I love how her voice is always so calm, and caring, but it can also bring me to tears as she's singing. She has to be one of the 3 singers that i will always listen to, and continue to be amazed by their voices. I look up to her very much, she's a truly amazing and gifted Singer.
for me, Tori Amos brought to attention Kurt Cobain's sadness...Nirvana's is angry, hard, the way a 3-year-old would express in the purest way. Tori's cover connected me to Kurt's plaintive hurt.
Smells like teen spirit is the perfect song for a ring entrance in a boxing match, everytime i hear it i can always picture the crowd going absolutely crazy when it starts to play and the security guards trying to control everyone, lol.
People might think thats wierd but i think its pretty cool
She is in NO way pretentious or phony in a fabricated way as one might suspect. No.
She whispers. Whisper Tori,whisper from the womb oh you fallen angel spirit! Whisper like the soft wind of a million vaginas on a whispery evening summer glade. Oh Tori,your whispers will soften my calloused heart you precious snowflake. Whisper......
i know people usually don't like cover songs, i usually like tori's versions better. but with slts, i can't choose between the two because they're so different. but tori's is so haunting. if in the right mood, it will make me cry. i love playing it on the piano.
other good covers she does are famous blue raincoat, losing my religion, and a case of you.
Tori Amos is so intelligent, I bet during sex she quotes journals and scientific theroies about sex in that soft spoken voice of hers. She would prbaly say something like this..."Did you know that if your penis touches the nerve ending connected to the cliteros, that you can achieve a orgasm more efficently."
Interesting you mention it being bad that she calls it "their baby"....whether they liked the song or not, what Tori is saying here is, in covering their song, she never forgot it is theirs and didn't want to bastardize it. That's all she means. Also, it seems to me soe of this doesn't make as much sense as it should due to some editing?
you are all wrong about this song, including Tori Amos. The song was written as an anthem for angry white youth.
A mosquito my libido means his sex drive is being exterminated like an insect. If you want to know the full story of the lyrics to Smells Like Teen Spirit , email me.
actually i don't feel like what you're saying or what she's saying is wrong..yes there is a brief sexual reference, yes it was "written as an anthem for angry youth (of all colors)" however, his lyrics did challenge the nation to think..and that is the worldly perspective dear tori is paying homage to.
if he wrote it in two minutes, it doesn't mean that the ideas of the lyrics had been in his head for two years ... her quivery voice gets on my nerves, however ... I like her speaking voice, I wish she sang more like that
hm. i never really understood what this song was about... but now i do kind of. except when he says "a mosquito".. will someone please explain that to me?
bobsagets right, and kurt wrote this song in like 2 minutes and it didnt really have any meaning. "teen spirit" was kurts ex-girlfriends deoderant and he used to say "here we are now entertain us" when he arived at parties. Even dave grohl said that he doubts teen spirit had any real meaning. so what shes saying about this song sounds kinda funny.
All Tori's saying is that sometimes the most powerful messages aren't overt - or intentional. Sometimes people write words that to them don't seem to have a meaning but in fact the subconscious is at work. Teen Spirit, even if by accident, echoes the band's vibe. The artist doesn't choose the songs that will become hits. It gets annoying always having to play the same song, just as actors get sick of being known for one role. But people found meaning in that song - that's all that matters.
@Rhodeline Cobain did not write the lyrics to Smells Like Teen Spirit and the song was not written in 2 minutes., and it was not meaningless. The only thing Cobain wrote was the title , plus he changed 4 of the words from the original words that were given to him.
for the true story behind the lyrics to Smells Like Teen Spirit see this link:
she's incorrect on some of her information on the meaning.
and saying that was "THEIR SONG" pissed off kurt.. he hated plating it, he hated the yuppies in their BMWs singing along to it. he wished it wasnt popular.
he wouldn't play it on MTV unplugged, he wanted to play "rape me", but they would not let them play that.they finally settled on lithium.
most people never listen to the other songs. NIRVANA is the only band where EVERY single song they wrote is just as awesome as the next.
Agree with everything until the very last sentance. Not that Nirvana wasn't awesome... it was... but man, watch the hyperbole, or start trying to find some new bands.
who was that who implied that tori amos didn't sing this with passion!!? 'you're sposed to play it with passion.. BUT' Just coz she's not jumping around, singing angrily doesnt mean its not passionate. Its a different kind of passion.
I hate audio commentary but the commentary on fade to red moved me to tears. she is a deep and educated person. her voice reels you in and captivates you. tori amos gives hope to a generation in need of it.
I love hearing her speaking voice! I used to wish she'd record a bedtime story that i could go to sleep to :-) Also, for the record, "eponymous" is mis-used in the description. If Tori sang a song called "Tori", that would then be eponymous. Ellen Degeneres' talk show is eponymous. Don't throw stuff at me! Just here to help!
I love how she said it "gave a generation some juice", after sounding so calm.
