I like the arrangement she created. Hard for some people to accept her singing these particular lyrics; seems like people view it as perverted. I personally could not give a shit. She's a singer. She sang. She's a musician. She played. She's an artist. She created. She liked the song. She covered it. To the critics I say open your mind or keep it closed; it's ur life. I love Tori.
1996?!! Thought I'd heard all of Tori's music and then I've come across this whilst searching for a digital version by Bruce. Tori's version is sublime, haunting and simply inspiring. To copy of a Springsteen song, and do it justice in your own, personal, way is simply awesome.
I don't doubt this is genuine/heartfelt, but to me its an example of a cover that over-eggs the original - too much interpretation and body language which detracts from the pathos that comes from a simpler delivery.
She is one of the very few artists who truly make a song their own. The way she sings this song puts a whole new spin on it...you hear it differently. Better than the original, and the original is pretty damn good. Those artistis that dare to cover an iconic song need to do it successfully. This is one of those examples.
Sometimes covers stray a bit too far... Can't decide if this is one of those covers. She's clearly a top notch musician, just not to my taste exactly ><
This comment has received too many negative votesshow
unless iv got this song terribly wrong its about someone who wants to get back around to see his shag and bang the back end out of her so it dont work a woman singing this song unless she wants to get round there and lick pussy end of. and if thats what toris suggesting i wanna fukin watch
I'll never forget when I first saw this video over 10 years ago on Vh1 crossroads. I was in college back then, already a fan for yrs. This cover blew my mind. Anytime I've played it, everyone clamors to know who this is. Even my CD, which was hard to find in the first place, has gone "missing" bc of friends To the person who doesn't admire Tori, I'm fascinated as to why you are so intimated by her "bewitching ways." Does her rawness disturb you and bring back issues you haven't dealt with?
@Iwtchutube Well, I believe she is talented & all, but I don't like,respect nor admire her. Like her lyrics (Black Dove/Magic), she's the opposite of pure/wholesome. Her perfomances/talent is more seductive than anything else. That's why I don't respect her. Not saying she's not talented in other areas. She has a nice voice & SOME of her music is captivating, but in a bewitching way. I believe that not all who possess talent are worthy of it and not all talent is admirable.
@Iwtchutube We are so lucky that she is not "pure" or "wholesome". Her having the guts to be what she is, to let her raw, seductive, bewitching nature shine through for everyone who appreciates it to enjoy, earns her my respect and admiration.
@rudeEMOboi Hey, Tori's gotten more talent in her little boy breasts than most artists have in their entire bodies! (That's a quote from Will & Grace, in case you're wondering.) Respect her. u_u
When Tori covers a song, it means that the song has touched her spirit in some way. It is a tribute to the artist who wrote the song, expressing her admiration of the artist who wrote the song she is covering.
Of course you can reinterpret the emotion & feeling of a song. It allows to see the other dimension. Smells Like Teen Spirit is, in my opinion, just as good by Nirvana as it is by Tori, but each version has its very own emotion coming through. The original song has the pain and haunting of Tori's version at its core, but it just doesn't come through - instead, the initial anger thatn comes from pain is what shows through. It's just as good, but Tori brought out the pain behind the lyrics.
HI FANS-or morons. Look. Tori becomes just as emotionally attached to music the way we cherish her gorgeous songs. Emotional attachment to lyrical genius is human. Try to be genius.
I suspect many posts are by springsteen fans that just dont think its right to cover a springsteen song. And to be fair most springsteen fans arent Tori Amos fans, the two dont tend to go hand in hand. I think Both Versions are awesome! I would rather listen to Springsteens but thats my personal preference, when you take preference out of the equation and look at the songs for what they are rather than what you like, They are both amazing.
I don't know if this song was written by another singer a while back. I don't know if the previous versioin is better than this particular one. All I know is this: I quite like the song, talented piano player and intelligent singer.
this is fascinating! when bruce sings it, you feel a warrior's honest love in restraint and here you get woman's deep desire to enwrap this bond. who is the hunter and who is the prey? it would seem, neither, as the magic of the two as one coalesces right here on earth.
