it does mean which hand she uses, this song was about anna anderson who came forward claiming to be anastasia romanov, daughter of the last russian tsar who was assassanated with the whole family in 1918, anna anderson apparently was dicovered with amnesia and after hypnosis, she had many similar memories as anastasia, she died and it has since been disproven she was russian royalty. tori dedicated this song to the story before the truth came out
Maybe my absolute favourite Tori Song. A masterpiece, to be sure. I guess it's tough to make a video to such a long song, but you did a nice job. I like the way the pics tie in with the lyrics :)
What a surprise! You made my night. I'm sorry that You Tube won't let me subscribe - I got this message: 'You have too many subscriptions compared to your number of subscribers.' (Quote.) I have been furious over this since I keep up with my subscriptions! Anyway, thank you for posting this.
Mesmerising, powerful, poetic, all with an orchestral twist. As John Torode would say, song-writing doesn't get any better than this! And what a climax too
We'll see how brave you are! You know, the first time I heard this song I kept hearing "Lucy, Lucy how brave you are?" and I was like: "Who the hell is this Lucy? Why is Anastasia asking her this nonsense? and it doesn't make any sense that Lucy answers Yes, Anastasia." And then I finally got it. It was a good laugh.
It doesn't effect the greatnessof the song that the woman it is based on(Anna Anderson) was proved to be a fraud by DNA evidence and she was not Nicholas II's surviving daughter, Anastasia.
@mpaii it doesn't make what happened to those young girls any less tragic that none of them got away, in fact more recent evidence makes it that much more disturbing to me
thanks for putting up the studio version of this classic song! I've been a fan of tori since 94 when this album came out and i need to rebuy badly heehee.
Thank you! Brilliant use of sepia tones - very elegant.
YellowMangerCalling 2 weeks ago
Stil Tor'is best ever - IMO
tif70 1 month ago
awww ty i love the video beautiful pictures too it does match the song nicly done :)
BellahMel07 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
I love Anastasia's story.
AnaFilipexD 4 months ago
Fantastic!!!
WhiteAlabaster 5 months ago
A fanciful story in a bottle and you don't even have to be female or gay to enjoy it.
We *will* see how fast you'll be running.
CCCKomrade 7 months ago
I Love the Text Font.
tahneyhuiet 7 months ago
great vid, font sucks though :)
Tammyaway 7 months ago
@Tammyaway lol sorry for not being able to please everyone.
I made this 2 years ago. jesus christ.
missclareremembers 7 months ago 3
The lyrics were unnecessary. But maybe that's what your video is about?
scottabroughton 8 months ago
Amazing song, and spellbinding performance.
AerowsX 9 months ago
Oh, yes, you did justice to my favourite Amos song. One of the best videos on You Tube, imho.
louiseduvee 9 months ago 2
@louiseduvee so flattering, thank you. :)
missclareremembers 9 months ago
5:20 and beyond..... godlike
rolfeijg2 9 months ago
Does anyone know what song/tune/piano piece she's sampling at 3:30 and 4:32? She may not be sampling anything, it just feels so familiar to me...
rujawa27 10 months ago
@rujawa27 for some kinda reason 3:30 remembers me of Alamo ! (nd a little Frog on my Toe..)
BellahMel07 2 months ago
it does mean which hand she uses, this song was about anna anderson who came forward claiming to be anastasia romanov, daughter of the last russian tsar who was assassanated with the whole family in 1918, anna anderson apparently was dicovered with amnesia and after hypnosis, she had many similar memories as anastasia, she died and it has since been disproven she was russian royalty. tori dedicated this song to the story before the truth came out
christine7995 11 months ago
I love this song so muchhhh
mrslovvet 1 year ago
Always loved this song! Thanks.
RMAchello 1 year ago
Maybe my absolute favourite Tori Song. A masterpiece, to be sure. I guess it's tough to make a video to such a long song, but you did a nice job. I like the way the pics tie in with the lyrics :)
idogiveadamn 1 year ago 4
@idogiveadamn Thank you. :)
missclareremembers 1 year ago
when she says "tell me which hand I use", i dont think she's talking about which hand she WRITES with.
FYI
ekkona07 1 year ago
We'll seeeeeeeeEEEEEEEE..... I almost died the first time I heard that.
digitalghost001 1 year ago 9
just beautiful. one of my favorite songs of all times
TheJankonikolic 1 year ago
I wish I could remember that I was a button :(
scottkrys 1 year ago
well,my name is Anastasia :P :)
NastaZi0ula 1 year ago
What a surprise! You made my night. I'm sorry that You Tube won't let me subscribe - I got this message: 'You have too many subscriptions compared to your number of subscribers.' (Quote.) I have been furious over this since I keep up with my subscriptions! Anyway, thank you for posting this.
louiseduvee 1 year ago
this is probably my favorite song of all time.
drivingonthevine 1 year ago 2
Mesmerising, powerful, poetic, all with an orchestral twist. As John Torode would say, song-writing doesn't get any better than this! And what a climax too
lungsaloni 1 year ago
thank you for this ...it's my favorite Tori Amos song
marmalade4sunrise 1 year ago
beautiful
unfoldyoureyes 1 year ago
We'll see how brave you are! You know, the first time I heard this song I kept hearing "Lucy, Lucy how brave you are?" and I was like: "Who the hell is this Lucy? Why is Anastasia asking her this nonsense? and it doesn't make any sense that Lucy answers Yes, Anastasia." And then I finally got it. It was a good laugh.
TinnyLinda 1 year ago
this is nice! love the photos! :)
bats1369 2 years ago
It doesn't effect the greatnessof the song that the woman it is based on(Anna Anderson) was proved to be a fraud by DNA evidence and she was not Nicholas II's surviving daughter, Anastasia.
mpaii 2 years ago
@mpaii it doesn't make what happened to those young girls any less tragic that none of them got away, in fact more recent evidence makes it that much more disturbing to me
marmalade4sunrise 1 year ago
We'll see how brave you are...
ExtraPl8 2 years ago
Speechless. Thank you SO much for this!!!!!!
Cammiryn 2 years ago 5
You are very welcome :)
I'm glad you like it.
missclareremembers 2 years ago
Perfect, thank you :) xx
SoManyDreams658 2 years ago
thanks for putting up the studio version of this classic song! I've been a fan of tori since 94 when this album came out and i need to rebuy badly heehee.
meowluvcosmo02 2 years ago 2
♥
scottkrys 2 years ago 2
Buttons that have forgotten they're buttons ... this is actually pretty lovely, Miss L.! Make more of those, I love the song.
smaointewildchild 2 years ago 10