Los90 2 years ago 5
I love how her voice is always so calm, and caring, but it can also bring me to tears as she's singing. She has to be one of the 3 singers that i will always listen to, and continue to be amazed by their voices. I look up to her very much, she's a truly amazing and gifted Singer.
Sweetmaiden6 2 years ago 8
for me, Tori Amos brought to attention Kurt Cobain's sadness...Nirvana's is angry, hard, the way a 3-year-old would express in the purest way. Tori's cover connected me to Kurt's plaintive hurt.
my gratitude to the both of them
R.I.P.
dirtyfishydishcloth 2 years ago 10
The hottest chick ever.
stoneymurphy 3 years ago 2
i love you, tori. :)
character75 3 years ago 5
Thanks for sharing this - very interesting! Love what she did with this song and what she thinks about it.
romeneverfell 3 years ago 2
She really nails how the effect Smells Like Teen Spirit had on people in the last 15 seconds. I miss the Grunge years.
Los90 3 years ago 7
totally agree.
snixfan85 3 years ago 4
i like her version
shirleywoodsarah 3 years ago 7
Smells like teen spirit is the perfect song for a ring entrance in a boxing match, everytime i hear it i can always picture the crowd going absolutely crazy when it starts to play and the security guards trying to control everyone, lol.
People might think thats wierd but i think its pretty cool
kylecyclopdoddsmole 3 years ago 2
I'd love to smell her teen spirit...
I'm SO sorry, I can't help myself. This is an amazinng interpretation of maybe the greatest song ever written... LOVE YOU TORI
...and i want you BADLY...
gregroyse 3 years ago 2
why is she whispering
prozzak2006 3 years ago
...because she is so deep and introspective.
She is in NO way pretentious or phony in a fabricated way as one might suspect. No.
She whispers. Whisper Tori,whisper from the womb oh you fallen angel spirit! Whisper like the soft wind of a million vaginas on a whispery evening summer glade. Oh Tori,your whispers will soften my calloused heart you precious snowflake. Whisper......
craigdamage 3 years ago 3
Her voice is sooooo sexy. Kinda husky, dark maybe. Luv it!!
Unimarja 3 years ago 3
i know people usually don't like cover songs, i usually like tori's versions better. but with slts, i can't choose between the two because they're so different. but tori's is so haunting. if in the right mood, it will make me cry. i love playing it on the piano.
other good covers she does are famous blue raincoat, losing my religion, and a case of you.
atillathehunniee 3 years ago 2
And [she's] the one who likes all our pretty songs,
And [she] likes to sing along,
And [she] likes to shoot his gun,
But [she] knows not what it means.
Knows not what it means and I say...
forlife01 4 years ago
[she's] the one who likes all our pretty songs and [she]likes to sing along ... but [she] don't know what it means.
forlife01 4 years ago
she is very intelligent and was somewhat of a friend of kurts.
cobainsprodigy 3 years ago
She never met Kurt in person.
carlosrubi 3 years ago 5
I kind of get what she's saying. She's fantastic on the piano, and I really like her version.
Wreeah 4 years ago
toris voice is soo damn sexy... <3
xxlawrahxx 4 years ago 5
She should cover Burzum - Key to the Gate
tomhetistgut2 4 years ago
Tori Amos is so intelligent, I bet during sex she quotes journals and scientific theroies about sex in that soft spoken voice of hers. She would prbaly say something like this..."Did you know that if your penis touches the nerve ending connected to the cliteros, that you can achieve a orgasm more efficently."
Loakum 4 years ago
but she is wonderful at all :-)
DemocracyBln 4 years ago
Loakum, you clearly havent seen much of Tori. She has got a "soft spoken voice" but she has a wild side.
I think you'd be shocked if you saw the wild "worrior woman" that Tori is.
She's amazing.
RSVibe 3 years ago 2
That voice's so soothing... I don't care what she's talking about. Love Nirvana. Love Tori.
msf123 4 years ago 2
this is so funny, its almost like an SNL skit or somthin
spyderman22 4 years ago
She has a beautiful voice, but she is crazy.
toolrulez 4 years ago
the most beautiful people usualy are :0)
ebennich 4 years ago
Interesting you mention it being bad that she calls it "their baby"....whether they liked the song or not, what Tori is saying here is, in covering their song, she never forgot it is theirs and didn't want to bastardize it. That's all she means. Also, it seems to me soe of this doesn't make as much sense as it should due to some editing?
screwball82 4 years ago 3
you are all wrong about this song, including Tori Amos. The song was written as an anthem for angry white youth.
A mosquito my libido means his sex drive is being exterminated like an insect. If you want to know the full story of the lyrics to Smells Like Teen Spirit , email me.
