Tori Amos - Silent All These Years (From "Live At Montreux 91/92")

Tori Amos - Silent All These Years (From "Live At Montreux 91/92")
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These two concerts from Montreux in 1991 and 1992 catch Tori Amos right at the start of her solo career. The first from July 1991 was filmed a few months before the release of her "Little Earthquakes" album and the second from July 1992 followed a few months after. There is a fascinating progression from one year to the next as she grows in confidence and skill as a live performer, buoyed by the critical and commercial success of the album. Naturally most of the songs are taken from "Little Earthquakes" but there are also rare songs from her various EPs released across the two years which didn't make it onto the album including her distinctive takes on Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" and "Thank You" and Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
Excuse me but can I be you for a while
My dog won't bite if you sit real still
I got the anti-Christ in the kitchen yellin' at me again
Yeah I can hear that
Been saved again by the garbage truck
I got something to say you know
But nothing comes
Yes I know what you think of me
You never shut-up
Yeah I can hear that
But what if I'm a mermaid
In these jeans of his
With her name still on it
Hey but I don't care
Cause sometimes
I said sometimes
I hear my voice
And it's been here
Silent All These Years
So you found a girl
Who thinks really deep thougts
What's so amazing about really deep thoughts
Boy you best praya that I bleed real soon
How's that thought for you
My scream got lost in a paper cup
You think there's a heaven
Where some screams have gone
I got 25 bucks and a cracker
Do you think it's enough
To get us there
Cause what if I'm a mermaid
In these jeans of his
With her name still on it
Hey but I don't care
Cause sometimes
I said sometimes
I hear my voice
And it's been here
Silent All These...
Years go by
Will I still be waiting
For somebody else to understand
Years go by
If I'm stripped of my beauty
And the orange clouds
Raining in head
Years go by
Will I choke on my tears
Till finally there is nothing left
One more casualty
You know we're too easy Easy Easy
Well I love the way we communicate
Your eyes focus on my funny lip shape
Let's hear what you think of me now
But baby don't look up
The sky is falling
Your mother shows up in a nasty dress
It's your turn now to stand where I stand
Everybody lookin' at you here
Take hold of my hand
Yeah I can hear them
But what if I'm a mermaid
In these jeans of his
With her name still on it
Hey but I don't care
Cause sometimes
I said sometimes
I hear my voice [x3]
And it's been here
Silent All These Years
I've been here
Silent All These Years
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[@billyhughes9776]

This song is still so darkly honest and stunningly beautiful 30 years later. Tori's presence on stage,...just incredible.

[@sunnyelaine999]

"Sometimes I hear my voice and it's been here, silent all these years." Best line from the song.

[@amandaellevis2392]

sunnyelaine999 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz come on who cares if its hard to play. It’s boring as fuck. I definitely don’t care if she’s a mermaid

[@Adam-vp1cl]

@@amandaellevis2392 you should be silent

[@eleanormoody3859]

I love all the words but the lines that 'get to me the most' are, "Years go by and I'm here still waiting for somebody to understand". I am 74 and have just found someone who listens and understands! Someone who wrote a comment in reply to yours is obviously not a listener and, so, will never understand. Your's and my voices have been silent all these years. I hope you have found someone who listens and understands, Sunnylaine. I heard you, I listened and I send you so much love. I'm just sorry that it has taken me 11 years to discover your comment. Eleanor

[@eleanormoody3859]

@@Adam-vp1cl Why?

[@eleanormoody3859]

@@Adam-vp1cl Why?

[@TheItalianDNA]

This concert was just such a magnificent moment in Tori's career. I'm so jealous of those who saw this live.

[@patricklevinerose1359]

I saw Tori sing this live in Ann Arbor. I was in the front row six or eight feet from Tori. It was a magnificent night.

[@jkrenz77]

Yup, I saw her at the State Theater in New Brunswick, NJ in 97? with my college buddies. It was amazing.

[@loganoneil1]

I had the DISTINCT pleasure of meeting Ms. Amos way-back-when when 'Little Earthquakes' first came out and she was doing the college circuit and performed at Northern Illinois University (I gave her roses!). A few years later I won a radio contest to meet her again in Chicago (and she remembered me (apparently I was the first one who ever gave her flowers!). I absolutely adore her and her music! This will always be one of my all-time favorites!

[@MsSwthrt102]

so sweet, bless!

[@StevegarwoodNet]

This song is really well written and seems hard to play. I think is a Masterpiece.

[@nickolaosviniaris2305]

she makes me cry..so so sad

[@chrislam4081]

@@nickolaosviniaris2305 Would really appreciate it if you could send me the wording of this beautiful song. My email address is [e-mail]. Thank you ever so much.

