I consider Tori to be a musical shaman. Her music literally heals. I’ve seen her live 5 times and it is truly amazing what she puts out into the world.
I once knew a woman named Sara. She was the kindest, most loving and giving person I ever knew. She was a great singer-songwriter and pianist. She ran an open mic at a place called The Gallery in Chicago. We became fast friends and tho she was very beautiful, I refused to pursue any more than a friendship with her so as not to ruin our friendship. She was my sister. She LOVED Tori, as I did. She made me tapes of her b sides and albums to listen to on cross country trips that I loved to take. This was one of the songs. I was already a fan but I was so swept up by this particular number. She and I started working together on making a Tori demo to send to Tori, and get her approval for doing a tribute album. We joyfully worked on many songs including this one. I loved our project and so did she. Our friendship and partnership only grew. We both drank heavily. She seemed somewhat troubled by the events and relationships in her life but refused to discuss them. All I could do was stand by her and be her brother. Which I did. And she stood by me through my tough times when others fell away. She was still and always my sister. One day a friend called me to tell me I need to go see her. Right now. She was in hospice. I needed to see her right away. The guest list at the sign in sheet was pages and pages long. That's how many friends she had, come to say goodbye. One of them was me. We never finished the record, but I still have the demo. Alcohol took her from us but when I hear this song, she is as close to me as this keyboard. I love you forever Sara!! I'll always remember us playing and singing Tori songs together! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Do you have a full recording of this show? I think it's from 1991 (1992 at the latest) when she was still using whatever piano was available at the venue.
I love this song sooooooooooo much. She played it in Manchester, first time I saw her live. I've seen an audience eating out of a performer's hands before, but this was different; rapture, worship, something like that :-) We hung on every nuance, every word, just awesome!
OMG!I'm so lost of air to breathe after taking that in 5x's in a row.I saw this. I saw her @ this point in her career. The same set up. All that I've ever needed was her, her raw piano & powerful voice, emotion, & story telling!I have followed her every tour to this day. A stage set afire from the talent oozing from every spark her movements created & every exhale her lungs pushed out! I'm not sure where this was. I saw her in Kalamazoo, Michigan about 3 months before "silent all these years" made its first splash on MTV & the world first saw tori. I was so very lucky to have witnessed her @ this point.I was about 30 feet away.I had no idea who she was. My friend worked @ the venue. I went @ the last minute & my life changed forever.Thank you,Tori!!!
"Maybe I'm just the horizon you run to when she has left you there" ..................... it's beautiful in such a sad way ................ have you ever been someone's horizon ? Also could this song work on a friendship level --- have you ever felt used by a friend -- like they only turn to you ~ when they need something ~ ♥
I know exactly what you mean, gives me goosebumps everytime I hear it. This one just transports you to somewhere else, somewhere magical. I had a respiratory arrest back in April 2000 and I was technically dead for about two minutes, all I can remember while I was "gone" is this overwhelming feeling of "rightness" and love. This song brings that back to me everytime.
her voice is like the most precious diamond out there!! pure raw talent !! the way she sing every song of her as if shes telling us a story.. i believe every word that come out of her mouth!! one word - EPIC!!
I agree about the goosebumps! This is one of my all time favorites. I especially love the part toward the end when she sings "...makes it all clear..HEY, DO YOU KNOW..." Brings tears to my eyes everytime
yeah it broke my heart for her when i heard it in 1991 then she whispers out of breath and reluctanly "what,what this is doing to me?" i cried so hard it was healing
Very honest comment. Her lyrics are sooo beautiful and honest. She feels every lyric that leaves her mouth with a trancelike notion---and she leads us in. THANK YOU Tori for making us feel the same spiritual feeling... It exists in your fans heads too ;)
When an artist can produce a song such as this as a B-Side ~ it sends chills down my spine ~~~ this song and cooling are 2 of my favorite b-sides ~ they put to shame songs that other women singers release on their actual albums. That alone puts tori in a class of her own ~~ I can listen to this song forever *~~* magical ~*
She will always be my Goddess. I am 51, now. Tori got me through some excruciating times, in my Life. The first concert of hers I attended was at a sleepy bar in Orlando, FL. With Little Earthquakes. I could not get my BF to go (too macho), so I got his best friend, and my "big brother" to go. (trust me, he also had no interest). By the time "we" left Tori's concert, he was mesmerized. He thanked me for bringing, him.
This and ''Upside Down'' are my two absolute favourite Tori songs and neither are on an album ! Just shows the depth of her body of work - mind blowing - and she is the ultimate performer in her stage presence which is entirely open, honest, ego free and a true gift to her fans. Oh, I almost forgot, she is quite easy on the eye.
In my head I found you there, and running around and following me but you don't, oh, oh, dare now-- but I find that I have now more than I ever wanted to so maybe thomas jefferson wasn't born in your backyard, and like you have said maybe I'm just the horizon you run to when she has left you there. you are here in my head and running around and calling me come back I'll show you the roses that brush off the snow and open their petals again and again and you know that apple green ice cream can melt in your hand I can't....so, I held your hand at the fair and even forgot what time it was and even thomas jefferson wasn't born in your backyard... like you have said maybe I'm just a horizon you run to when she has left. you and me, alone on the floor you're counting my feathers as the bells toll you see the bow and the belt and the girl from the South all favorites of mine you know them all well and spring brings fresh little puddles, that make it all clear that make it all clear do you know--hey, do you know?? what this is doing to me? oh, here here here......here in my head.
i will play this song all day tomorrow... is so soothing... and so true... the scars of the past do come around and are "running around come back... show you the roses that brush off the snow"
She's simply incredible. Has from the beginning and hasn't stopped once. The comment that she makes other female performers of today look second rate is so true. They don't even hold the match to light a candle to her to talent.
What I wouldn't give to have my face as Tori's piano bench. Her talent runs so deep and she pours her heart and soul out in every live performance. I am amazed every time I watch/hear her. No one does better covers either. It's truly amazing that you can 'hear' a song dozens of times but not truly HEAR it until her version reaches your ears. The lyrics come jumping out and the song always takes on a new deeper meaning. THANK YOU for posting!
If we could only have more song writers and or prodigys from "three years old" maybe the music today would have the substance to last at least the next decade. Can you imagine a generation or centuries? think about it.
Grace and elegance. How rare it is to find such attributes in these days of 'extreme' everything. I wouldn't call her performances raw. It is much more than pure emotion. She bares her soul. I sometimes think she is trying to talk to God or find out if a greater presence even exists. She can be rather cynical about the subject. Given her experiences, I can't blame her.
