I was there that night at the Tower theatre in Upper Darby. It was probably the best Tori concert I've been to. That song haunted me and I'm SO glad that you put it on youtube. Its a fond memory.
This song always makes me cry when played at the end of Philadelphia. But hearing it sung by such an amazing talent from my own generation like Tori, makes it even more powerful.
So nice to finally see the video footage for this, as this is one of my all-time favorite cover performances by Tori. Great quality too. And yeah, she was definitely cheating on those lyrics.... Whatever works!! Certainly works for me!
Thank you SO much for this. I was at this show, a month after 9-11, the day that Bush sicked our troops on Iraq and Afghanistan, and there was not a dry eye in the house during this song. It was such a tender time for us. I have an audio boot of this show, but being able to see this performance again was amazing. Thanks SO much!
Tori is not someone I listen to often anymore but when I do she is that spherical voice, lyrics and piano floating me back for just a little while. I either lost or someone took those rose colored glasses and I could never find that rose shafe again.These covers blow me away ! Although she will.never be my raison.girl again, she is an old friend that when I run into makes me glad for some of the days now long gone.
i bet neil young was very honored when he heard this. i know as much as when she plays his songs she treats them with such respect and that is a great bond for musicians
Beautiful & tender, Tori covers this song with real passion and heart that allows it to be a fine bookend with Neil's original. Her voice captures the sensitivity and hurt going on, but also the cry for affection and understanding. Her delicate piano playing is soothing as her voice elevates with strength. The gift of a song cover is when the singer interprets the lyric precisely&with his/her own new delivery&that was present with flying colors here by Tori. I'm in awe, moved beyond description.
This song always made me cry and now I see it performed by my favourite singer TORI AMOS!Thanks so much Tori, and of course thank you Nothingbutmeat for sharing!
I think the more people who sing this song the better. Look at all the lives it's changed. That says a lot about Neil, and, frankly, covering such a beautiful song takes a lot of guts.
I've been crying for years, since in old 2002 I was tested Hiv positive caused by blood's transfusions i did when I was a little 2 years old child. We won our legal fight and my doctor has told me that i can have child with normal sex God is great
I must say that the original version is unreal with the emotion it delivered. Ms Amos was dead on with her rendition. In this case, the song is the Star. No matter who sings it as long as they sing it with conviction. Could lil' Wayne do it. No way in hell. Could Celine could it? Oh hell yes. It' s the song and the interpretation. Great singers will always present great taste and deliver. Ms Amos does just that.
i love this cover. it made me seek out the original, which i also enjoy. this was done during the tour where the city influenced the covers being done that night, so i think this was very appropriate.
man i love this song, makes me sad, makes me feel the past of my childhood, growing up is so hard, dad is dead, i lost my job, im 31, no kids, no girl, does it get any better?
Thank you for your response. I'm not sure if you are asking me a question or making a statement. To be clear; I'm a huge Tori fan. I think she can write a song as good as her covers and she has.She can do covers of incredible songs like this because she is, in my opinion, immensely talented. It just surprises me that her talent is not more widely recognised and acknowledged. Check out a very early video of her, it's on UA-cam, singing 'Winter', astonishing performance, passionate and perfect.
when she sings "i won't be ashamed of love," it looks like she's looking directly at the camera, which must've been lovely for you (or whoever filmed this). thanks for posting, it's a lovely cover.
Thank you, I appreciate that. :) I can perfectly understand someone not liking or warming to Tori's style but to suggest that she's not talented beggars belief. If her only crime is not being trendy then I'm happy to convict her.
Seek out the live Silver and gold DVD by Neil Young for the best performance of this song I have seen. It used to be here on UA-cam but it must have been taken down
it's nice to just see someone who must really love the song perform it and really make it sound beautiful...I love Neil's but this is really really great...her play on the piano makes it deeper but remember, Neil's strong point wasn't the piano, different kind of musicians make the same melody beautiful, I think it's really hauntingly pretty
... ignorance reflected in all these negative comments ... Tori is awesome. Neil is awesome. Doesn't matter what they're wearing or how "cold" they might seem when greeted in the public arena. All 'we' want to to is tear at them up and devour the pieces. We never handle any of these gems with care ...
@AmyGonzalez85 There's a wonderful little application called DownloadHelper that will allow you to rip the video from UA-cam (or indeed any source you'd like). You can then use any number of audioconversion software to rip the audio from that.
