Me And A Gun - Música
Me And A Gun by Tori Amos
Tori Amos
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Tori Amos Pseudônimo De Myra Ellen Amos É Uma Cantora Compositora E Pianista Norte-Americana. Nasceu Em Newton Carolina Do Norte Estados Unidos No Dia 22 De Agosto De 1963. É Casada Com Mark Hawley E Juntos O Casal Têm Uma Filha Natashya "Tash" Lórien Hawley Nascida Em 5 De Setembro De 2000. Amos Esteve À Frente De Um Grupo De Cantoras E Compositoras No Começo Da Década De 90 Sendo Digna De Nota No Começo Da Sua Carreira Como Uma Das Poucas Cantoras E Intérpretes Pop Que Usam O Piano Como Instrumento Principal. Ela É Conhecida Por Suas Músicas Emocionalmente Intensas Que Tratam De Uma Variedade De Assuntos Incluindo Sexualidade Religião E Tragédia Pessoal. Alguns Dos Seus Singles Mais Bem-Sucedidos Nos Charts Incluem “Crucify” “Silent All These Years” “Cornflake Girl” “Caught A Lite Sneeze” “Profesional Widow” “Spark” E “A Sorta Fairytale”. Ela Está Em Atividade Desde 1990 Até Os Dias De Hoje. Em Mais De Vinte Anos De Carreira Solo Amos Lançou Vinte E Um Álbuns - Little Earthquakes 1992 - Under The Pink 1994 - Boys For Pele 1996 - From The Choirgirl Hotel 1998 - To Venus And Back 1999 - Strange Little Girls 2001 - Scarlet's Walk 2002 - Tales Of Librarian 2003 Compilação - The Beekeeper 2005 - The Original Bootlegs 2005 Ao Vivo - A Piano Collection 2006 Compilação - American Doll Posse 2007 - Legs And Boots 2007 - 2008 Ao Vivo - Live At Montreux 1991/1992 2008 Ao Vivo - Abnormally Attracted To Sin 2009 - Midwinter Graces 2009 - From Russia With Love 2010 Ao Vivo - Night Of Hunters 2011 - Gold Dust 2012 Compilação/Regravações - Unrepentant Geraldines 2014 - Native Invader 2017 Ela Também Lançou Os Seguintes DVDS - Welcome To Sunny Florida 2003 - Fade To Red Video Collection 2006 - Live At Montreux 1991/1992 2008 - Tori Amos Live From Artist's Den 2010 Há Ainda Dois Livros Escritos Por Ela Piece By Piece 2005 Comic Book Tattoo 2008
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Tori-Amos - Little Earthquakes
"Me And A Gun" Was The First Single Released From The Tori Amos LP Little Earthquakes Released On October 21 1991 In The United Kingdom As A CD Single 7" And 12". It Was Also Released In Germany. The Song Is Three Minutes And Forty-Four Seconds Long. It Was Inspired By A Rape That Occurred In LA When Amos Was 21. After She Performed At A Bar A Patron Asked Her If He Could Have A Ride Home. She Obliged And He Raped Her At Knifepoint Many Journalists Mistakenly State She Was Raped At Gunpoint Possibly Due To The Song's Title . She Escaped. Years Later In London Amos Saw The Film Thelma And Louise And Was Stirred. On The Way To A Show She Wrote The Song In Her Head. That Night She Performed The Song A Cappella. Tori Amos Explains The Experience "I'll Never Talk About It At This Level Again But Let Me Ask You. Why Have I Survived That Kind Of Night When Other Women Didn't" She Says. "How Am I Alive To Tell You This Tale When He Was Ready To Slice Me Up? In The Song I Say It Was 'Me And A Gun' But It Wasn't A Gun. It Was A Knife He Had. And The Idea Was To Take Me To His Friends And Cut Me Up And He Kept Telling Me That For Hours. And If He Hadn't Needed More Drugs I Would Have Been Just One More News Report Where You See The Parents Grieving For Their Daughter". "And I Was Singing Hymns As I Say In The Song Because He Told Me To. I Sang To Stay Alive. Yet I Survived That Torture Which Left Me Urinating All Over Myself And Left Me Paralysed For Years. That's What That Night Was All About Mutilation More Than Violation Through Sex". "I Really Do Feel As Though I Was Psychologically Mutilated That Night And That Now I'm Trying To Put The Pieces Back Together Again. Through Love Not Hatred. And Through My Music. My Strength Has Been To Open Again To Life And My Victory Is The Fact That Despite It All I Kept Alive My Vulnerability". This Song Did Not Take Off Very Well As A Single Possibly Given Its Serious Subject Matter In Fact The Track Was Not The A-Side To Its Own Single. "Silent All These Years " Another Song From Little Earthquakes Was The First Track On This Single With "Gun" Appearing Third Or As The B-Side On The 7" Release . "Silent" Was A More Accessible Song And Radio Stations Began To Play That Instead. Ultimately The Single Was Re-Released With Nearly Identical Packaging But Retitled As Silent All These Years. Amos Made A Habit Of Singing This Song During Live Appearances. In 1994 The DC Rape Crisis Center Awarded Amos A Visionary Award For The Song And The Co-Creation Of RAINN. Ultimately Amos Stopped Singing The Song Live In December 2001 And Did Not Sing It Live Again Until September 2007 With The Exception Of One Performance In Istanbul In August 2005 .
