Tori Amos - Father Lucifer - Live on Letterman 1996 (HD quality)

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  • Tori Amos performing "Father Lucifer" live on David Letterman in 1996, with a bit of the "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield in the last part of the song.
    #toriamos #boysforpele #toriamoslive

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  • @njrib
    @njrib 2 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Most people go on talk shows and they’ll play a song that’s “audience friendly” but then there’s someone like Tori Amos who will take you somewhere unexpected and completely blow your mind and leave you speechless.

  • @CyndiWaters-k5u
    @CyndiWaters-k5u 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    i about lost my MIND when she started tubular bells 😱 tori, you GENIUS ❤

  • @blu3am3r1can
    @blu3am3r1can 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    This will always be my absolute favorite performance of this song!

    • @cosmic_pursuit
      @cosmic_pursuit ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I didn't love what she did with the bridge here though.

    • @ChoirgirlHotel
      @ChoirgirlHotel ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same!!

  • @therachaeledit
    @therachaeledit 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    When you compare this to modern chart 'music' you really see how far we've fallen, especially when it comes to live TV performances. No autotune, no vulgarity just absolute pure talent.

    • @didi012578
      @didi012578 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      😂😂😂​@@paulgilliatt7829

  • @ariesphinx
    @ariesphinx 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    cant believe she invented the piano... herstory

  • @johnbondmakeup
    @johnbondmakeup 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Still Amazing!!!

  • @icbm777
    @icbm777 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I remember this the night it aired, I pushed record on the vhs and sat back in awe. Everyone else lives on earth, Tori just visits to give the world amazing songs.

  • @johndoran1754
    @johndoran1754 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This is actually better than the studio version. She's amazing live

  • @a75lane
    @a75lane ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Love it. It’s Father Lucifer, but also a nod the The Exorcist and Bronski Beat. So so so good!!!

  • @Ben1Hayes
    @Ben1Hayes 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Happy 61st birthday to the goddess Tori! ♥

  • @Itsfreakincold11
    @Itsfreakincold11 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    She's so crazy...in a really cool way ❤

  • @mm9773
    @mm9773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    2:30 Theme from The Exorcist (Tubular Bells)

  • @rokzane
    @rokzane ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I'd forgotten how good this performance was. Just magical!

  • @malbytoast86
    @malbytoast86 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    so many times she makes me say "ok, now she's just showing off" 😍🤩

  • @Pariahcarey34
    @Pariahcarey34 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    She’s stunning here

  • @jjsmith3302
    @jjsmith3302 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    They gave her a horribly out-of-tune piano, but she burned it to the ground! Phenomenal performance ❤

    • @christopherjarvis1815
      @christopherjarvis1815 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This song has a “prepared piano” where the sound is temporarily altered with objects in the strings. I originally thought it was tuned differently like one would a guitar but it is totally different. The changed piano sound is desired to add specific quality to songs. She does crush it on anything she plays.

    • @cacaca9116
      @cacaca9116 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Like she would go onstage without a sound-check first 😂

  • @80sglory
    @80sglory หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I just cannot get over how beautiful she looks here

  • @kaerbear
    @kaerbear 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This must be the day Kevyn Aucoin did her makeup for his book. She looks amazing. I love this version. I remember recording it and watching it until the tape wore out.

    • @samanthamcelmurray7473
      @samanthamcelmurray7473 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes! The moment I saw her walk out I thought the same thing.

  • @guitargirlutube
    @guitargirlutube 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    In the springtime of her voodoo. As we all were. Love you Tori. Genius. No one like her.

  • @volpemarroneveloce5928
    @volpemarroneveloce5928 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I love how she was even in a nightgown to symbolize The Exorcist girl. lol

  • @ngc-ho1xd
    @ngc-ho1xd ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is magical. Give me that old time religion.

  • @seenINsoul
    @seenINsoul ปีที่แล้ว +6

    so wild... the best rendition so far ❤

  • @DennisReynolds-hu8hh
    @DennisReynolds-hu8hh 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of the greatest performances I have seen.

  • @troyevitt2437
    @troyevitt2437 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thought the title track to "Little Earthquakes" was Kate Bush the first time I heard her...then I realized it was the girl from Y Kant Tori Read which a record shop employee friend put me down on. This version of F/L was a little rushed for the runtime of David Letterman.

  • @80sglory
    @80sglory หลายเดือนก่อน

    She looks so pretty here I can't handle it

  • @ArnieT-s2m
    @ArnieT-s2m 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I could watch her sing the phone book and be mesmerized

  • @davidapreg
    @davidapreg 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fabulous

  • @Kanal-nl3sb
    @Kanal-nl3sb 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Intense...