I still want to know how much 120 thousand million is. I guess I need a caculator :-) Tori hasn't sold as many records/CDs, whatever because she's (luckily) really not "commercial". I hope we never start to measure greatness or talent by how much money it brings in. That'll kill art dead. Heck, it's already happening ::cough:: JessicaSimpson::cough:: No offense to Mr. Young - this is a Tori performance so she's sort of the star and the topic here. Thanks!
I love both versions, but i really love the way Neils version accents the 3/4 waltz feel, it really captures the essence of what Neil was trying to portray with the song, the childlike melody, I liked toris , just not as much as Neils
I prefer Neil's version, and while I can only see one negative remark on here I have to remind people that music is art. People bring their own interpretations to pieces of music, they don't overwrite the original, they don't damage it. If artists cover a song they still have to perform it well for it to be successful, and the writer gets paid so what's the problem. There is no conflict in art, it can only be added to, it cannot be subtracted from. You can't steal a song.
I love Tori but I gotta agree. It sounds when he sings it almost as if he's crying the lyrics in a perfectly melodic way. And Tori's a lovely piano player, but the way she tinkers with each key at a time separate from one another, it takes something away from how Neil does it, his being more fluid. I own every Tori CD though! Don't get me wrong. I prefer his better. She does a nicer cover of Tom Waits' "Time". Not better then Tom's, but very classy.
I think it's highly ignorant to think that when singers cover other people's songs, they do it to 'steal' the glory or exploit it. Instead of making negative snap judgments, you could perhaps consider the fact that singers sing because they love to... so when they find songs they connect with, they may want to sing it too, sharing their expression & love for the song with others who love good music? Enough with the negativity! Tori's performance was breathtaking, I'm sure Neil would be honoured.
If I had seen that, I wouldn't have needed help now would I? So you get half a thanks. Like a "tha" ;-) Seriously - was she having a "Dynasty" clothing moment?? Too funny. She's always managed to pull off the most interesting looks...
@goshinman50 haha... brilliant, the eternal circle of the internet. now we only need someone to explain us why roger federer really isn't the best tennis player.
I still don't get the negative comments I read on every posted song..... hey....you are born, you live, you die....and everything in between is pretty much your choice...lighten up everyone...live and let live...ENJOY!
Did you realize that you just wrote that Neil has sold "One hundred and twenty thousand million" albums? LOL. What is that, billions? I'm gonna go out on a limb here and doubt that little stat. :-D
I wonder what year this is from - I love Tori more than my luggage but that jacket with the shoulder pads is just so very distracting :) And no - she's not reading the lyrics off the floor! Silly...
i know there are tons of great videos on youtube but this is the one i come back to every time.
Same here.
ditto.
Yep
My God. MY GOD. What a woman!
Jesus, Tori is so hit and miss but when she's on, there's nobody better.
What a great cover, Neil would approve.
perfect.
I was there that night at the Tower theatre in Upper Darby. It was probably the best Tori concert I've been to. That song haunted me and I'm SO glad that you put it on youtube. Its a fond memory.
This song always makes me cry when played at the end of Philadelphia. But hearing it sung by such an amazing talent from my own generation like Tori, makes it even more powerful.
this song, this performance.... yes, please.
Best live era! The Philly shows of 2001 were legend. I saw her that tour in NYC ❤️
So nice to finally see the video footage for this, as this is one of my all-time favorite cover performances by Tori. Great quality too. And yeah, she was definitely cheating on those lyrics.... Whatever works!! Certainly works for me!
this song make me cry.
every time.
Thank you SO much for this. I was at this show, a month after 9-11, the day that Bush sicked our troops on Iraq and Afghanistan, and there was not a dry eye in the house during this song. It was such a tender time for us. I have an audio boot of this show, but being able to see this performance again was amazing. Thanks SO much!
I've loved this cover for years and years now, unaware that there was video for it until today. Fell in love all over again..
You're welcome, it's a beautiful performance and it must have been powerful to experience it live.
this song is absolutly amazing
FULLY IMMERSED. VERY IMPRESSED. GREAT PERFORMANCE FOR US! FOR HER I BET IT IS WHAT MAKES PERFORMING SO WORTHWHILE !!!
Tori is not someone I listen to often anymore but when I do she is that spherical voice, lyrics and piano floating me back for just a little while. I either lost or someone took those rose colored glasses and I could never find that rose shafe again.These covers blow me away ! Although she will.never be my raison.girl again, she is an old friend that when I run into makes me glad for some of the days now long gone.
Beautifully covered by Tori......... thank you.