44pullups, happy new year 2010 to you. Mr Springsteen version indeed has strength within the weakness of his suffocating anger in the realisation of love as he sings. Where Ms Amos piano symphony makes the song as a sort of acceptance of the words within the notes. Life goes on with their ups and down like the notes scale.
I am not quite certain where the imagery of hunter and prey takes place nor the "magic". A man who cannot submit and a woman who accepts to readily are neither good match
the imagery comes because where you see/hear "a sort of acceptance" i see/hear a woman's strength, like a spider in her web. she is deeply desirous (hungry) but, like bruce springsteen, she is restrained as a part of her realizes that victory comes at a cost of self.
Unfortunately I cannot comment on your perception in the manner you wrote it. Also, I do not know enough about psychology as to use the term "self" out of context.
So to answer you adequately, I like music because of my perception, which is unique to who I am and your perception is unique to who you are. It remains that bringing too much analysis in other people's music render the listeners closer to critics which they are not.
I can´t believe that there is anybody who doesn´t know the the original song was written by The Boss of Rock, Mr. Bruce Springsteen. But to this different version of this song, i would say he can´t reach to Mr. Springsteen version, due to the fact, that she didn´t know the correckt lyrics. But she gaves her very best to play this song and in the end, i think it´s not so bad. Not so bad like the version of J. Cash.
oh gee i spelt a word wrong, I am suprised you, as an american actually picked that up!! Since you hassle me over my spelling, whose the dumbass that began a sentence with "and" I wouldn't brag too much about being american, most of the world hates you.
hahahaaha! nothing beats an original! everyone loves the original! thats why people try to cover it! love tori's style but u cant beat the original. im sure u like it a little more though lol, PIANO BOY. :o) bruuuuuuce!
I don't think it does. I think they're different sides of the same coin to me. Bruce's version is very intense and passionate (especially live), but driven by lust. Tori's is equally intense and passionate, but she is in the grips of a painful love, and full of guilt. I like both versions equally.
I agree with you totally. Honestly, I only really said Tori's version was better in the first place to piss off all the haters. But I do like both versions pretty equally.
Its an okay cover. I certainly don't hate it. However, if it isn't going to be Springsteen, singing his music, Johnny Cash seems to understand Springsteen pretty well, and added some beautiful nuance to Springsteen's music.
A couple of the comments I glanced at were sort of unkind, which I wouldn't bother mentioning -- they're better than a lot of what we see on YouTube -- except that I don't agree with them. Tori Amos has a predictable problem: she's singing a song that was already done to near perfection by its writer/composer. Surprisingly, Tori's version succeeds, in spite of that, maybe for 3 reasons: she simplifies with the piano; she's faithful to the yearning mood of the song; and she has a lovely voice.
I agree, some unkind (but fair) comments. I have nothing against Tori Amos but this not a good cover IMHO. Perhaps some performers just cover songs because they love that song. I don't think they deliberately butcher them.
Well, we don't agree, but what you say is quite fair. In fact, I don't even know if you're wrong -- assuming there is an objective right and wrong in this case. My bet, btw, is that there is none -- that whether or not we like Tori's version is a matter of taste. Thanks for the feedback.
sometimes i like to mix this and bruce springsteen where they are singing it together, it's simply out of this world. The reason why Tori Amos is popular is because she actually goes on tour and gives something back to her fans. Why don't all you TA haters go over to John Mayer's site, yeat that is a real singer. He can't even hit half the notes Tori can. Oh, but he was with Jennifer Aniston! So he must be good!
I totally agree with you. However, this woman's performances in my humble ears, sound better than the originals all of the time. Not only is she a good a musiciana, but she's also SEXY
Hi ! Before "hearing" that song while I write, for exemple, I always listen to the song, for me that means doing nothing else, only listening. That song is "sweet", and the piano sounds well for such a version. Well done again. BYE !
yes! amplified, indeed! She is an amazing artist.. the older she gets,the better she gets, like wine. Iove to hear her sing.If you get a chance,listen to her covers of "Philadelphia" and "Smells like Teen Spirit." I was amazed again.