[@marknc9616]

@@chrislam4081 The lyrics for this song are in the description of this video.

[@TearInTheirHands]

People say that The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Led Zeppelin, Mozart and others are the best musicians ever. They ARE some of the best, but only Tori goes beyond music and into something so profound that the English language has no word to describe it. Saying that Tori is the best musician that has ever lived would be an understatement... ...but that's just my opinion. ;)

[@chrislam4081]

I fully agree!

[@danasimpson9875]

You are so right, she sings from her soul

[@FinnMcRiangabra]

Tori Amos better than Mozart? Fuck off.

[@daleishus8420]

Id do er

[@FinnMcRiangabra]

@lil minch Is a reply what you are looking for to validate your pointless existence?

[@lindsayashworth7815]

She is on a different level. She makes everyone in her footsteps seem like amateurs. Tori and a piano. Nothing else. No bullshit.

[@heckler511]

Today's pop tarts can't hold a candle. Maybe Gaga but that's about it

[@vanness3859]

That’s what I said on her live version of winter,so unlike today with all these distractions to cover up just how untalented these artists are today.This is talent just a piano and her beautiful voice.

[@godessceline]

I'm very new to Tori, I only discovered her a few weeks back and I am completely in awe. I can't wait to discover all ehr work and already I can feel her music starting to have a life-changing effect on me. Very few artists can do that for me but if they succeed they have my heart forever. Tori's purity and honesty si unlike anythign I've ever seen and the fact that the entire world is not obsessed with this amazing music is a mystery.

[@reemerger]

I wish I could hear her for the first time again, as 31 years ago.

[@takeapart1530]

One of those perfect songs where your exposed heart is both bleeding and on fire when listening and you just know it's the same for Tori playing it and that makes it even more amazing. Wish there were more artists like her these days.

[@Apocryypha]

i love that the audience doesn't scream every 5 seconds. i wish i could have seen her back then!

[@eleanormoody3859]

I am 74, Apocrypha, and I never understood why teenagers screamed so much at The Beatles concerts! They couldn't hear them singing let alone hear the words! I saw Tori back then Amazing. She is so emotive and I really resonate with what she has to say. Console yourself with the fact that you can watch these videos. We didn't have them when I was young! I send you much love. Eleanor

[@schepler2]

I saw her back in the early/mid '90s and she was amazing.

[@nygrrl99]

@@schepler2 Agreed, she is amazing live. She is a true artist.

[@ladycroissant3744]

Tori had actually scolded some nitwits in the audience who talked through 'little earthquakes' earlier in this concert. ("are you guys here to talk, or to listen to music? No, really!") So yeah, I would think that they've gotten the message and shut up for the rest of the show!

[@JulieFernz]

Every voice mannerism and little facial expression she makes when she's playing makes my heart ache. Love Tori!

[@S543-]

Julie Crawford ❤️

[@user-xn9bw2es3x]

SAME

[@lookoutlizzy3623]

She is golden. Her words are pure poetry. She is the music. She is without doubt my favourite musician of all time. ❤

[@zirconviper]

It's hard to listen to this song without crying. Tori sings and plays so beautifully.

[@katey03]

I love the power in her piano playing. You can hear someone else play a piano but she has such her own style, its intriguing how someone can put so much in their music and yet some people over look all the emotional aspects. she is so connected with her music.

[@robostory1711]

Tori Amos, Bjork and Trent Reznor were pretty much my artistic inspiration growing up.

[@Lissa5628]

Same plus Dave Gahan

[@uzi978]

They inspired each other quite a bit, too.

[@Lissa5628]

@@amelie5525 agreed 👍

[@keithfreeman7725]

I was already 'grown up' and I could add more to your list, but I will say my musical journey through life has been lyrics and emotions stirred, if it doesn't make me feel something... It's poop! Tori has never failed to make me feel something. Still the finest female I've ever heard.

[@vinyllotus]

This is one of THE greatest songs ever.

[@jandlhoward1]

I love watching her live, you think she's preforming just for you, like you're the only one there. My husband and I went to one of her concerts years ago. Best money we ever spent.

[@veryclever1980]

"Silent All These Yeats" is talking about serious matters throughout our lives, ranging from our faith in religion to our most shameful memories. My dear Tori, who are you? Are you from this world? I can just say that I owe you so much my dear.

[@leonardomule2060]

could you explain the religious/faith references in this song? :)

[@veryclever1980]

Leonardo Mulè "I got the anti-Christ in the kitchen yellin' at me again Yeah I can hear that Been saved again by the garbage truck I got something to say you know But nothing comes" And if you look at "Little Earthquakes" album as a whole, you'll find what I mean.