It's great when you see a performer like Tori and are able to capture it on video. Thanks.
i bet neil young was very honored when he heard this. i know as much as when she plays his songs she treats them with such respect and that is a great bond for musicians
Amazing song.. great performance. Tori at the top of her creative, giving, performing self!
In my early 20s, when I was just begining to climb from my life's lowest point, I sat with myself listening to Tori Amos.
I saw this show in philly on her solo tour and it was incredible. Thanks for sharing this beautiful performance!!
Beautiful & tender, Tori covers this song with real passion and heart that allows it to be a fine bookend with Neil's original. Her voice captures the sensitivity and hurt going on, but also the cry for affection and understanding. Her delicate piano playing is soothing as her voice elevates with strength. The gift of a song cover is when the singer interprets the lyric precisely&with his/her own new delivery&that was present with flying colors here by Tori. I'm in awe, moved beyond description.
Superbe interpretation ....
ca y'est j'vais encore avoir le blues cet aprem ...
just beautiful... had to watch it a few times
love the song, great cover
Yup - goosebumps all over. :) Just fantastic.
Goose pimples all over every time I hear this (for 15 years!).
This song always made me cry and now I see it performed by my favourite singer TORI AMOS!Thanks so much Tori, and of course thank you Nothingbutmeat for sharing!
Wow. Don't be ashamed of love. She emphasized the part that makes me cry everytime. Good job Tori.
simply beautiful.
One of the best tunes ever written.
Neil is awesome 💯💯💯
Thanx neil for this fabulous song
I think the more people who sing this song the better. Look at all the lives it's changed. That says a lot about Neil, and, frankly, covering such a beautiful song takes a lot of guts.
omg!!! I can't believe this exists. I was at this show! What a great thing to find after all these years :) Thank you!
Incredible....
Class. Sooo moving.
Mkes my hair on my neck tingle .
WOW!!!!
Very good cover, as usual!!! Her covers are always great!! And this song is so great!!!
Lovely song and performance. :)
Beautiful ❤️
3'11 to 3'17 is amazing. She is looking directly to my heart... I love you tori
this is music, is the best.i see love and God.
absolutely gorgeous
this is really wonderful. Leave it to Tori to make this song even more emotional :)
I've been crying for years, since in old 2002 I was tested Hiv positive caused by blood's transfusions i did when I was a little 2 years old child.
We won our legal fight and my doctor has told me that i can have child with normal sex
God is great
i've just learned this song from youtube. she performs beautifully.. once again :)
I'm nuthin but goose bumps watchin that! OMG that was so satisfying.
Dat made me cry y’all
I must say that the original version is unreal with the emotion it delivered. Ms Amos was dead on with her rendition. In this case, the song is the Star. No matter who sings it as long as they sing it with conviction. Could lil' Wayne do it. No way in hell. Could Celine could it? Oh hell yes. It' s the song and the interpretation. Great singers will always present great taste and deliver. Ms Amos does just that.
that was fucking amazing
I like both tori and neil's version this song is so beautiful and it changed my life everytime I listen to it
such a brilliant song. so sad. perhaps the saddest song I know. there is beauty in sadness
love tori, love neil, love this song, thx for sharing!
but still..his original version and tori's version still makes me teary eyed damn it!!
i love this cover. it made me seek out the original, which i also enjoy. this was done during the tour where the city influenced the covers being done that night, so i think this was very appropriate.
this song always gets me.
man i love this song, makes me sad, makes me feel the past of my childhood, growing up is so hard, dad is dead, i lost my job, im 31, no kids, no girl, does it get any better?
This and her cover of Daniel makes me cry everytime
Totally amazing
beautiful
i love this
Saddest movie ever!
Coming from someone who isn't fond of Tori Amos, this is a great performance. For a cover, it is one of the better ones.
Yes!!!
Thank you for your response. I'm not sure if you are asking me a question or making a statement. To be clear; I'm a huge Tori fan. I think she can write a song as good as her covers and she has.She can do covers of incredible songs like this because she is, in my opinion, immensely talented. It just surprises me that her talent is not more widely recognised and acknowledged. Check out a very early video of her, it's on UA-cam, singing 'Winter', astonishing performance, passionate and perfect.
I was at that show and I remember how powerful she was when she sang this number... I miss Tori... When is she touring again?
This hits different in 2024
when she sings "i won't be ashamed of love," it looks like she's looking directly at the camera, which must've been lovely for you (or whoever filmed this). thanks for posting, it's a lovely cover.