I hear you, Arimababy. Tori truly remakes the covers she chooses and she does it so magnificently. It's like the original artists initial intent is amplified and polished to a whole new clarity. It's amazing how she can nearly put you in a trance if you truly listen rather than just hear.
Beautiful Tori. Amazing how you make songs your own and at the same time get a glimpse of your heroes. The piano is played beautiful. Let's respect each other on here. If you could play your idol's song and put your heart into it, wouldn't you? I would. It's brave. It's fearless. It's flattery. He gave her the rights to do it and she rocked it. Deal.
I like Amos. But she's mumbling here.
flabarple 1 day ago
I can hardly understand the words she's saying o.O
Ladydakotafromhell 2 weeks ago
I like the arrangement she created. Hard for some people to accept her singing these particular lyrics; seems like people view it as perverted. I personally could not give a shit. She's a singer. She sang. She's a musician. She played. She's an artist. She created. She liked the song. She covered it. To the critics I say open your mind or keep it closed; it's ur life. I love Tori.
megaBridgie 2 weeks ago
yuck
sabaqat 1 month ago
I can't understand her...
jesslife95 2 months ago
yes!!
RoryConwayAcoustic 2 months ago
love the cover but was she having a bad day or WHAT? at :24 she looked so depressed she went cross-eyed.
thisblender 2 months ago
She is trying so much to look like she is feeling it. But does she ? The Boss does it way better
brucespringsteen1988 3 months ago
I normally like her, but I sort of felt like she was trying too hard to make this cover different in some areas. I prefer other covers of this song.
MissIcia 3 months ago
I find her kind of gay and her piano playing is a little too erratic for my taste but I do love unconditionally some of her studio songs.
zafadadynamic 3 months ago
@zafadadynamic
You found her kind of gay? What does that mean exactly?
Jaymel77 3 months ago
I saw her perform this live in Atlanta during the SW tour, absolutely loved it!
DaisyLorien 3 months ago
Written so eloquently, nintendoshoe. You clearly know nothing about this ARTIST. Don't quit your day job in an attempt to be a critic of the arts.
trustingbirth 3 months ago
I forgot about this!!! Dayum that's good!!!
amberausten7 3 months ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
i thought this bitch was dead. she sucks a huge one
nintendoshoe 3 months ago
At least she tried...
Iabud 4 months ago
ew
tyang9099 4 months ago
very nice
VannMan826 4 months ago in playlist VannMan826's Favorited Videos
ofcourse
SlavaszyagreciarabiA 4 months ago
okay, thats amazing. Never listened to much Tori Amos before, but I'm very imrpessed. She does it sort of like a Jazz torch song.
cyberqat 5 months ago
I say: None of all people can´t be Tori, and that´s all and enough. None. And you know that fact.
EOGSKLP 5 months ago
She's playing a BOSendorfer piano! (0:13)
braxtonantoine 5 months ago
1996?!! Thought I'd heard all of Tori's music and then I've come across this whilst searching for a digital version by Bruce. Tori's version is sublime, haunting and simply inspiring. To copy of a Springsteen song, and do it justice in your own, personal, way is simply awesome.
markd3107 6 months ago 2
So haunting.
clothhands 6 months ago
not springsteen but also very good
Hossa29 7 months ago
this is brilliant, follks.
DAGROOVE1000 7 months ago
Why wasn't this song ever released on CD or Mp3? Been looking for over a decade.
ecwcwwf 8 months ago
@ecwcwwf It's on a VH1 Crossroads cd. Check Amazon for it.
alcmudgrdn 7 months ago
@ecwcwwf It's on a VH1 Crossroads cd. Check Amazon for it.
alcmudgrdn 7 months ago
Tori makes love to this song. Very good. Not as good as Springsteen, though. I'm no Springsteen fan, too.