[@gytisbaranauskasjagmort6059]

Yeats is a freudian slip or did you really mean it? Cause while I like her a lot, she's nowhere near Yeatsian level.

[@butchbrewer4923]

@@veryclever1980 I like you

[@Murderith7]

She is pretty much the only artist I feel is better live than on the album....like 100000 times better...she cares SO MUCH about her audience...she interacts with them every single second, while still giving a mind blowing musical performance. I would kill to see her live...

[@jimvad]

Her best performance of her entire career. This blows me away.

[@celticgibson]

Ah Little Earthquakes era Tori. Amazing. and sensual. She really lit up that stage.

[@luckyleo7]

Tori still gives me chills and brings tears to my eyes even after all these years, wow, timeless. Thx!

[@ultraviolet6989]

Just a woman, her voice and a piano. So powerful.

[@SirGraylon]

I saw her at the Orpheum in SF about this time. One of the best concerts ever. A spotlight, a piano and aTori Amos. She was amazing.

[@VampireSeal]

It is so hard for me to believe this was 91/92. It seems like yesterday to me, and hardly the early 90s. Her music is timeless. I can't believe she's close to 50 now. It makes ME feel old, I guess (I would have been 10 or 11 when this came out, I thought this music was out when I was a teenager, but I guess it was longer ago than that). I listen to other music from the era, the pop music, and it sounds like the 90s, but this could have come out yesterday.

[@miscelaineousvideos]

Tori Amos once said that this song was her mantra... over time it has become mine as well. I love her live renditions of it.

[@petergreen2552]

Beautiful beyond measure. She is so unique, especially live.

[@seqartguy]

Amazing. One of the songs that can STILL to this DAY give me shivers and goosebumps....Thank GOD for Tori.

[@erikpeterson25]

Wow! first time seeing and HEARING this thank you Tori...better late than never ❤💕

[@nicolekoretsky9062]

It's 2020 and I am still amazed and humbled to have seen Tori live in 1993-to have shared her space-time in my 20s is a gift that is difficult to reconcile. I feel damn lucky. She is a light or empathy, experience, honesty, solid genius that takes my breath away, and commentary, witness, truth, and I can't believe we are all so lucky to have either grown up with her or to have found her, just when she was everything we needed. And the music isn't bad, is it? ;) Spectacular.

[@TroublesomeOwl]

i discovered tori in about 96... saw her for the first time in 2001. Multiple times since, has been an incredible journey every single time.

[@lindayost9854]

Tori, this is one of my favorite songs. I love you.

[@JaimeHu1]

Leaving an abusive marriage this song really hits home. The words really fit and help with healing... Thx for sharing this song :)

[@dneuf6146]

Tori, still fully waiting to be appreciated. This performance and lyrics are subllime!

[@CelticRaE19]

never lose the child inside, that is the true you

[@margrichards9494]

I fully agree

[@eleanormoody3859]

I loved those words you wrote, Techno. When my sister and I were children we were told that, as we were 'juniors', our opinions counted for nothing. When I grew up I became a teacher and I always listened to the children and, at the age of 74, I still am. It's wonderful! I'm still a child at heart, Children have so much to teach us. Much love to you, Techno. Eleanor.

[@nickbretz267]

This is such a well written piece of music.

[@veronicamayfield2075]

Totally remember the "Little Earthquakes" CD my sister had it when it came out. I became a fan instantly. Growing up in our house was brutal/ and emotional damage done. At 46 yrs old. I reflect on this music and remember being a survivor! She is a Wonderful Artist and I will always be a fan

[@chapchapman]

Her facial expression was just in such a perfectly fine detail, i love especially her eyes. This is what we call Charisma.

[@neorich59]

Talk about hearing a pin drop? I had the privilege of hearing what I judge to be one of the best piano players in the history of pop, certainly one of the most original, many years ago and was in the balcony where you could lean over and watch the crowd below. And it was the first and only time (well Kate Bush too!) where I witnessed an audience agog and awe struck by what they were hearing!

[@thewalking]

Stunning song. And look at her, she's so beautiful, and you can tell she puts so much into performing, there's a lot of joy in her eyes.

[@zeroskillz2427]

The Voice of an ANGEL!! can't get over just how beautiful she was back then!! and the daggers her lyrics threw!! so powerful!!

[@jmctigret]

Masterpiece

[@dallasponder3158]

Saw her live in Kalamazoo MI at the state theatre on her furst your. Just her and a piano on the stage. Amazing talent

[@willfromyadkinville]

this album was simply brilliant!

