"And in that moment, I realized that when she had no voice, that just completely took me to the place where I needed to go to reclaim it."
" loved fairytales and stories, and we would share the 'Little Mermaid' story - Hans Christian Andersen and the idea that she'd lost her voice - and watching Cody respond to this young woman giving up her essence and power, all for something else," Amos recalled to Rolling Stone in 2009, in a piece detailing the origins of the song. In other words, it's a mission statement of sorts for her entire career. The song, which Amos said on a late '90s episode of "VH1 Storytellers" was potentially written for Al Stewart, of all people, is about beating back oppression and suppression, and realizing one's voice possesses power and strength. In another video, Amos looks like she's lost in her own private universe as she picks out a grand and delicate instrumental interlude.Ĭhoosing to perform "Silent All These Years" in front of a potentially indifferent crowd was an act of subtle subversion. She hunches at the keys dramatically, as if playing in a grand concert hall rather than at a crowded party, and meticulously stretches out the vocal syllables of the first verse. Appropriately, the entertainment for the Gucci after-party was someone familiar with the confluence of absurdity, majesty and whimsy: Tori Amos.Īttendee-shot video from the event depicts the fire-haired pianist playing "Silent All These Years" while a steady din of conversation buzzes around her.
22 with a Gucci runway show featuring "enchanted garden-inspired looks." In practice, Reuters reports this translates to models "covering themselves with wide parasols, carrying arrows, wearing glitter leggings long ruffled and flowered dresses," among other things.
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