IneffableShakes 8 months ago
Tori makes loves to this song.
jepowell76 8 months ago
she and Bruce both did awesome covers!!
BryannaMarieSmith 8 months ago
Dreaming of a Bruce & Tori DUET on this song..... More like Fantasizing..... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :-)
NadiaVision 8 months ago 2
I don't doubt this is genuine/heartfelt, but to me its an example of a cover that over-eggs the original - too much interpretation and body language which detracts from the pathos that comes from a simpler delivery.
kossofyou 8 months ago
I love the way that the character in the song seems vulnerable. It might be more complex and interesting than the original song.
screenie100 8 months ago
Beautiful!!
Chantorides 8 months ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
ahhh speak english bi*ch u ruined a brilliant song by sounding like a drunk cat lady
JeremyinHD 9 months ago
She is one of the very few artists who truly make a song their own. The way she sings this song puts a whole new spin on it...you hear it differently. Better than the original, and the original is pretty damn good. Those artistis that dare to cover an iconic song need to do it successfully. This is one of those examples.
bluebirdsin 9 months ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Crap, crap, crap, don't cover iconic songs. There is only one way to sing this song and that's the Bruce way so leave it alone. Very poor.
Stealthbwoy 9 months ago
Sometimes covers stray a bit too far... Can't decide if this is one of those covers. She's clearly a top notch musician, just not to my taste exactly ><
NPC919 10 months ago
good cover , not her best and she is soooooooo sexy
andrewzenon 10 months ago
She missed the letter at 00:36.
samuelcorradiCOM 11 months ago
"cool my desire"... love the way she sings that
MegaAldoN 11 months ago
Not one of my favorite covers, but different.
triggerhappy6 11 months ago
if i didn't know the words already, i would not have known what she was saying.
JFKismyhusband 11 months ago 9
@JFKismyhusband Tell me now baby nurr nurr nurr nuuuuuurrrrrrr
Izabella579 2 months ago 3
music is dying! i love this.. so raw
aliceolivia93 11 months ago
I was hoping it was another Eminem cover :)
psychoinhell 11 months ago
I believe her when she says she can take me higher. She already did.
Balizm7 1 year ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
unless iv got this song terribly wrong its about someone who wants to get back around to see his shag and bang the back end out of her so it dont work a woman singing this song unless she wants to get round there and lick pussy end of. and if thats what toris suggesting i wanna fukin watch
doh1959 1 year ago
@doh1959, u sick puppy u.
UkkoA 1 year ago
@UkkoA hmm so what is acceptible in your life sniffin mind altering things or mind thrilling pussy
doh1959 1 year ago
@doh1959, in my life both are one. I referred to just watching. We've got at least five senses, so let's use them all.
UkkoA 11 months ago
Takes me back to a time where music mattered...... I miss it so.
rigaitan74 1 year ago 14
@rigaitan74 That makes no sense.
JakeBlues68 2 weeks ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
butchered it
patali09 1 year ago
wow
veexxxronica 1 year ago
wow, this one sent a shiver straight down my spine from the first second i listened to it.
Jumanji1st 1 year ago 2
LOVE this cover!
theskyisbreaking 1 year ago 2
Tori Amos. Amazingly talented, incredibly sexy. That's all I can say.
SIMPFANN 1 year ago
she´s so sexy!!!!
axlilein 1 year ago 4
ROCKED IT!
gnote6 1 year ago
one of the most beautiful covers i have ever heard. it kills me..fkn amazing. i love u tori x <3 <3
maritree 1 year ago
this is gorgeous ♥
aliceolivia93 1 year ago 2
If I can hear one thing before I die it will Tori Amos singing this song.
satanspyjamas 1 year ago
I'll never forget when I first saw this video over 10 years ago on Vh1 crossroads. I was in college back then, already a fan for yrs. This cover blew my mind. Anytime I've played it, everyone clamors to know who this is. Even my CD, which was hard to find in the first place, has gone "missing" bc of friends To the person who doesn't admire Tori, I'm fascinated as to why you are so intimated by her "bewitching ways." Does her rawness disturb you and bring back issues you haven't dealt with?
bunnyrabbit9999 1 year ago
you have that right
twochaudio 1 year ago
Tori is pure talent.
