Tori Amos "Winter" Acoustic Live on SIRIUS XM 

My absolute FAVORITE song of Tori's & was the 1st song I ever learned 2 play on the piano. This song is so emotional & deep. It holds a very special place in my heart.

The most amazing thing about Tori and her live performances is how she truly puts all of her emotions into what she's singing. She'll sing a song at one performance and the tone will be light and playful. Then she'll sing the same song at another performance and the tone will be heartbreaking and gut wrenching...Precious Things is a PERFECT example of this. Anyway, you always know that what you're getting from her is real...it's not some set act she has decided on. No one else does that.

I love this song in every version. Tory amos is everything.

Such a beautiful song.

Stop with the negative comments. It’s her song and she can do whatever she wants with it.

There is no doubt this woman is an absolute goddess!!!!!!!!!!

I love the emotion she puts into the piano.

She's fucking amazing, there's nothing more to say than that.

Her voice makes my eyes water 💧I love this woman 🖤

Isn’t she magical? No one like her. ❤🎹

'Winter' should be dubbed the Xmas Carol Of Humanity.. heartfelt kudos to Ms A.. always..x

I wish I could write music like she does, she’s an absolute genius

Haunting, enchanting.. intelligent and beautiful xxx

always her music is magic

Oh Tori. She's a delight. Always has been.

She's an angel

Love this woman. Such a great songwriter

Thank You Tori ~ sure can touch my heart strings.. will be listening tomorrow (wearing sunglasses in case you pull more "feel good" tears out of me) though most of the time just a goofy smile lovin this life.

[Verse 1] 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: "You must learn to stand up For yourself, cause I can't always be around" [Chorus] 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" [Verse 2] 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 myself Skating around the truth who I am But I know that the ice is getting thin [Chorus] "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" [Bridge] Hair is grey and the fires are burning So many dreams on the shelf You say "I wanted you to be proud of me" I always wanted that myself [Chorus] "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" [Outro] Never change All the white horses, ah Hmm

So much emotion in her voice. She is one of the most powerful musicians that completely move me. Same with Bon Iver-aka-Justin Vernon.

This songs touches me so much

She is the greatest thing on earth!!!!!!!

Perfect. Tearful.

that was an amazing performance! Thanks for putting this up

Love this! 💕

Lovely version... Discovered in 2020... Doesn't matter. ;-)

she seems so sad in this rendition. absolutely beautiful though. it feels like a million years has passed since i first heard this song.

Best of her performances

Such an Amazing Voice She Has

Tori is amazing...

Awesome!

That was so awesome - but man - rips your heart apart a little - enjoy everything while you can :D and go for your dreams - ... just wow.

I Love this video

She’s still so lovely ☺️

Wow, Tori looks so good her. Love the hair. I think she is "stilting" the song here because she has performed it so many times that shes trying to add something new to it. She's an artist hence she has the right

I missed her hair so much! Absolutely beautiful song!

:) love her

Tori Amos sin duda una interprete que siempre ha estado en el gusto de la gente que nos gusta la buena musica

Gosto muito!

Listening to Tori live is always a cointoss. She can't help herself experimenting with her voice and the cadence of the song. And sometimes she almost sounds like she is doing a parody of her own songs. I still love it, but I always have to go listen to the original afterwards.

this song is always awesome. i think this song grows with her...so negative comments about how bad "this version" ....really? how is this not great?....furthermore....AMAZING playing on her part.

Yay :) lovely as ever. Everyone gets old, even the kids that leave silly comments!

@coley922 that's so touching.i am sure he knows u think of him with this song.my hugs from greece.

🌎🌊🌲🔥🌪 ❤️

this song is always awesome. i think this song grows with her...so negative comments about how bad "this version" ....really? how is this not great?

great fuckin song

We need to do all our work with her.... with love

Candor, presence, diction, Tori is definitely "refined," but I still love her to pieces. Better than half the shit I hear on the radio!

Gotdamn with all the AGE COMMENTS! Virtually absent are these type of comments with a male singer. All her videos lately this is the narrative. This is beautiful period,slightly altered-SO WHAT.

@iLoveBillHicks86 Yes she is and FYI people when you get older you don't look exactly the same. People change, and that's okay. She can still play the sh!t out of a piano!

I really don't like how stilted this version sounds. Her singing isn't flowing at all but the music is. I love this song but don't care for this rendition at all.

