Tanita Tikaram's History of her Hit Twist in My Sobriety by Christian Scharning

[@RodCornholio]

Deep, smokey, mysterious, ancient yet timeless. Genius.

[@mirka]

This song will always be fresh and captivating, it talks to imagination, gives one's mind an instant vacation. Same quality had Leonard Cohen. I heard it first in a hectic store in Warsaw around 1988. Subconsciously registered a bliss, before realizing it's a calming song breaking through everyday noise. Thanks to the miracle of Internet in 2020 I'm able to learn its story :-) THANK YOU TANITA :-))

[@jefflassek6988]

I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your laugh. It comes deep from the heart. What a beautiful person.

[@manuelecuoghi]

I'm glad you shared these stories with us fans. You are a great artist Tanita! ;-)

[@TaliyaHafiz]

Tanita Tikaram is such an exceptional personality. Creativity is about Collaboration, so well said. She is so geniune in her love for music, selfless and generous, putting joy in what she is doing...it is so felt through music. I'm happy I revealed her art and this interview 🙏🏻🎼🎶💚

[@anamisidro8453]

strange, different, amazing, brilliant. That's why I love it.

[@davidderidder2667]

I heard this song when I was 17 or 18 and going through a very rough time as someone from the third world having come to Europe and forced to live a life of poverty and emotional distress. The song had a mysterious gravitas and swag that and so did the video. All the persons who styled and produced this video, the song and especially the songwriter Tanita, have somehow crafted something together that influenced me. When I heard this song I remember very well that although it made me sad, it also made me feel as id there are people in this world like me. Who will understand me. Or that there is something amidst the darkness in humanity, that resonates with me. So that I may have a chance. So that humanity may have a chance.

[@leyasep5919]

This song is really a world apart. You can be proud of it! And my hat off to the producers who, instead of butchering it, made it sound stellar. Now I want to go back to my own songs and give them the life they deserve...

[@SarahJaneWeldon]

So enjoyed this, really great to know more of the story behind the song, and definitely so timely in our world today.

[@dubmoyet]

Much much love from Lebanon 🇱🇧 where Twist is a huge classic.

[@joeconlon2668]

I first heard this song being played while I was on the Bobsled ride at a Carnival in Zuffenhausen, Germany in 1988 and could not get it out of my head. Years later and back in the USA, thanks to the internet, I was able to identify and download "Twist in my sobriety" and add to one of my regular playlists. To date, I am often asked questions about the artist, the origin to which I can now refer to the very comprehensive video. Reactions to the song are mixed and I cannot explain its effect on me. I am glad I came across this documentary as I have also always wanted to visit Norway which many of my associates find strange as well.

[@burdanyak666]

It was fabulous to hear this and other songs from you in the ancient theatre of Ephesus, Türkiye. Thank you for the music ❤

[@desolationangel5136]

I would have loved to hear Leonard Cohen do a cover of this. That would have been cool. I always loved this song.

[@dubmoyet]

Or Alison Moyet.

[@trinidadapodaca7027]

how bout bob dylan lol

[@zampa4ever]

Tanita if you ever get to read this thank you for a brilliant memory.

[@anthonyhart8720]

Fantastic and over 30 years ago she started and still as good now as she was then. Thanks for some of the best music and lyrics I’ve ever heard, and she’s such a Lovely and real nice person.

[@nikolaacimovic8854]

Twist in my sobriety and Boys for pele album of Tori Amos and quite a few more songs are the highest level of pop music....There is nothing like that any more to captivate the heart of a broad population...

[@nikolaacimovic8854]

There is nothing of these kind of expression any more in the pop music...I was kid when I did hear this song for the first time and something in me was spoken by this song very directly...Some kind of very very deep sadness blow my heart...I keep to listen this song for more than 30 years...I play so called classical music and I am not much sure that I understand a great number of pop music songs,neither from the point of view of its idea nor from "theoretic-estetic" point,whatever it means...But in Twist in my sobriety everything is present:musical idea ( both in personal and universal meaning ),simplicity, rhythm in the background like the pulse of planet Earth,Oboe song like a seccond theme to add aditional color on what had to be said in the main course of lyrics ( beginning on subdominant minor repeated tone it brings such peaceful drama to these lyrics so that musical energy fluctuates to the point of immense sadness )...

[@leyasep5919]

Oh, BfP was such a slap in the face when I first heard it... I wish Tanita had such a stellar career as Tori.

