Sometimes I think you want me to touch you/ How can I when you build a great wall around you. “China” is about how we build up barriers between ourselves and our loved ones. Tori Amos uses figurative language to describe the distance between her and her lover: even though she’s right next to him … Continue reading #356 China- Tori Amos
When you gonna make up your mind/ When you gonna love you as much as I do? Tori Amos’ “Winter” is a song about a father teaching his young daughter some of the lessons of life because he knows he won’t always be around. It is not necessarily that he is ill; he is simply … Continue reading #223 Winter- Tori Amos
If the sun refused to shine/ I would still be loving you. Tori Amos-Thank You Both the Tori Amos version and the original Led Zeppelin version of “Thank You” are fantastic–but the Amos version is superior. She is the best artist ever at covering other people’s work. Her version sounds delicate and she sounds gracious … Continue reading #34 Thank You- Tori Amos/ Led Zeppelin