | |
As a Kate fan, I have to admit that this is pretty good - more energy than a typical Tori Amos song.
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akmegan
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mrrmt wrote:All those sick of Tori-haters, raise YOUR hands.....
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jgeyer
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Like them both but I think a celebrity death match between Tori Amos and Kate Bush would be good.
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Moak
(Reading, PA) | | Posted: Oct 23, 2008 - 03:58 | |
betsyroks wrote:genius girl
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betsyroks
(uk leicester) | | Posted: Oct 23, 2008 - 03:48 | |
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birdland
(Right about....here.) | | Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 20:36 | |
I like Tori more all the time.
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mandolin
(...drifting...) | | Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 20:35 | |
...one of her better songs i've heard since little earthquakes...
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OHMish
(Copenhagen) | | Posted: Feb 13, 2008 - 21:28 | |
musikalia wrote:I cannot believe I'm saying this, but the more I hear her on RP, the more I like Tori Amos.
I agree. But with a dis in like. Kate Bush is the real deal. |
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