Trumpelstilt 4 years ago
actually i don't feel like what you're saying or what she's saying is wrong..yes there is a brief sexual reference, yes it was "written as an anthem for angry youth (of all colors)" however, his lyrics did challenge the nation to think..and that is the worldly perspective dear tori is paying homage to.
ebennich 4 years ago
Amen, Tori...Amen
KainWarner 4 years ago
Yep I agree completely
Rach443 4 years ago
if he wrote it in two minutes, it doesn't mean that the ideas of the lyrics had been in his head for two years ... her quivery voice gets on my nerves, however ... I like her speaking voice, I wish she sang more like that
maddymud 4 years ago
her voice is just soothing! and hypnotic! love her!
gmiezis 4 years ago
hm. i never really understood what this song was about... but now i do kind of. except when he says "a mosquito".. will someone please explain that to me?
kaocalwyn 4 years ago
a song doesnt have to make sense to you or me. but to him.
lonewolf3X6 4 years ago
well, think about it. What does a mosquito DO? It's kinda symbolic.
marthabobby 4 years ago
bobsagets right, and kurt wrote this song in like 2 minutes and it didnt really have any meaning. "teen spirit" was kurts ex-girlfriends deoderant and he used to say "here we are now entertain us" when he arived at parties. Even dave grohl said that he doubts teen spirit had any real meaning. so what shes saying about this song sounds kinda funny.
Rhodeline 4 years ago
All Tori's saying is that sometimes the most powerful messages aren't overt - or intentional. Sometimes people write words that to them don't seem to have a meaning but in fact the subconscious is at work. Teen Spirit, even if by accident, echoes the band's vibe. The artist doesn't choose the songs that will become hits. It gets annoying always having to play the same song, just as actors get sick of being known for one role. But people found meaning in that song - that's all that matters.
Saraswati963 4 years ago 4
And sometimes the songs choose the artist. thanks for posting.
notyrmama 4 years ago
@Rhodeline Cobain did not write the lyrics to Smells Like Teen Spirit and the song was not written in 2 minutes., and it was not meaningless. The only thing Cobain wrote was the title , plus he changed 4 of the words from the original words that were given to him.
for the true story behind the lyrics to Smells Like Teen Spirit see this link:
topix. com/forum/who/nirvana/TAP8NSTHB7L2O1R6T
TheCMKXer 1 year ago
she's incorrect on some of her information on the meaning.
and saying that was "THEIR SONG" pissed off kurt.. he hated plating it, he hated the yuppies in their BMWs singing along to it. he wished it wasnt popular.
he wouldn't play it on MTV unplugged, he wanted to play "rape me", but they would not let them play that.they finally settled on lithium.
most people never listen to the other songs. NIRVANA is the only band where EVERY single song they wrote is just as awesome as the next.
bobsaget2329 4 years ago
it isn't incorrect, that's just what the song means to her i think is what she is saying
winter5alex 4 years ago
Agree with everything until the very last sentance. Not that Nirvana wasn't awesome... it was... but man, watch the hyperbole, or start trying to find some new bands.
TheNiz85 4 years ago
who was that who implied that tori amos didn't sing this with passion!!? 'you're sposed to play it with passion.. BUT' Just coz she's not jumping around, singing angrily doesnt mean its not passionate. Its a different kind of passion.
cocoshmoco 4 years ago
thats true smells like teen spirit wasnt even gonna be in the album because it was a last minute recording thing. but thier u are. brilliant.
placebo4yo 4 years ago
Damn, she is deep! After all these years of lving that tune I never knew what the song was about..or even most of the lyrics.
Loakum 4 years ago
Tori's so beautiful. Her voice is so beautiful.
Damn. :(
Aranman16 4 years ago
thats interesting, "smells like teen spirit" was kinda thrown on the album at the last minute.
meh88 4 years ago
it's funny when an amazing song was either written/composed/ and/or recorded with minimal effort.
dkrikori 4 years ago
No way dude Smells like was the first song they did Checkout The recording of And then Vig says it.
Guitarloonatic 4 years ago
I hate audio commentary but the commentary on fade to red moved me to tears. she is a deep and educated person. her voice reels you in and captivates you. tori amos gives hope to a generation in need of it.
purecorkboy06 4 years ago
brilliant
Lynn15 4 years ago
I love hearing her speaking voice! I used to wish she'd record a bedtime story that i could go to sleep to :-) Also, for the record, "eponymous" is mis-used in the description. If Tori sang a song called "Tori", that would then be eponymous. Ellen Degeneres' talk show is eponymous. Don't throw stuff at me! Just here to help!
amylh322 4 years ago
i love this woman
downer67 5 years ago
me too, damn it, me too
tordenskrald 4 years ago
And me. Her speaking voice is all kinds of sexy.
The fact that she's so intelligent, thoughtful and beautiful with it makes her virtually the perfect woman.
MrSinister1979 4 years ago
I TOTALLY AGREE with you...Tori Amos is Deep!(And Sexy)
Loakum 4 years ago
wow...it's great to see that she put so much thought into her cover...I think Tori is brilliant...
bromole 5 years ago
Very poignant!
siountris 5 years ago