Where Are The Velvets? A Suedey Tori Amos Top 51

[Iguana]

Truly one of the all time worst.

Now THAT we can agree on!

 

[Iguana]

I bet @jivafox loves it.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

A major spoiler (or not) perhaps at this point:

Two Tori albums will be completely snubbed.

 

[BoysForSeles]

“And you would if I would, but you never would
So I chased down your posies, your pansies in my hosies”

This better be on the list.

 

[Iguana]

A major spoiler (or not) perhaps at this point:

Two Tori albums will be completely snubbed.

Surprised it's only two!

 

[jivafox]

I bet @jivafox loves it.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

A major spoiler (or not) perhaps at this point:

Two Tori albums will be completely snubbed.

Or maybe three.

 

[BoysForSeles]

I’m trying to think what the off the cuff Tori lyric I’d think of if asked, not necessarily her best, for example if put on the spot for Alanis I’d always remember “how ‘bout getting off of these antibiotics” first for some reason.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

On this note I feel we need to discuss the Strange Little Girls album on Moopy.

 

[Cerro de Casa]

I’m trying to think what the off the cuff Tori lyric I’d think of if asked, not necessarily her best, for example if put on the spot for Alanis I’d always remember “how ‘bout getting off of these antibiotics” first for some reason.

I've been here
Silent all these years

 

[Cerro de Casa]

She smiles way too much
But
I'm glad you're on my side

And yes 'Taxi Ride' just came up on my random playlist and I had a flashback to our Moopy Scarlet syncette which was so much fun!

 

[Cerro de Casa]

(Disclaimer: there might be some deeply personal write-ups to accompany the songs.)

 

[jivafox]

I’m trying to think what the off the cuff Tori lyric I’d think of if asked, not necessarily her best, for example if put on the spot for Alanis I’d always remember “how ‘bout getting off of these antibiotics” first for some reason.

Rather randomly the first thing that popped into my mind was:

Snow cherries FROM FRAAANCE

 

[Iguana]

"With your e's and your ease and I do one more"

 

[BoysForSeles]

Rather randomly the first thing that popped into my mind was:

Snow cherries FROM FRAAANCE

I do like the song though and my mother thought it was “lovely”.

i’m going to test this later as right now I’ve too many songs in my head. I hope it’s not “where’d you put the keys gurl?”.

 

[BoysForSeles]

"With your e's and your ease and I do one more"

What a lush track!

 

[Iguana]

What a lush track!

It has such desperation

In this chapel little chapel of love can't we get a little grace and some elegance?
So we scream in cathedrals
Why can't it be beautiful?
Why does there gotta be a sacrifice

 

[Tisch]

Rather randomly the first thing that popped into my mind was:

Snow cherries FROM FRAAANCE

@Snow Cherries

 

[Cerro de Casa]

You are not
David Bowie​

And yes apparently that one was about Caton...

 

[jivafox]

and i’m so sad
like a good book i can’t put this day back

 

[Snow Cherries]

@Snow Cherries

Yes?

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Song of the day is 'Butterfly' (which may or may not feature):



They like you better
Framed & dried

 

[Tisch]

Song of the day is 'Butterfly' (which may or may not feature):



They like you better
Framed & dried

I literally don't know this! Is it on A Piano?

 

[Cerro de Casa]

I literally don't know this! Is it on A Piano?

It was on a film soundtrack in the '90s (Higher Learning). Has not featured on anything since. Not a B-side, not on A Piano and generally rarely performed live. That's how deep cut we're going!

 

[Iguana]

It was on a film soundtrack in the '90s (Higher Learning). Has not featured on anything since. Not a B-side, not on A Piano and generally rarely performed live. That's how deep cut we're going!

We're going waaaaaaay dooooown.

 

[jivafox]

I literally don't know this! Is it on A Piano?

She spunked it away on a SOUNDTRACK for a film NOBODY SAW.

 

[Iguana]

She spunked it away on a SOUNDTRACK for a film NOBODY SAW.

W.E.?

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Also: nothing from Y Kant Tori Read will feature. Not because we're anti-YKTR but because this is strictly Tori.

 

[BoysForSeles]

I cleared my mind and the off the cuff go to lyric was “No one's picking up the phone
Guess it's me and me”.

 

[jivafox]

W.E.?

I saw that. Twice.

 

[Iguana]

Also: nothing from Y Kant Tori Read will feature. Not because we're anti-YKTR but because this is strictly Tori.

Cool On Your Island and Fire On The Side are pretty FAB!

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Cool On Your Island and Fire On The Side are pretty FAB!

If you don't

If you don't treat me better

 

[Iguana]

"Is your place in heaven worth giving up these kisses?"

 

[Iguana]

She can have such a way to give me CHILLS with some of her lyrics. That emotional volt is just amazing

 

[Cerro de Casa]

What will you do with your life
Oh, that's all you hear from noon till night

The orchestral majesty of 'Flying Dutchman' ugh

 

[jivafox]

and if I'm wasting all your time this time
maybe you never learned to take
and if I'm hanging on to your shade
I guess I'm way beyond the pale….

 

[Cerro de Casa]

and if I'm wasting all your time this time
maybe you never learned to take
and if I'm hanging on to your shade
I guess I'm way beyond the pale….

The sheer venom of this one is something else and yes there will be a lengthy write-up to accompany it if/when it makes the top 50

 

[Iguana]

Doughnut Song is a massive fave. I must have played it on the piano THOUSANDS of times over the years

 

[Iguana]

Who needs Unforumzed (RIP) when I have you guys

 

[jivafox]

Baker Baker is the one that absolutely destroys me though

and he tells me I pushed him away
that my heart's been hard to find

Here

There must be something here

There must be something here


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