[@Lawsbian]

She still looks damn good. Not to mention she's an epic human being, and her genius and her passion will never fade.

[@fabiogn1]

this is The kind of song That instrument and voice match perfectly in emotion . I Love Tori

[@johnhassall1782]

I had a serious crush on her back then,,,,, I can see why!

[@michaelmcgilvry7123]

you weren't alone

[@szem02]

She is definately an original. She is so in her element when she performs, as though she is making love to her piano and piano stool. Beautiful all around.

[@kevinoakes1171]

WOW, JUST WOW !. I can’t stop listening to this, This is utterly beautiful. Her voice, the words, the piano playing, the short pauses and her phrasing, the emotion and how she looks at the audience. I read in the comments, someone said that it’s like she is giving out hand picked flowers, some barbed and some soft. Perfect description.

[@RudyGold]

“You best pray that I bleed real soon”I understand this line all too well. Deep scary. Beautiful song!

[@arromac]

...It speaks volumns to the silence the audience is withheld. The vocal talent of Miss Tori is absolutely spellbinding, obvious in this piece as she captivates each and all, while still flirting with her sensual eyes and allure. She's simply above and beyond common entertainers of mere average day. Bravo Miss Tori, bravo...

[@glassmermaid24]

She's been inspiring me for 11 years now, and it's funny to compare the feelings through the years. When you go from 15 to 26 the way I have the shit and the pain yet beauty it all delivers at once. She was once my only friend long ago. Now it's all broader and shared in front of my eyes now. I love her very much, and I can't see how anyone can't. Unless for laughs, but no she's the real thing. Period. Very personal stuff too like she could sing about having a period.

[@chevy2599]

I love her style, in a league of her own for sure.

[@HannaOllikainenMusic]

This. This is real feelings coming out through music. That is what it all is about.

[@lalaine1019]

I almost forgot how much her music has inspired me, in a much deeper way than words can convey. "Silent all these years", might as well call it suppression. "I hear my voice and it's been here", now that is empowering.

[@SimoVit]

she was so different...but always great... she's definitely a mermaid :)

[@orawalker1]

She is certainly incredible...! I love different too... get tired of "same"... I'd love to hear what you think about this artist: It's actually me... would you mind taking a listen? It would be very kind of you. thanks in advance :))kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaHbd5icob-Joac

[@parthasarathisarker]

This song is great! I heard it over and over again and never got tired. Tori, the girl you're singing about you made her heard. She may be silent all these years but her unspoken words will remain forever in this song. There're lot of us in this world are silent. Many preferred silence over existence, may be acceptence. Thank you Tori for reminding us of that moment.

[@StargazerCaroline]

Played the 'Little Earthquakes' CD constantly when I moved to South Carolina for a couple of years in 1992. Simply incredible, powerful like raw silk. Real as can be. Good to hear new music with Winter.

[@hellogoodbye0214]

Originally I learned this song for a friend on the piano, and after listening to it, I replayed again. I love this song so much

[@jenniferkerie9312]

I have always loved this song! Tori Amos speaks to me through her music and having both experienced traumatic sexual experiences her music helps a lot.. Truly not a pleasant thing to deal with but having been raped recently(all I got is his cell phone number that I know and the first name), glad to know Tori is there to help me as it runs through my mind from time to time

[@margrichards9494]

I hear u, and same

[@KristinaUSA-x5n]

Same, although my ex covered up abuse that made me lose memory from a head injury and had military and police and church connections and there was a huge cover-up and my mental stability reputation was libeled for decades from people paid off to cover up Jesuit Freemasonic Fraternal Order of Police abuse and harrassment.

[@beyondfake]

She is amazing live! I saw her for Choir Girl Hotel, To Venus and Back, and then in '09. She is just as amazing as I remembered her 10 years ago. I love you Tori.

[@atlasshrugged2u]

My signiture song. I was like "How does this woman know my life?" Every word she's singing exemplifies the hell I was living in with God awful things that were happening to me, and no one understanding what I was going through. Loved her every since!

[@Barbiestroud1]

So lovely xxx

[@africanblackgold]

She carried me through my Junior yr of college. Intense emotions with no place to go, only through her music could I breathe.

[@merindadiesel3370]

What can you say...masterpiece and storytelling and artist

[@SterlingRe]

Just Tori and her piano. Perfection. Rediscovered her this past week. Thank god. Can’t stop watching her videos. There are several great ones from this concert alone. What a treat it must have been to be there!!

[@ollonelycat]

This is just too good. Words can't describe the brilliance of her songwriting, musicality, and performance. That voice and piano playing is one of a kind.