[@patriciahodos215]

Such an insightful comment!! 😍💕

[@BarbaraEnigmatique]

Subtitles would be so much appreciated. Love it anyway.

[@0Imtheslime0]

Would love to add subs, but the video is not enabled for it.

[@АннаА-й1й]

I need subtitles. I can not understand english without text.

[@DidBer]

@@АннаА-й1й but some is not even English here...

[@mariaswardt5909]

@@DidBer Norwegian.

[@MrKotBonifacy]

That Norwegian parts without subtitles are really disconcerting... They just throw you off the narrative, and you are totally lost until "actors" start to speak again. A really big flaw, it is.

[@kerryfoster1]

This song will live on and on. It's all there......all you need in a tune. I have the original vinyl single!

[@paulgollum1]

So pleased I found your channel. What a wonderfully down-to-earth, funny, articulate, warm, talent you are. Immensely likeable.

[@gojasminelow]

Thank YOU for making this documentary! Please please have English subtitles over the Norwegian VO :)

[@claudiamatos8764]

Sua voz é incomensurável 😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@martynfletcher2054]

Brilliant insight and (as always) great music. Really enjoyable. Thanks.

[@gulnozasuyunova3583]

Bravo ❤❤❤

[@ballhawk387]

I really enjoyed it, and the closing bit brought a smile to my face. Love that line: "different thoughts are good for me." It was pleasing to hear you cherish the song, which is so refreshing, compared to so many artists who disown their earlier hits. I feel very much the same way about my best works, and never tire of playing them.

[@manarmath8451]

Wonderful and fantastic and perfect ❤️

[@ΔέσποιναΑνδρεαδου-η1μ]

Ειστε υπεροχη μελωδικη

[@oceifeiro]

that was brilliant! ❤

[@mariamendez4523]

Tanita 💖🇺🇾🥰🌹

[@soundseeker63]

Love Tanita she is intelligent, fascinating and funny. And humble too, maybe too humble? Her music is full of mystery, emotion and depth....everthing good music should be often isn't. And of course her physical beauty doesn't hurt either!

[@brionity]

Quite easily one of the most complex "pop" hits of my life time or perhaps ever. I heard it through the television whilst watching MTV in a friend's house close to the beach in San Juan, PR. Thus began a life long pursuit. J'adore. Subtitles please. I would love to share this and have people wake to this masterpiece as well.

[@RollyWol20]

Very interesting and lovely film about Twist In My Sobriety, with the touch of some other great TT songs :-) I think many of Tanita's albums are really worth for making a portrait film!

[@mgroot]

I wish it had subtitles (baked in or on KZbin) for the non-English parts

[@mariaswardt5909]

Most of it is in Norwegian anyway.

[@Jetlags2007]

So great Tanika!!!!! As a filmmaker I would dream to work with you. Such a screen presence..!

[@theflyingfox8204]

It's 'Tanita', not 'Tanika'.

[@mariamendez4523]

Yo la escuché hace muchos años. Y después nunca más. Y. Hoy la e encontrado 🙏🏾. HERMOSA CANCIÓN 💖🥰MIS SALUDOS DESDE URUGUAY MONTEVIDEO 🖐️🇺🇾🥰 PARA TI TANICA💖💖💖💖💖💖💖🥰🥰🇺🇾🥰🌹

[@juanlondono4138]

María es posible encontrar una traducción al español de esta canción?

[@chantalthoma5999]

❤❤

[@SonnyL47]

You're a very Special Lady, Thanks!!!

[@giorgiomedolago5958]

Ci vediamo ❤🇮🇹👋🏻

[@oldsteempunk6728]

Great stuff, and fascinating, but (given the song itself is written and recorded in English) without subtitles a lot of the presentation is lost to most English speakers, which is a pity.

[@martinmcdonald4207]

If you were drunk well Tanita was a sobering lesson on how to be cool. Wow Im talking Elvis cool. A natural in sound and on vision. The perfect gift. Click.

[@IbrahimEBilici]

An academic study on Twist in my sobriety VISUAL LITERACY: A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF TWIST IN MY SOBRIETY

[@reneperez2126]

take it easy

[@davejones732]

Just Wow. You TT are a Poet and Well if this isn't Nice I don't know what is...move over Leonard Cohen. As for the haunting hypnotic Oboe...I recall first hearing it in a Sonny and Cher song... I Got You Babe. Love your music.