4skinmasseure 1 year ago
Tori Amos was actually Jewel's inspiration... Heard her say so in her own words. If there was no Tori Amos, there may have been no Jewel.
Iwtchutube 1 year ago
@Iwtchutube if only...
aussiesurfer28 1 year ago
@Iwtchutube
She's been an inspiration for a lot of female singer songwriters out there I think.
MrXevier 1 year ago
@Iwtchutube Well, I believe she is talented & all, but I don't like,respect nor admire her. Like her lyrics (Black Dove/Magic), she's the opposite of pure/wholesome. Her perfomances/talent is more seductive than anything else. That's why I don't respect her. Not saying she's not talented in other areas. She has a nice voice & SOME of her music is captivating, but in a bewitching way. I believe that not all who possess talent are worthy of it and not all talent is admirable.
Iwtchutube 1 year ago
@Iwtchutube We are so lucky that she is not "pure" or "wholesome". Her having the guts to be what she is, to let her raw, seductive, bewitching nature shine through for everyone who appreciates it to enjoy, earns her my respect and admiration.
JCanipe 1 year ago
@JCanipe You said it, but I think the honesty she had about these facets of her personality IS wholesome and pure, no?
hollyboo21 1 year ago
@JCanipe
YES YES YES
ebutuoy62 1 year ago
This grew on me.
OklassicVintage 1 year ago
i dont like it . not at all. eventually its BECAUSE of her own style.. it totally sucks and miss th e point ^^
rudeEMOboi 1 year ago
@rudeEMOboi Hey, Tori's gotten more talent in her little boy breasts than most artists have in their entire bodies! (That's a quote from Will & Grace, in case you're wondering.) Respect her. u_u
srmelomano 1 year ago 4
I can't believe how fast time flys!
evilabsolute 1 year ago
@evilabsolute
Can anyone rate my cover of this song @
markymark251
markymark251 1 year ago
Can anyone comment on my version of the same song @
markymark251 ?
Thanks
markymark251 1 year ago
can anyone comment on my video of the same song at markymark251 ?
markymark251 1 year ago
sounds good to me
markymark251 1 year ago
that is me,
baby...
the one
on fire;)
Miriamne0808 1 year ago
i like you tori, but this time leave it to the legend
oren66 1 year ago
she's on fire crotch
remmy73 1 year ago
@remmy73 best comment right there :D
0jde 1 year ago
tori amos is sexy, freaking fantastic cover!
godwhyisthistaken 1 year ago
@timdurgan haha- love it! ;)
mrbusybee2710 1 year ago
oh my...
oh jeh
oy ve!
Miriamne0808 1 year ago
orgasmic feeling
ovechcam 1 year ago 2
she make's shiver xxx i want to live in her pocket xxxxxx
papalazerus22 1 year ago 5
@papalazerus22 Sorry my friend but there is only room for one us and I have first choice. LOL
nickleby68 1 year ago
she's so gorgeous and sexy here! this cover is beautiful!!!
pvwj18 1 year ago 5
i love this song so much
te3420sig 1 year ago
@brently16
idk, i understood every word. besides, i'd much rather watch/hear her play it than Sperm-steen. lol
dinomancari 1 year ago
I love the fragility that comes through her voice.
Listen to the pain that comes through my friends
voice on her version of this song, /watch?v=PociEqw_VTo
guitarguy10000 1 year ago 4
When Tori covers a song, it means that the song has touched her spirit in some way. It is a tribute to the artist who wrote the song, expressing her admiration of the artist who wrote the song she is covering.
AVelvetRevolution 1 year ago 28
This cover is my favourite that I've heard of this song, along with Bat For Lashes's.