[@orvgg]

This was an amazing performance. Tori is one of the truly few great ones.

[@caraspraggings9510]

Such a tiny statement, it's your turn now to stand where I stand, with everybody looking at you here take hold of my hand,. Such a powerful example of helping someone through something difficult that they caused you to go through, hopefully forgiving them enough to walk with them while they face the same so they are not alone It's ) like the power of vulnerability, like returning malice with kindness, it is turning the other cheek, after you have been slapped on one side giving them the chance to do it again hoping they will recognize and appreciate that you didn't just knock um out instead

[@acoustictherapy]

This and "Winter," two of the best on the planet.

[@parkerburgio]

Still such a touching performance

[@Andyontherocks]

I have been lucky enough to see her perform two years in a row on the lead up to xmas in glasgow, scotland and i have to say each time i was totally transfixed! ive seen a lot of artists perform but without doubt tori has been outstanding. Each song performed in a totally unique way but never the less powerful. I consider it a privalege to have ssen her live and i show contempt to my friends who left the seat to my left empty. cray mofos! outstanding!

[@SandiAnne]

Wonderful, crazy Tori Amos...Her emotional and vocal range are brilliant..The emotions and words are like hand picked flowers ,some barbed, some soft ...wonderful

[@melissadenby2357]

It is known: Tori is beautiful, she is talented, she is pretty unique, she is determined, strong, kind... fabulous... what many of us wish we could be, and speaking for those of us who cannot speak, whether that was her intention or not... and such beautiful sounds whether you listen to the words or not, though you should...

[@chapchapman]

A perfect performance artistically and aesthetically. Besides her vocal and instrumental parts, all the slightest details were beautifully displayed. How she sat, how she breathed, how she smiled, how she moved, how she looked, how she raised her eyebrows, all these elements contributed to this flawless performance. Overwhelming.

[@uzi978]

Seeing her live is such an _experience_. You really feel her... one of my favorite shows ever.

[@20091cali]

love her! we seriously need music like this back!

[@WillohtheWisp]

her voice sends chills through me

[@wenchiang12]

love the dynamics!

[@hellogoodbye0214]

I'm playing this tomorrow night, and I can't wait. I love her music.

[@jhefdevibar]

Oh my Tori Amos. A girl with beauty and artistry. What more can I ask for?

[@stipetv1548]

Flawless everything Gorgeous Tori 💎

[@spmcconville]

I've been hooked on Tori since 91...wow

[@gonebreaminalso]

I'd forgotten just how good she really is, wow!!! Refreshing to hear this again

[@PJZB74]

Breathtaking....and her music is quite enchanting too

[@Conefield]

"Well I love the way we communicate"... She`s so shimmering! This is just PERFECT.

[@jamienerdahl9209]

The first time i heard this..i was caught so off guard..i emotionally wasnt ready..and i literally fell apart..cuz i knew exactly what she was talking about..😭😭

[@danieldelley691965]

Quelle magnifique artiste...

[@modarXmodar]

I like what you said , I'm 27 years old now , started listening to Tori only two years ago .. it's so true that her music is so timeless , only similar to her !

[@sarahmorgan8791]

Wow. Such and amazing performance. I love this version. I don't usually like live versions against the studio version but the album version you hear her heart, here, you also see it.

[@upendasana7857]

She's great,when I first heard her years back I thought she was just a Kate Bush impersonator but she really isn't.She is a great,original powerful musician in her own right.Loving you Tori.

[@MattRichards711]

Wow...I can't imagine this song not existing. I would've loved to have been there the first time that song was ever played.

[@houseofmarshall]

god's it's just so beautiful, close pianist and singer played it at a party on the beach this summer and I got really emotional

[@Roony06]

I love this song.. She's so passionate about everything she sings.

[@kandrabee]

Tori has moved me for many many years and this is classic!

[@giacomogori5507]

terrific

[@MsNicole8888]

SHE'S AN REAL ARTIST!!!

[@graceswe]

Love her voice.. she´s so talented... beautiful piano playing as well...

[@raz1980]

our beloved redhead is on emotional fire-and she takes us with her as usual. Can't wait for the cd/dvd!

[@mysteriousperson69]

First of all, Tori got something she always wanted. Motherhood. And yes, that kind of stress tends to age your appearance. So does time. And yay for you! You're able to point out obvious/superficial things. How about how her music has grown through the years? How about how she used to perform nearly exactly as the songs were on the CD - and now she's confident and creative, and each performance is unique! 2:38 "Years go by, if I'm stripped of my beauty. . ." You're still beautiful, Tori!

[@kurobisukou123]

Simply speechless!