My Favorite Tori Amos Songs

Tori Amos celebrated her 60th birthday yesterday. She's a talented singer-songwriter and pianist and one of my favorite musicians. Recently, I made a list of 20 of my favorite songs by her (and in one case a cover by her).

1. Here. In My Head
2. Silent All These Years
3. Concertina
4. Cornflake Girl
5. Crucify
6. A Sorta Fairytale
7. Take to the Sky
8. Sugar
9. Little Earthquakes
10. Black Dove
11. Siren
12. God
13. Baker Baker
14. Caught a Lite Sneeze
15. Rattlesnakes
16. 1000 Oceans
17. Datura
18. Raspberry Swirl
19. Honey
20. Sweet Dreams


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Tori Amos: Piece by Piece by Tori Amos and Ann Powers

Tori Amos: Piece by Piece is an autobiography of the musician Tori Amos that was cowritten by Amos and Ann Powers. Published on February 8, 2005, the memoir describes Tori Amos’s childhood and musical training, her creative process, and her career and musical circle. The book also provides an enlightening look at Tori’s relationship with her fans and her family life.

As a longtime fan, I enjoyed the parts of the book that described Tori Amos’s songwriting process and creative inspirations. I also liked the chapter on her image in terms of fashion and photography. I gained a sense of what touring is like for her and her crew. It was fun to learn how she creates her unique setlists with consideration for the city she’s playing in and current events. The chapter on her split from Atlantic Records was informative. I knew it was acrimonious, but I had no idea how awful it was. She provides some great advice for aspiring musicians about the music industry.

I wish the book had sharper editing overall. Though I’m a big fan, I found it hard to read the memoir at times. The chapter titles and effort to relate Tori to archetypes and mythological characters seemed forced to me.

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