XbrokenXforXlifeX 1 year ago
Of course you can reinterpret the emotion & feeling of a song. It allows to see the other dimension. Smells Like Teen Spirit is, in my opinion, just as good by Nirvana as it is by Tori, but each version has its very own emotion coming through. The original song has the pain and haunting of Tori's version at its core, but it just doesn't come through - instead, the initial anger thatn comes from pain is what shows through. It's just as good, but Tori brought out the pain behind the lyrics.
Irideika 1 year ago 2
Might has well tell you now! When she sings i want a shag god my Balls are solid now!
rufusandburne 1 year ago
She puts her own style on it. Isn't that the whole point of covering a song? I like it!
kyraxdoomquake 1 year ago 77
@kyraxdoomquake Amen! If you can't make it your own, it's not a good cover.
davidoff013 1 year ago
HI FANS-or morons. Look. Tori becomes just as emotionally attached to music the way we cherish her gorgeous songs. Emotional attachment to lyrical genius is human. Try to be genius.
mjloy76 1 year ago 2
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Exactly. I was at this concert and when she started to "sing" this song i said fuck it and went to the restroom to take a shit.
binka21 1 year ago
I am a big Boss fan, but really also enjoy this one, i like Tori, shes so unique in her style and has a good sense for the core of a song.
Tuscarora64 1 year ago 7
This is ok, but in my opinion no one could cover this and even come close to springsteins version!! People can try, but they wont come close!
simon71590 1 year ago
amazing.
osirusxxe 1 year ago 3
totally love this version tori is full of passion...i;d like to hear them sing it together
phairlady13 1 year ago
I suspect many posts are by springsteen fans that just dont think its right to cover a springsteen song. And to be fair most springsteen fans arent Tori Amos fans, the two dont tend to go hand in hand. I think Both Versions are awesome! I would rather listen to Springsteens but thats my personal preference, when you take preference out of the equation and look at the songs for what they are rather than what you like, They are both amazing.
wargasmnz 1 year ago 4
yeah, I usually hate covers but, I think this is sort of good
cdixon5150 1 year ago
yep certain songs should not be touched!
kevham09 2 years ago
you guys are retarded this is an awesome version
serpentsally 2 years ago 4
Beautiful! As usual Tori can cover other people's songs, changing them radically but catching their intimate soul.
riccardosaga 2 years ago
has anyone else heard the earlier cover of this song by her live?? It had so much more passion!!
sjtwitch 2 years ago
come rovinare una bella canzone!
sugarve 2 years ago 2
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Give it back !....to The Boss...
smithy2402 2 years ago
I don't know if this song was written by another singer a while back. I don't know if the previous versioin is better than this particular one. All I know is this: I quite like the song, talented piano player and intelligent singer.
PauleQueenie 2 years ago
written by springsteen
Bestcatcher42 2 years ago
this is fascinating! when bruce sings it, you feel a warrior's honest love in restraint and here you get woman's deep desire to enwrap this bond. who is the hunter and who is the prey? it would seem, neither, as the magic of the two as one coalesces right here on earth.
44pullups 2 years ago 2
Wow, how romantic! You must be a poet....
highflyerdara 2 years ago
44pullups, happy new year 2010 to you. Mr Springsteen version indeed has strength within the weakness of his suffocating anger in the realisation of love as he sings. Where Ms Amos piano symphony makes the song as a sort of acceptance of the words within the notes. Life goes on with their ups and down like the notes scale.
I am not quite certain where the imagery of hunter and prey takes place nor the "magic". A man who cannot submit and a woman who accepts to readily are neither good match
PauleQueenie 2 years ago
the imagery comes because where you see/hear "a sort of acceptance" i see/hear a woman's strength, like a spider in her web. she is deeply desirous (hungry) but, like bruce springsteen, she is restrained as a part of her realizes that victory comes at a cost of self.
44pullups 2 years ago
Unfortunately I cannot comment on your perception in the manner you wrote it. Also, I do not know enough about psychology as to use the term "self" out of context.
