Tori Amos Talks

Transcripts and sound clips of Tori's banter and improv songs from various live performances. If I can find a video that includes the quote (most don't) I will post that instead!

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2017-11-04: Ophelia Intro

OK guys.  [Shouts from the crowd]  What, honey?  What'd you say to me?  Whatever you're saying I can't hear a fucking thing.  But you're cute as a button, I can tell.  So we've never done this on this tour.  Yeah, but it wasn't my idea.  So that's um… something.  Whosever idea it was to put these two together, aren't you clever clogs. Really clever.  So I think so anyway, I was impressed with you.  I hope I pull it off.  Anyway.  OK. Here we go, it's time to get dark. We're going to the darkness peeps. To the darkness with our cinnamon gum.

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2017-11-04: Suede Intro

Well hey there Philly peeps. You're so amazing, my god.  You'd think I was a hometown girl.  OK.  Some requests, some new things, some familiar things… but you're a cool sister.  And um, some of my favorite people in the whole world are here tonight.

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2017-11-12: Flicker Intro

I don't think that we've… done this one before.  Well, we'll see how it goes.

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2017-11-12: We Don’t Need Another Hero Intro

OK peeps, it's that time. Well we'll see what happens, won't we. Nobody knows, right?  It could go either way.  Um, now maybe it's a good thing that I'm a mess.  Let's just see what happens, I've never done it before, like never.  Mm-hmm. ["Yeah girl!" shouted from the crowd]  Wanna go girl!

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2017-11-12: Climb Intro

There was a little seven-year-old girl that asked me to play this tonight.  OK.  She drew me a picture and everything.  Gonna take it on the bus, and you know this one is because you asked for it.  But I got a… you know, got a booger.  So how are you guys, have you had your fried chicken today.  [Sings] I'd like to be sung… [?] You don't get that in England.  You don't get it in New York either.  OK, here we go.

You may be a mother but you still need a mother You may be a mother but you still need a mother You may be a mother but you still need a mother When it all falls down The star falls down and When it all falls down It all falls down

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2017-11-12: Beulah Land Intro

I don't think we've done this one yet.

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2017-11-12: Mother Intro

Well hey there!  So Tennessee's my mother's home.  This show's going out to Mary tonight.  Mother Mary, and she's here in spirit, and she's winking her eyes.  So um, it's good to be the mother church.

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2017-11-11: Landslide Intro

I'm changing.

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2017-11-11: Personal Jesus Intro

OK.  Hi peeps.  So this is that time.  Yeah, yeah, yeah.  I'm in the south, it's fine.  I was born here, I was born that way.  In honor of my very puritanical grandmother who was not from North Carolina, um, but who the Carolinians would talk about with… with a sense of humor, hoping she would really find Jesus and lighten up.  This is for all those who have really found him.

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2017-11-11: Devils and Gods Intro

Well hey peeps, how's it going?  Yeah, I had me some… good southern food.  You know what I'm talking about.  I know my vegan daughter would be horrified.  Fuck it.  Limas. I do vegan with her sometimes, I really really jumped on but I'm doing my best.  Rawr.  OK, different songs tonight.  I don't think we've done this in a little.

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2017-11-08: Famous Blue Raincoat Intro

So, we've lost so many amazing musicians in the last couple years.  So many that, um, have influenced all of us.  This is one of my favorite, very favorite… beings.  And so, she wanted to come tonight.

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2017-11-08: Darkest Hour Intro

So I'm not sure when I've done this, but I don't think I've done it a lot. 

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2017-11-08: Pancake Intro

Well hey there New York peeps!  Thank you so much for coming out tonight.  I wouldn't wanna be anywhere else but in New York tonight.  We're gonna change this energy that we had a year ago!

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2017-11-07: Real Men Intro

OK peeps.  This's one of my favorite songs… doin' it for the boys. Let's go.

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2017-11-07: Amber Waves Improv Intro

Really wanna know Really wanna know How you think we got here I really wanna know How you think we really wanna know How you think we got here We got here Losing years, losing years, losing years Really wanna know America, America We won't let you fall America We won't let them swallow you whole We won't let them swallow you whole We won't let you fall

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2017-11-07: Father’s Son Intro

Well hey there boys and girls.  Hanging out with the peeps last night, that was an amazing night.  Great people, so are you.  You all understand more lubrication helps out.  OK, show tonight, lots of requests, trying to do as many as I can.

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2017-11-03: Imagine Intro

Thanks peeps.  Thanks peeps.  Hometown girl… hometown girl gotta bring it.  OK.  So guys, this is our fake news section.  And this's one of my favorite songs, from one of my favorite artists of all time, and I hope you'll join with me and sing this, 'cause we need to put this in this land.

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