And let's not forget Needle and the Damage Done, also from this tour. But he's a great artist so I understand her dedication!
one of the saddest songs in history neil young is a master
Thank you, I appreciate that. :) I can perfectly understand someone not liking or warming to Tori's style but to suggest that she's not talented beggars belief. If her only crime is not being trendy then I'm happy to convict her.
Great song, love the suit, adore the cover. Nothing wrong here whatsoever.
Seek out the live Silver and gold DVD by Neil Young for the best performance of this song I have seen. It used to be here on UA-cam but it must have been taken down
qué bien hecha está esta canción...
it's nice to just see someone who must really love the song perform it and really make it sound beautiful...I love Neil's but this is really really great...her play on the piano makes it deeper but remember, Neil's strong point wasn't the piano, different kind of musicians make the same melody beautiful, I think it's really hauntingly pretty
... ignorance reflected in all these negative comments ... Tori is awesome. Neil is awesome. Doesn't matter what they're wearing or how "cold" they might seem when greeted in the public arena. All 'we' want to to is tear at them up and devour the pieces. We never handle any of these gems with care ...
@AmyGonzalez85 There's a wonderful little application called DownloadHelper that will allow you to rip the video from UA-cam (or indeed any source you'd like). You can then use any number of audioconversion software to rip the audio from that.
Tori's version touches me even more than the original.
I still want to know how much 120 thousand million is. I guess I need a caculator :-)
Tori hasn't sold as many records/CDs, whatever because she's (luckily) really not "commercial". I hope we never start to measure greatness or talent by how much money it brings in. That'll kill art dead. Heck, it's already happening ::cough:: JessicaSimpson::cough::
No offense to Mr. Young - this is a Tori performance so she's sort of the star and the topic here. Thanks!
masterful.
Was this ever recorded? I would like a copy on cd/dvd
I love both versions, but i really love the way Neils version accents the 3/4 waltz feel, it really captures the essence of what Neil was trying to portray with the song, the childlike melody, I liked toris , just not as much as Neils
@nevdennis Not to my knowledge, think she just did it live. You can always rip the audio from this vid, I suppose.
wow
I prefer Neil's version, and while I can only see one negative remark on here I have to remind people that music is art. People bring their own interpretations to pieces of music, they don't overwrite the original, they don't damage it. If artists cover a song they still have to perform it well for it to be successful, and the writer gets paid so what's the problem. There is no conflict in art, it can only be added to, it cannot be subtracted from. You can't steal a song.
@eagleeye929 true, check out Peter Gabriel's version too, his voice is so wonderfull and he made a beautiful haunting version of it. Amazing stuff!
So beautiful! I'm not usually a fan of hers either!
You'd swear she's looking right at the camera.
My hairs are standing up
I love Tori but I gotta agree. It sounds when he sings it almost as if he's crying the lyrics in a perfectly melodic way. And Tori's a lovely piano player, but the way she tinkers with each key at a time separate from one another, it takes something away from how Neil does it, his being more fluid. I own every Tori CD though! Don't get me wrong. I prefer his better. She does a nicer cover of Tom Waits' "Time". Not better then Tom's, but very classy.
I think it's highly ignorant to think that when singers cover other people's songs, they do it to 'steal' the glory or exploit it. Instead of making negative snap judgments, you could perhaps consider the fact that singers sing because they love to... so when they find songs they connect with, they may want to sing it too, sharing their expression & love for the song with others who love good music? Enough with the negativity! Tori's performance was breathtaking, I'm sure Neil would be honoured.
If I had seen that, I wouldn't have needed help now would I? So you get half a thanks. Like a "tha"
;-)
Seriously - was she having a "Dynasty" clothing moment?? Too funny. She's always managed to pull off the most interesting looks...
agreed: it is a very good cover, but neil's voice and passion in the original remain unsurpassed.
@goshinman50 haha... brilliant, the eternal circle of the internet. now we only need someone to explain us why roger federer really isn't the best tennis player.
i didn't mean to put "lovely" twice, and now i feel like a doofus. :-)
I still don't get the negative comments I read on every posted song.....
hey....you are born, you live, you die....and everything in between is pretty much your choice...lighten up everyone...live and let live...ENJOY!
Did you realize that you just wrote that Neil has sold "One hundred and twenty thousand million" albums? LOL.
What is that, billions? I'm gonna go out on a limb here and doubt that little stat. :-D
My favourite bit was when she forgot the words 😆
I wonder what year this is from - I love Tori more than my luggage but that jacket with the shoulder pads is just so very distracting :)
And no - she's not reading the lyrics off the floor! Silly...
i have a good one
I agree. But this is a decent cover.