[@bashar731]

I love the documentary although I don't understand the language, subtitles would be necessary and appreciated.

[@raymondvandevorst9913]

also have the mark levine jazzbook

[@ronalper8568]

Is the whole doc in Norwegian?

[@Thesortvokter]

>I think it's a religious song and that she doesn't quite want to give it away. I think she describes spiritual hurdles during her "dreams" (otherdimensional experiences). that's why she wipes her brow in the morning. Also about drawing blood from hands, very christ evoking.

[@tedpittsinger9688]

I've got to 7:46 and just stopping it for GOODS! The narrator's accent is so deep; that I can't understand a single word he's saying! As a matter of fact; I think he's speaking a totally different language!??

[@trinidadapodaca7027]

that dudes eyes looked like they were gonna pop

[@mandogvan4513]

The percussion was really creative and outstanding, but never got a mench :(

[@hansti1]

not really strange, but the truth hiding around, cool baby :))

[@sangomabarbarbara]

Sure.. This video disturbs me tremendously. I dont understand whats happening, I see so much pain and suffering. I dont understand what is being said. I like the "travelling shoes". The rest is too sad.

[@DavidRose-m8s]

A contrarian can see clearer.

[@joelphillips7202]

you dyed your hair purple there at one point ? hhmmm. . .

[@CrisLifeCoach]

What kind of language the voice off speaks 😂 is this Scottish? I mean seriously I can’t get a single word of it 😮 and worst there are no subtitles 😂

[@ritahorvath8207]

. S W E D I S H ? .

[@JB-re6lx]

Norwegian

[@ritahorvath8207]

Sometimes I'm very very thankful to be born in 1971 . . . * ♡

[@adamgray6862]

same here

[@alanfleming4823]

Tanita thank you for writing a masterpiece. It was my first year at university and I was struggling. You and this song gave me hope

[@Christian10111]

I was in the army when this song came out. We had very little time that we could listen to radio but this song was one of the songs that the station played often. This song will always make me think of my time in the military. Hauntingly beautiful...

[@GiantMec]

music is ethereal/ a message from the core of our soul and when we heart it we want to embrace it and hold on to it - that’s why this song still resonates so deeply with those who are attuned to it. It’s been haunting me with it’s beauty for three decades now .

[@habsom1406]

What a captivating woman, captivating just like the song 'Twist in my sobriety' all those years ago.

[@The1trueDave]

26:00 "...not being Kanye West..." Ha! Love it!

[@josethottumkal]

What a naturally talented artist! Her voice and songs are amazing. Yet she is so humble.

[@richardgordon9939]

she is even more beautiful now

[@reneperez2126]

you know i agree with that

[@CvetomirBulgarian]

well buddy let's not push it so far ;)

[@richardgordon9939]

@@CvetomirBulgarian well buddy you can't deny how beautiful she is. just look at her skin. she has a flawless complexion. beautiful golden color . beautiful eyes, smile and beautiful dark brown hair. when she was 18 and had her first hit, she was very pretty. now she is 51 and she is now a beautiful woman

[@CvetomirBulgarian]

@@richardgordon9939 I am definitely not denying that, just saying how perfect she was in her teeny years ❤️

[@brooksaries4182]

i know I'm pretty randomly asking but does anybody know of a good place to watch new tv shows online?

[@jbt6007]

Tanita, you are a fine artist of such great depth and sensitivity. Thank you for all the music you have gifted us over the years.

[@interestingvideos4me]

I love to see how she has this roundup personality, all falling so neatly into place, and yet so not boring. I am sure it is not like that in 'real life' but she gives off this vibe that inspires one to try and go have a beautiful life, become a beautiful persona. I find her definition of what matters nowadays - that is, collaborating - again very revealing of how she is ahead of her time and able to capture what a given era is all about. Just as she did with the initial lines of twist in my sobriety. Very unique really. Beauty:)

[@alfydog8079]

I saw this and seriously worth viewing.

[@AndyMangele]

One of the few 80s songs I really loved - and still do!

[@ricardocaldera5024]

there´s a plenty 80´s song that deserve to be remembered, not a few

[@fastmonaro05]

I LOVE this song!!!!!!! It is etched into my teenage life as I was when it came out. She was very beautiful when it came out and is just as beautiful now. The song and she has stood the test of time. Please keep singing and bring out more strange songs I love.