So to answer you adequately, I like music because of my perception, which is unique to who I am and your perception is unique to who you are. It remains that bringing too much analysis in other people's music render the listeners closer to critics which they are not.
Enjoy the music.
Good day.
PauleQueenie 2 years ago
I can´t believe that there is anybody who doesn´t know the the original song was written by The Boss of Rock, Mr. Bruce Springsteen. But to this different version of this song, i would say he can´t reach to Mr. Springsteen version, due to the fact, that she didn´t know the correckt lyrics. But she gaves her very best to play this song and in the end, i think it´s not so bad. Not so bad like the version of J. Cash.
bigbonesbilly1969 2 years ago
oooo!
sooo sexxxyyy!
ufuck1 2 years ago
love the original but wow, this is fantastic
phoenixcube 2 years ago
Im on fire after seeing Tori in this video.
Good Lawd.
Princegweedo 2 years ago 3
This is other version..ok this is ok:)
predike202 2 years ago
anything that comes from Tori is beautfiul~ cover or not~ and i dont think the idea is to beat anyone~ its her own expression of the song~
leeses1973 2 years ago 43
You kids be good! The boss as you lot put it! just held Bob Dylans hand so go steady............YES FULL STOP!
rufusandburne 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
aaahhhh this was terrible, she has ruined a perfectly good song.
youngmouse15 2 years ago
Comment removed
pianoboy88 2 years ago
what an intelligent responce!! You would have to be an american!!
oribear 2 years ago
Comment removed
pianoboy88 2 years ago
oh gee i spelt a word wrong, I am suprised you, as an american actually picked that up!! Since you hassle me over my spelling, whose the dumbass that began a sentence with "and" I wouldn't brag too much about being american, most of the world hates you.
oribear 2 years ago
Comment removed
mike1956will 2 years ago
Most of the world hates us, but belive me oribear, they all want to be us! :-p
suprafan99 2 years ago
Love it! Kicks the original's ass.
pianoboy88 2 years ago
hahahaaha! nothing beats an original! everyone loves the original! thats why people try to cover it! love tori's style but u cant beat the original. im sure u like it a little more though lol, PIANO BOY. :o) bruuuuuuce!
fanniestef3 2 years ago
I don't think it does. I think they're different sides of the same coin to me. Bruce's version is very intense and passionate (especially live), but driven by lust. Tori's is equally intense and passionate, but she is in the grips of a painful love, and full of guilt. I like both versions equally.
Jaaaaam 2 years ago 7
I agree with you totally. Honestly, I only really said Tori's version was better in the first place to piss off all the haters. But I do like both versions pretty equally.
pianoboy88 2 years ago
Its an okay cover. I certainly don't hate it. However, if it isn't going to be Springsteen, singing his music, Johnny Cash seems to understand Springsteen pretty well, and added some beautiful nuance to Springsteen's music.
Godsmasher22 2 years ago
have always imagined melissa etheridge singing this if it were done by a female, not because shes gay but the sound of her voice plus that
Dravenswraith 2 years ago
A couple of the comments I glanced at were sort of unkind, which I wouldn't bother mentioning -- they're better than a lot of what we see on YouTube -- except that I don't agree with them. Tori Amos has a predictable problem: she's singing a song that was already done to near perfection by its writer/composer. Surprisingly, Tori's version succeeds, in spite of that, maybe for 3 reasons: she simplifies with the piano; she's faithful to the yearning mood of the song; and she has a lovely voice.
gregh2223 2 years ago 6
I agree, some unkind (but fair) comments. I have nothing against Tori Amos but this not a good cover IMHO. Perhaps some performers just cover songs because they love that song. I don't think they deliberately butcher them.
OzTwanger 2 years ago
Well, we don't agree, but what you say is quite fair. In fact, I don't even know if you're wrong -- assuming there is an objective right and wrong in this case. My bet, btw, is that there is none -- that whether or not we like Tori's version is a matter of taste. Thanks for the feedback.
greghh2223 2 years ago 3
I didn't know Tori was a butcher. I learned something new today, thanks!
