Flavor

Tori Amos

About Flavor

"Flavor" is a song written and recorded by Tori Amos, originally appearing on her album Abnormally Attracted to Sin (2009) as a down-tempo song, and later released as the lead single from her album Gold Dust (2012) which features classical rearrangements of selected songs from her oeuvre. Amos stated she felt the song was overlooked on its original album and had to be re-worked and noticed on Gold Dust.


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2009
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Back to love the minds
Cries below
Cries above
You must pick a side
Will you choose fear
Will you choose love

[Chorus:]
What does it look like
This orbital ball
From the fringes of the milky way
What does it feel like
This orbital ball
On the fringes of the milky way
Raining flavor
I've seen flavor flavor love

Who's god then is god
They all want jurisdiction
In the book of Eris
Who's god spread fear
Spread love

[Chorus]

Try not to breath when seen

What does it look like
This orbital ball
From the fringes of the milky way
What does it feel like
This orbital ball
On the fringes of the milky way
Raining flavor
I've seen flavor

Spread that flavor
Flavor
Flavor
Flavor

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Tori Amos

Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos; August 22, 1963) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She is a classically trained musician and possesses a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Amos originally served as the lead singer of 1980s synthpop group Y Kant Tori Read, and as a solo artist was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s. She was also noteworthy early in her solo career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument. Some of her charting singles include "Crucify", "Silent All These Years", "God", "Cornflake Girl", "Caught a Lite Sneeze", "Professional Widow", "Spark", "1000 Oceans", and "A Sorta Fairytale", her most commercially successful single in the U.S. to date. more »

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Written by: Tori Amos

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10 facts about this song

Album Details
"Flavor" is a song from Tori Amos's twelfth studio album, "Night of Hunters", released on September 20th, 2011.
Genre
The song and the album are in the genre of classical music, representing a slight departure from the singer's earlier alternative rock and electronica style.
Collaborations
This album, including the song "Flavor", involved a collaboration between Amos and the Apollon Musagète Quartett, a Polish string quartet. In this team-up, Amos was playing a Bosendorfer piano and creating a 21st-century song cycle that was inspired by classical music themes.
Award Nomination
Amos's album "Night of Hunters", featuring the song "Flavor", was nominated for the Best Classical Vocal Solo award at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in 2012.
Remix Version
Apart from the album version, there is a remix of "Flavor" by Peter Rauhofer, a celebrated DJ, and producer, which took a more electronic and club-friendly direction.
Lyrics and Theme
Tori Amos's "Flavor" like much of her music, has a deep lyrical undercurrent. The song represents the theme of transformation and takes the listener on a trip of self-discovery and personal evolution.
Music Video
The video for "Flavor" was filmed on the outskirts of Cork in Ireland. The video consisted of simple close-ups of Amos playing the piano and singing, interspersed with sweeping shots of rugged terrain and smooth beach scenes - reflecting the natural and raw sound of the song.
Rebirth of Song
The song "Flavor" was not originally from the "Night of Hunters" album. It first appeared on Tori Amos's 2009 album "Abnormally Attracted to Sin". However, the version included in "Night of Hunters" is a piano and orchestral rework, offering a fresh take on the melody and transforming the originally electronic composition into a classical piece.
Rigorous Project
Amos stated in an interview that the conception and realization of this album, including the song "Flavor", was one of the most challenging projects of her career due to the fusion of classical and contemporary music elements.
Unique Artistic Approach
Amos's approach to reimagining her earlier song into "Flavor" showcased her versatility and breadth as an artist, giving her the ability to cross genres and blur musical lines.

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