  • @paulgilliatt7829
    @paulgilliatt7829 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    it was lovely - what a fool

  • @marisaelenenadiejamusiccom3974
    @marisaelenenadiejamusiccom3974 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gees woah

  • @cedarwho7
    @cedarwho7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He says I run from him and then I run....

  • @sarahgwenable
    @sarahgwenable ปีที่แล้ว +1

  • @JDG81-r3b
    @JDG81-r3b ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Its interesting she chose to sing a stack on the bridge and not the main vocals. Im still trying ro figure out what all the Tori's are singing in that moment. Can anyone direct me?

    • @sparkzmentalz2
      @sparkzmentalz2 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She's singing about worshipping satan. She's a self proclaimed satanist.

  • @unojsn
    @unojsn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this album, but for a minute there I thought she got the spirit.

  • @t-musings3134
    @t-musings3134 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Makes me think of gemas gpa, caretaker, and tig

  • @sparkzmentalz2
    @sparkzmentalz2 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    They Sold Their Souls for Rock N Roll documentary brought me here. Lol wow. She's really singing about worshiping satan on David Letterman.

  • @joshuakincaid9300
    @joshuakincaid9300 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I never could of loved someone I wasn’t inside of, she plays so fast. I’m that guy. 😢

  • @Lettuce_Play
    @Lettuce_Play 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What song was the “it’s only glass” part. I’m familiar with this song but not this live version, which sounds like she merged a few things in here, including Tubular Bells.

    • @cherrrymaraschino
      @cherrrymaraschino 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The “only glass” part is the backing vocals in the bridge :)

    • @Lettuce_Play
      @Lettuce_Play 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@cherrrymaraschino Oh okay, thank you.

  • @ceresbrunorodossantos9261
    @ceresbrunorodossantos9261 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ❤❤

  • @redskies3000
    @redskies3000 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those at the top on earth will be at the bottom in the afterlife. Fame is not with your soul, Tori.

  • @edwinthomasr
    @edwinthomasr 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    2025. I listen to this and think of the recent Neil Gaiman allegations and sob. 😭

  • @alfpetzer5812
    @alfpetzer5812 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You’ve got to be fucking kidding me

  • @namrog7971
    @namrog7971 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This live version is awesome because she looks like an insane Disney princess... Unfortunately, Letterman was too stupid to pronounce his guest's name's correctly , so the points go to Leno who took 2 seconds to learn the correct pronunciation of "Amos".
    Show me a band Letterman took seriously where he said something as stupid as "Who's that guy?!"

  • @danienfer67silva21
    @danienfer67silva21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    could have the lyrics

  • @Teeko253
    @Teeko253 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lucifer is not a father

    • @ilinx111
      @ilinx111 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He is 🫶🏼

    • @Teeko253
      @Teeko253 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ilinx111 yikes

    • @antinoocp
      @antinoocp 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      According to Tori Amos herself:
      “Father Lucifer is really about going to have a cup of tea with Lucifer, which I had to do. Now, when I say Lucifer, I'm talking about the feelings that we hide from ourselves [not something that's twisted and evil, like during the Inquisition when they used Christianity to torture people. That's Satanism.] I had to go in this record when I was trying to find parts of myself that I had not let scream and dance and have a tear. I went to go visit Lucifer to get my talisman, which means my little magic key that took me to the places that I hadn't let myself go. That's really about having a little tango, a little dance, with Lucifer. The idea that Dark is not a scary thing if you go in there understanding there is a purity in Darkness. There's also a lot of distortion in Darkness. It's a choice where you want to go, and I wanted to get to the truth, not to the drama and to keeping me from the truth”. [Modern Rock Live - Feb 5, 1996]

    • @aaronmatthewarnwine8095
      @aaronmatthewarnwine8095 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Allegory, how does it work?

  • @saotome6502
    @saotome6502 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love Yeshua , throughout principalities and times .
    God is Good all the time, Jesus is God
    He is the same Yesterday, today and forever.
    I love you all in Jesus Name.
    Btw this song is full of 💩

    • @ChoirgirlHotel
      @ChoirgirlHotel ปีที่แล้ว +15

      FATHER LUCIFEEER U NEVER LOOKED SO SANE‼️‼️‼️🗣🗣🗣🗣‼️🗣🗣🗣‼️

    • @TwigsxIvan
      @TwigsxIvan ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@ChoirgirlHotelYOU ALWAYS DID PREFER THE DRIZZLE TO THE RAIN 👺👺👺🗣️🗣️🗣️

    • @Cmonbilly
      @Cmonbilly ปีที่แล้ว

      Preach. Jesus is the way! I pray for Tori, she’s one of the best! A lovely heartfelt spitfire faux redhead. She’d been through a lot…

    • @Dyscalculla
      @Dyscalculla 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      PRAISE AND HONOR TO FATHER LUCIFER