PS22 Chorus 1000 OCEANS by TORI AMOS Choir version

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Here the PS22 Chorus of 2009 tackle one of the most straightforward and beautiful Tori Amos ballads, my dad's favorite actually, 1000 Oceans from the classic 1999 double album, TO VENUS AND BACK. (I highly advise the November 11, 2007 version off of the Nashville Tennessee Legs And Boots official Tori Amos bootlegs from her latest American Doll Posse tour) which I believe available on iTunes, although there are other wonderful live recordings of this song floating around.)

The kids sound brilliant here and Allie outdoes herself on the solo. It's hard to believe they learned this in two practices, and Allie just learned her part THAT MORNING! This may wind up being one of the best PS22 Chorus Tori Amos covers of all time!

Thanks to Mr. Chris Eberle for playing guitar with us, and Miss Lisa as always for her brilliant filming! :)

Make sure you watch our rehearsal video with a few of the chorus members after school where the kids sing it a capella. Silly but fun and nice.

The PS22 Chorus is not an intermediate school or high school chorus. Believe it or not, these kids are just a public elementary school chorus, and have soared to great heights, singing with the likes of Tori Amos, Crowded House, and Judy Torres. They were featured in USA Today, The New York Daily News, and on the VH1 blog) Perez Hilton even featured the chorus on two separate occasions on his blog. They will be appearing in the upcoming and updated version of the PBS classic Electric Company. These kids are on a roll....

UPDATE: Perez Hilton put this video on his blog, making this the third time he has covered the PS22 Chorus kid celebrities. Thanks to Perez for his support.... :)

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[cipawiya]

I started crying. This is one of my most favorite Tori songs ever, and by far this is the BEST cover of it I have ever heard. These kids are amazing.

[lonniemt]

I have listened to this several times a day since I discovered it and have shared it with many people. I just can't get enough of your chorus! Mr. B - what you do with these kids is unbelievable and sooooo important. As a pediatrician in an inner city practice I know first hand that this is exactly the kind of investment we should be making in our children. Don't ever stop!

[tigerluv88]

BRAVO!!!!!BRAVO!!!

[Kitten37075]

AMAZING! I am absolutely speechless.

[jeremywat]

Allie/Mr. B takes this arrangement and own it! The control on that voice blows me away. Three years after this video was posted, I still go to this video to put me in a good place. Thank you PS22

[jadedvisions2012]

Amazing and soul lifting.

[stevippinuk123]

Love this song - they do it brilliantly. I was at Silbury hill last weekend!

[ksx7049]

These children will remember this experience -and these songs- for the rest of their lives. Whatever hardships and struggles they will surely face, you have given this to them. You are a truly gifted educator and I hope dearly we have more like you.

[Aug9nblick]

Better than the original in my opinion :)

[ment2cry]

AMAZING! TORI AMOS IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE AND HEARING THIS AMAZING GROUP OF KIDS SING THIS SONG BROUGHT ME TO TEARS! YOU ARE ALL SO BEAUTIFUL! AND THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR VOICES!

[MyAntarctica]

BEAUTIFUL! Absolutely beautiful... Those kids sang such a wonderful rendition of one of my favourite Tori Amos songs....You truly are an inspirational teacher!!

[deucestrutter1]

Thank you. THANK YOU for doing this. You bring tears to my eyes!!!!!