RemusRomulus360 2 years ago
I would have to agree with you. I like Tori, but her style doesn't enhance this song or enlighten me at all.
The Chromatics cover is far superior to this, and a perfect example of transforming the original, unlike here.
OhNoItsGojira 2 years ago
I wish I had that piano.
Anntelope 2 years ago
you dont appreciate her art loser
violetmoonwillow 2 years ago
One of the best covers.
missleo78 2 years ago 2
sometimes i like to mix this and bruce springsteen where they are singing it together, it's simply out of this world. The reason why Tori Amos is popular is because she actually goes on tour and gives something back to her fans. Why don't all you TA haters go over to John Mayer's site, yeat that is a real singer. He can't even hit half the notes Tori can. Oh, but he was with Jennifer Aniston! So he must be good!
serpentsally 2 years ago 2
your opinion is shockingly shit.
serpentsally 2 years ago
I totally agree with you. However, this woman's performances in my humble ears, sound better than the originals all of the time. Not only is she a good a musiciana, but she's also SEXY
phideas 2 years ago 5
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Have to agree, it's an awful rendition of a great song...
aflatminor 2 years ago
Hi ! Before "hearing" that song while I write, for exemple, I always listen to the song, for me that means doing nothing else, only listening. That song is "sweet", and the piano sounds well for such a version. Well done again. BYE !
lorenzino1 2 years ago 2
Tori does amazing covers this is definately one of them, she Looks so pissed though, l love it!!
icbm777 2 years ago 4
I love the original of his song by The Boss, and Tori turns it into something just as beautiful. I find this version so moving.
seehorse72 2 years ago 5
id do her in tht
bootskit 2 years ago
Love this song, great cover
123chrisc 2 years ago 5
smile or cry shes so amaazing so many emotions
PETEYHEYHEYHEY 2 years ago 3
I gave my gf a hell of kiss to this song.
clarese76 2 years ago
yes! amplified, indeed! She is an amazing artist.. the older she gets,the better she gets, like wine. Iove to hear her sing.If you get a chance,listen to her covers of "Philadelphia" and "Smells like Teen Spirit." I was amazed again.
arimababy 2 years ago
so did I!
GenuineVanillaFace 2 years ago
Tori is absolutely AMAZING!! Saw her in concert back in 1998.. she's awesome to hear LIVE. I love how she interprets the songs, not just sings them.
arimababy 2 years ago 5
I hear you, Arimababy. Tori truly remakes the covers she chooses and she does it so magnificently. It's like the original artists initial intent is amplified and polished to a whole new clarity. It's amazing how she can nearly put you in a trance if you truly listen rather than just hear.
terrapinbrad 2 years ago 5
Yes.
ChoirgirlHotel08 2 years ago 2
rock on sister.
If u ever in DFW drop in for a session with me & rudy -- we need some help!!.
gpfinley 2 years ago
PERFECTION....
ardiscal 2 years ago 2
it`s better to listen her song SUGAR :)
estella73 2 years ago 2
it takes a redheaded woman...
flaskhalss 2 years ago 11
:)) best comment ever
gadjox 2 years ago 3
lol !!! You're damn right !!! ;-D
pathious1 2 years ago
With curly hair too!
GenuineVanillaFace 2 years ago
smoking hot sultry singer !!!
SolutionCorp 2 years ago 3
Beautiful Tori. Amazing how you make songs your own and at the same time get a glimpse of your heroes. The piano is played beautiful. Let's respect each other on here. If you could play your idol's song and put your heart into it, wouldn't you? I would. It's brave. It's fearless. It's flattery. He gave her the rights to do it and she rocked it. Deal.
rondra32 2 years ago 9
This Tori goes to my heart!
idun41 2 years ago 3
Tori deserves more fucking respect on here.
WoodRatGirl 2 years ago 12