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Tori Amos Pseudônimo De Myra Ellen Amos É Uma Cantora Compositora E Pianista Norte-Americana. Nasceu Em Newton Carolina Do Norte Estados Unidos No Dia 22 De Agosto De 1963. É Casada Com Mark Hawley E Juntos O Casal Têm Uma Filha Natashya "Tash" Lórien Hawley Nascida Em 5 De Setembro De 2000. Amos Esteve À Frente De Um Grupo De Cantoras E Compositoras No Começo Da Década De 90 Sendo Digna De Nota No Começo Da Sua Carreira Como Uma Das Poucas Cantoras E Intérpretes Pop Que Usam O Piano Como Instrumento Principal. Ela É Conhecida Por Suas Músicas Emocionalmente Intensas Que Tratam De Uma Variedade De Assuntos Incluindo Sexualidade Religião E Tragédia Pessoal. Alguns Dos Seus Singles Mais Bem-Sucedidos Nos Charts Incluem “Crucify” “Silent All These Years” “Cornflake Girl” “Caught A Lite Sneeze” “Profesional Widow” “Spark” E “A Sorta Fairytale”. Ela Está Em Atividade Desde 1990 Até Os Dias De Hoje. Em Mais De Vinte Anos De Carreira Solo Amos Lançou Vinte E Um Álbuns - Little Earthquakes 1992 - Under The Pink 1994 - Boys For Pele 1996 - From The Choirgirl Hotel 1998 - To Venus And Back 1999 - Strange Little Girls 2001 - Scarlet's Walk 2002 - Tales Of Librarian 2003 Compilação - The Beekeeper 2005 - The Original Bootlegs 2005 Ao Vivo - A Piano Collection 2006 Compilação - American Doll Posse 2007 - Legs And Boots 2007 - 2008 Ao Vivo - Live At Montreux 1991/1992 2008 Ao Vivo - Abnormally Attracted To Sin 2009 - Midwinter Graces 2009 - From Russia With Love 2010 Ao Vivo - Night Of Hunters 2011 - Gold Dust 2012 Compilação/Regravações - Unrepentant Geraldines 2014 - Native Invader 2017 Ela Também Lançou Os Seguintes DVDS - Welcome To Sunny Florida 2003 - Fade To Red Video Collection 2006 - Live At Montreux 1991/1992 2008 - Tori Amos Live From Artist's Den 2010 Há Ainda Dois Livros Escritos Por Ela Piece By Piece 2005 Comic Book Tattoo 2008
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"Me and a Gun" was the first single released from the Tori Amos LP, Little Earthquakes, released on October 21, 1991 in the United Kingdom, as a CD single, 7" and 12". It was also released in Germany.
The song is three minutes and forty-four seconds long. It was inspired by a rape that occurred in LA when Amos was 21. After she performed at a bar, a patron asked her if he could have a ride home. She obliged, and he raped her at knifepoint (many journalists mistakenly state she was raped at gunpoint, possibly due to the song's title). She escaped. Years later, in London, Amos saw the film Thelma and Louise and was stirred. On the way to a show, she wrote the song in her head. That night, she performed the song a cappella.
Tori Amos explains the experience:
"I'll never talk about it at this level again but let me ask you. Why have I survived that kind of night, when other women didn't", she says. "How am I alive to tell you this tale when he was ready to slice me up? In the song I say it was 'Me and a Gun' but it wasn't a gun. It was a knife he had. And the idea was to take me to his friends and cut me up, and he kept telling me that, for hours. And if he hadn't needed more drugs I would have been just one more news report, where you see the parents grieving for their daughter". "And I was singing hymns, as I say in the song, because he told me to. I sang to stay alive. Yet I survived that torture, which left me urinating all over myself and left me paralysed for years. That's what that night was all about, mutilation, more than violation through sex". "I really do feel as though I was psychologically mutilated that night and that now I'm trying to put the pieces back together again. Through love, not hatred. And through my music. My strength has been to open again, to life, and my victory is the fact that, despite it all, I kept alive my vulnerability".
This song did not take off very well as a single, possibly given its serious subject matter; in fact, the track was not the A-side to its own single. "Silent All These Years," another song from Little Earthquakes, was the first track on this single, with "Gun" appearing third (or as the B-side on the 7" release). "Silent" was a more accessible song, and radio stations began to play that instead. Ultimately the single was re-released with nearly identical packaging but retitled as Silent All These Years.
Amos made a habit of singing this song during live appearances. In 1994, the DC Rape Crisis Center awarded Amos a Visionary award for the song and the co-creation of RAINN. Ultimately Amos stopped singing the song live in December 2001 and did not sing it live again until September 2007 (with the exception of one performance in Istanbul in August 2005).
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