[@mikejohnstone859]

Det var helt fantastisk! Thank you for putting it on KZbin. Brings back happy memories. Sorry I missed the Barbican gig.

[@seekthegeek]

53? Beautiful...And her songs are great too... :)

[@jonathandyment1444]

I was at school with Liz Hurley for a year. She was 4 years older than me. I have absolutely no memory of her. How do you miss being at school with Liz Hurley? Anyway I was only at school with Tanita for 3 weeks so I'm sure she would forgive me for not remembering her. I hated Queen Mary's and went to Basingstoke Tech instead.

[@kingwithoutacrown1]

Tanita die Münsteranerin 👍

[@jmack619]

Yes, it is baked in forever. With hits from Beatles, stones, segues, and, yes , for me, cohen

[@АрдакЖаулиева-о3о]

Комментарии на русском языке написали бы

[@0Imtheslime0]

Her voice was so dark when she was 18, but not so much anymore today..

[@ugsita]

I'm one of the ones who saied "O my god I thought she never smiled!" That's how I went when I recently saw the video of "Good tradition"

[@cobra17536]

Bellissima Canzone a me a sempre emozionato e bella e pulita la Lei Sua Voce Grande Tanita!

[@tokenlau7519]

No, what people like about this song is not its strangeness, but a nice, catchy melody and your perfect performance.

[@theflyingfox8204]

No, I also like the strangeness and the 'mysteriousness' of its lyrics.

[@tokenlau7519]

@@theflyingfox8204 "Also" is an important word here. I think that the strangeness and the 'mysteriousness' alone would not suffice for most of people. It would certainly not suffice for me. Many people who like this song do not even know English well, so in their case the lyrics is irrelevant.

[@АрдакЖаулиева-о3о]

Очень красивая женщина

[@bobs182]

She seems quite introspective and intuitive.

[@mabo7019]

I love the song. I always get tears. The song reminds me of very sad moments in my life. But I love it, I need it. :-( Unfortunately I do not speak english. And I can not understand, not translate this documentation. Sad.

[@Mercmad]

Her Brother is a very accomplished actor .

[@ЭлеммаШтифферсон]

Tanita I'm from childhood love u songs and u voce .... U amazing Grate and Wonderful singer !!!

[@alm4300]

Why do they say one of her parents was from Fiji? I think her mother was from Sarawak, which is in Borneo, Malaysia.

[@bonvoyage5377]

Ive just been a pop star..........which is even worse

[@patricksteveok]

Best SONG

[@jeromepinte78]

Congratulations dear Tanita :)

[@tapaiferenc577]

I thik endustend you now!Thanks Feri.

[@simonducre4698]

Pretty woman❤nice vocal👍video🔝

[@rupertj1346]

only in Europe

[@Terry08111]

When was this originally filmed?

[@lorellopazzerello5368]

L'arrangiatore che ha inserito l'oboe ha fatto la canzone, tutto il resto è aria, il testo è niente un suono che si sente e poi scompare.

[@sperantaexista1]

Growing up in a comunist country, all the music we could "catch" from above the pond, was precious... But when I listen "Twist in My Sobriety", it was magic! Thank you, Tanita; you was the special voice I always cherish in my good times, but also my bad times! 💝🌹

[@BIGDREAMCHANNEL]

The best!!

[@eduardkagramanov5687]

Танита супер 👍.

[@mtjoy747]

Almost, and I mean this in the nicest way possible, has a Grace Jones flavour, a deepness of voice not expected. Very good rhythm, catchy, easy to follow and enjoy. Good depiction of (I thought at the time) perhaps a Spanish or Mexican connection to the singer, maybe I am wrong. Interesting, to me, that out of all the songs Tanita did, Good Tradition was my least favourite.

[@soosmate]

Funnily enough my favourite is Valentine Heart, and only accidentally discovered she also wrote Twist in my Sobriety, on the same album, too! I'm glad she is so great both as an artist and as a person.

[@martinxoxo]

maybe it would help to add some subtitles in english

[@NebraskaGonvilleJones]

Diana Ankudinova sent me here. I am so thankful of discovering this talent, wonderful woman and music:)

[@majluke]

awesome person, I resonate so much with her what it meant for her all this success and now from perspective how everything seems different.

[@bellabjorkqvist7286]

Thanks for the information and interview👏 The brilliant Tanita Tikaram💛

[@sirnigeloffarage9255]

she is like a fine wine... she just gets better with age!