@iLoveBillHicks86 i totally agree

@FelicTheNiss You just have to remember that was a totally different time in her life. She was in her early 20's when she wrote this song. She is 48 now. A grown, successful woman. She is just enjoying life now. That is all I can see that may be "diva-ish." Check out Winter from Olympia 2010 though. You may see that 'old' spark you are talking about there. Let me know what you think of it :) its an awesome performance!

@angeloscity oh, I'v heard her done better too in the past year or so. But comparatively, if you take a listen to the way she sang before the Beekeeper era, you can't deny that her voice has changed. Take for example her performance of Precious Things in Glanstonbury or Pink Pop, and compare to the one at T in the Park in 2007 and you'll notice there's a difference. And it's ok. The voice ages along with the rest of the body. It's natural for it to change. She's still awesome.

Это твой щенок, теперь он твой навсегда.

@angeloscity 10 years and more I hope :D

The stop start stop start thing is quite annoying, she is such a divine artist but I just wish she would keep the timing tighter to keep it flowing

@TIGERSDFW Yes that is why I commented she isnt ageing well. dont get me wrong im a big fan...its just a shame

@trinixia yeh ur right the Montreux Version was the Best imo

#toripleasecovergagaspeechless Retweet!

For all you shallow people who are triggered by how she plays around with the timing and pronunciation in this performance, check out this one from 1997 - she's doing the same thing back then, thirteen years before, and only 6 years after the original was released. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DTQS2U03isQ.htmlsi=ksNCFbMztgWwhbeM

Like her mom singing

We can all agree that her voice has changed. It's not as limber as it used to be. Regardless, she still performs beautifully.

why?

I don't mind it so much on 'me and a gun' since it's acapella and it's such a personal dramatic song to begin with, but we are in complete agreement with th LE stuff.... I don't know if she's bored with them and just trying to keep her own interest up but for a long time fan it is a bit of a let down.

It's a beautiful song, and it will be forever, but I think she's distorting her voice a little.. [I don't know if I say it right, English isn't my own language].

she's crying..... ...

@talthan you do realize that she is 47 years old..

Love these tunes. Don't like when she plays with the rhythms. It sounds unsure and like she's trying to remember the parts. I'm sure she enjoys playing with the rhythms after doing these tunes straight for so many years. Oh well... i guess in the end I just want to her to be happy. Go on with your funky meter T.

I'm all for artistic interp'tation, but I do wish she wouldn't do her old songs so rubato. with all the dramatic pauses and stuff.... even though there is no percussion in this song there IS an implied rhythm...

@mortman31 The shame is on you. Take your hate somewhere else. It doesn't belong on the wall of a Tori video, especially this song.

Like this song. Hate this version.

Love this song but i really dont like this version. The video from Montreux is a great version ofit

The constant slowing and pausing kinda threw off an orherwuse pretty good perfornance

@angeloscity and it's not just her singing loud. You don't captivate an audience by just being loud. She has a hard time sustaining notes and a vibrato on some days. Other days, she does perfectly fine. Then again, it could be the acoustics of the place.

I hope you also like my cover of this beautiful song...

Is there an English version of this song?

I think she's supposed to sound like a child (the song is about her father and she is apparently still a child in the lyrics). ...or maybe she's just been listening too much to Björk. Either way, she sounds like she's asian or something. :P

Damn... why o why is she all barbie-like? And honestly... the more vids I see, the more I start thinking her 'emotions' in the songs are performed in overkill (voice-use). Makes it all more fake. Still... have the album version and yes: the song is great, almost terrifying, reminds me of personal stuff... so, thanks for that perfect performance on the album :) Makes me shiver to the bones, everytime!

What happened to your passion with this song? If you look back on your live performance when you were much younger you were so different!! So, passionate about the song. i don't see that at all in this performance. Its like you are a zombie.

She sounds different... I dont like what she did

Are you blind or what?!

What happened to your passion with this song? If you look back on your live performance when you were much younger you were so different!! So, passionate about the song. i don't see that at all in this performance. Its like you are a zombie not even the same person as in 92. Way to much make up doesn't even look like the same person. Very weird ending too!! strange..

Man, I used to lover her in the 90s before she went moonbat crazy. So talented. What a waste. =*(

Gross tori, did you really get to attach it to a dog food?